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    Peter L. Berger once said, “The sociologist routinely experiences culture shock in his own home.” The definition of cultural shock is when someone finds himself or herself in an environment that’s unfamiliar and someone doesn’t really know how to act or do. It is out of the person’s comfort zone and to try to fit and feel included in society, once must first face the uncertainty of how the unknown culture acts like. When the sociologist looks closely at these things, he finds unexpected motives,

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    second word of a pair. The punishment for not remembering the second word of a pair was for the teacher to administer a shock to him/her utilizing a shock generator, but each time the student answers incorrectly or refuses to respond the shock intensity would increase. The catch is that the teacher is the target of the experiment and the student is actually pretending to receive the shocks. Milgram argues people blindly obey authority because the sense of

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    It’s a pleasant Sunday afternoon, you’re enjoying a cup of coffee at your favorite little shop. Suddenly panic takes over the room, cops rush in telling everyone to evacuate immediately. Apparently, they have been tipped of that there is a bomb planted below this coffee shop. Now, they have the suspect in custody. He says there is more, and they could go off at any time. The police cannot get them to talk. Simply asking is getting them nowhere. Would you use torture to get this vital information

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    artists Erich Mercker, Hans Müller, and Fritz Gärtner demonstrate the sublime by painting industrial scenes that are immense in size and contain bright orange molten metal which creates feelings of power and fear. The sublime describes the awe and shock that people experience when they see something that is enormous in size. David Rodgers summarizes the works of a man named Longinus, who is credited as the first person to define the sublime. Longinus defines it as “differing from beauty and evoking

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    call him Luke the Lunatic. Luke would always try to talk to Kelly whenever he had the chance. Today was one of those days. “I’m not kidding Kelly. They are going crazy!” “No Luke, I think you are,” she murmured under her breath. She felt a small shock and sighed. Part of being Good meant being kind to everyone. Kelly wasn’t bothered by the rule; she just wished it didn’t apply to certain people. “They shocked someone to death because she had a cold. They’re trying to prevent disease from spreading

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    as days and dialogues went by, I began to ache for the comfort Kenya had to offer me. I often found myself regretting the move I made, but I knew with every opportunity, there must be hardships harboring around the corner. I always knew culture shock was inevitable, but I was not prepared for the rude awakening. Because I was raised with the Kenyan customs, when I arrived in

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    incorrect answer the “student” gave they would give a shock to the “student”. Each shock would increase in voltage after every incorrect answer. The shocks would be painful but not life threatening, he explained. They were also told an experimenter would be in the room to oversee the results of the experiment. Milgrim lead his students to

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    Symbolism In The Lottery

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    in terms of the scapegoat traditions of anthropology and literature, pointing out its obvious comment on the innate savagery of man lurking beneath his civilized trappings. Most acknowledge the power of the story, admitting that the psychological shock of the ritual murder in an atmosphere of modern, small-town normality cannot be easily forgotten. Nevertheless, beneath the praise of these critics frequently runs a current of uneasiness, a sense of having been defrauded in some way by the development

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    Campus Unit Code: NSB 236 Due Date: 22nd September 2017 By 8:45 PM Lecturer’s/Tutor’s Name: Dr. Naomi Tutticci Tutorial Day/Time: Monday 11am-13pm Assessment No. 1 Assessment Title: The Deteriorating Patient: Case Studies (Hypovolemic Shock) Hypovolemic shock is an urgent condition of rapid reduction of circulatory volume in the body, which can be created due to blood or plasma or body fluids loss (Kettley & Marsh, 2016, p. 31; Perner & Backer, 2014, p. 613). Blood loss can be induced by internal

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    Word count: Question: How does Narayan explore the themes of life and death? R.K Narayan’s Novel “The English Teacher” set in 1946 in British colonial India. It is a story of Krishna and his life with his wife, Susila. R.K Narayan explores numerous themes, the two most vital themes are life and death. Throughout the novel, Narayan shows the reader that in life everyone has to have a purpose and death is never the end. In the beginning of the novel, R.K Narayan shows that Krishna life was in a daily

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