Introducing an ally who resisted the majority caused conformity levels to drop sharply (5%). The presence of an ally makes an individual feel more confident and better able to stand up to the majority. Asch also discovered that people are better able to resist pressure to conform if the decision has a moral dimension. For Asch’s participants, the costs of conforming were not particularly great given the insignificance of the task. However if the behaviour is judged as immoral such as joining others in cheating there is less evidence of conformity as the costs are perceived as greater.
This shows that the rebels were not totally against the King, so it would be unpopular for him to outright attack them. By the source saying, “the men of the North are able to defend themselves” it shows that there also skilled fighters amongst their ranks, yet another factor for the threat they posed to
Hernandez, Jose F. Ms.Oddino English 101 9-15-09 Class Warfare Josiah Bunting proves why our military is not truly diverse. As a lieutenant general and current superintendent of Virginia military institute, Buntin questions the true diversity of social classes in our military. From personal experience Bunting argues that the current generation lacks interest in out countries service. In the past it was considered an honor and of great value to serve ones country. By the abolishment of the draft in 1973, preferences began being made.
Study source W, X and Y How far do the sources X and Y challenge source W about the effective supplying of the army? The sources discuss the effective supplying of an army. Source W shows that the supplying was good to the army and that there didn’t seem to be any problems. However sources X and Y are opposite and suggest that the supplying of the army was poor and had a dramatic impact of the soldiers. They are all primary sources and source X and Y are more reliable based on the people who have written them.
The problem in the school structure that Graff recognizes is lack of persuasion to get students to argue. This holds true in my personal experiences in academics. Despite the fact the educating administration is trying to avoid violent disputes because of arguments, they fail to see that properly structured arguments are the best way to avoid violence. Without the school system instilling the ideas and values of argument, students will lack an outlet for an argument consisting of words and are more likely to resort to violence for resolution. In a section of Gerald’s essay he advocates that educated conversation be shared with uneducated audiences as a basis for understanding any scholarly topic as well as a basis for a strong argument.
“To be one’s self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity” said American author Irving Wallace. This quote is stating that being an individual is better than following everyone else. The Book Thief and Fahrenheit 451 together share the theme regarding individuality versus conformity. The societies in both books are very different then how we live today. People are not speaking up for themselves and for what they think is right.
In my opinion, making someone a hero doesn’t always make him that much more interesting. So as you can see I am for Loewens argument that heroification is a bad practice because it doesn’t show all the sides and actions done by a person. American history textbook authors should show all aspects of a person and not just the good parts. Not everyone is perfect and they should be their imperfectness should be
Although the overall tone of the essay illustrates Hockenberry’s implied thesis that Hockenberry accepts, and even admires, the work of milbloggers, he also identifies a few downfalls of the ability to post in real-time without the direct ability of the Pentagon and Commanding Officers of units to control it. In a few circumstances, casualty information was given out, which violates privacy rules set in place for families of the injured or deceased, as it could upset next of kin. However, steps are being implemented to better control jeopardizing operational security rules. The
He additionally uses backing to support this warrant by creating the idea that “Any satisfaction it gives to the students who display these symbols is far outweighed by the discomfort it causes to many others” (118). However, a counterargument, or rebuttal, is also provided in response to this warrant. Bok states that “[The students] must have known they would upset many fellow students and ignore the decent regard for the feeling of other so essential to building and preserving a strong and harmonious community” (118). Bok provides us with a counter way of thinking. We now, as a result of believing the intentions of the students were to upset others, are drawn to side against them and their rights to display these
(Thanks to Howard Zinn's A People’s History of the United States [2] for inspiration.) Unfortunately the vast majority of Americans are either unaware of these harmful practices or have been misled about their necessity. These are some clear examples of why we should not trust the military rhetoric: •At the top of the list, of course, is the war in Vietnam, where we fought to free people who didn’t want to be freed, much less killed, and against a country which had little chance of threatening us. •But besides that, instead of responding with outrage, we’ve bowed to our own self-interest and supplied actual money and military manpower to torturous regimes and murderers of their own citizens in such countries as the Philippines (in 1980), Nicaragua (early 80’s), El Salvador (80’s), East Timor (90’s and earlier), and Colombia (now). •For dubious or even manufactured reasons, we’ve invaded Cuba (Bay of Pigs, 1961) and Grenada (1983).