Left-handedness

decided on researching left-handedness. I then had to decide on a topic within the area and influenced by my love of science I landed on my research question: ‘In what ways, physically and psychologically are right-handers different to left-handers and what causes this?’ Research Processes After deciding on a topic I brainstormed ideas for primary and secondary sources. An obvious choice for secondary sources was the internet. There were many articles explaining left-handedness, providing theories

The Causes and Effects of Left Handedness Observed in Individuals For thousands of years, there has been evidence of humans’ fascination with handedness, particularly regarding left-handed individuals. In the past, southpaws have been represented as a sign of evil, mental illness, defiance, creative and music ability, and empathy. As a result of these clichés, left-handers, had been alienated in the past. However, in more recent developments, psychologists and neurologists alike have investigated

Dominant Thumb Experiment: Results: During the background examination of the literature, what was discovered about what is already known concerning this problem? Answer: Some of the “already known” facts about information given would be that left-handed people tend to have unusual vision abilities meaning they are typically good with

evil; it is Latin for left or left handed. With this misunderstanding of the word sinistra and other reasons, left-handed people faced years of social and religious oppression. Hello, I’m Josh Haxton a lefty and I have always been curious about the history of left handers. Through my research, I was able to end by curiosity. Today I’m going to inform you of the history of left-handedness and famous left-handed people in history. Left-Handedness is defined as having the left hand more dominant or

There are an increasing number of people rising up and looking to revolutionize baseball as we know it. These people, called sabermatricians, come wielding spreadsheets and calculators as their weapons of choice. Innovators like them are beginning to view baseball through a different set of lenses than the rest. Others have looked through statistical glasses or scouting spectacles, but their vision has never been optimal. People like them have the correct lenses, but they have not been using the

Whether you realize it or not, you are constantly employing cognitive processes in order to function throughout the day. The term for the study of these cognitive processes is cognitive psychology. Rutgers University defines cognitive psychology as “the scientific study of mind and mental function, including learning, memory, attention, perception, reasoning, language, conceptual development, and decision making”. One area of these cognitive processes is called wayfinding. It contains several cognitive

You’re sitting at your desk,with your long, light brown hair in a plait falling naturally over your left shoulder. You’re looking down at your harmed wrists. Looking down at them, realising that pain you had given yourself, just isn’t as surreal as it used to be. You’re breathing heavily now, saying to yourself “It’s time to go.” Repeating those four words over and over again. School just couldn't have been worse today, and of course your parents were yet again fighting around your wooden eight seater

it away. When giving or receiving the card use your right hand at all times. The left hand is considered to be unclean in India. When you are invited to the home of an Indian, it is customary to remove your shoes. No one shall begin to eat until the host starts eating or asks everyone to begin. The right hand gesture should also be done when eating. You should not touch your food or even tear your bread with your left hand. It is not necessary to take a gift to the host’s house at which you have dinner

Men May Have Invented Softball, but Women Perfected it In ENGL 1301, these past two weeks have given me a better understanding of ethos, logos and pathos appeals. Being in a discourse community has made me put these appeals into perspective. Understanding that being in that community made me a stronger woman. This will give me a chance to show you, my professor and classmates that softball is indeed a sport. I will prove why I attended this discourse community in softball at a young age to now

rewarding. After my last trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the summer of 2005. I was left with a slight distaste. Don't get me wrong, I loved the trip and had