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WHYVILLE HELP : GALLERY : DR. LEILA : SEARCH : SUBMIT : STAFF : HOME Apr 11, 2010

 

Dream It

Seabolt wants you to dream big.

They tell you that your dreams are dumb, or impossible. They say that you won't ever be president, a pilot, a fashion designer or a world renowned chef. You're just an average kid living in an average town with an average life.

So you discard those silly dreams of your future. You crumple it up and toss it in the trash, forever storing it in the depths of your mind, never to see light again. What's the point of continuing to dream about it, you can't really become a C.E.O of a company; it's just a childish dream, right? Wrong.

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Whyvillian in the Spotlight
This week's Whyvillian in the Spotlight is . . . jen9711.

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Previous Times Writers: Giggler01
Kami98 dedicates an article to a Times legend.

   ENTERTAINMENT
Cooking With WaterMel8
WaterMel8 starts an entertaining cooking show.

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Technology: Where Would we be Without it?
Cass402 interviews Whyvillians about the technology that surrounds our daily lives.

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Growing Up
Momojo1 discusses the broad topic of growing up.

 

 

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Jealousy: Good or Bad?
BooksRus realizes something important because of jealousy.

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Cool and Fabulous: The Rare Items
LoveEmma talks to some Whyvillians about rare face parts.

   PEOPLE
I Can
Fairypup2 is as ready as she'll ever be.

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It's Just School
ShadowXD believes you should learn as much as you can.

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Not Forgotten: Part 6
by sqeakers1

Why We Conform: The Power of Groups

Zuei examines the subject of conformity.

Have you ever suddenly noticed when you were in a group of people where they all were doing or saying something different to you? Did you feel uncomfortable about this? Did you feel an unspoken pressure to go along with the rest of the group? If so, you were simply complying with your need to conform.

Whenever we change our behavior, views, and attitudes in response to the real or imagined presence of others, we are experiencing conformity. Why we conform is a topic of great interest to social psychologists. Research has demonstrated two main types of conformity: informal and normative.

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