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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Annotated
I've never really had to do this before. I was glad that we went over it in class again because I learned to do a evaluation, not summaries. I also learned to not read, but scan and was warned about institutes. After the review I feel that this will be a little easier to do. I decided to do my paper on the grattifi problem in phoenix. I haven't found anything yet but I'm sure I'll get something by the end of the night. After the first two, I believe (and hope) that this will become easier.
Love Please!
Albright p.1
Humans need companionship. Selecting a mate is the most crucial decision of our lives. We spend a huge amount of time and energy trying to find that special someone [Haselton]. Everyone looks for a mate at some point of their lives; it's something that we can all relate too. People have more or less the same criteria that we use when looking for someone. Many people have much trouble in doing so. But what do people look for and why? Are people looking for love? Company? Financial security? What is love? Picking someone out also affects what culture you live in. We are attracted to different people for all sorts of reasons. As people grow and have more experience, their criteria will also change. Also, where does one look for a mate and how?
I do not believe that my general criteria list for what people look for in a mate is really in a solid set of values but if they had to be, this is how they would listed: Physical Attraction, Personality, Common Interests, Morals, Job status, Education, Friends, Lifestyle and Health Status, Past Experiences, and also First Impressions. Even though certain people may hold one of these criteria’s in the same value, their interruptions may differ in other cultures. For example, two countries may hold physical beauty at the same value. In the United States, Thinness is a major physical attraction in women, oppose to some eastern counties, overweight women are seen as a positive trait in physical attraction.
First impressions are always important. When one person begins considering another whom he or she has just met as a potential mate, here are some possible likely questions: What is that person doing in life now? Is it easy to converse and share with
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that person? How is his or her mannerism? Does that person maintain eye contact? How does that person look? Is that person mature enough to know what he or she wants? [HopeforFamily]
People continue to grow and change all through out their lives, as so does the number of experiences. As people grow older, their criteria for a mate will alter. When looking for a life-term relationship, people now have to look at if children are desirable, if financial stability is in order, and also if there healthy sexual outlook.
Research done by asking college students where do they look for a mate and these were the top choices: (a) among friends, (b) university course related activities and (c) clubs and organizations. Other possible places where one can look but likely not be as successful in finding a soul mate include the Church community, special events such as weddings, etc., bars and one’s workplace. Looking for a soul mate among families known to one’s parents or friends of own siblings are also possibilities. Of course, the ‘fertile’ Cyberspace field of the Internet was recognized as a potential resource for finding a soul mate, but not a very likely one. [HopeforFamily]
A big part of the population has so much trouble finding a mate. Ever heard “Will I ever find the perfect person for me”? [Griffith] Why do all these people have so much trouble? In a research done by Dr. Norman Li (evolutionary psychologist and assistant professor in the department of psychology at U of T), he suggests that people have to budget finding a mate just like you do with your house morgues and your car payments.
Albright p.3
You have to figure out what you have to offer and what you need. It’s just that some people have a low budget so they have less to work with. Everyone has their own budget to work with and this budget determines who’s available to us. People like Johnny Depp have more of a budget to work with then your everyday Joe. This is why it is easier for us to not only bond for cooperative child rearing, but also to assist us in choosing, so that we don't waste time and energy falling for someone who is unattainable. Instead, people tend to fall for others who, on attractiveness, intelligence and status, are of a similar "ranking" to themselves [Haselton]. “If I say, design your ideal mate and I give you a list of characteristics, and you can choose on a scale of 1-10, you might pick a nine or 10 in everything,” Li says. “But for most of us, that’s not realistic. I designed a budget allocation program to really flesh out the priorities people have in choosing a mate.” [Li]. Data from the research shows that both men and women ideally want a well rounded mate, as a long-term relationship. In ‘flings’ or short-term relationships are where the person has no intension of staying in the relationship for any sort of attachment. In these short-term relationships, people have said they prefer physical attraction more then anything else. You may think that’s pretty sallow of people. But just because we know the science behind something doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it, we know the food might turn into fat but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy the food [Li].
If people are searching for someone to love, what is love to begin with? The Princeton definition of love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. One possibility is that feelings of love act as a "stop rule" that terminates our search for a
Albright p.4
mate, even if only temporarily, so we commit to one person and get on with the business of mating [Haselton]. “True love or feelings of soulmateship occur when each person in a pair inherently feels he or she is getting a good deal,” Norman Li says. With so many people out there with so many different criteria combinations, that it is likely that special someone is out there for us, but probably isn’t the one only one.
Humans need companionship. Selecting a mate is the most crucial decision of our lives. We spend a huge amount of time and energy trying to find that special someone [Haselton]. Everyone looks for a mate at some point of their lives; it's something that we can all relate too. People have more or less the same criteria that we use when looking for someone. Many people have much trouble in doing so. But what do people look for and why? Are people looking for love? Company? Financial security? What is love? Picking someone out also affects what culture you live in. We are attracted to different people for all sorts of reasons. As people grow and have more experience, their criteria will also change. Also, where does one look for a mate and how?
I do not believe that my general criteria list for what people look for in a mate is really in a solid set of values but if they had to be, this is how they would listed: Physical Attraction, Personality, Common Interests, Morals, Job status, Education, Friends, Lifestyle and Health Status, Past Experiences, and also First Impressions. Even though certain people may hold one of these criteria’s in the same value, their interruptions may differ in other cultures. For example, two countries may hold physical beauty at the same value. In the United States, Thinness is a major physical attraction in women, oppose to some eastern counties, overweight women are seen as a positive trait in physical attraction.
First impressions are always important. When one person begins considering another whom he or she has just met as a potential mate, here are some possible likely questions: What is that person doing in life now? Is it easy to converse and share with
Albright p.2
that person? How is his or her mannerism? Does that person maintain eye contact? How does that person look? Is that person mature enough to know what he or she wants? [HopeforFamily]
People continue to grow and change all through out their lives, as so does the number of experiences. As people grow older, their criteria for a mate will alter. When looking for a life-term relationship, people now have to look at if children are desirable, if financial stability is in order, and also if there healthy sexual outlook.
Research done by asking college students where do they look for a mate and these were the top choices: (a) among friends, (b) university course related activities and (c) clubs and organizations. Other possible places where one can look but likely not be as successful in finding a soul mate include the Church community, special events such as weddings, etc., bars and one’s workplace. Looking for a soul mate among families known to one’s parents or friends of own siblings are also possibilities. Of course, the ‘fertile’ Cyberspace field of the Internet was recognized as a potential resource for finding a soul mate, but not a very likely one. [HopeforFamily]
A big part of the population has so much trouble finding a mate. Ever heard “Will I ever find the perfect person for me”? [Griffith] Why do all these people have so much trouble? In a research done by Dr. Norman Li (evolutionary psychologist and assistant professor in the department of psychology at U of T), he suggests that people have to budget finding a mate just like you do with your house morgues and your car payments.
Albright p.3
You have to figure out what you have to offer and what you need. It’s just that some people have a low budget so they have less to work with. Everyone has their own budget to work with and this budget determines who’s available to us. People like Johnny Depp have more of a budget to work with then your everyday Joe. This is why it is easier for us to not only bond for cooperative child rearing, but also to assist us in choosing, so that we don't waste time and energy falling for someone who is unattainable. Instead, people tend to fall for others who, on attractiveness, intelligence and status, are of a similar "ranking" to themselves [Haselton]. “If I say, design your ideal mate and I give you a list of characteristics, and you can choose on a scale of 1-10, you might pick a nine or 10 in everything,” Li says. “But for most of us, that’s not realistic. I designed a budget allocation program to really flesh out the priorities people have in choosing a mate.” [Li]. Data from the research shows that both men and women ideally want a well rounded mate, as a long-term relationship. In ‘flings’ or short-term relationships are where the person has no intension of staying in the relationship for any sort of attachment. In these short-term relationships, people have said they prefer physical attraction more then anything else. You may think that’s pretty sallow of people. But just because we know the science behind something doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it, we know the food might turn into fat but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy the food [Li].
If people are searching for someone to love, what is love to begin with? The Princeton definition of love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. One possibility is that feelings of love act as a "stop rule" that terminates our search for a
Albright p.4
mate, even if only temporarily, so we commit to one person and get on with the business of mating [Haselton]. “True love or feelings of soulmateship occur when each person in a pair inherently feels he or she is getting a good deal,” Norman Li says. With so many people out there with so many different criteria combinations, that it is likely that special someone is out there for us, but probably isn’t the one only one.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Letter to the Editor
Feburary 06 2007
Dear Editor,
I have to admit I didn’t believe the cover when I read to myself “PS3 VS. XBOX, No Bias, No Punches Pulled.” Since your magazine is mainly for Play Station, I had an idea on who was going to win (plus I believe the PS3 should win anyways, haha). I was impressed to see that there was input from Francesca Ryes and understand for not putting the Wii in the comparison. I’ve never written a letter nor have I read your magazine before. The article was well written and felt that both system were fairly viewed. The cover had not lied to me! Though I wasn’t shocked at the ending verdict. Since there two systems are similar and both have their own unique features, in the end it comes down to the games you wanna play.
Thanks for your time,
Luisa Albright
Dear Editor,
I have to admit I didn’t believe the cover when I read to myself “PS3 VS. XBOX, No Bias, No Punches Pulled.” Since your magazine is mainly for Play Station, I had an idea on who was going to win (plus I believe the PS3 should win anyways, haha). I was impressed to see that there was input from Francesca Ryes and understand for not putting the Wii in the comparison. I’ve never written a letter nor have I read your magazine before. The article was well written and felt that both system were fairly viewed. The cover had not lied to me! Though I wasn’t shocked at the ending verdict. Since there two systems are similar and both have their own unique features, in the end it comes down to the games you wanna play.
Thanks for your time,
Luisa Albright
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