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    Slavery was abolished in the year 1864 when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This was the end of the possibility of human beings owning one another in the United States. Unfortunately this mentality remained in some shape and form, as women were often only considered an extension of their husbands. In 1919 women were granted the right to vote, and in 1960 women decided they wanted to be treated as equals. They subsequently initiated a civil rights movement to fight for workplace

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    stages of grief. In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, Oskar goes through the seven stages of grief after his dad dies on September 11th, 2001. Throughout the novel, Oskar goes through all of the seven stages. In stage one, ‘Shock and Denial’ people will react to the loss with disbelief. They will deny the reality of the loss in order to avoid the pain. People will use this as a shield to block out the fact of their loss and not want to talk about the situation and/or person

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    Why did Milgram decide to study this topic? What was the motivating factor/event that inspired Milgram to research obedience? • The main reason that Milgram decided to study the topic of obedience was to better understand the extreme inhumane conditions that Jews faced during the holocaust at the hands of German soldiers. Over the 12 year period between the early 1930’s through the mid 1940’s millions of Jews died in death camps run by Germans. Since Milgram himself was of Jewish descent, Milgram

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    All throughout history, people have faced different types of oppression. During the Holocaust, Jewish citizens were forced into internment camps because of their religion. In the 1960s, African Americans faced daily prejudice from their white counterparts. Even today, in places like, modern-day Iran, people are tortured and killed because of their sexual orientation. Societal standards and social norms forced these people into a corner, preventing the majority from being able to express their opinions

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    there were people in the water, but the panicking crowd staring intently made it evident that something was wrong. After further examination we were able to spot two men struggling for life in the unforgiving waters while dozens of people watched in shock. None of us knew what to do in this situation, so we did the one thing that we knew how to do; pray. Tobermory, is located in the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario. Its aqua waters and breathtaking views have made it a natural tourist attraction. This past

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    In the short story “A&P,” John Updike emphasises the overall theme of to be an individual is to face social consequences. In the beginning of the story, John Updike used the three girls’ swimsuits to symbolize their disregard for social norms. The base of the entire story is about the girls being dressed indecently in a grocery store. These girls are in their teen to young adult years, so they all must be aware that it is not acceptable to wear bikinis into a grocery store. Therefore, the only other

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    it can provide an extra control, also because the impact of the severity of the thermal shock response of (comparable) refractories has not been well explored in the literature, to my best knowledge. I proposed the same idea as a research topic in the past, however, our time and resources have always been limited, and based on the available resources it was decided to explore other aspects of the thermal shock phenomena. This experimental research could be generally designed in three ways: 1- Apply

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    In the empirical article, Kurt Gray used three different studies in order to prove his idea of benevolence being the reason why we experience an increase in pleasure, decrease in pain and improves taste. Within each experiment there was a variety of how many participants were included in the research, each consisted of at least 50 percent female. The first experiment that was conducted consisted of a electrical chair that shocked the participant by the writs at a 40 to 75 voltage range meanwhile

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    that for some people, going to a foreign country can be quite the shock. Before I experienced living abroad, I was adamant that I too would experience a culture shock. What happened was totally the opposite. I spend my last year of my bachelor studies living in Belgium, Ghent. I received a scholarship, so I did not have to work to support myself. Instedad I focused on my studies and of course on the adventure. You see, culture shock is not something you catch, like the flu or the common cold; it’s

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    Chapter One Gareth “Hey, stop! This is the house” Gareth said loudly. The car screeched over to the side of the road, gravel spitting into the air. He got out of the car with the portfolio in hand. He always hated this part of his job; seeing the family’s faces when he tells them the news. He slowly starts the walk up the steps to the second story of the crummy apartment building. Maybe taking the girl from this place will actually be a blessing. I begrudgingly raise my fist to the door, and

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