Smörgåsbord Essays

Psychology: A Smorgasbord Stephanie Cubero Keiser University Psychology: A Smorgasbord Psychology, spanning across biology to sociology, actively seeks to find the answer to the age-old question “why we do the things we do?” To answer this question, psychologist study behavior and mental processes, relying on scientific observation. Using the data collected, psychologist hope to describe, understand, predict, and control behavior, the goals of psychology (Coon & Mitterer, 2016). The field first

Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, one of the main characters, Jubilee, keeps remembering the first Smorgasbord her boyfriend invited her to. This foreshadows an unfortunate event that is to come in the near future. Jubilee constantly remembers this event, because it makes her feel joyful, but it foreshadows what is to come in the near future. She has never missed any of Noah’s, her boyfriend, family Smorgasbords, little does she know this Christmas will be the first time she misses one. In the book it states

The decisions I make in life are based on many self-asking questions, like am I impacting someone's life, how will it affect myself and my family, is this God’s plan for me, and is it a good idea financially. These questions are like looking at a smorgasbord asking yourself what food is good for you, which should you choose first. All the questions I asked myself are equally important to me. In my life I always wanted to be a positive impact on someone’s like, my dream of being a teacher will

In the article “Sleuthing Patriotic Slogans” by Gary Sloan, Sloan shares his thoughts with readers about seemingly problematic patriotic messages. Readers are presented with his point of view concerning “Patriotic Slogans” (Sloan 1). The myriad of slogans are seen just about everywhere and may not necessarily be taken at face value. That is to say, depending on how they are viewed by the individual, they can be problematic. Sloan’s primary point is though thought of as words that should bring

latest and greatest media trends, allow my work to be as successful as it has become. Writing for both sites has been a catalyst for imprinting my first mark, on the world beyond college. My work can be seen, published on both websites. Although my smorgasbord of occupations is heavily varied, each has contributed to the creation of a goal oriented, diligent and strong minded woman- one who’ve I

Bass Fishing in Mississippi Currently, Mississippi has on average 19 fishing lakes spread throughout the state with 4543 acres of water. Every year, during the month of June, professional and novice fishermen, come from all over the world to join the fishing community of Mississippi and celebrate what is known as ‘National Fishing Week’ and all anglers can fish for free on the first Saturday and Sunday of that week. This is an exciting week, and is anticipated by so many fishermen, from Mississippi

Since I was only able to meet with my speaking partner once this semester, I am doing a slightly different topic based on my learning about my husband’s Tongan culture. I grew up in a small town consisting of mostly “white” people, mixed in with a few Portuguese and Mexican families. When I first met my husband I didn’t know many Polynesians. We had had a Samoan missionary serve in my home ward when I was younger, but I didn’t know anything about the culture. Since that time my life has been blessed

liberalism imposes burden of choices on individual in a pluralistic milieu. Choice is a burden in a pluralistic milieu because, first of all, there are too many possibilities or choices. In fact, Macedo recognizes that “life in a liberal society is a smorgasbord confronting us with an exciting array of possibilities” (278). Another way to comprehend the burdensome of a pluralistic is choices are never final. A pluralistic community is like a puzzle where you constantly have to make choice, a new one, at

I was Asian-American. Or American-Asian, depending on your persuasion. My dad is the closest thing you’ll find to a true European mutt; a smorgasbord of White ethnicities that allows me to be christened Schmidt. If you are familiar with German, you will know Schmidt is equivalent with Smith, the epitome of surname mediocrity. My mum is a first generation landed student, with her eyes set on the beautiful country to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. Her ambitions, although heartfelt and worthwhile

Minimum wage is a highly debated topic. Should the minimum wage be raised or should it stay the same? When there are 25 million people who would benefit from increasing minimum wage, why does the question so difficult to answer (Quinn, Castle, LaTourette, Morella)? When an answer can affect how people live their lives the answer should become easier to answer. Yet we have to think about what the outcome would be to each scenario. According to William Dunkelberg, a writer for Forbes magazine, by

I was very restless. I was struggling to make sense of the smorgasbord of emotions, feelings and thoughts in my mind so I can reconcile them with where I am and where I wanted to go. At that point in life, I felt I could not boast of any accomplishments in my life. There were no laurels that I could lean on. I felt like a meandering generality bereft of any purpose. But I knew one thing, though. If I needed change in the scenery then I needed to change my path. But I resolved to change. I knew that

in the article. Sloan refers to writings like Hamlet and a Delphi oracle, substantiating his high education level. In addition, the word choice to describe how the United States is covered with patriotic slogans, “scrawled on their windows a smorgasbord of venerable shibboleths,” adds to his credibility as a writer (Sloan 1). In his article, Mr. Sloan does not appear to be addressing a specific audience. He does not address it to a group of people or even a single person, but rather everyone

Have you ever seen a sign and scratched your head wondering what is it trying to communicate? All around the Unites States, patriotic slogans are countless and in Gary Sloan’s article “Sleuthing Patriotic Slogans,” Sloan presents readers with his thoughts concerning patriotic slogans by questioning various patriotic expressions, parsing each of the words for meaning. Sloan sparks critical thinking about various slogans through his thoughtful writing style and use of rhetorical appeals. This rhetorical

In the article, “Smorgasbord of influential figures receive Obama’s Medal of Freedom” a Washington Post article adapted by Newsela, it details the 21 men and women receiving medals for their contribution to the nation. This is the highest honor a civilian can get during a time of peace. It first began in 1963, with President John F. Kennedy, and it is only given by U.S. Presidents, which is a great honor to have. Some people in the past whom have received this award are Norman Rockwell, Alexander

One of the things I like most about studying religion is that I can talk to anyone about it. Everyone has an opinion or an experience to share. Taves would agree- her book is a study in interdisciplinary cooperation and exploration. Her basic theory is a melding of the psychological attribution theory, which she adapts into the “ascription model”, and a development of Emile Durkheim’s concept of the sacred into a concept she calls “specialness”. She theorizes that people create religions by building

wheeling and diving gulls. Due to its importance for migrating birds, the Niagara River corridor was the first site named as a globally significant Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society in 1996.Niagara’s waters provide the gulls with a smorgasbord of small fish, which become stunned by the churning waters. While Winter hosts the most spectacular bird’s gatherings in the park, Spring and Fall are excellent times to see many varieties of migrating warblers, including yellow chestnut-sided,

hour-long classes dealing with disciplines other than theirs throughout the camp, to simulate a liberal arts college experience. My third and final class was a creative writing course, called “Campus Mapping”. These classes, called “smorgs” (short for smorgasbord), typically took place in a classroom setting; but “Mapping” took place outside. For the first exercise, everyone in the class listed five examples of sensory information for each of the five senses. This allowed me to sharpen my awareness of my

Canada regulates as a mixed economy, where it gives its citizens the freedom to exercise their economic freedom without having the government intervene and interfere in there transactions. Conclusively, in the reading called “life is a Smorgasbord”, Leif Utne he appreciates Sweden 's way of life and attitude on an individuals choices and freedom,the right to express one’s individuality, which is not tied to their wallet. Leif Utne admires the communitarian ethics which is the basis of Sweden’s

There are many reasons as to why one of the greatest Hollywood movies of all time, Citizen Kane, is still watched and studied today by audiences in colleges, universities, public schools, and many more. Citizen Kane was produced in the year 1941 by Hollywood Director, Orson Welles. It is an American mystery drama which not only leaves the audience spellbound by its script, but also gives us the knowledge that we all need in the world today. I watched it in class and I thought it was the best movie

(Smith). Even though the stagecoach was only used for a couple of decades, it became Wells Fargo’s most well known features ever since it became the logo in the 1990’s (Paula 16). “Wickland, speaking for the bank, is delighted to make up a compact smörgasbord of early California… to utilize for educational purposes old gold scales =, golden spikes, treasure chest, derringers or Pony Express saddles: or dioramas of Gold