"Without risk there is no faith. ... If Kierkegaard is right, then thinking isn't a part of faith, if you reasoned through your faith you may well come to the conclusion that your faith is unsupported by any knowledge or truths, and that if you were using reason, you would have to abandon your faith. ... This is faith without thought, no reasoning has been used to come to a conclusion about why this faith should be held, it is just done so. ... The problem with this is that it could be argued that faith is not needed where there is knowledge, as you do not need to believe in something tha...

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Then the learner has to remember the second word of the pair once the learner hears the first word. If the learner gives the incorrect answer then the teacher will shock him with electricity until he gets it right. ... There were several reactions to the experiment. ... There are no flaws; there are only good things. ... There are two sides of every story. ...

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Our lives were absolutely perfect and what better way was there to spend our never ending afternoon than to take up on some friendly conversation about another? ... As a pair my friend and I were able to come together and dissect then figure out their problems without even having to take a step in their shoes. We were amazing! ... No matter how bad things get, it is important to realize someone has it worse. ... Now in these recent years that I have no shoes, I can now point at the people with no socks....

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The first was to find one that if you knew that there were four pegs on the boundary, and none on the interior, you could get the area. The second was if you knew that there were 4 pegs on the boundary, and you knew how many were on the interior, you could get the area. ... This works in all shapes with no interior pegs, like Freddie described. ... I noticed patterns in groups, I saw a pattern if there were 0 pegs on the interior, or 1 peg on the interior, but not one that flowed through-out them all. ... Then, for Frashy's I had to find a formula that gave me the area if I knew how many ...

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No matter what the situation was, I was always honest even through a wall of lies. ... Even if there was nothing to do, I remember her company would be the most interesting experience in my life. I remember an occasion when we were waiting for her parents to get home. We talked for a while and then there was an awkward silence that lasted for about five minutes or so, and then Samantha said the exact same thing I was thinking the second before. ... I didn't notice at first, but there were signs to the trained eye to show a seperation wasn't ruled out for this seemingly happy relation...

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I was surprised, then, to find a lot of new information on this topic. ... It's a good beginning for parents seeking a foundation of information, but there are no helpful numbers to call or organizations to contact. One fact that I had learned is that if a child is constantly insistent on doing everything by themselves then it could be possible that child has Oppositional Defiant Disorder. ... When I looked for my peer-reviewed journal it was harder because there were a lot more resources, and the terms were harder to understand. ... I learned a lot of good new information that I"m s...

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If these are some of the things that you're into, then this is your kind of movie. ... Tarantinos' characters chop off ears then talk into them as if they were using ma bell. ... They could give a shit if you were the cousin of the president or a nanny. ... No holes barred, no questions asked, no thought given to actions or consequences. ... There is a certain comfort level in belonging to something, anything. ...

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There have been many instances in my life where my perception of the situation was quite far from the actual reality that was around me. ... The actual reality was that it was a whole different environment then I thought it was going to be. ... There was no wannabe gangster kids in the new school I started to attend when moving to Lake Elsinore. ... Another thing is that you can't just think a new place will be the same as the old place and the neighborhood might be different then what you were expecting for it to be like. ... Like when you judge a book by its cover but then you find ou...

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If you are not taught as a young child how to become a successful human being then you will not be successful. ... There are only a group of people that I would recommend this book to, and that is those who don't understand the amount of importance that there is in raising your young with the proper manners. If you treat your kids as though they have no importance in the world and don't teach them right from wrong, or allow schooling then they are going to grow up with the exact same knowledge as they had the very first day they were born. This book was easier to read than I thou...

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Maslow stated a very powerful statement, "A satisfied need creates no motivation." ... Our text states, "Although no need is ever fully gratified, a substantially satisfied need no longer motivates." ... There are three variables that correspond with the expectancy theory. ... They must value these outcomes as positive, negative, or have no effect. ... He believes that there are three major needs in the workplace. ...

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The Mind Body Problem Humans are free to do what they want, without this freedom there could be no morality. ... There are only two things certain in each one of our lives, we live, and then we die, everything in between is up to the individual. Hard determinism only clouds the mind if we are enslaved to thinking we are free, then those who believe that they have no control over life are going through life making decisions based on what they perceive as pre-determined. ... If minds were pre-programmed there would be no need for school and no need for learning how to read and write. ... Wit...

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At first when psychologists first started diagnosing people with OCD they were convinced that it was not only a very rare disorder, but that it was caused by modeling to the extreme, mostly for kids whose parents were abusive. According to Sigmund Freud, a person with such a past is then liable to go through unexplainable ritualistic motion often times unconsciously which then debilitate the person from functioning in a normal society. ... He states that in the first session with a patient he will make them sign a contract that they are willing to do anything their psychologist says.(274) Thi...

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He could have gotten away with it because there was no one around. ... He then calls them sponges that soak up these kinds orders. ... All her actions were all delirious. ... All of Hamlets actions were justifiable. ... For the beginning there were accusations of his insanity. ...

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He could have gotten away with it because there was no one around. ... He then calls them sponges that soak up these kinds orders. ... All her actions were all delirious. ... All of Hamlets actions were justifiable. ... For the beginning there were accusations of his insanity. ...

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Homer is faced with put downs and despair more then the other boys. The boys growing up in a small town in West Virginia, that no one ever left, brought there dream seem it would never take place. ... But these four boys strived to achieve and because of this they reached the dream no one ever thought would happen. The four boys were faced with a stereotype of sons of the coal mining business. ... But there were few people who did try to make the boys dreams come true. ...

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She thought there were more important things in life to worry about then what other people had to say about her. ... Learning self confidence was no easy task but I owe most of it to my sister. She pointed out to me that my scars were there to stay and there wasn"t much I could do about it. ... There were some people that laughed, however some people thought it was different and nice. ... Then the hardest thing I did was sign up for drama class. ...

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There were 42 volunteered undergraduate students who had a below average level in dream recall and attitude towards dreams. There were two 25 year old master level students, and one 21 year old undergraduate who were the trainers for the study. Along with then were 14 counseling and clinical psychology students as the therapists. ... But there was and increase in dream recall attitude conditions. ... And in the article it states how gender, and culture have no outcome on a study. ...

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His plan was to try the experiment in America, then move it to Germany. ... He introduces himself as Jack Williams, then begins to explain the experiment. ... They were told that the shock generator was fake and that no shocks were being administered. They were allowed to see for themselves that no harm had come to the learner. Although, at the time, there was no way for Milgram to be sure that he was not causing permanent emotional damage to the subject, it turn out he was right. ...

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Nothing or no one is perfect. ... To love someone so deeply then lose them is the worse feeling in the world especially when you loved them so faithfully with all your heart and you were willing to try your best to make them happy. ... But then again the anger and hurt will stay there thoughout the other phases. ... If there was a misunderstanding it is even worse. The point is there comes a time when there is nothing esle we can do. ...

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When you read a book on Aristotle, do you then know him? If you take classes on using computers, do you then know all there is to know about computers? Perhaps, but if you know something, do you then automatically understand it? ... There are many theories that broach this subject. ... I have learned from those who were there and passed their knowledge on, so that if the time should ever arise I can understand what war is. ...

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However, what is interesting is that when they thought there were two more people present, the numbers were reduced to 60%. Even worse, in the belief that there were five others present, less than 40% reacted to the urgent call for help. ... There were people who called the cops and others who yelled out of their windows. ... When there is a passive bystander, this effect does occur. ... If it was the case, then when one person helps, there would be no need for another one to take responsibility and so, all other persons present should walk away, which is not the case. ...

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The first and perhaps most prominent person that needs companionship is Curley's Wife who has absolutely no one to talk to. She is the only woman on the ranch she is the subject of numerous snide remarks from the men who work there, because she flirts to obtain attention, and shes married to someone she doesn't even like. ... When Carlson says" He's of no good to anybody not even himself." ... In conclusion I would just like to state that if men are willing to give up all they own for friendship then that must mean its truly important. Men like Candy and Crooks were willing to g...

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Freud argued that parapraxes were those things which were commonly referred to as mistakes, but were actually the manifestation of subconscious truths and intentions. There are many different types of parapraxes, but the type we are most familiar with are misspeakings, or slips of the tongue. ... A good therapist picks up on this and is then ready to ask the right questions to further help the patient. The act of forgetting, Freud says, is in many ways like the act of repression; in repression, one either intentional or subconsciously forgets something as a defense mechanism, because the...

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Freud believed that all of our actions were chosen subconsciously by our unconscious and then put forth into action. ... Freud's psycho analysis has no present cure. ... There is a lack of freedom in Freud's view. Lastly, there is sublimation. ... Creativity is a vital part of society today and in Freud's mind there was no creativity. ...

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There is no such thing as aperfect body,? ... Millions throughout the day, no matter where you look, see painfully thin looking actresses. ... Their view of the world consists of black and white, no shades of gray. ... If fat is bad and thin is good, then thinner is better, and thinnest is best. ... Results of a recent survey showed that 85% of teenage girls were not satisfied with their bodies. ...

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