What political beliefs make you angry? How are they at odds with your own values and point of view? What is your impression of people who hold these beliefs? Where do you think these ideas come from? Who are the leading figures on the other side? What leaders on the other side seem most thoughtful and trustworthy? What do they have to say? What is the history of this idea?
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To what extent is authority based on how well a person can convince his/her subordinates that she/he, and not anyone else, deserves to be heeded and obeyed? Can one cultivate one’s authority through given strategically convincing performances?
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Howard S. Becker (1966) notes, “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant.” For this essay, analyze how deviance and crimes are portrayed in society. The idea of deviance can change throughout time as well as culture.
Read Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Brazil, 1920s). A provincial town is going through major changes. As its economy and social life respond to agricultural expansion and increasing wealth, what constitutes “progress” and “modernity?”
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Write about the current status of Caterpillar inc and their mission and vision for the future. Current status means from 2015 on to now.
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Memory researchers debate whether all our memories are contained in a single, unitary system or whether they are stored in multiple systems pertaining to individual types of memories (e.g., short-term vs. long-term, procedural vs. declarative, semantic vs. episodic, etc.). First, state the debate in your own terms. Then, support either the single or the multiple memory system view by describing 2 empirical studies
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