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    Social Comparison Festinger’s (1954) seminal paper explained how self-concept is obtained and maintained using social comparisons. Several researchers such as Marsh & Hau (2003) and Marsh & Parker (1984), have also supported Festinger’s (1954) studies by stating that social comparison is used to develop a self-concept. Corcoran, Crusius & Mussweiler (2011) also emphasised the importance of comparisons, stating that “comparisons between the self and others - are a fundamental psychological mechanism

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    comparison is not good if one is just trying to gain a sense of superiority or avoiding challenging himself to do better. In order to be at a comfortable level of self-esteem one must be able to uplift himself without the influence of others. Also, one’s reaction to social comparison can vary depending if the person feels inferior or superior to the other person. Ergo, depending on one’s own perception of self-worth is more reliable because it is always consistent. Mirroring the concept

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    looking for in an A* response to the Poetry? An A* response is characterised by a conceptualised, insightful and imaginative approach to the texts that combines an analytical and exploratory use of detail in each poem individually with evaluative comparison across both poems discussed in the answer. Essentially, an A* response will set itself apart from the hundreds of other responses because it has an individual and unique approach that shows the writer has developed their own individual ideas about

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    When we want to evaluate something we really only have one tool to use: Comparison. Even with empirical, objective, means of measurement, without context, a measurement would mean nothing. Is your car fast? If you’ve only ever driven a Yugo before, you might say it’s pretty fast, but if you just took a ride in a Bugatti Veyron, you might have a new definition of fast. Social Comparison Theory is the idea that the same way you determine whether your car is fast, is the exact same way you determine

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    Kush Desai Danielle Stomberg JTC 300 21 January 2016 Equine Programs vs. Pentagon Galas: A Writing Comparison In an effort to compare the different writing styles between a fiction and scholarly article, this student decided to compare a story published by theOnion titled “Pentagon Holds Gala to Celebrate 25 years of bombing Iraq” verses an article published by the NASW journal Social Work titled “Psychosocial Equine Program for Veterans”. To best illustrate the similarities and differences, this

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    When we compare how different people live, we tend not to focus on how it was all started and what it means. We compare our history against theirs and see what we come up with, instead of seeing it as a pure beginning. Comparing things can be seen as difficult due to the fact you can’t find something that may be similar instead of different, and just end up focusing on it. Whether it be against your own history, or someone else’s, you can end up missing a critical part that can make it the most interesting

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    Aguilera's "Beautiful" After watching both Beyoncé's video and Christina Aguilera's I started to compare and contrast the two. A comparison that I made was that both videos had the same tone. A contrast I observed was that the purposes of the two videos were different. I found the videos to be more a like than unlike.However, there were a lot more contrasts made than comparisons. One of the first contrasts that I believe is very obvious and can be made automatically is the speakers are different. In

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    amount of time allowed in the movie and the way the characters are portrayed on screen versus in a book. Although there are many differences, there are also many similarities. The overall plot line and main ideas are similar in the book and movie. The movie is different from the book in many ways, but they are based on the same plot line and have a lot of similar ideas. The differences between the movie and the book include time, setting, the visual aspect of the movie, differences in characters

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    Alyssa Gutierrez Dr. Haynes Engl 2328.202 August 15, 2015 Comparison of To Kill A Mockingbird film vs novel To Kill A Mockingbird is a timeless novel, that has been read by many all over the world. The story that it depicts is one that can be perceived many different ways, but the ultimate meaning is suppose to be angled towards racial inequality or rather injustice that happened in the 1930’s when such things were acceptable. It follows two children around, while they encounter different obstacles

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    Comparison of Set Designs of Hamlet Film Adaptations During the many years since the production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, there has been a considerable amount of film adaptations that recreate the well-known tragedy. They vary in terms of the way it is portrayed by the director, how successful the actors are able to recreate the emotions, staging, music, design, and all factors of movie production. The play was well interpreted in both the film adaptations of 1996, directed by Kenneth Branagh

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