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Bystander Psychology: Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing | Healthland | TIME.com - 23 views

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  • because it would be psychologically too painful for them to believe that their choice to send their children to the program caused harm.
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      Does this mean parents neglect what they know will help thier child?
  • A third factor that influences the likelihood that people will intervene in violence is whether they feel their actions will be supported by others in the community around them.
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      Does this mean if socity didnt help anyone everyone would be standing on the side watching
samuel He

What Makes Us Moral - A to Z Health Guide 2007 - TIME - 16 views

  • all of the crimes committed by the highest, wisest, most principled species the planet has produced. That we're also the lowest, cruelest, most blood-drenched species is our shame—and our paradox.
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      Does this mean that we are the highest and wisest species but the crimes that we commit make us the lowest and cruelest species
  • In both cases, somebody taught the child a rule, but the rule against pushing has a stickiness about it,
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      If the child had no desire to push another child why would they need to make a rule about pushing
  • " The madness would lie instead in the fact that both of those qualities, the savage and the splendid, can exist in one creature, one person, often in one instant.
    • samuel He
       
      does this mean that something that is savage yet splendid is mad?
samuel He

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

    • samuel He
       
      I agree because many people spend half their lives on facebook and it messes up their life because of pressure and other things
  • “The key word here is ‘racing,’ ” another girl replied with all the condescension she could muster. “Is that really healthy?
    • samuel He
       
      I think that facebook is ok but if you use it to the point where you are running home just to update your status you really have to stop because you get addicted to it.
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  • Minutes later, 15 high-school students on a sugar high convened for a session on “creating online boundaries.
    • samuel He
       
      Were these what they should do while on face book or is it like what to post and what not to post. either way this is a good idea.
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Obama remembers September 11 with message of tolerance - CNN - 40 views

    • samuel He
       
      al quaida only attacked americas buildinga that gave them a econonic advantage or military advantage how did they attack americas values and virture.
  • The proposed center has cast the spotlight on America's attitudes toward Islam
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      It seems like americans dislike the muslum religion because of what a group of people did.
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  • The United States went to war against extremists in Afghanistan shortly after the 2001 attacks.
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      People must be really angry about the attack beacuse america announed war on a group of people.
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The Power of Birth Order - TIME - 29 views

    • samuel He
       
      I think it is weird that a tree can make decisions and be exclusive like humans
  • For eldest siblings, this is a pretty sweet deal. There is not much incentive for them to change a family syste
  • Later-borns put even more pressure on resources.
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Mark Moffett Ants | The 'Jane Goodall of ants' - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times - 16 views

shared by samuel He on 25 Aug 11 - No Cached
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      Ant warfare must last a lot longer in this area because if they always have to establish terratory every time the water goes down, they can easily gain territory or lose territory.
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