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The field of psychology has grown to be a respected, however, even the greatest psychologists can only theorize about what makes human beings act the way they do. Absolutes are not part of psychology, and everything is relative and open to speculation.Human development is one of the most popular areas of interest for those who study psychology with Freud and Erikson as the great theorists with differing ideas concerning human development. Each theorist developed ideas and stages for human development in which human beings pass through different stages of life. Each theory differed on what these stages were and also differed with their respect towards paradigmatic assumptions, learning and
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The classic debated topic of nurture versus nature has been, and always will be an
argumentative subject in the scientific world. Some psychologists and scientists share the view
that our behavioral aspects originate only from the environmental factors of our upbringing.
While other opposing specialists argue the outlook in science that agrees with the naturalist idea.
This concept of naturalistic ideas supports the hereditary genetic framework, inherited from our
parents, is the sole determining factor in our behavioral characteristics. These two opposing
viewpoints have produced a multitude of ideas, theories, and arguments in the history of
psychology.
John
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A vital proceeding in the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry was the recognition of juvenility or childhood as a unique phase of life with its own developmental stages, beginning with the infant and eventually continuing through adolescence (Developmental psychology: childhood and adolescence). As early as the late 1800's, the term "child psychiatry" was used as a sub-title in Manheimer's monograph "Les Troubles Mentaux de I'Enfance" (Manheim, Marcel (1960)). However, psychiatrist Moritz Tramer (1882-1963) was most likely the one to define the boundaries of child psychiatry in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis within the discipline of medicine in 1933. In 1934, Moritz
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Susanna Kaysen is the author of Girl Interrupted, her memoirs that explore a two-year period that she spent as a patient in a mental institution for young women. Split into three sections, mind versus brain, the clinical definition of a borderline personality disorder, and her diagnosis, her memoirs serve as an argument against her clinical diagnosis. In "Mind vs. Brain" we are given a layman's introduction to psychology. Kaysen, through the use of various writing techniques, explains to the average reader what psychology is. Then, as a preface to her main argument, we are shown the different aspects of a borderline personality disorder and how one is diagnosed. Along with this scientific
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believed in democracy, organizational flexibility, diversity, and providing opportunities to all employees. They promoted both degreed and non-degreed employees and met employee's needs with ample benefits, including: high matching 401k benefits, sufficient salaries, concierge services, tuition reimbursement, and sabbatical for employees whose educational programs require internships or residency, and various services to meet employee needs.The flexibility allows employee to develop new duties, like revising or creating manuals to keep them motivated, as the management would allow employee because of health issues, and as a means to keep things interesting. The employee also found that being
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, psychiatrist, or other type of learning specialist who will then perform a thorough assessment for ADHD. This includes taking a complete history, such as medical, educational, and family history. Interviews may also be performed to help determine if the child has ADHD. Other types of inventories and scales help with the diagnosis as well.No one test can tell a person if they have ADHD. Instead, a mental health specialist will gather information into the person's history to determine if there is a medical issue, will observe the client's behavior, and will then determine if a diagnosis should be made (nimh.nih.gov).While attention-disorder symptoms for adults and children are essentially similar
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ASSIGNMENT 2 PSYCHOLOGY (PPS1814)MOHD SHAHRIN YUDIN (1131300038)Question 1Choose a current event or topic of public interest and briefly describe it. (Example: violence against women, school-bullying, corruption and bribery, road-rage). Discuss how the major perspectives in contemporary psychology might shed light on the topic. In your discussion, you are to include the following five (5) perspectives: neuroscientific, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic.Neuroscientific perspectivesWith no answers yet in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; investigators have said they're considering many options: hijacking, sabotage, terrorism or catastrophic equipment
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makes this bond and shows signs of improvement, it is hard to end the therapy, because the fear of abandonment they still have. There are programs that offer educational training for coping strategies. It will help the patient to find an alternate route of coping, for example instead of cutting their self under stress they can do something of pleasure. Day treatment programs are offered, to help the patients to engage in every day activities and group therapy.Kaysen was sent to the hospital for a short stay due to a self-destructive behavior. Which is known as a form of treatment. It was there in the hospital that she was diagnosed with BPD. While in the hospital, she was given medication, but
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first be consensus as to the meaning of the transfer of learning.Defining Transfer of Learning J. Kevin Ford, associate professor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, believes to define transfer of learning one must first ask the following four questions and there you will find the meaning in your answers. Transfer of learning can take on multiple meanings depending on the way trainers, planners, and implementers answer the following four questions.1. What do you expect to change during an organized educational experience? 2. What behaviors and in what settings do you expect the learner to apply the newly acquired knowledge, skills or attitudes? 3. What are the Barriers or
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Jeremy Q. Brooks
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A.P. Psychology
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Motivation
Moving us to take action
Motivation can be defined as the driving force behind all the actions of an individual. The influence of an individual's needs and desires both have a strong impact on the direction of their behavior. Motivation is based on your emotions and achievement-related goals. There are different forms of motivation including extrinsic, intrinsic, physiological, and achievement motivation. There are also more negative forms of motivation. Achievement motivation can be defined as the need for success or the attainment of excellence. Individuals will satisfy their needs
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reimbursement, sabbatical for employee's whose educational programs require internships or residency, and various services to meet employee needs. The flexibility was demonstrated as the author was allowed to develop new duties, like revising or creating manuals to keep herself motivated, as her bosses would allow her because of health issues, and as a means to keep things interesting. The author also found herself cross-training, training on computer software, and in other departments, or taking continuing education classes to maintain job satisfaction and elevate her interests and motivation at this company which provided everything else she desired. Finally, a promotion came and the
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"The Exploration of my Lifespan Development"
"The Exploration of my Lifespan Development"
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ReferencesHockenbury, D. (2011). Discovering Psychology + Study Guide. Worth Pub.infed.org | Lifespan development and lifelong learning. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://infed.org/mobi/life-span-development-and-lifelong-learning/IntroductionA life is a funny thing to live. Consistently we learn, grow, and morph into what we will become through a series of psychological stages. From the time we are born the saga begins. Our environment, our relationships and a magnitude of experiences impact the development of our character and personality. A brief glance at my life story will give a great deal of
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health care. However, the research also shows that pre-term or SGA birth itself affects an infant's relationship with its parents in ways that have developmental consequences.Education is also an important factor:Children entering preschool and elementary classrooms bring with them a wide range of behaviors, dispositions, and learning styles. Some of these pose problems, both for the children's healthy development and educational outcomes, and for classroom management. Many strategies for managing classrooms with children with cognitive and developmental challenges have been developed and used successfully throughout the country. In addition, a number of specialized programs are developing and
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saving capacity and ability to assume higher risk levels.SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE:Age , gender ,take home salary ,educational qualification and number of financial dependents are used as parameters in our analysis .we perceive that younger people make more risky investment .similarly we perceive male and high income section to be more risk averse .we are also using educational qualification as a parameter and analyze the effect of educational qualification on the investments. The first five questions are the profile questions. (i.e. on the parameters)The number of respondents across the all the parameters are given below:1) What is your age?Number of RespondentsUnder 30 2630 - 40
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multinational companies are heartless and treat workers as slaves giving them diminutive wages for their work. The lifeboat ethics concept is the best way to describe these heartless firms. The concept of Lifeboat Ethics is fairly lucid. It is based upon choosing who lives, and who departs. Environmentalists argue that no single being or institution has the right to extinguish, waste, or use more than a fair share of its resources (Psychology Today, 54). Obviously, this is not happening. The philosophy of Lifeboat Ethics sees each wealthy nation as a lifeboat full of rich people. In the ocean outside the lifeboat are the less fortunate citizens of the world swimming around the lifeboat wanting
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The main character, Isabella, is a very virtuous and chaste young woman who faces a difficult decision when her brother is sentenced to death for fornication (unlawful sex). Isabella does not approve of her brother's actions at all, but she pleads for his life out of loyalty and sisterly devotion. She is a spiritual person who starts off wanting to become a nun, however her decision to enter a convent is never explained. She is a character who seems to be indecisive as she doesn't really seem to know what she wants or who she is. It is as if Shakespeare is demanding the reader and audience to understand her more than Isabella understands herself.
Isabella is the main focal point of the
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The industrial world has had many good, as well as bad effects on American society. The United States economy rose greatly; however, the people suffered. Women were not able to work and the building of houses created overpopulated areas. There was always a cause and effect. The effect was mostly negative. People were not benefiting from the industries.
A major problem in the United States was immigration. There had been so many immigrants coming that it caused the United States to get overpopulated. This led to nativism. Nativists thought that this high immigration was a negative effect on the U.S., such as the Chinese people taking over the railroad jobs. They were cheap labor and
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?Nowhere is the discrepancy between Emma?s dreams and the realities of the world outside made clearer than in her choice of lovers? (p.xiv) Discuss the characterisation of Emma Bovary in the novel.In the novel, Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, the character of Emma has two different lovers, who present an impossible romantic ideal that she aspires to. She expected these men to transport her from her ordinary, mundane life, into of one of the romantic novels she reads. But both of these romances begin with love, and end in disgust. The first ends with Emma?s lover reacting to her possessive lust by cruelly separating himself from her, and the other being overwhelmed by Emma?s fervent
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Adelita Lopez There are many different cultures, beliefs and diverse people around the world; this short story Stones for Ibarra brings together two totally different worlds, that of the Everton's and the "townspeople". The Everton's are an American couple looking to settle down in this little abandoned town. Both of these worlds teach each other many different things and influence each other in every way. The Everton's are viewed as somewhat of superior figures and the townspeople feel subordinate to them. Even though there is a great social difference between these two worlds they learn to cope and accept each other. In this small town religion is a big part of the
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Malcolm-XMalcolm-X was a great leader and many of his leadership qualities were shown in his autobiography. One of these unique qualities was shown when Malcolm was in prison his innovative style of doing things. Another one of his qualities was his determination to accomplish something he wanted to do. His final leadership quality was his intelligence. These are Malcolm-Xleadership qualities that I'm going to talk about.Malcolm showed a really important leadership quality in his autobiography, which was his innovative style of doing things. He shows this quality by getting stuff done with the little supplies and time he had. An example of this is how he learned to read and write he copies
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United Colors of BenettonBackgroundSince 1984, Benetton conducted a very controversial advertising campaign. Among the most talked about ones were: - a black horse mounting a white one - the naked buttocks of an AIDS carrier, tattooed with "HIV Positive"- a black baby and a white baby facing each other, sitting on their potties- a priest and a nun kissing- an empty electric chair- child laborers with the slogan "The United Colors of Benetton"Owner Luciano Benetton said that the rationale behind their advertising campaign was to put forward ideas about racism, sexism, human rights, animal rights, the environment and most of the major worldwide
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Windows 2000 is an operating system developed by Microsoft and targeted for workstation and server computers. Windows 2000 comes in 4 different versions, professional, server, advanced server and datacenter server. Here is how Microsoft describes the different versions. (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/choosing/default.asp)Product BenefitsWindows 2000 Professional Highest reliability to keep your business running Enhanced security to protect your business data Best support for mobile business computing Best platform for next-generation business technologyWindows 2000 Server Best platform for file and
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The reveille sounded, as it sounded every morning, and so began another arduous day in the field. That morning there was a lot of resentment within the squad, the temperature was dropping as quickly as the prisoners' hopes of freedom. Yegveny Miraskensvi was particularly resentful on that day, he felt feverish from the night before with pain in almost every joint of his body. He wanted as much sleep as he could get, as he knew it was going to be the best he would get for over a month. His squad, the 113th was about to be shifted from the main prison facility to a new site in the open countryside. But before the squad could move in, they would have to build the entire settlement from scratch
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This topic outlines how affirmative action legislation emerged in Australia. In doing this discusses the affirmative action (equal employment opportunity for women) and other pertinent pieces of Australian legislation which were enacted to improve equity in the Australia workforce for women. Why the women belong to disadvantaged grounds and how to reduce this phenomenon for women in Australia by government.So we should disagree with abolition.Affirmative action has been defined as the taking of positive steps by means of legislative reform and management programmes, in order to achieve demonstrable progress towards equal employment opportunity. Affirmative action is an attempt to
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The American society is damaged. It has been damaged since the first slave ship set sail for this country, by the prejudices still within the great-grand children of former slave owners and slaves. Although the United States has made a lot of progress, you shouldn't forget that less than fifty years have passed since the day little Linda Brown and other innocent children were not allowed to attend a public school because of their color. The Brown vs. the Board of Education decision has changed not only the school systems that we use today, but also our everyday lives. Before the start of the Brown vs. Board of Education trial the segregation of everything from drinking fountains to schools
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There are three key areas that we can look at to see what factors were most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. These are Fate and Destiny, Circumstances and Characters. These factors should cover the broad spectrum of causes and factors that contribute and perhaps be the most influential in the culmination of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.The first group of factors that I am going to look at is the interference of Fate and Destiny. An example of Fate and Destiny playing a part in the tragedy is in Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 72-87 where Benvolio suggests to Romeo that they go and gate crash the Capulet masked ballROMEO: "A fair assembly: Whither should they come?SERVANT: Up.ROMEO
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Introduction to thesis statement was a little short, could add a few more sentences.In early Puritan society, adultery was taken seriously. Two people who engaged in intercourse or had a baby before marriage were considered adulterers. The punishment for adultery was different than it is today for instance; today adultery is only punishable in a handful of stated. Puritan society looked at adultery in a whole other perspective. When a man or woman was convicted of adultery, death was a strongly considered form of punishment. In today's society, adultery is all too common and is not dealt with in the same manner. Loyalty is a quality that has for the most part been non-existent in society
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Personalitate multimilenara, Camil Petrescu si-a indreptat interesul catre cele mai variate directii ale culturii: poezia, proza, dramaturgia, filozofia. Inca din perioada studentiei avea clar precizat planul operei sale: "Voi scrie pana la 25 de ani versuri, caci aceasta e varsta iluziilor si a versurilor, voi scrie intre 25 si 35 de ani teatru, fiindca acesta cere o anumita experienta si o oarecare vibratie nervoasa si intre 35 si 40 de ani voi scrie roman, pentru ca acesta cere o mai bogata experienta si o anumita maturitate expresiva."Conceptia sa cu privire la literatura este cuprinsa in numeroase articole, studii, dar in primul rand in conferinta "Noua structura si opera lui Marcel
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What is love? Is it a complicated blend of brain chemistry that is created in such complex ways that people don't know how to control it, or is love simply put an emotion. Who really knows the answer? Whether it's a feeling created in your brain or an emotion that derives from the heart, it is a very powerful sensation to any human. Many people have the chance to love in their life time, but many people experience it in different ways. You can have love for so many different things sports, cars, books, but there is only one thing that a person can be in love with and that is another person. For those fortunate or unfortunate people who have experienced this wonderful creation of happiness
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Technology solutions are revolutionizing the way companies are interacting with their suppliers, allowing organization to realize important saving from demand and use of more efficient procurement processes. And as B2B drives the marketplace, E-procurement solutions are increasing. This increased focus on E-procurement solutions and capabilities has changed the traditional purchasing function. E-Sourcing opportunities provide competitive advantage by significantly influencing the price and quality of purchased materials and services, as well as improving supply chain responsiveness. And ultimately, as technology continues to enable increased collaborative activities among trading partners
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The world has now developed into a remote killer due to many reasons of war, terrorism etc... This can be even explained as the man digging his own grave. The many aspects of man living has been demolished by man himself by doing thoughtless acts which have caused it a worry to even live in this world. Man has exploited several innovations but the method in which it has been used is a constant problem. One such problem is nuclear deposits. Scientists invented this to provide more consistency in producing electricity but the government is now using this for violent procedures such as war. Nuclear power can cause great destruction to the society and these weapons shouldn't be used for these
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Geometry is important for many reasons. It is used in almost all bases of life, including shopping, driving, work, and especially school. It is used most all the time too, not just every now and then, more like all the time.Geometry is used while shopping at the store. You use it to pick out an item that is not dented. Geometry is used to tell whether a fruit or vegetable is rotten, or out of shape. Knowing geometry, you can pick out the most plump and nutritious items to eat. When you choose a can of beans or soup, you use geometry to check whether the can is dented or not. Finally, when you check out, you look at the patterns and shapes on your money that you have to pay for the goods that
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A disabled man, his wife and his mistress, living alone at the top of a hill in a small New England town; these elements seem to belong in the beginning of a cryptic murder mystery. Instead, it is the outcome of Edith Wharton's novel, Ethan Frome. Ethan, the protagonist, is affected by many circumstances surrounding him. Events spanning from the death of his mother to a tragic tobogganing accident have taken a toll on Ethan's mental and physical condition. The protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel, Ethan Frome, is highly influenced by the situations and circumstances he encounters.The most obvious circumstance affecting Ethan's life is the women that live with him. His wife, Zeena, is really
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In his eighty year life, Immanuel Kant never ventured outside of his hometown of Königsberg, Germany. Either he was a man who was not inclined to search for things, or he was one who had a groundbreaking perception of how to find them. Kant was, in fact, searching for a great many things. Having begun his career as an astronomer (and having first put forth the theory of galaxies), Kant later delved into moral philosophy. Kant set out to determine whether or not there is a moral law by which all people must live, and, if so, what such a law would be. Kant concluded that such a law, if it should exist, would have to be both universal and categorical. To ensure this, Kant insisted that a
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David HopperCRJU 4400Mr. Lansing04/04/01Evidence LiabilityEvidence: Liability Faced When Detected, Gathered, or Presented ImproperlyOn December 25, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her home. JonBenet Ramsey, a toddler model, had become famous by the press due to her simple beauty. JonBenet began receiving recognition nationwide and the terrifying news on Christmas shocked everyone. "Who could have committed such a crime?" is still a question that is asked today. Despite the numerous suspects that the Boulder police of Colorado mentioned, a great deal of evidence is directed to one person, Patsy Ramsey. One BIG reason no arrests were made were mistakes committed by the
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In Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness, Marlow - who is both the protagonist, whose actions make up the main plot of the novel, and the narrator, whose thoughts and attitudes shape the reader's perception of the story - has a revelation about human nature. Initially, he associates things such as civilisation, knowledge, and good in terms of light - as it appears; and lack of civilisation, savagery, and evil in terms of darkness - an expected perception. However, as Marlow begins to have glimpses at the truth of human nature, his associations reverse. He associates darkness with the civilised brutality of imperialist Europe, and light with the savage reality of native Africa. The theme
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The middle-of-the-road state of Missouri stands nearly midcenter in the coterminous United States. It shares its borders with eight states of the Midwest, South, and Southwest-Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.Once Missouri was on the edge of the nation's last frontier and served as the stepping-stone to unknown country. Its role in American history is symbolized by the Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. A developer's dream of restoring the blighted St. Louis riverfront during the Great Depression, the project eventually became a national salute to the Louisiana Purchase. Sometimes criticized as an oversized croquet
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MarriageI read an article out of Newsweek called, State of Our Unions. This article talked about how gay marriage is right on the horizon. The author says that evolution of marriage is nothing new. She talks about how the institute of marriage is already so battered, that to most people, gay marriage would be the last straw. The article goes on to say that many other countries are allowing gay marriages and that its only a matter of time until the United States follows suit.I think one of the basic points that the author was trying to get across is that the sanctity of marriage is already on the decline, and gay marriage shouldn't be such a huge issue to people. She gave an example of a
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Civilization:The way the children behaved in the later half of the novel was far from civilized. They are easily convinced to go against their past way of life. From the beginning of the novel, the boys have trouble uniting. There are several attempts at trying to run the island in a civilized manner, but it all falls apart very quickly.Humans are tempted quite a lot by their uncivilized nature. Most of us know the difference between right and wrong, need and desire. It is strange that even though we are aware we are doing something wrong, we still do it. Almost always, we seem to choose our desires over our needs. At the end, the boys are split up in to two tribes. One symbolises good and
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"The Catcher in the Rye," by J.D. Salinger, has many great characters. Holden is one of the most interesting characters I have ever come across. He is about sixteen years old and he goes to Pencey High in Pennsylvania. Stradlater is Holden's roommate. Holden is a mean kind of guy but he never shows it. He is almost always nice and never shows his anger. On the other hand, Stradlater is a very mean character. He is one of those guys who can be a total jerk but still get all of the ladies. Holden is very annoyed by this and is extremely jealous of him. In a way Holden kind of seems maybe homosexual, because he is always getting jealous of other guys and saying that they are sexy, such as
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What do I believe? Do I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Yes, I do believe. God and Jesus have been in my life forever and shall remain there until I die and return to their side in heaven. My faith is so powerful that I feel they will be with me throughout my whole life whether I am a believer or not.Life is not an easy thing to get through. I believe that having God by my side has helped me get over the rough places in my path, and he will continue to help me in my future as well. I know that I won't be able to hit all the curve balls that life wants to throw at me, but I believe that God can teach me how to hit them through my faith in him. I am still learning how to deal with
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Othello vs. OAlthough we may not hear about every murder that happens in a day, hundreds of homicides take place in twenty four hours. In today's time, it is not uncommon to hear of some crazy guy who killed his girlfriend for whatever reason and then killed himself from the heartache. As people read things such as Shakespeare's Othello, they make comments about the tragic deaths that many of his characters experience. But in reality, our world in this time has things like that happen day in and day out, sometimes worse than the fates that Shakespeare comes up with for his characters. In a more recent version of the play, the movie O takes normal twentieth century high school students and
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What Makes an Excellent Teacher?There are many teachers who are capable of providing students with the necessary information needed to be learned in school. Out of those many, there are a few special ones who always stand out. Students usually refer to them as excellent teachers. Many different characteristics combine together to create this exceptional individual and extraordinary teacher.A great teacher must be fair to absolutely everyone. This includes treating every student with the same respect; having no favourites. Teachers who do this will almost always receive that respect in return from the students. This helps the class function well so the student will learn more. They also
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The Sogo ShoshaThere are thousands of trading companies in Japan today, but only a few hundred are engaged in foreign trade. Amongst them are the sogo shosha, which are Japanese general trading companies. In 1993, there are only 16 sogo shosha in Japan (Shao and Herbig, 1993, p.37). These sogo shosha, whether compares with Japanese or non-Japanese trading companies, are 'unique in terms of the scale of transactions, the almost infinite number of products they handle, the global spread of their business, the multiple types of their trade, and, equally important, in terms of the services they provide and the enormous resources they command for conducting and expanding their business' (Young
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In Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey," the protagonist, Odysseus, has spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War. Due to the gods' anger against Odysseus, he is destined to have a very long and difficult journey home. Odysseus proves to be brave because he overcomes both external and internal conflicts on this long journey home.The external conflicts that Odysseus overcomes show that he is highly courageous. For example, the episode with the Cyclops proves he is clever because he tricked Polyphemus into thinking that his men were sheep. Another example of Odysseus' braveness was his encounter with the suitors. He was very strong and confident which caused him to fight the hundreds of suitors
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Our lives are constantly influenced by great thinkers of our past. Modern marvels such as the light bulb, televisions, airplanes, and the internet, are all inventions that one could argue have been in the making for the last few millennia. Hellenistic philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, Galen, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Aristotle, have all helped pave the way for those great scientists of the modern era. One of the oldest studies by the classical natural philosophers' was optics, or the study of light and vision. The word "optics" is derived from the Greek word for eye, "ops". We know that the ancient Greeks were studying optics over two thousand years ago, and that they spent a good
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As we moved into yet another turbulent decade characterized by perilous and uncertain foreign affairs, we embarked on a profuse battle against the Communists and their quest for dominance in the vulnerable areas of Southeast Asia. United States involvement in Southeast Asia will forever be reflected upon as being highly controversial, as it made us question both our own military might, and also the ability of our government to make crucial decisions. The Vietnam War drove two presidents from the Oval office, destroyed the U.S. foreign policy consensus, and shattered an entire generation's outlook on America's function in the world. "Lyndon Johnson's War," a book written by Michael H. Hunt
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Imagine growing up in a house where every day you wake up wishing the day before was a nightmare. You get out of bed, put on your clothes, and know all you have to look forward to is being beaten, threatened and yelled at by one of your parents while you're at home. "Eviline", a story by James Joyce, is about a young girl (Eviline) who is never beaten, but "she sometimes felt herself in danger of her father's violence" (Joyce 4). She faces two choices in the story of which she has to make a decision; she could leave home and maybe find happiness or stay at home with a life that she knew and people that she loved, even though that life was very hard for her. The fear of failing
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Shock art is any type of artwork that employs shock to make a point, ask a question, orpurely to capture the audience's attention. These days everything has changed. The very meaning of the word 'Art' has become compromised. It is a common opinion within the public today that art is only valued for its ability to shock. And if it isn't shocking - it isn't art! In art, taboo images are no longer taboo. That means artists have to push further. Therefore art becomes even more shocking as time goes on. Throughout time, artists have been attempting to do one thing and that is to make us think differently.Art has always shocked the society in which it is created. Even the likes of Manet, Van Gogh
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Food in China has been the basis of life for centuries. Millet, a common crop in Northern China, has been grown since the fifth millennium BC. Rice, a common crop in Southern China, has been grown since the fourth millennium BC. Ever since then food was thought to be the basis for good health. The first Chinese crop was grown in the Upper Yellow River Valley.In order to keep up their crops, the ancient Chinese used wood and stone tools. In the fifth century BC, iron plows were developed. On the Northern grasslands, oxen pulled plows. But in the marshy South, water bison pulled the plows.Regardless of these beasts of burden, men did most of the agricultural work. They would cut wheat with
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