Cass Elliot

Tradition in “The Lottery” There are many things that people do every day without questioning why they do them. These are our habits and traditions, and though for the most part they are unimportant they can be a crucial part of our culture and our interactions with each other. Sometimes there are traditions that can cause harm or are morally unacceptable. What should be done in this case? Edmund Burke, a nineteenth century politician and author, argues that it is best to stick with tradition

"Now Sar--Gwen, my mother said as soon as Ben walked into the room. "I want you to remember not to be out too late tonight; it's a school night, remember. And did you give me Chia's number?" "Yes, moth--aunt Pam, I wrote it on a piece of paper and left it on the kitchen counter, remember?" Are you giving each other space names?" said Ben, "can I be Darth-Ben?" "Scram Benjamen," I said as Ben's eyes went wide as he beheld me in all my glory: waved hair, makeup, heels, clad in the lavender dress Stephanie

Dowagiac Michigan History I choose to do my local history project on Dowagiac, Michigan which is a part of Cass County. I visited Dowagiac History Museum that has three floors to venture in and 6,000 square feet of exhibits of Dowagiac, Cass County, and Sister Lakes. The price was free admission, and I got lost in history for well over an hour. I learned a great deal about the geography, the original settlers, economic factors, religion, ethnicity, and other interesting facts. I did conduct additional

There have been many topics that we have covered in class that have opened my eyes to how behavioral economics play a role and are seen in everyday life. I really enjoy examining these topics that we learn in class and when reading. Last nights reading of Kahneman had me thinking of a particular topic of outcome bias and how that impacts our illusion of understanding. Kahneman defines outcome bias as give too little of credit to the decision maker when he makes a decision with a good outcome and

develop an incredibly fascinating award-winning book that utilizes both behavioral economics and psychology research to explain "nudges" in economics. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, written by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, describes "nudges" as items that are capable of influencing individuals' decisions after the utilization of indirect suggestions and positive reinforcement. These nudges have the ability to achieve compliance (that is not forced, mind

substance or feeling without the help of music. Composers play a big role for setting the tone of the movie, developing characters, moving along or supporting action, and depicting the time and place the movie is taking place. In the movie Heat, Elliot Goldenthal does just that. Goldenthal was born in NY in 1954 and studied music under John Corigliano and Aaron Copeland. His partner is Julie Taymor and he won an Oscar for the movie Frida which Julie directed. Goldenthal has composed for several

Billy Elliot Into the World There are a variety of pathways and elements, which enables individual transition into a New World. ‘Into the World’ is about people choosing the next pathway into their life by their own determination, experiences and support which enables them to go beyond their original location and narrow view of the world. ‘Billy Elliot’ relates to the elective ‘Into the World’ as the film is about new possibilities opening up, determination, family support and individual growth

Leon Festinger created the cognitive dissonance theory as an attempt to explain why people desire to have consistency between their behaviors and actions. Cognitive dissonance is the distressing mental state people feel when they find themselves doing things that don’t fit with what they know, or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions they hold (Festinger, 1957; as cited in Griffin, 2009). Thus, people are motivated to change either their behavior or their belief when feelings of dissonance

the film “Billy Elliot” directed by Stephen Daldry, Michael is a thought provoking character because he is portrayed as both gay and a cross dresser. With the film being set during the 1984-1985 coal miners strike. Michael lives in Everington, Durham, a small town in north-eastern England where you’re either a “straight girl” or a “straight man” and the community is very “black and white” and there is no grey area in between area for people like Michael. In the film “Billy Elliot” Michael is seen

Prejudice is a kind of mindset that will lead to criticizing others who did not follow this mindset. A child that live surrounded by a society full of prejudice will definitely affect his/her views to the world. In the film Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry , Billy the son of a coal miner who comes from a poor family lives in an oppressive environment that full with prejudice. It affects Billy a lot from pursuing his dreams to be a ballet dancer and put him through a hard time even though he is so passionate