Sense Perception

The socio/cultural cause of the genocide in Rwanda came from the German and Belgian colonization, bringing along with them an idea of social science. Both colonial powers reinforced the Tutsi’s political power, which further oppressed the Hutus. This reinforcement caused the Hutus to envy the Tutsi’s aristocracy because they were privileged to all things, while the Hutus were privileged to nothing (Kapuscinski). This oppression led to many Hutu revolutions that the Hutus were successful in over the unprepared Tutsis. These victories of the Tutsis incidentally reversed the Rwandan apartheid system. The reversion of the system then gave

This paper deals with ways history can be interpreted and influences different interpretations have on society and individuals. This is explored through

The term sensation is used when referencing the process of sensing the environment through taste, touch, sound, smell, and sight (Goldstein, 2014). Moreover, it is the process that occurs once the sensory receptor experiences stimulation, which in turn produces nerve impulses that are sent to the brain to be processed in its raw form, then perception comes into play (Goldstein, 2014). Perception is used to describe the way people interpret these sensations and tries to make sense of everything around them on a daily basis. Perception is the occurrences of the brain

A human’s natural senses can be trusted in cases where any life is in danger. The five senses, sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste, are man’s primary way of interacting with the world. They provide us with information about what is around us in the world and different qualities of the information. We were able to make use of our senses before we even learned a language. Senses are vital to human survival, however, we do need to also involve other ways of knowing in order to gain knowledge. Senses are the first thing we rely on to give us truth if there is no evidence present. They also control the way we act on situations and think about the things surrounding us. Sense perception, reason, and evidence important aspects of understanding how and why we should trust our senses to give us truth.

In 1994, genocide unfolded in Rwanda claiming the lives of more than 700,000 Tutsi massacred at the hands of Hutu extremist, while the entire world stood by and watched. Some would argue this event was a result of civil unrest between the Tutsi and Hutu stemming from ancient

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass slaughter in Rwanda of the ethnic Tutsi and Hutu peoples. The Rwandan Genocide left 70% of total ethnic Tutsi dead and a total of 20% of the entire country 's population dead. Today, more than twenty years later, Rwanda is a growing society with an ever expanding skyline.

After being taught three chapters of psychology I have encountered a wide range of information that has interested me, but perception has definitely interested me the most. It has interested me the most because ever since I was a kid I wondered why things closer to the car seemed to be moving faster than objects in the distance. Perception is the body's abilities to sense or detect something through its senses. We use perception everyday as it plays a large role in human life due to the fact that almost everything we encounter can be detected by our five senses.

Sound waves: Changes in pressure caused by molecules of air or fluid colliding and moving apart again.

Sense perception is a way to gain information by using our sense: touch, feel, taste, see, hear, and smell, it is a way of knowing. When it comes to ways of knowing, like sense perception, it is questionable whether or not it affects us in a positive or negative way. It can be argued if it is leading us in the wrong direction. If you see it, do you believe it?

To begin, the Rwandan Genocide began in 1994, and was the killing of many people and families belonging to the Tutsi ethnic group; the group that was favored by the Belgium colonizers; by the Hutu, which

In 1994 civilian violence in the East African nation of Rwanda claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 people. Known as the Rwandan genocide, this event resulted from decades of internal strife between Rwanda's two main ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis. Though the bloodshed followed the assassination of Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6, 1994, the nation's internal conflict was rooted in its colonial and early postcolonial history.

For years, human society has gathered knowledge about the unknown world using emotion, perception, language, and reason- which we utilize to form our own personal knowledge or utilize collectively to establish a shared knowledge. Personal knowledge is knowledge that is acquired individually and dependent on a particular individuals’ beliefs and experiences. Moreover, shared knowledge is knowledge that is accepted by groups of individuals and can be changed over time. It has become evident that there are perpetual links between personal and shared knowledge and that both forms of knowledge can ultimately shape each other. This relationship is evident when analyzing history because history is shared to provide a cumulative, shared knowledge regarding an event. The shared knowledge of the event, can be regarded as true and affect the way in which history is taught and acquired. In terms of ethics, shared knowledge regarding belief systems for the current time period can essentially affect ones’ personal outlook on what is right or wrong.