Essays on A Good Thing

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Locus of Control Scale

The Instrument The Locus of Control Scale was developed by Julian Rotter, an American Psychologist. This scale is characterized by a series of questions (total of 23 items) that aims to measure a person’s expectation or perception about their own control of reinforcement (“The Social Learning,” n.d.). In other words, it measure how we see or interpret the reasons behind what happens to our lives. It is scored by assigning a point to certain answers. The total number of points will determine whether a person has a more external or internal locus of control.

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Thesis: D'Arcy McNickle's ‘The Surrounded’ sparked the renaissance of Native American Literature and reinvented American Indian Story Telling.

Native Americans found themselves lost in the cultural matrix that was controlled by the whites. Indians make the biggest portion of Native Americans, and their interrelationships with other people and races resulted to a dilution of their cultures such that it was difficult to find a pure Indian. For McNickle, he qualified for an Indian through the ‘quarter Indian’ requirement that meant someone had to have at least a grandparent of the Indian origin. The novel, The Surrounded was his first book, published in 1935 after the previous series of rejections. Interestingly, it was one of the rejection letters ...

The prohibition of marijuana has for long been a subject of heated debates, arguments, and counter-arguments regarding the effects of such action around social and political circles. Many argue that the use of marijuana makes an individual intoxicated which results in feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic. Others argue that marijuana-induced intoxication leads to impairment of the memory, negatively affecting coordination and reaction time. Legalization of marijuana is believed to be a good thing since it will lead to the collection of larger amount of tax revenues and lower government spending. In spite of the fact that a large ...

Philosophy Questions

Robert Solomon postulated that love is a matter of choice, opposing the normal view that love is a natural feeling that is elicited by our spontaneous attraction to each other. He argues that love is a conscious decision that brings together two people searching for self-identity. In explaining the idea of self-identity, Robert raises the issue of inseparability, whereby, by falling in love, we are looking for that person who makes us comfortable by getting inculcated in our lives to form mosaic kind of a figure, made by an amalgamation of two figures. The fact that we choose our ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Introduction

When people live in a society, they are imparted with specific values and norms which shape their understanding of different things. One of the unique understanding that people develop is their notion of how they expect the government to work. They also develop unique belief on what they expect the political system to do for them (Roskin, et al. 106). These beliefs towards the government or the political system that individuals of a given society develop are what are referred to as the political culture of a nation. The political culture varies from one nation to another. There are ...

Freedom of speech on campus is a right as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Recently it is an argumentative issue on several campuses (Amar). Students are tired of the first amendment as it is becoming more vulnerable to violation. Note that, students are creating very hostile and unsafe learning premises for themselves. Thus, speech codes prevent a lot of harm that would perhaps occur to students (Herron). Violation of speech can involve sensitive verbal attacks that would otherwise oppress and discriminate a student (Arthur, John, and Amy). Such a minor violation can affect the ability of a student. In ...

Introduction

In his writing of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses the issue of pleasure and pain. Scholars have not come into agreement the reason why Aristotle used the word Nicomachean Ethics; however, most of them believe that Aristotle’s son and his father were both called Nicomachean. Aristotle’s son must have edited the book after the death of his father hence renaming the book to show that this was his edition. According to Aristotle, happiness is the greatest good, and it is the only reason why we undertake various activities. For example, when a person decides to go for grocery ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

Americans do not trust the news. Surveys show that most Americans think the various outlets of the news media are biased toward one side or another and that unlike other periods in American history the rich and powerful have an undue impact on what it supports. This is supposed to be bad because voters in a democracy cannot make good informed decisions without good information. It quotes a right-wing media watchdog group of accusing the news media of “rigging this election and taking sides in order to pre-determine the outcome” with its “out of control” and “deliberate and unmistakable ...

Introduction

Working for a nonprofit organization that regularly conducts social and community works and projects was one of the most surprising yet unbelievably rewarding experiences I have had. In this paper, my experiences working as one a volunteer in the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) will be discussed. As a volunteer I worked with the organization’s official staff together with all the other volunteers. My ultimate goal was basically in line with that of the RMH and that is to provide a home away from home for families of children who are receiving medical care and treatment at Riley Hospital ...

20.2 Albert Beveridge, "The March of the Flag" (1898) 1. How does Beveridge characterize America's proper role in the world? He characterizes America as a land that can feed and clothe the whole world. He portrays America as a parent to the other nations of the world. In his description of America in relation to the world he also explains the nature of the people in the country as people from the most masterful blood of history. Also under religious background he mentions that the people in America are hand chosen by God. All these references indicate the superior ...