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A Life Long Student, for Life Indeed

Reminiscing today, I smile fondly as I think of all the learning I have done in the admittedly short nineteen years of growth I have endured and will surely continue to pick up along the way-- and I cringe inwardly at the not so fond memories as well: proverbial scraped knees, times of illness, letdown, of  jagged holes left by heartbreak and loss, my mess-ups, moments of embarrassment, and the not-so-proud moments of meekness when I either did not or could not find my own inner voice-- however, I shan't take a single moment for granted, since all of these collectively continue to shape my person on the pilgrimage of life; for all of this endured I am grateful to be a lifelong learner, a student of the world.

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Five Thesis Statements "Time to Change" England

1. By manipulating the setting, characters, and background to reflect a neutral tone,  the "Time to Change" England campaign coaxes viewers into becoming more comfortable to accepting its claims.

2. "Time to Change" England presents relatable characters and scenarios to its audience so that they may able to relate and empathize with mental health issues.

3. The "Time to Change" PSA appeals exclusively to its target audience's sense of pathos by individuating the mental health issue, thus advancing its claim that change beings with one person. 

4. In order to steer British society away from mental health discrimination, the "Time to Change" Campaign attempts to normalize the issue and diffuse pre-existing apprehension involving discussion about mental health.

5. Per use of a predominately emotional appeal, aided also by establishing credibility throughout the commercial, "Time to Change England" seeks to convince its viewers to take action against mental illness.

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Assertion: Evil acts are committed by those who submit blindly to authority. Therefore, under pressure, those who would not normally behave more aggressively or take a certain course action. Underlings are perpetrated to do and push boundaries farther than ordered to do so so under a system of hierarchy-- perhaps for fear of punishment. 

Example: Phillip Zimbardo, a social psychologist at Stanford University, conducted an controversial role-playing experiment among students. Students were screened for psychological soundness and overall health and randomly assigned to roles of prison ward or prisoner. Zimbardo, who played the role of prison superintendent,  in the experiment, did not expect the students to take on their roles as seriously and as readily as they did.

Explanation: Zimbardo halted the experiment after only six days once he realized the extreme amount of psychological pressure the students were subject to. Those assigned as prisoners accepted harassment passively from guards; and those who tried to halt the abuse were subject to more psychological torture such as solitary confinement. This displays how Zimbardo overlooked the effect of a hierarchy system on human behavior.

Significance: Submission to authority without question of motive can yield extremely dangerous circumstance. Throughout history humans have shown an incredulous capacity for evil. These are perpetuated by systems of power; subjects have even been reported  even commit atrocities beyond what they have been ordered to carry out by their leaders. The Abu Gharib US Prison Raid at a Middle Eastern Prison is a stark reminder of what can happen given the right circumstances of people and power.