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Geary: A Psychological Analysis

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"Anyone can become angry, that is easy. but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way, that is not within everybody's power, and is not easy"-Aristotle Emotions are everything to a human. Whether we like it or not. It makes us who we are, it controls our personality and our behavior. Think about the last living moments of Geary and Mary Jane Chancey, a married couple whose lives were committed to their 11 year old daughter Andrea, who was restricted to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy. The family were passengers on-board a train which had crashed into a river. Thinking first of Andrea, Geary and Mary Jane tried their best to save her, and managed to push her through a window to rescuers above. Then the train sank, and they both died. Seen from the point of …show more content…

Only strong love could make a parent override the impulse for personal survival and save a child from harm. All emotions are, in a sense, urges to act, almost like instant plans for handling life. This is seen most prominently in our core emotions. With anger, blood flows to the hands and arms, making it easier to grab a weapon or to strike an enemy. With fear, blood rushes to the leg muscles, making it easier to run away from any possible danger. The lifting of the eyebrows in surprise is to allow the take-in of a larger visual region and also lets more light hit the retina. This offers more information about the unexpected event, making it easier to understand what is going on and create the best plan of action. The most notable change in love is parasympathetic arousal. this is the complete opposite of the fight or flight response cited in fear and anger. It creates a set of reactions which generate a state of calm and contentment. With happiness, activity in the neo-cortex, specifically in the left pre-frontal lobe, inhibits negative emotions, and helps increase the amount of available

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Anna was screaming on the top of her lungs because she found her mother lying on the floor bleeding. ’’Mother who did this to you’’ said Anna. A british soldier who killed your father’’ said Mary. Then Mary took her last breath and passed away. Anna was sobbing because her mother died like her

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Anger is a memory never forgotten. You only tame it”.

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For example, if somebody wakes in the morning feeling angry they will make brass decisions based on that emotion for the rest of the day. The idea of a functioning government would be impossible because the political views of the officials in office would differ daily. Government officials would also make decisions that ruin some people's lives just because they are feeling a certain emotion that particular day. People say that emotions make us humans but that is not entirely correct. We need both logic and emotion in order to be human because without both of these traits we as a human race would not be able to function properly.

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Positive emotions like happiness, contentment, and joy help us develop stability and optimism, deepen social connections, and encourage a sense of purpose and meaning in life. They can give us the motivation and energy to achieve our goals, pursue our passions, and help us navigate difficult situations more quickly and confidently. Negative emotions like anger, sadness, and fear are vital. They can help us identify areas of our lives that need attention or change and motivate us to take action. Studies have shown that individuals who can acknowledge and process negative emotions in healthy and constructive ways experience greater psychological well-being and resilience.

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Something that can be seen as either a major flaw in his argument or a strategic appeal is his lack of presenting opposing views. He didn’t recognize any counterarguments. He only spoke from his perspective, without exploring the views of his opposition. This could hurt him because his argument was not solidified by his responses to obvious oppositions, but this choice could help Edmundson in making an ethical appeal to the audience. Edmundson seems genuine by not trying to argue with possible oppositions; he comes off as having pure intentions of changing the path of the next generation.

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Anger can at times be creative. One writes a great poem, a great symphony. One does something special for the sake of humanity because one is angry at the injustice that one witnesses. But indifference is never creative. Even hatred at times may elicit a response.

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When someone is angry they’re not really themselves and any of their actions or words may be done in a fit of rage. This unpredictable aspect of anger could hurt someone else unintentionally resulting in

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No one is capable of choosing their emotions; they come as a result of human nature. This can be seen in our behavior throughout life, from the way babies cry when they miss their parents to the reckless actions of teenagers when they feel the urge to rebel. People begin expressing their feelings before they even start crawling. It is an involuntary reflex that comes naturally and continues to our dying breath. The ability to feel emotion is an aspect of humanity that transcends generations.

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Anger is a common disease possessed by many humans. How people deal with anger is what makes them different. Some, the second they are confronted, act out violently. Some hold it in until they cannot possibly take anymore, then explode. Some, let other people act out for them.

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Walt, I found Seneca’s ideas about anger interesting. Anger is caused by surprise and unmet expectations. Seneca found richer people angrier because their expectations are higher. He believes that anger can be prevented by acknowledging that things are going to go wrong.

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I woke up tied to a chair and in a very dark room, then all of a sudden a light came on and a motion picture started playing from a modernised projector. “Today, we are gathered here to pay tribute to the life of Miranda Stevens…” It continued playing but I stopped listening. Miranda died. Matthew’s mother passed away.

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There are people out there who try so dang hard to get everything going the way they want to no matter what it is. Sometimes they try to hard and end up making it even worse for them. People who try way too hard to get things in control normally get angry because the bad things in there life isn't controlled by them and they can't change the outcome of what happens. For example if you were date a guy who you really like for awhile and you thought it was going to last then out of nowhere he said he needed to take a break from you

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Point of view is the way the narrator portrays the angles. An example of point of view is when Jig and the American are having drinks she says, "'They don't really look like white elephants. I just meant the coloring of their skin through the trees'" (221). The author shows us that he sees a deeper meaning than mountains and shows hints that the mountains are symbols. Another example of point of view would be when the author doesn't tell the readers the deep thoughts of the American and Jig when the American moves the bags from to the other side of the station and has a drink by himself.

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Anger is an emotion when experiences can lead to regrettable actions and lost of control. Anger can affect a person physical as well as their mental health. When someone is angry and they lash out their anger on someone or something; their anger has not disappeared because they have unleashed it. The source of the problem need to be resolve in order for a person to not stay angry. According to Thurman (2014), anger is harmful to others and the person who is angry.

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Fully functioning people experience their feelings more deeply and more intensely than others. This applies to both positive and negative emotions. Fully functioning people accept and express their anger. To do otherwise would be to cut themselves off from their feelings. Because of this sensitivity, these individuals experience a greater richness in their lives (Burger 281).

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