What is temperament?
Kathryn Nicholson What is temperament? Temperament is a person's characteristic mood, sensitivity to stimulation, and energy level. These mood related personality characteristics constitute early building blocks for an individual's later personality. Describe one way in which temperament has been studied. In 1984 Arnold Buss and Robert Plomin studied monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins in relation to temperament. They used three dimensions of behaviour which were emotionality, activity, and sociability. The term emotionality means how easily a person becomes very upset. The more upset a person becomes the harder it is for them to calm down. Activity is how much energy a person puts into their activity. A person with high activity levels will, for example, talk rapidly and move around a lot. By sociability we mean how much a person wants to be with others. Someone scoring high on sociability will prefer to spend time as they seem to need the interaction. The scores of each of the twins were compared by Buss and Plomin. The wanted to see if, for example, a child who scored high on sociability had a twin who also scored high on sociability. If this was the case then there was strong correlation between the scores for this pair of twins. If temperament is genetic, then MZ twins should have higher correlation of scores than DZ twins. Results showed that there were much
Images of Blood inMacbeth Blood is known to all of us to represent life, death and often injury. Blood isan essential part of life, and without blood, we could not live. WhenShakespeare uses the blood imagery to represent treason, murder and death, ...
Images of Blood in Macbeth Blood is known to all of us to represent life, death and often injury. Blood is an essential part of life, and without blood, we could not live. When Shakespeare uses the blood imagery to represent treason, murder and death, it is easily understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood. Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first reference to blood is in Act 2, Scene 1, when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan"s room and he sees "on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood", indicating that the knife has been visciously and violently stabbed into someone. The next reference, in Scene 2, is when Lady Macbeth smears the blood from the dagger on the faces and hands of the sleeping servants "I'll guild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt". This is another evil reference to blood, setting up the innocent servants of the king. Again, blood is referred to when Malcolm and Donaldbain are discussing what to do and Malcolm says: "there's daggers in men's smiles: the nearer in blood, the nearer bloody." Meaning that their closest relatives are likely to kill them. Again, blood imagery is being used. In Act 5, Scene 1, the sleepwalking scene, while Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, there are constant references to the evil deeds that Macbeth
STIs and HIV/AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) What is a STI? When two people have sex together their bodies are very close and this can lead to germs passing between them if one of the people already has a certain disease. This can be from touching or kissing each others genitals or from having sexual intercourse. STIs are diseases which are passed from person to person in this way. The main STIs are: * chlamydia * gonorrhoea * thrush * genital warts * trich (trichomoniasis or TV) * genital herpes * pubic lice (crabs) * syphilis (the 'pox'). * Hepatitis B * HIV Most STIs are passed between people through unprotected intercourse but some can also be passed on during oral sex and other intimate physical contact. They are not usually passed on through mouth to mouth kissing, sitting on a toilet seat, sharing a drinking cup, touching someone, sharing a towel or flannel, from swimming pools etc. This is because most of the germs causing STIs need warm, moist environments to survive. There are exceptions to this rule including; * If someone has syphilis or herpes and also has a mouth sore and you use a drinking glass, flannel or towel that has recently been in contact with their mouth. * If you use a flannel or towel soon after it has been used by someone who has pubic lice (crabs) or thrush. Pubic lice can also be caught from infected bedding. STIs can affect both men
Assessment On: Evil
Drama AQA 500 word response assessment. By Zoe Anderson. ASSESSMENT ON: EVIL. My practical work in December 2002 was for a drama GCSE practical assessment. It was a piece of work based on evil and was also titled evil. (This is how the piece of drama stood while I was in the group). We chose this because we wanted to try and put across in many ways the types of evil that was going on in the world today and just how evil the world can be. My contribution to the performance was as one of the evil sisters friends named Tatiana I had to try and stop the sisters from doing the evil things that were on there mind nd try and make them realise that they didn't have to turn against those closest to them and to stop making them so selfish...I didn't succeed and in the end I turned out to be as evil and as selfish as both of them. To help me in my work I looked for information in a book called ' Urban Myths' and found some stories that we tried to work around. Our piece of drama was set in another world and a totally different way of living. This seemed like a good Idea when we were planning it but it didn't quite work out the way that we wanted to, I think that we went over the top on this and that we could improve on this by trying to set it in a different time. The people who mainly appear in this production are the two evil sisters. In conclusion I would like to say that I
Pursuit Curves
Steven Petrovas Pursuit Curves This article talks about pursuit curves. The definition of a pursuit curve is the path an object takes when chasing another object. The article gives examples of these, such as a fox pursuing a rabbit or a missile seeking a moving target. There are also several qualifications that need to be met for a curve to be deemed a pursuit curve. First off the pursuer must always head directly toward the pursued, and the pursuer's speed must be proportional to or match that of the pursued. The article deals with the plotting of pursuit curves and the interesting patterns they form. One example of this is given: "suppose that a person stands at each corner of a square traced out on the ground. Each person looks directly at the person to his or her left, then begins to walk toward that person. If all four people move at the same time and at the same constant speed, each person follows a spiral path toward the square's center." The article then gives directions on how to go about plotting such curves as described above (see steps 1-5 on article). Another interesting pattern is performed similarly but with three pursuers each starting at the corners of an equilateral triangle. The point in the middle of the triangle at which they meet is known as a brocard point. A brocard point has a property that lines drawn from the vertices of the point
Investigating into reflexes & senses
Investigating reflexes & senses Aim: - To find out how our reflexes change as different senses are used. Prediction: - I predict that our reflexes will be the strongest when we are using the sense of sight. Fair test: - I will make sure that it is a fair test by ensuring that... > The metre ruler we use stays the same at all times > The experiment is done in the same place always > The ruler is always dropped at the same height > The ruler is dropped at the same speed Method: - First we would get our apparatus and set up our experiment. Then, one person would drop the ruler through one of the hands of the other persona and record how high the person's hand was on the ruler. The lower measurement, the quicker the reflexes. We would repeat this with sight, sound and touch. When we were doing sound, the person catching the ruler would face a different direction while the person holding the ruler would make a sound when he/she was about to drop it. This was similar to the touch sense because the person catching the ruler would face a different direction while the person dropping it would touch it lightly on the others fingers. Results (nth)turn Sight Sound Touch 0.34 0.42 0.44 2 0.36 0.45 0.46 3 0.24 0.35 0.65 4 0.35 0.42 0.43 5 0.18 0.22 0.26 6 0.19 0.18 0.24 7 0.25 0.24 0.35 8 0.19 0.32 0.43 9 0.22 0.30 0.30 0 0.17 0.36
Please do not laugh at me...... Hi my name is Bhavesh Tapariya, brother of Priya and Priti Tapariya, son of Kalyanbhai and Nanuben
Please do not laugh at me...... Hi my name is Bhavesh Tapariya, brother of Priya and Priti Tapariya, son of Kalyanbhai and Nanuben Tapariya and grandson of Kurjibhai and Amarben Tapariya. Taking the role of being in the committee is an important and vital role if the school is to run in a co-operative manner. I did think about going for the committee in previous years but felt that I was too little and that people would walk all over me... but now I am 2 whole mm taller and I think I can find myself sitting in the committee meetings able to see over the tables. People may think being in the committee is another badge, but for me it's about helping the school. If I wanted the badge I would just take my sisters, but I want to see the school succeed in each step it takes and I want to be there when these steps are taken. There are people here standing against me asking you for their vote, but are they doing it for themselves or for the benefit of the school... YOUR school. They are standing here giving you lists and lists of what they have to offer I know I can't offer anything, unless I am given the chance, but at the end of the day there is only one person that has the power to change things in this school.... And that is Mr Barnes but.... I will help him support the school. I will come up with good ideas, and if I cant I'll just ask my sisters. Sorry if I bored
Frankenstein Poem
Frankenstein Poem I argued with my maker my feelings of insecurity grew I was confused, unsure I found myself in the woods Watching them Watching them Observing them Learning from them I watched, I saw emotion I watched, I heard them speak I learned about their relationships and commitments They had a father - A father A person to rely on A person to trust A person to admire I had none of these I wanted to become part of them They were delicate, perfect, and innocent They felt emotion, they had each other But then I saw myself My imperfect reflection My own miserable deformities My wretched face Then a stranger came She was different, not like the others The cottages taught her Enabling me to learn Learn the language Learn geography, history Learn how to behave The stranger was like me, different, unusual She looked different, sounded different And they accepted, took on this person, this stranger I hoped I wished I could be taken in like one of the family I was still learning learning about life, a wider view of life Gaining a wider perspective of life I was realizing What I was What I wasn't Who I was I realized I was different, a wretch, a blot Now I know why, why all men fled I was ugly, gross, a freak But still, still I cared, for the cottagers for the delicate creatures Yet I know I could not be seen, could not
Use of space, levels and proxemics for blood brothers
In my opinion, the production used space, levels and proxemics very effectively as it showed their purpose of its use. For example. When Mrs. Lyons (Vivienne Carlyle) didn't want Mrs. Johnston (Marti Webb) near the baby. Carlyle was positioned stage right in relation with Mari Webb who was staged left. Carlyle moved back away from Webb to show that she didn't want her near the child and in doing that, she clutched the child close to her. Carlyle effectively used the idea that she didn't want Webb. Webb Carlyle Audience Another example is when Mickey (Sean Jones) and Eddie (Simon Wilmot) become friends and Mrs. J ( Webb) finds out! Mickey is send inside and I noticed that Webb used very close proxemics when talking to Simon. This showed the Love of a mother to her son that she had given away and hadn't seen for a long time although Simon is not aware at this point! I also felt the use of levels was used effectively by the Narrator (Keith Burns) as he linked the actors with the characters. For Example, when he was at the top of the background, looking down at the actors, it seemed as if he was in control. Especially because he was the one who tells what happens in the story. And I though use of spacing was also good as they used the background which blocked the depth of behind the sheets and the actual size of the stage. For
Tom Robinson was the honest, helpful and most trustworthy person I have ever known
Pragnesh Patel Ms.Mullins Eulogy Tom Robinson was the honest, helpful and most trustworthy person I have ever known. As long as I remember, Tom has never meant to harm anyone. As a respectful person and a good neighbor he was always first to help someone in need. Right now the person who was supposed to be sitting beside me, with his child in his lap is sleeping in god's lap. Not only me but also everyone else in Maycomb knows that Tom was innocent man and has never done anything to Mayella, but still he was sentenced to jail just because his skin was black. I was always inspired by his habit of helping out other people and giving them respect, but now I feel sorry for his help. All the things that happened to Tom makes me think that in this world now its crime to help a helpless girl. Tom was the only support for his wife and children, which is also taken away from them. Even though whites blamed him for something he wouldn't do he would want us to have respectful behavior with them. Well now it doesn't matter that he was innocent or not, because he is now dead. I grew up with Tom in same community and experienced as same prejudice as him, but I never controlled my self as much as Tom. Tom was very strong-hearted person, but he wasn't strong enough to fight prejudice. Tom always respected other person even though they insulted him. Right now in heaven he would be thinking
