In emergency situations, people need to look towards some kind of a leader who will take control. ... Jack, believing he should be the natural choice for the leader, immediately held resentment and jealousy towards Ralph, and this would cause the power struggle between the two boys. ... Aggression was the main accelerant in this story of the human condition. Aggression involves intentionally inflicting injury or harm on another person (Feldman et al. 2004). Instinct theories suggest that aggression is primarily the outcome of inate "inborn "urges. ...

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Freedmans discusses the fact that studies are weak, for example the Lynette Friedrichs and Aletha Stein published study found that children who watched violent programs became more aggressive, which in fact the authors found that little to no effect on physical aggression, verbal aggression, aggressive fantasy, or object aggression. ... He says they use a "dubious measure of aggression". ... I could have guessed the outcome myself, from my own experiences and came to the conclusion that sure enough the children were bound to do what they saw on the screen which was to resort to aggression t...

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The comedy comes from pitting a man and woman together in combat; the aggression comes from the potential fatalities which could occur. ... The attempt at trying to drive Malvolio to madness is highly aggressive; but there is an undeniable comical element within the aggression. As Malvolio is set up and the aggression in the play increases, the mood is lightened somewhat by the carnivalesque regalia that the cast trick Malvolio into wearing. ... Sir Toby and Sir Andrew inject this humour with their drunken banter, yet even the comedy between them turns aggressive towards the end. ... The...

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The rules of international law are of a normative character, that is, they prescribe towards conduct, and are potentially designed for authoritative interpretation by an international judicial authority and by being capable of enforcement by the application of external sanctions. ... Despite sweeping language regarding "threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression", the role of the United Nationsin the enforcement of international law is quite limited. ... When aggression occurs, the members of the Council may decide politically - but are not obliged legally ...

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She goes on to say,"It seems that there is increasing acceptance of violent acts directed towards others. ... Bredmeier suggests that there are two kinds of aggression coming in to play. ... Violence is a premeditated act of aggression against another person or thing with the intent to harm. ... This "intent to harm"is what separates violence from aggression. ...

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Sino-Soviet History The winds of change were blowing over Eastern Europe and China towards the end of World War I. ... China favored continued aggression against the west, or what they called "imperialist nations-. ... Because of this incident, Chou Enlai and the rest of the CCP began to rethink their strategy towards their northern neighbor (3). ... Consider this hypothetical scenario: the PRC and the USSR signed a mutual aggression pact, saying that, if one country is attacked, it is an attack on both. ...

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It creates suspicion towards other races in that when people see an African American walking down the street, they might think the worst of them and have a negative prejudice towards them all because of the way the media portrays them. ... When violence is shown towards a certain ethnic group, no matter what, it always sticks and these reputations are forever offensive towards these certain groups and/or backgrounds. ... In the Columbine case, it was basically an easy way for the NRA and the media to make money by catering to the aggression apparent in teenage behavior. ...

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The info I used from this website is the trying of appeasement to Hitler to make him stop his efforts of trying to imperialize to other nations and cause aggression between them. ... After Germany lost WW1, the winning nations put most of the reparation cost of the war on Germany, which made them very angry towards those who were victorious in the First World War. ... The crash caused worldwide depression in economies and because of the times being bad by the depression, nations turned towards their leaders. ... The League of Nations could not stop the second Sino-Japanese War and how treaty v...

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Aggression is the destructive or punitive behaviors directed towards other people or objects. Two primary motivations for aggression: angry and instrumental instigation. Angry instigation involves the conscious or unconscious desire to hurt someone, while in instrumental instigation, aggression is used as a means to an end. ...

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Haber also says when children are stressed out and put in emotionally straining situations children are more prone to act out and become aggressive towards innocent people. ... He says that symptoms of irritability and aggression will be expressed by the child alerting parents and others that the medication is no longer working. ... Other tests are used to illustrate why certain children have such strong reactions like aggression and even depression. ...

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Superman demonstrates extreme aggression to wife beaters, gangsters and profiteers. ... However, the attitude of Superman towards the elements of threat to the world is extreme. ... The amount spent on firearms and aggression it completely non-productive. ...

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I am prepared to guarantee all frontiers and to make non-aggression pacts and friendly alliances. ... Anyone whose conscience is so tender that he will not sign a treaty unless he can feel sure he can keep it in all circumstances is a fool-- (Lastrane pg 72) He often expressed these feeling towards the Treaty of Versailles, saying that it was an embarrassment to Germany and that it should be torn up. ... However, Hitler and Benito Mussolini helped the fascists to power in Spain, and Hitler's Policy of National Aggression also led to the outbreak of WWII. ...

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She sees the monster right in front of her, swinging its arm towards her as the first act of instinct. ... Many formal researches, studies and facts explained and presented by researchers favor lean towards neutral or positive effects of videogames on games of all ages. ... According to aggression research, poor parenting is the main cause of negative behavior. ...

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"When Oedipus could see, he beheld the piercing light of Greece, but he had then less understanding of his fate, less inner vision, and less humility than he is beginning to achieve after he loses that flooding, outer light and towards the end of Oedipus Rex, the physical blinding is already encouraging new insight, awareness, and compassion. ... Creon took the throne with a sense of aggression towards the enemy of Thebes. ...

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In no way should the government have the power to commence an intrusion into ones privacy or act in aggression against ones will, providing that he is doing no harm to another. ... Taxes we pay towards unemployment insurance are to be seen more as an investment rather than the law. ... He will have paid thousands of dollars in taxes towards Medicare and unemployment. ...

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Soviet aggression like this only heightened tensions and therefore America spent more to gain an advantage. ... Gorbachev tried to introduce gradual reform away from the old central planning and towards the free market, as demanded by soviet reformers and western leaders. ... Reagan's criticism of the Soviet Union and his support of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) is often credited with pushing Gorbachev towards reform. ...

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The English were Anglican and would be sympathetic towards their fellow Protestants in Europe when the drums of war would begin to beat. ... The Pope was very well skilled at "flaming the fires of Catholic intolerance" towards The Holy Roman Emperor who in turn would lead religious and political wars against Protestants. ... The French invaded Mittleuropa to rescue the Protestants therefore helping the German princes survive Spanish aggression. ... General Spinola was defeating the rebels at the battlefield therefore the European reaction was sympathetic towards rebels thus most o...

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The main purpose was aggression against Persia and to inflict vengeance by devasting the King's land" Ehrenberg states. Thucydides suggests that Athens became the leader because of the arrogant and harsh behaviour of the Spartan king Pausanius towards the Ionians and other Greeks. ... The situations at Thasos showed the direction in which Athens intended to take in her future towards her allies. ... Continuing Athens bitterness towards Persia. ...

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Christianity drove him to believe that Official Nationality was the path towards Russian salvation, and only under this system could Russia maintain order. ... Nicholas I knew that simply conquering Poland was not enough to keep their aggression at bay. ... Nicholas I was blind towards the outcome of a war that was virtually not winnable. ... His ignorance towards the possibility of maintaining order without Orthodoxy led his country into complete dissaray, and eventually his death....

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With so many problems in our society today, music has been a channel through which our society's youth has been able to vent their feelings of animosity and aggression. ... The body language and facial expressions that Fred portrays in this video dictate violence and are aggression oriented. He continuously drives his bull horn down like a hammer in the direction of the woman, most likely to show his frustration towards her. ...

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Unfortunately, many that are attracted to law enforcement are aggressive and prone towards violence as a solution. ... Many believed the beating was racially motivated and extended from a pattern of abusive behavior by police towards blacks. ... In the incident with Shawn Robbins where the officers falsely arrested a man for trying to keep the streets clean in his neighborhood, an off duty officer had a bad day and took his aggression out on the first person to push the wrong buttons. ...

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Actually, even though the Kinkel home had been described by Kristin as "A violence free house, where aggression was a big no-no" Kip was sent to Tae-Kwon-Do lessons, and therefore, violence was encouraged in him. ... He actually told the Kinkels "I could never encourage a person like Kip to have a gun" But even against the diagnose, Bill decided to buy Kip a new gun-- since that may look as an approach towards his son-- this time a GLOC 9mm. ...

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To do so would not only be damaging to his image, but would encourage further aggression by the Soviets and the Chinese. ... Nixon hoped that improved relations with the Chinese and the Soviets would spur a quick exit from Vietnam the summits did little to push the war towards its end. ...

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This belief created war, violence, aggression, and attitudes of superiority in the hearts of the French Missionaries. ... Hate crimes are an example of just how misunderstanding we are towards diversity. ...

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Domestic Violence as defined by the VAWOR "Domestic violence, Intimate Partner Violence, or Partner Violence, or Partner Abuse is a pattern one uses over another to systematically gain and maintain power in an intimate relationship. Abuse is not just physical. A person may use emotional, financial a...

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