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Motivation

People often say that motivation doesn´t last.

Well, neither does bathing, that´s why we recommend it daily.

Intrinsic motivation and the 16 basic desires theory

Professor Steven Reiss has proposed a theory that find 16 basic desires that guide nearly all human behavior. These basic desires represent intrinsic desires that directly motivate a person's behavior, and not aimed at indirectly satisfying other desires.

Acceptance, the need for approval

Curiosity, the need to think

Eating, the need for food

Family, the need to raise children

Honor, the need to be loyal to the traditional values of one's clan/ethnic group

Idealism, the need for social justice

Independence, the need for individuality

Order, the need for organized, stable, predictable environments

Physical Activity, the need for exercise

Power, the need for influence of will

Romance, the need for sex

Saving, the need to collect

Social Contact, the need for friends (peer relationships)

Status, the need for social standing/importance

Tranquility, the need to be safe

Vengeance, the need to strike back

Maus

Maus A Survivor's Tale is an autobiography by Art Spiegelman, told using the comics form. Parts of the story were originally published in the magazine RAW between 1980 to 1991The complete story was published in two volumes: the first in 1986 ("My Father Bleeds History") and the second in 1991 ("And Here My Troubles Began"). The graphic novel as a whole took thirteen years to complete. It recounts the struggle of Spiegelman's father to survive the Holocaust as a Polish Jew and draws largely on his recollections of his experiences. The author employs various animals to represent different nationalities. The Jews are represented by mice. The Germans are represented by cats. The Poles are represented by pigs. The Americans are represented by dogs. The French are represented by frogs. The British are represented by fish. Two children of a Jew and a German are shown as a mouse with cat stripes The Russians are represented by bears. The Koreans are represented by monkeys. The Czechs are represented by rabbits.