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Bystander Psychology: Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing | Healthland | TIME.com - 18 views

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that somehow, when we’re with other people, we lose our rational capacity or personal identity, which controls our behavior.”
- sam fleischer on 02 Feb 12
  
  I think that sentence is related to the lord of the flies because people's behavior gets affected when others are around. The group affects one's personal identity because the group doesn't care and doesn't necessarily make the moral choice.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think that sentence is related to the lord of the flies because people's behavior gets affected when others are around. The group affects one's personal identity because the group doesn't care and doesn't necessarily make the moral choice.</div>
  
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What Makes Us Moral - A to Z Health Guide 2007 - TIME - 18 views

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Teaching Kids How to Break Up Nicely - NYTimes.com - 23 views

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Obama remembers September 11 with message of tolerance - CNN - 40 views

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Obama's remarks were tailored for a poignant anniversary that this year is cast under a different light.
- sam fleischer on 15 Sep 11
  
  This means that Obama gave different remarks from previous years since it is the 10th anniversary, therefore targeting people with sensitive and mad feelings
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This means that Obama gave different remarks from previous years since it is the 10th anniversary, therefore targeting people with sensitive and mad feelings</div>
  
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The Power of Birth Order - TIME - 29 views

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- sam fleischer on 01 Sep 11
  
  First born gets a head start and gap gets wider.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">First born gets a head start and gap gets wider.</div>
  
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Again and again, he found, the majority were later- or last-borns.
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- sam fleischer on 01 Sep 11
  
  Younger born kids have attitude problems.
  
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The Power of Birth Order - TIME - 21 views

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- sam fleischer on 01 Sep 11
  
  Authors's word choices of arbitrary and popping out of the womb seem like the author is unhappy with this.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Authors's word choices of arbitrary and popping out of the womb seem like the author is unhappy with this.</div>
  
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But in family after family, case study after case study, the simple roll of the birth-date dice has an odd and arbitrary power all its own.
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- sam fleischer on 01 Sep 11
  
  Again word choice of arbitrary and dice shows a negative tone. The author is unhappy saying that random birth order is important to a human's success.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Again word choice of arbitrary and dice shows a negative tone. The author is unhappy saying that random birth order is important to a human's success.</div>
  
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In June, for example, a group of Norwegian researchers released a study showing that firstborns are generally smarter than any siblings who come along later, enjoying on average a three-point IQ advantage over the next eldest—probably a result of the intellectual boost that comes from mentoring younger siblings and helping them in day-to-day tasks
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- sam fleischer on 01 Sep 11
  
  Being an older sibling pays-off. The work of teaching younger siblings helps the older one to develop intellectual skills.
  
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Mark Moffett Ants | The 'Jane Goodall of ants' - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times - 16 views

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Without the help of others, it's quickly dead.
- sam fleischer on 25 Aug 11
  
  ants lack individuality and they can't survive outside the colony.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ants lack individuality and they can't survive outside the colony.</div>
  
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Mark Moffett Ants | The 'Jane Goodall of ants' - Los Angeles Times - 45 views

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Serfdom
- sam fleischer on 26 Aug 11
  
  what does serfdom mean?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">what does serfdom mean?</div>
  
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