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549 wordsPeople seem to act differently when other people are around. Is there a reason for this? Psychologist, Robert Zajonc (1965, 1980) thinks so. He discovered that "the presence of others increases arousal, which can affect performance in different ways, depending on the task at hand" (249). This is termed the Social facilitation theory, which relates with how the presence of other people affect our behavior. Zajonc believes there are three steps to the presence of performance. First, the company of...
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Ideologies Of The Democracy Movement In China
1,686 words... the intellectuals were beginning to doubt the Chinese Communist Party, but no political action was taken to overthrow the Maoist regime because of Chinese cultural respect towards the system of government. However, in 1978, after Mao's death, Deng Xiaoping obtained leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Deng's initial objective was to retain a "socialist democracy" within China. As in other issues in Chinese history, scholars have attempted to define the purpose of Deng's reign. One comm...
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Acid Mine Drainage Causes Effects And Solutions
1,484 wordsFor hundreds, even thousands of years, human beings have mined for metals and stones, and with the advent of greater technology as well as greater needs, the demands for these resources continue to grow. While these resources benefit our lives in many ways, the effects of mining can be detrimental, and one such effect is the topic of this essay, acid mine drainage (A. M. D. ). The causes of A. M. D. will be discussed, along with some of the physical and biological problems associated with it. So...
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Theory Of Comparative Advantage
728 wordsTheory of Comparative Advantage Theories of international trade originating from the English classical political economy have come through several stages of development. Their main subjects were and still remain the following questions: What is the basis of the international differentiation of labor? What international specialization is most effective and profitable for particular countries and regions? What criteria should be taken into account by companies that get engaged into international t...
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378 wordsThis past Sunday I attended one of many classical concerts that the Lake San Marcos Chamber Music Society (L. S. M. C. M. S. ) hosts. The one I sat in on was their season opener at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church. It featured Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Daniel Rothmuller (cello), and Joanne Pearce Martin (piano) as they performed an all-Brahms program. The musicians presented three pieces by Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99, Sonata in F minor for Clarinet ...
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Drugs And Alcohol Drug And Alcohol
1,114 wordsThroughout history, America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them, and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That? s the question many people ask, ...
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