How did Thomas Granger's crime justify the Pilgrims's beliefs about England
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Based on various theories about the lifespan, how will your
understanding of the various stages of life (physically,
cognitively, and psychosocially) influence you in your future
career? Is there one theory that really sticks out to you?
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Where does sociology fit into the discussion of understanding race relations? How can using your sociological perspective break down some of the barriers that keep people from seeing the issues clearly?
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thoughts on the value of diversity in the lives of children and adolescents. what extent growing up in a diverse environment and/or being exposed to diversity at a young age benefits children, and why. In light of these thoughts, explain the issue of diversity is best approached by adults who care for and work with children and adolescents.
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write a Short easy on woodstock stating what it was about and how it influence sexual transformation? with references.
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How do we prevent wrongful convictions? Are plea bargains a necessary evil? Why or why not?
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How did the religious dissenters who flooded into the northern colonies address the question of religious dissent in their new homes? Talk about two religious dissenters and their experiences in their respective colonies.
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What subculture(s) do you belong to? What are the norms of this subculture? Why are you part of this subculture?
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How did the cattle, mining, railroad industries, as well as the Homesteading laws, affect westward expansion? (Please comment all of these points.)
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"Why won't they admit, they are wrong?" and other skeptics Mysteries.
4 Guidelines; (1)Ask questions, be willing to wonder. (2)Define your terms. (3)Examine the evidence. (4)Analyze assumptions and biases.
One of the greatest challenges for scientist and educators is how to persuade people to give up beliefs they hold dear when the evidence clearly indicates that they should. Why aren't most people grateful for the data? It's easy to make fun of others who won't give up ideas or practices that scientific research has shown to be demonstrably wrong --therapeutic touch, alien abduction, the Rorschach Inkblot Test --or beliefs in haunted houses and psychic detective skills that the skeptical inquirer keeps exposing as frauds or delusions. IT's harder to see that the mechanism that keeps all these people from admitting they are wrong afflicts us too --all of us, even skeptics. The motivational mechanism that underlines the reluctance to be wrong, to change our minds, to admit serious mistakes, and to be unwilling to accept unwelcome findings is cognitive dissonance was invented fifty years ago by Leon Frestinger, who defined "dissonance" as a state of tension that occurs whenever a person holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent, such as “Smoking is a dumb thing to do because it could kill me” and “I smoke two packs a day.” Dissonance produces mental discomfort, a state that is as unpleasant as extreme hunger, and people don’t rest easy until they find a way to reduce it. Smokers can reduce dissonance either by quitting or by convincing themselves that smoking is not really so harmful. Hey, in fact, it’s beneficial, since it keep me from gaining weight. The Congressmen and ministers who preach that homosexuality is a sin and a choice reduce dissonance, when caught with male lovers, by saying, I am not "happy" –I was just under stress.
It is important to honesty express your views and thinking regarding the issues discussed, as well as any biases or beliefs you can think of that can help me. Thank you!
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What ground rules do you consider most important in a therapeutic group? Why? How would you convey these rules to the group members?
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Describe an intervention to decrease children’s disruptions during dental treatment using punishment-by-prevention contingencies. Include: a. the response class. b. the punishment contingencies. c. the results. d. Why is the main contingency punishment and not escape? e. Why isn’t this procedure shaping?
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What do we know about the biological and societal influences on sexual orientation?
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Given the time frame, why might Japanese imperialism not only have been expected, but even considered appropriate and natural?
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