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Philip Zimbardo, psychologist and former professor emeritus at Stanford, conducted the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971. The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted was “a study of the power of institutions [that] influence[d] individual behavior”.1 Zimbardo’s experiment focused around “the psychology of evil” and the reasons people were able to commit violent acts.2 The reason Zimbrado…

I would have preferred to live in an ancient Egyptian society. There are many reasons as to why I would be in favor of living in an ancient Egyptian community instead of a Roman one. For example –Life in ancient Egypt is often viewed as a “death- obsessed” culture, where dominant individuals forced subservient people…

Rome experienced ongoing conflicts for centuries, both internal and external. However, the Roman Empire’s downfall can be attributed to political factors such as oppressive governance and corruption within government officials, economic problems, and internal military causes. In essence, the decline of Rome originated from within the Roman civilization itself. Rome’s decline was contributed to by…

“ I had a dream that all men and women were treated equally and that my children will not be judged by race,religion,or color but by the way they act.” Martin Luther King jr.gave a speech about equality and how every shouldn’t be judged unfairly. This speech made a lot of people think more equally…

Analysis In 1630 the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony gave a sermon to his Puritan followers. Winthrop writes that God has purposefully made some people poor and others rich in order to perform his work in the different areas of life. He also speaks of a man’s moral requirement to help others with their…

How did the nursery rhyme Ring around the Rosie come around? When the Black Death hit Europe in the 1300’s, the people had gotten rings on their skin and had flowers in their pockets so the smell of death wasn’t as noticeable. The Black Death was a terrible time for the people as most people…

Oedipus the King is a timeless Greek tragedy by Sophocles in which the Chorus plays a major part. They provide a type of narrative, and a citizen s point of view throughout the play. There is something to be said about the different roles the Chorus takes on throughout the play. The first speech is…

A well-known core value in Hispanic culture is familism, which implies that Hispanics have strong bonds with their family members whether they are close or extended relatives. Through these close bonds, they develop intradependence within their families which serves as a protective factor as they settle in the new country (Sabogal et al. 1987). Familism…

Throughout history, the role of the Federal Government has changed. The Federal Government has made changes to better America as a whole. Although at times it did not seem like things were getting better, but worse. These changes in their role were most present during the Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, WWI, The Great Depression…

September 11, 2001, was a day that all of America will never forget. The attacks that hit the Pentagon, a crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, took the lives of more than three thousand people in total. This historical event affected the country in multiple ways…