Archive for February, 2012

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The Power of Situations.

I agree with some of this article, but not other parts. i agree with the fact that depending what you have going on at that very moment you will stop and help someone asking for it, but i dont agree with the part of the article that says that knowing what type of a person […]

The Perils of Obedience.

the main argument of this article was whether or not people could obey and do what they were told. most people like to obey and do what they are told because they get the satisfaction of pleasing someone and are proud of doing a good job. i agree with this argument in some circumstances because […]

Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem.

i didnt quite understand this article about disobedience. especially when the author was talking about human race possible destroying civilization and all life upon earth in the next five to ten years. the author argued that disobedience is bad.

Obedience to Authority.

i agree with the article saying that we conform to obedience. the main idea is if people obey people today. the main argument is under what circumstances do people obey others today.

Topics for MSE #1

– experiments done within the essay – appealing to teens as the main audience

Adolescent Sleep, School Start Times, and Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes

The main idea in this article was linking early school start times with sleepy kids & also teen sleep-related accidents. the author made good points & also had good statistical information that supported his argument like when the schools administered later start times and the student crash rates went down by 16.5%. this article can […]