Inception

Inception

After watching this movie I've had many question about the subconscious which we've talked about a lot in class which has helped create some of my questions. The largest question is can this really be done? It seems highly unlikely, but then, science has brought us a long ways so anything could be possible. Perhaps this doesn't have anything to do with the psychology we've talked about, but it seemed like it did somewhat.

If you haven't seen this movie, I don't want to give anything away by explaining it in this, so you'll have to find out for yourself, but that link gives you a pretty good idea of what you can get from it. This is one of the greatest movies I've watched in a while. It's not one of those mindless movies that have nothing to think about, it kept you on the edge of your seat and thinking the whole way through.

Mass animal slaughter in flordia shelter due to lack of space (Psychology in the Media)

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Orange County, Florida has a major issue with animals right now. The amount of stray animals has exceeded the amount of space in local shelters. According to the law, if the shelter cannot contain all the animals it collects, they must be put down. In fact, in may alone orange county put down 1,200 animals

"they have to be held legally at the shelter and shelters are short on space, meaning an adoptable cat might actually have to be euthanized just to make space."

Due to the lack of space to hold, and care for the stray animals - Over one-thousand animals have been put to sleep. An interview with a local animal shelter volunteer, Kennedy was recorded. "We are forced to make life-and-death, difficult choices, every single day. Shows us how binary the decisions they are forced to make are. There just isn't an alternative right now. If the shelter cant hold the animal , they are forced to kill it.
To Kennedy's remark a local psychologist, Dr. Robert Janne replied "This is a mental health issue. It is not OK. This is negatively impacting their life"

I agree with Dr. Robert Janne, as this is most likely having a bad effect on local residents. The concept of behaviorism shows us that the actions humans take will effect them psychologically. And I believe through killing innocent animals, the locals may come intact with feelings of sadness, regret and even anger towards the shelter - and the laws that dictate how it deals with the animals.

(Article written by Andrew Hoffman)