Essays on Theory

The impact of educational theory on teaching practice must not be underestimated. During module one I learnt about the concept of transformative learning for the first time. Some elements of transformative learning theory I have encountered in my teaching in the past without truly being…

The protagonist of this piece is narrating his own story. According to Gerard Genette’s theory, he would be classified as an autodiegetic narrator. Therefore, the reader is limited to the protagonist’s perception of his surroundings. Furthermore, this narrative situation allows for the reader to get…

On May 3, 1469, a man by the name of Niccolò Machiavelli, was born in Florence, Italy. Known as the father of modern political theory, he was most famous for his strong efforts in his book titled, “The Prince.” This book alone gave a clear…

The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Known as one of the most intensively studied theories, Cognitive Dissonance theory was developed by American social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1957. He proposed individuals have a core belief system that affects attitude and actions. When conflict to this core…

Another revision was offered by Cooper and Fazio. He stated that dissonance occurs due to an unwarranted consequence. This was referred to as “new look”, which meant that people feel bad about their actions if they result in an adverse consequence and thus a dissonance…

Various studies prove that cultural differences translate into different work-related attitudes . It is imperative that inter-cultural understanding is understood in these diverse workplaces. The cross-cultural literature has generally stressed a strong connection between culture and leadership styles.There has been a plethora of country-specific and…

Stephen William Hawking is an English theoretical physicist whose theory of exploding black holes drew upon both relative theory and quantum mechanisms became quite famous . He studied physics at University College, Oxford and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He primarily worked in the field of general…

Both John B Watson and Ivan Pavlov worked in the field of classical conditioning although their work varied greatly. John B Watson simply used Pavlov’s theories to help continue his work, this allowed Watson to have a basis for his experiments and clear the ethical…

Semiotics is an essential theory of interpreting pictures in present day times. In this paper, I will emphasis on two important researchers within the semiotics study who are Saussure and Peirce as their theories are tremendously important and applicable to help we examine advertisements. In…

The “father of geometry”, known as the Greek mathematician Euclid created a famous textbook about mathematical proofs and definitions called The Elements around 300 BC. This thirteen volume textbook was based on foundings from other mathematicians before him. Euclid’s theories of basic geometry are simple…