: About Me

I am a Soldier in the United States Army.  I recently got out of my own way with writing and kicked off GurujesseWriting to get into the freelance world.  I am currently working on two fiction books.  I have a little over two years toward a BA in Middle Eastern Studies. 

I am most comfortable when writing research pieces dealing with the humanities and cultural issues, though I like to dabble in many other fields as well.  The study of people, especially ancient cultures, has always been a favorite of mine, though.  The fiction work is a bit slow-going right now because I'm worrying more about finding my voice than adding content, but I plan to have both books completed by the end of 2010.

My passion is ...

culture

I know too much about ...

language

My parents always told me ...

"You'll learn. . ."

My childhood ambition ...

become a teacher

My favorite memory ...

herding cattle with Grandpa

Why I write ...

it is cathartic

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading Tim O'Brien's books

My first job ...

Alpine Animal Hospital

My best moment ...

the first time I held my son

My inspiration ...

my grandfather

Sciences > Psychology Introduction to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs

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The Hierarchy of Needs, postulated by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation”, is easily one of the most prominent models in Western literature regarding factors which motivate human behavior.  It is ascribed to by many sectors; to include marketing, management, and public relations.  As a tool for evaluating motivations it can be useful, but it has certain limitations. The Basics Abraham Maslow, a prominent WWII era psychologist, developed the Hierarchy from research on people he considered to be of higher status in life.  He proposed tha...

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