Albert Hofmann Essays

A Brief History of LSD in the Twenty-First Century Since Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered LSD’s psychedelic properties in 1943, a plethora of books, news articles, film documentaries, academic papers and conferences about the substance have seen the light of day. Add to that numerous artistic expressions – artworks, designs, films – that feature references to acid. It is simply fair to say that interest in LSD has been huge. However, most of it took place in (or is focusing

Lysergic acid diethylamide is a natural substance synthesized from the parasitic rye fungus, Claviceps purpurea2. Albert Hofmann, a natural products chemist at the Sandoz AG Pharmaceutical Company, synthesized it in 1938 while experimenting with pharmaceutical uses for ergot2,4. He intended for this series known as LSD-25 to be used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant. However, after minimal testing LSD-25 aroused no special interest in the pharmacologists and physicians. Testing was then

Bernardo Creamer Mr. Holland Intro. to Psychology September 27 2015 Shock Therapy and LSD for Kids There have been dark periods for all of us. Psychology especially, has suffered a great deal of very dark, cruel periods. Either due to ignorance, common belief or many other vacuous reasons, psychology has been the root of an extremely high number of unethical, morally corrupt investigations and experiments. Of the many of these experiments conducted, specifically one has shown an extreme amount

Albert Camus was a French-Algerian author and philosopher whose work was very prevalent in the mid-twentieth century. Camus is known for his conception of the absurd, which is a main theme of existentialism. Camus’ famous novel, The Stranger, is a novel that reflects the idea of the absurd. And the novel’s protagonist, Meursault, is Camus’ existentialist character that personifies this idea. The renowned author of The Stranger, Albert Camus, was born in Mondovi, Algeria on November 7th, 1913. Camus

The criminological theory that I think is the best is the social leaning theory. The social learning is a social learning behavior which is affected by your peers. The people around you can really affect the way you think and act. Just hanging and socializing with people you can adapt bad habits. Learning also occurs through the observation of reactions and punishments. Social learning theory combines cognitive learning theory and behavioral learning theory. Social learning theory contributes many

Max Plank’s Quantum Theory: At the time of the late 18th century, most physicists believed that there was not much more to be discovered in physics, and that they had discovered most of what was there in it. This was the time when the classical physics was mostly accepted in science. But at the time of the start of the 20th century, physicists came to know that the laws of physics weren’t valid in the atomic world. The Photoelectric effect did not work according to the theories of light that were

This individual person who ignited the argument on theoretical physicists and changed it forever? Erwin Schrödinger known as the father of quantum physics, Schrödinger is an Austrian physicist who ignited the debate on quantum physics. In the early 19th century, Schrödinger created a new theory of quantum physics which began the debate. In the late 19th century he created his wave mechanics to prove his theory was correct. This essay will seek to cover Erwin Schrödinger’s early life which leads

1.1 ELON BACKGROUND OF MUSK Elon Reeve Musk is a Canadian American businessman, engineer, and innovator born in South Africa, June 28th 1971. Elon Musk is one of the most notable innovators of the 21st century. Elon’s academic achievements in regards to higher studies began with 2 Bachelor’s Degrees, 1 in physics and the other in economics, and he would, soon after, enroll in Stanford university to begin a PhD. However, Elon dropped out of the course after a mere 2 days in order to pursue entrepreneurial

For my hero I chose Albert Einstein, the German physicist and scientist who made many essential contributions to the scientific world. Albert Einstein was born in 1979 in Ulm, Germany to a poor family, his family was secular Jewish which would make a big difference in his life in the 1940’s. Albert Einstein is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century with his theory of relativity and major contributions to the development of atomic energy. Einstein ended up helping everyone around

Criticism on Social Learning Theory Introduction Social learning theory is a theory related to classical and operant conditioning, which proposed by Albert Bandura in 1977. According to Albert Bandura, people are active agents in learning while they use cognition and social interaction in learning (Rogers, 2010). Albert Bandura considered that people are living in the environment, therefore, human behavior should be studied in social context rather than in laboratory (Bandura, 1977). Values Social

The film Einstein and Eddington unfolds the story of how Arthur Eddington contributed to Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Einstein was the one who first introduced the concept of relativity, but Eddington was the one who finished the theory by proving Einstein’s claim. It all started when Eddington found out an anomaly with the behavior of Mercury; that Mercury’s behavior is against Newton’s theory. Eddington used Mercury as a counter example to disprove Newton’s theory. He consulted

Itzhak Stern It is really hard to find anything about Itzhak from the time before 1938 where he meets Schindler for the first time, because that’s what has had the most meaning in his life. Itzhak was born in Austria, on January 25th, year 1901, nineteenhundredandone. He meets Oskar Schindler in November 1938. Itzhak Stern, bright, proud, and determined, brings out the moral side of Schindler, and Stern’s attitude toward Schindler reflects Schindler’s change throughout the film. Stern recognizes

Betrayal 1.1 - Hurt 1.2 - Trust 1.3 – Forgiveness Betrayal Betrayal has been one of the most prevalent influencing experiences in Louise friendship, not only has it affected her emotionally yet, has also had a large negative affect on her psychologically. Nevertheless, she has learnt to become more understanding and sympathetic to others. 1.1-“”. On reviewing the transcript it is clear to see that Louise is very “hurt” by the bedrayal of her friend. Louise has been best friends with her friend

Why should dancing be classed as a sport? – Persuasive Essay Whilst dancing a six step highland fling a dancer jumps 192 times on one foot at a time, which is the equivalent of running one mile, except that highland dancers do it in seven to ten pounds of wool, wearing soft shoes and are expected to smile at the end of it. This is a true statement yet most people believe that dancing is only an art and not a sport. I, like many other dancers believe that dancing is more than just an art but a sport

Stages of madness: comparing Augustine's and Jung's views This essay examines Augustine’s Confession and Jung’s The Structure of the Psyche of the stages of madness. Jung and Augustine wrote about the stages of human life. Jung consider the stages of human development from the very childhood to old age. He drew attention to the different behavior of a person in a certain stage of his life, changing his personality and gaining consciousness. He also analyzed the problems that are typical for a person

During the 1920s the African American people suffered strong racial discrimination, they lived facing oppression like racism in employment, education and culture, consequently they lived a low quality life. Nevertheless despite all the racism and prejudice, many artists raised exalting their culture with the intention of create a new and positive image of themselves, through art, music and literature, transforming the 1920´s in the era of Jazz, Blues and the Harlem renaissance. Among the entire

PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT Commitment plays a decisive role in effective teaching. Commitment refers to socio psychological bonding of an individual to his profession, its values, and goals. The extent to which the individual behave in an expected manner can be reflected in their commitment to the profession. According to Randall (1985) Commitment was defined as (i) A strong belief in and acceptance of the goals and values of the profession. (ii) A willingness to exert considerable effort on behalf

Aesop’s Fables in The Modern World Aesop is the originator of this genre (fables); the Greek people chose the name and created a several legends about Aesop. In Norton Anthology of Western Literature book it says about him, “He had supposedly been a slave and was known for his ugliness and outspokenness. But there is no reason to believe that this has any historical accuracy. The stories about Aesop gave the Greeks and Romans a way of talking about the fables.” He gives a new way to represent ancient

A fidget spinner is described as a three-inch gadget that twirls around a three multi-lobed, ball bearing center designed in metal or plastic. Kids and adults alike all across America have been dealing with fidget spinners since spring last year. “It just took off,” says Richard Gottlieb, a consultant at Global Toy Experts in New York (Pisani). Fidget spinners have been proven multiple times that they need to be forbidden in classrooms. They will always have a lasting effect on so many classrooms

As the French, absurdist philosopher Albert Camus once said, “Being different is not a bad thing. It means you are brave enough to be yourself.” That summed up with our topic, which is absurdity through human existence, a human being should tolerate the absurd condition of human existence. Albert Camus introduces Meursault the protagonist and narrator of the book The Stranger, who is a stranger through society eyes and the title point out his personality in the world of absurdity. Meursault is indifferent