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Stanford Prison Experiment

Alisha Alex One aspect of the video that I found interesting was that the prisoners were brought into the basement, blindfolded. The prisoners were forced to strip themselves of their clothing, which in a sense dehumanizes them. It lowers their … Continue reading

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Essay #2 Thesis Statement

Thesis: Although Apple thought it would be best not to aid the FBI to unlock a terrorist’s iphone; an opposite result occurred and now Apple and its customers are vulnerable to the government. Plan: In order to properly analyze the … Continue reading

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Milgram Experiment

“Under what conditions would a person obey authority who commanded actions that went against conscience is exactly the questions that I wanted to investigate.” “You don’t ask what people would do given this hypothetical situation you put them in the … Continue reading

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Assignment#6

  Alisha Alex QUOTE: “Ever since the dawn of civilisation most people in civilised communities have led lives full of misery; glory, adventure, initiative were for the privileged few, while for the multitude there was a life of severe toil with … Continue reading

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Thesis Statements

Alisha Alex Thesis 1: In the United States educational system, teachers have been given an ultimate power over students to provide a more knowledgable future, however, some may take advantage of this power to negatively impact the students.   Thesis … Continue reading

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Assignment 3

Power play is evident in several different forms of interaction. I have noticed a situation between an employer and an employee that displays the, “Take it or Leave it,” power play. In which an employee at a certain company wanted … Continue reading

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Assignment #2

(Arraf Ahmed) Significance of the Soldiers’ Equipment This photograph was taken by a notable photographer named Luis Vasconcelos, on the outskirts of an area located in the Brazilian Amazon, called Manaus. This picture represents the force that was being administered … Continue reading

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Assignment #1

“Many people are happier during a war than they are in peace time, provided the direct suffering entailed by the fighting does not fall too heavily upon them personally. A quiet life may well be a boring life. The unadventurous … Continue reading

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“Lesson on Islam Shuts Down Virginia School District”

After reading the article, it was clear to see that there is a presence of authoritarianism. An assignment that asked high school students in their world geography class to copy a Muslim creed in Arabic calligraphy. The teacher was trying … Continue reading

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