Get your own Free Home PagePosted by Lidia and Tad (tedi@geocities.com) on April 22, 1998 at 04:21:27:
In Reply to: Seminal events that took place in Queens posted by Marc S. on April 14, 1998 at 19:04:59:
We should like to congratulate you on the initiative in a conversation
of that
kind important topic. "Seminal events that took place in Queens"--about
the
adjective "seminal" we read in the Longman Interactive American Dictionary:
"influencing future development in a new way." Concerning it, an example
mentioned by you, namely the sad story of Kitty Genovese, is extremely
well
assorted. This case has afforded a handle to do some research on group
behavior
in emergencies. The bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility
there are
in many handbooks of Social Psychology. People, as the most intelligent
creatures, possess a unique ability of learning from the past errors,
not only
his or hers but also the other people's. Therefore, we may suppose
that from
this case learned a lot not only those 38 residents of Queens but also
many
people of the whole world, to whom, thanks to people like you, has
come the
truth about Kitty Genovese. " There can be no doubt, however, that
Kitty
Genovese would have given all her worldly possessions to have avoided
the global
"fame" acquired on that Friday the 13th that gave to her the ultimate
horror
associated with this symbol of bad luck."
(http://www2.ari.net/home/poverty/mh9524.html).
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