Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Bullying

I always knew that there was bullying in our school, but not as much. After Verboomen talked to us, I realized that there are way more cases of bullying and harrassment in this high school than I ever believed. I think there is a line between acceptable and unacceptable bullying. It is a very small line though. I believe that a lot of times people mistake joking for bullying and sometimes kids take it the wrong way. Although the bullies need to stop and are sometimes relentless, sometimes the victim needs to try and deal with problems themselves without always telling on the person, because when you enter the real world you have to deal with problems yourself and you will not have a teacher holding your hand the whole time. I dont think that I will stop being a bystander, but I will avoid bullying kids.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Twilight Zone Reactions

I was not really surprised at all about the ending. They never showed the faces of the doctor and nurses so that made me pretty suspicious and Derek predicted it halfway through. Also, the fact that it was the Twilight Zone meant something weird would happen sometime in the show. Beauty is somewhat subjective because you can choose what you think is beautiful and there can be different opinions on what is and what is not beautiful. At the same time though, there are certain looks that most people would agree on as good looking or not good looking. Beauty in today's world is a lot more on looks than personality. The main components are how you look, but it also involves how you interact with people and what your personality is.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Stanford Prison/Role Playing

I think that prisoner 416 had the biggest impact on the study. He actually refused to eat and had the other prisoners revolting against him. After only a few days of role play, everyone had embraced their roles too fully. When it got to the point where someone is starving themselves and prisoners are getting punished like they were real convicts, it had to end. Basically, the experiment had turned into real life and the attitudes from day 1 to day 6 changed greatly. On the first day everyone was laughing and taking it as a joke and by the sixth day the guards were punishing and publicly humiliating the prisoners in front of eachother.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Your Type is
ESTJ
Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
11 1 38 33


ESTJ type description by D.Keirsey
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ESTJ type description by J. Butt and M.M. Heiss




Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:
slightly expressed extravert

slightly expressed sensing personality

moderately expressed thinking personality

moderately expressed judging personality

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Big 5

Inventory Tests

Openness to Experience/Intellect
        High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.
         You are somewhat conventional.     (Your percentile: 20)
Conscientiousness
        High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.
         You are well-organized, and are reliable.     (Your percentile: 64)
Extraversion
        High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.
         You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone.     (Your percentile: 15)
Agreeableness
        High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.
         You find it easy to express irritation with others.     (Your percentile: 27)
Neuroticism
        High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.
         You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm.     (Your percentile: 49)

What do the scores tell me?