In 1921, the influential psychologist, Carl Jung published the book, Psychological Types, popularizing the terms introvert and extrovert as the central building blocks of personality (Waude 2017). Jung believed extraverts direct their energy outwards, towards other people, and gain energy through those interactions. Meanwhile, introverts focus inwards and gain their energy from solitary activities. Introverts … [Read more…]
Raglin’s (2007) study on The Psychology of the Marathoner highlights findings of psychological research involving marathoners distinguishing characteristics among groups, including elite and non-elite competitors. Psychology contributes to athletic performances. Psychologists define personality traits as: “relatively enduring differences among people in specific tendencies to perceive the world in a certain way and in dispositions to … [Read more…]
Chicago has been hosting the Bank of America Chicago Marathon since 1978. This annual event hosts 45,000 runners and 1.7 million spectators. Runners participate from all 50 states and 140 countries and 29 percent of the runners are international. In 2018, The Chicago Marathon added a record-breaking $378 million to the city’s economy. … [Read more…]
Serendipity can be summed up by saying it is finding something good without looking for it. Others may call it luck or Divine Intervention. The word was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. According to James Heaton; “serendipity is a combination of things: actively setting up opportunities, a willingness to go with the flow of events, … [Read more…]
Bricolage: The construction or creation from a diverse range of available things. French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss introduces us to the bricoleur and contrasts the bricoleur with the engineer or craftsman in that the ‘bricoleur’s means cannot be defined in terms of a project. The bricoleur is adept at performing a large number of diverse … [Read more…]
Dead Ringers Review By Stacy Cacciatore I watched the Cronenberg film, Dead Ringers this week for the first time, in preparation for this class, and I certainly feel that it hits on what Burke is saying about identification. Beverly and Elliot Mantle are identical twins, played by Jeremy Irons. Throughout the film, they act like … [Read more…]
