Ravit's Blog

I cannot say with certainty the culture from which I originate. Two sides of my life have constantly been molding my character, my family, and my social life. I have been taught essential morals, values, and principles from my family, while my education has taken care of expanding my knowledge. Although I will definitely not be able to recall each and every detail of the past, I will carry the important information away with me for life. One’s past affects the present, and the present affects the future. Several experiences, achievements, and failures have made me who I am, and, I hope to apply those in life to achieve my dreams. In my life, I have found no one specific life-changing inspirational character. Instead, all my friends, family, and teachers have collectively molded me into who I am today, little by little. My father is a prominent figure in instilling lifelong traits into my personality, such as perseverance, as well as self-reliance. My optimistic mother is always the...

We decided to break the social norm by confronting our schoolmates and friends with an awkward greeting. We decided to walk up to the targets of the experiment, bend down, and take hold of or touch their feet without explanation of why we were doing so. The three of us were excited to perform the experiment, and divided the labor as the following. One group member would hold the camera and record the actions of the other group member, who would greet the subject as described earlier. After the experiment was complete, the subject would be debriefed regarding what had just occurred and asked whether he/she would allow us to present the video. Our group was excited to begin recording the reactions of the people. Since Lunch (5th Period) was the most convenient for us to record the experiment, all of us agreed to record the videos around that time in the Cafeteria and in the hallway. Before performing the experiment, we hypothesized that the subjects of our experiment would react with mi...