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    What techniques does Louis de Bernières use to portray the effects of the war so powerfully? Louis de Bernières uses many techniques to portray the effects of the war as powerfully as he does. He uses techniques that vary from use of language, to using the diary of a homosexual soldier. In the in-between there are other techniques such as: contrast of the good and bad effects of the war; death, from the inside and the outside; or showing feelings from soldiers instead of numbers and figures

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    background. The babysitter jollily states to the child’s mother “Listening to Mozart can make you smarter.” Many believers of this phenomenon of the “Mozart effect” has sparked controversial argument of whether its enhancing effects on the brain are true. A famous otolaryngologist and inventor, Alfred A. Tomatis, first coined the phrase the “Mozart effect” for its mysterious capability of physical healing and brain development. A research team in the University of California, Frances Raucher, Katherine

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    The socio-economic effects of Spring Grove Dam in the Midlands area [Source: www.springgrovedam.co.za] Table of Contents Page Introduction: Aims and Objectives 3 Location Aim Hypothesis Factors of Investigation Review of Literature 5 Data/Information Gathering and Presentation of Findings 7 Analysis, Interpretation and Discussion of Findings Conclusion and Evaluation Referencing INTRODUCTION Location and information about Spring Grove Dam: Spring

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    The Hawthorne Effect

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    University of Phoenix Material TEAM C The Hawthorne Effect History and definition of Hawthorne Effect | The Hawthorne Effect was first discovered in the 1920s and 1930s, during a research program studying productivity among workers at the Western Electrical Company’s Hawthorne Works in Chicago (McCartney et. al, 2007). It was observed that no matter what circumstantial changes were made, the productivity of the workers increased. This observation was hypothesized as workers performance

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    CSI Effect

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    are being taken to mitigate the CSI effect in the courtroom. Many jury members can have a different perspective on the trial process because of the CSI effect. “The CSI effect is a belief held primarily among law enforcement personnel and prosecutors that forensic science television dramas, such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, influence American jurors to expect more forensic evidence to convict defendants of crimes” (Roberts). Unfortunately, the CSI effect is now a factor within the criminal

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    The CSI Effect

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    The CSI Effect In the last few years, television networks have created shows, such as CSI and its spinoffs, portraying crime scene investigation (CSI) as interesting, dramatic, and scientific. While these aspects may describe CSI to some people, these shows are meant to appeal more to the viewers’ interests instead of providing an accurate portrayal of crime scene investigations. This poor portrayal has lead viewers to assume that whatever content and practices they see in the shows can be applied

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    The Bystander Effect

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    Police” is unfortunately a true story about citizens who witnessed their neighbor being assaulted and didn’t take action. The neighbor’s negligence perturbed me, and I had to look into it. The Samuel Merritt University refers to it as “The Bystander Effect” and explains it as “a diffusion of responsibility . . . the more people there are to witness an event, the less each individual feels personally responsible for doing something” (Samuel Merritt University, “Bystander Intervention & Prevention”).

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    The Bystander Effect

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    phenomena refers to the fact that good people refrain from interfering when they see someone in need of help. People may want to help however they feel they should not get involved because it is not their place. The quote relates to the bystander effect because when bystanders are indifferent to situations where others are being bullied, they are allowing the bully to continue to harm victims. The more bystanders become indifferent to the situation, the stronger

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    The Stroop Effect

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    probably told you to say the color of the word, rather than the word itself, as fast as you could, and you most likely had trouble with the differing color words/ink. This is known as the Stroop effect, and has been used for many medical researches, rather than just for fun, internet entertainment. The Stroop effect affects humans by using conflicting information in different parts of the brain, causing errors in reading and color-naming. John Ridley Stroop first

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    Doppler Effect

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    Doppler effect The Doppler effect, named after Christian Doppler, is the change in frequency and wavelength of a wave as perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. For waves that propagate in a wave medium, such as sound waves, the velocity of the observer and of the source are relative to the medium in which the waves are transmitted. The total Doppler effect may therefore result from motion of the source, motion of the observer, or motion of the medium. Each of these

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