Essays about Psychology

The brain works together in a mysterious way. In 1981, it was discovered that the brain is actually split into two hemispheres, left and right. Each hemisphere of the brain processes information in its own unique way. Each side of the brain carries on it’s …

According to Gerald Jones, violent media can have positive effects on young people because many feel small and inadequate which internalizes a learned fear and belittlement. The world is a vast and aggressive place, and if one does not fight for what they want, or …

Psychology is best defined as the science of behavior and mental processes. A cognitive psychologist would be most likely to design a study of the processes involved in decision making. Roy is interested in the details of the relationship between the brain structures and behavior. …

Animal-rights‘ is an important, but touchy, subject. No one wants to feel that they are intentionally doing something wrong or harmful; which can possibly include eating an animal that was killed specifically for their consumption. In a Gourmet article issued in August of 2004, readers …

Richard Lovelace’s “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars” stands out as a heartbreaking portrayal of the tension between duty and personal devotion in the great field of poetic expression. The poem, which was written against the turbulent background of the English Civil Wars, depicts the …

Murder often makes a persons blood boil and ask the question, “How can someone do that to someone else? ” Most of time when a gruesome act of violence happens people wonder, “What kind of human being does it take to do something like that? …

Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Power of Context, provides insight into the rise and fall of crime in New York City. Gladwell compiled sets of information and questions the ultimate reasons behind the crimes in New York. Meanwhile, Martha Stout’s presentation on her patients’ psychology …

As one begins to read and understand literature, they form interpretations of what the literature should be about. We often begin to assign meaning to things and make the story as relatable as possible. With writing and analyzing, though, comes critiquing. Critics look at works …

Davon Daniels Professor Moss English 1500 11/20/12 Draft 2 Learning to Cope Just about everyone has lost that one person that they really care about and they know that everything can change at the drop of a hat. Death is an unexpected occurrence that could …

The avant-garde book “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner, which is set in the American South and is recounted from many points of view, explores the complicated relationships within the Bundren family. Each member of the family offers a different perspective through which readers …

A helicopter parent may have good intentions, but his or her interference could make their child’s life much more difficult in the long run. Today, there is an increase in the number of helicopter parents. The term “helicopter parent” defines the behavior of parents who …

The Proof is in the Paper Imagine being locked in a room, with no outside interaction, except for the rare conversations with a housemaid or husband. Add in a bout of postpartum depression and an overbearing husband to have the story of Jane, a woman …

I am sure that almost each and every one of us has either heard, spoke of, or known someone who spoke of at least one of these topics. This just proves my point that graduation speeches are highly predictable in content. The second aspect of …

I was on Brewers lane when I heard a slight whisper over here” I scanned the area, the area where only yesterday me and my mates were chilling, took another glance. Stood there is the mist was my best mate Joana. He was shocked at …

Keith Haring Looking at different drawings form various artists make me realize that even though they are so different, they have a lot in common. They think differently, but both produce incredible art works. Keith Haring is and was an excellent artist with a clear …

Drug Research Paper Inhalants are wide variety of substances that young adults use as another way to get high. Inhalants cause mind-altering effects and typically someone would not think of these products as drugs because they were never intended for that type of use. Inhalants …

Thinking as a Hobby In “Thinking as a Hobby”, William believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel, and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton, who would always talk about “good life, sexless, …

English 101 is a rollercoaster, sometimes scary, sometimes fun, but when it’s over you can say you did it. Teaching is not unlike parenthood. It requires enthusiasm, commitment and an enormous amount of patience. The professor’s teaching is like painting. Sometimes the subject makes a …

One of the many demands society has been making recently is to please everyone, which causes everyone to want to be pleased. Naturally, those who have to do the pleasing at the bottom of society’s food chain have more pressure placed on their shoulders. Furthermore, …

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe once said “Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.” This quote is saying that the experiences we face during our lives can lighten our hearts and help us develop more sympathy. Struggles and misfortunes let us …

Discussion No. 3- Nanny 911 This clip of Nanny 911 was about a family who had two young boys. The mother and father were having trouble controlling their son’s behavior, one with his high energy and teasing, and the other with sleeping issues. The family …

Vicious Cycle Throughout history, literature has served as a way of expression. Human beings have poured out their feelings onto paper, as long as there have been people interested in them. Common themes have risen through the ages, such as the contrast between light and …

A major contribution to modernist poetry, T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” provides readers with a deep insight into the speaker’s mind. The poem, which was written in the first decade of the 20th century, perfectly expresses the contemporary world’s feelings of …

Stress is a mentally or emotionally bad condition occuring because of difficult pressures. Many people especially who lived in a big city suffer everyday from stress and its effects. Day to day the amount of people that feel stress increase significantly, perhaps its because the …

Carol Dweck is a researcher who has discovered that students who believe they can succeed, will exceed. This thinking is called “growth mindset.” Dweck talks about growth mindset in the article Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ and Carol Dweck’s Ted Talk, “The Power of …

In this day and age, it feels like pursuing higher education is a necessity for success. Go to any high school and you’d be hard-pressed to find students who aren’t following up with some sort of higher education (including vocational school, trade school, community colleges, …

Meeting Conflict and Intervention We spend a lot of our working lives in meetings; some are fruitful and some, less so. Meetings are often called to discuss a project or an idea so it is almost inevitable that conflict will arise; there is certainly a …

Jenkins Rethinking History is a fascinating, albeit slightly long-winded read. While reading, idea after idea profoundly struck me until about midway through the text when I realized that in a large way, Jenkins is showing us how the concept of perspectivism-particularly in the ways that …

Throughout the book, Jason has ongoing internal dialogues with “Maggot” and “Unborn Twin” who represent two of his alter egos. Both Maggot and Unborn Twin allow the reader to experience the disparate personalities of Jason. Maggot represented his “loser/misfit” side and the Unborn Twin being …

Children often have animistic and magical thinking, whereas inanimate objects have lifelike qualities such as thoughts and feelings and use explanations of magic to explain why something they don’t understand works. As they grow and learn, their magical explanations diminish because they had originally accommodated …