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Keala O'Connell

What Makes Us Moral - A to Z Health Guide 2007 - TIME - 18 views

    • Keala O'Connell
       
      This is just one example of how animals and humans can relate to each other. The example shows how compassionate animals can be, but I am sure that just like humans animal can be cruel, too.
  • They were then told that they were not going to feel the discomfort but that their partner was.
    • Keala O'Connell
       
      I think this is very interesting because this proves that when you care about someone and you know the pain that they are going through, then it becomes so much easier to sympathize. That is one of the talents we have as humans.
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  • they would not push the innocent man onto the tracks
    • Keala O'Connell
       
      This is an instinct to not take a life of a stranger even if it is for some untold reason. It is in our nature to protect one another and help each other even if that person happens to be a stranger.
Keala O'Connell

The Power of Birth Order - TIME - 21 views

  • In the past, girls were usually knocked out of the running for the job and college perks their place in the family should have accorded them.
    • Keala O'Connell
       
      Its interesting that the article says this because even though girls usually get higher IQs than boys, boys seem to always get the important jobs.
    • Keala O'Connell
       
      Its interesting that the article says this because even though girls usually get higher IQs than boys, boys seem to always get the more important and high ranking jobs in the future.
  • "People read birth-order books the way they read horoscopes," warns Toni Falbo, professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas.
    • Keala O'Connell
       
      This professor is saying that don't take things like birth order too seriously. Just because you are born after your sister doesn't mean that she automatically has to be better at everything. You should take matters into your own hands and work hard to get to the places you want to go.
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