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  • Comparison Between Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz

    Comparison Between Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz

    Comparison between Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz In order to help to get a point or idea across it is not uncommon to provide two stark contrasts to assist in conveying the point. Writers commonly use this technique in their writing especially when dealing with a story that concerns the evolution of a character. An example of such writing can be found in Kate Chopin's The Awakening. The novel deals with Edna Pontellier's "awakening" from

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Andrew
  • An Outline of Analytical Psychology

    An Outline of Analytical Psychology

    Analytical Psychology is the school of depth psychology based on the discoveries and concepts of Carl Gustav Jung. Jung gave the broadest and most comprehensive view of the human psyche yet available. His writings include a fully-developed theory of the structure and dynamics of the psyche in both its conscious and unconscious aspects, a detailed theory of personality types and, most important, a full description of the universal, primordial images deriving from the deepest layers

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Comparison Between Crito and Apology

    Comparison Between Crito and Apology

    Comparison between Crito and Apology For these two articles that we read in Crito and Apology by Plato, we could know Socrates is an enduring person with imagination, because he presents us with a mass of contradictions: Most eloquent men, yet he never wrote a word; ugliest yet most profoundly attractive; ignorant yet wise; wrongfully convicted, yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. Behind these conundrums is a contradiction less often explored: Socrates is at

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Comparison and Contrast Essay

    Comparison and Contrast Essay

    Comparison and Contrast Essay Children under 5 vs. Dogs as Pets There are many couples that choose to own dogs as pets in lieu of having children. Dogs fill a void in the hearts of many as a small child may. A dog has a lot in common with a small child, except a baby turns into an adult and most of the responsibilities of taking care of a child go out the door with

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • Homosexuality - the Major Cause of Homosexuality

    Homosexuality - the Major Cause of Homosexuality

    Homosexuality- The Major Cause of Homosexuality The origins of human sexuality and homosexuality in particular have puzzled philosophers, theologians and ordinary people for thousands of years. In scatter cultures, homosexuals have been regarded as a normal part of life, however, same sex attraction to most cultures has been treated as an unforgivable sin or a terrible crime. Many psychologists and psychiatrist had attempted to "treat and counsel" the homosexuals. In our social norm, male attracts

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Imagine if you couldn’t get your job done because throughout your shift you had to continuously wash your hands. To many people this would be an easy problem but not if you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Several little thoughts or rituals irritate a person with OCD daily. There are many factors, symptoms, and treatments regarding OCD. OCD is known as one of the anxieties disorders (geocities). It can be a crippling condition

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • Eating Disorders

    Eating Disorders

    Eating disorders and the media Through out our history food has been a main staple of our survival why is it that food is now, in our society become somewhat the enemy for so many young women. If we need food to survive how it can be a bad thing to eat, why do so many women have such a hard time eating, one of the big reasons to this could be that our

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe what evolutionary psychologists mean when they employ the term ‘theory of mind’. Use examples and research studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to show why this theory is important in evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology is a specialist field within the spectrum of psychological enquiry, which seeks to examine and understand some of the predominant reasoning behind the concept of why the human species, whilst biologically similar to other species on the planet, is so

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • Impulse Control Disorders

    Impulse Control Disorders

    IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS Many of the self-control disorders involve disturbances in the ability to regulate an impulse - an urge to act. People with impulse control disorders act on certain impulses involving some potentially harmful behavior that they cannot resist. Impulsive behavior in and of itself is not necessarily harmful; in fact, we all act impulsively upon occasion. Usually our impulsive acts have no ill effects, but in some instances they may involve risk. Consider

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Comparison of Taoism and Confucianism

    Comparison of Taoism and Confucianism

    Confucianism and Taoism have contrasting views on both religion and politics. However, they stem from a similar goal and have similar beliefs. Confucianism is mainly centered around virtue and ethics as a means to an ordered society and believes that an ordered society is what people should strive for. Taoism, on the other hand, focuses on the individual life in relation to the Tao, or "way of nature." Both are considered philosophies and not religions

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • History of Psychology

    History of Psychology

    Explain the reasons for the development of psychology as an academic discipline in the 19th and 20th centuries, making explicit the important turning points and breakthroughs. In this essay I am looking at where Psychology as a discipline has come from and what affects these early ideas have had on psychology today, Psychology as a whole has stemmed from a number of different areas of study from Physics to Biology, But the first Psychological foundations

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: July
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    “ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is like living in a fast moving kaleidoscope where sounds, images and thoughts are constantly shifting.” (NIMH-ADHD) ADHD can be very frustrating and difficult for children. Medication and treatment are available and have been proven effective. Parents can also get frustrated and they could do something wrong. ADHD is effectively treated with medication and therapy. There are three basic types of ADHD. They are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. (NIMH-ADHD)

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Consumer Response to Utilization of Comparison Prices in Retail Advertisements

    Consumer Response to Utilization of Comparison Prices in Retail Advertisements

    Consumer response to utilization of comparison prices in retail advertisements ABSTRACT The use of comparative price advertising is widespread. An advertised reference price (e.g., regular price, original price, manufacturer's suggested price) suggests that consumers will save money, that they will "get a deal." Advertisers often appeal to this desire to "get a deal" by comparing the offering price (e.g., sale price) with some higher reference price (e.g., regular price), thereby making the offered price more

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Eating Disorder

    Eating Disorder

    What is Disordered Eating? Disordered eating is when a person’s attitudes about food, weight, and body size lead to very rigid eating and exercise habits that jeopardize one's health, happiness, and safety. Disordered eating may begin as a way to lose a few pounds or get in shape, but these behaviors can quickly get out of control, become obsessions, and may even turn into an eating disorder. Even if you don’t have a full-blown

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Letter Explaining What Psychology Is All About

    Letter Explaining What Psychology Is All About

    Running head: LETTER TO MY Letter to my niece explaining what psychology is all about Jack Frost Grant McEwen College Dear Candice, It has been a long time since I have sent you a mail, how is life treating you? I have heard recently from your father that you are planning on taking psychology as your major at university next fall after your graduation, and since I am majoring in the same course at the

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Comparison of Network Operating Systems

    Comparison of Network Operating Systems

    Networking Operating Systems: Analysis and Comparison There are several Network Operating Systems available to the public. The three most common are Windows Server 2003, Novell NetWare, and Unix based systems such RedHat Linux .Each one of these operating systems have unique advantages as well as sharing many common features with each of the other operating systems. Microsoft Server 2003 is one of the most popular network operating systems on the market today. Microsoft 2003 offers

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Comparison/contrast Renaisssance and Baroque

    Comparison/contrast Renaisssance and Baroque

    The baroque and renaissance periods are two different periods. The renaissance period rolled into the baroque era. There were changes made over the years from the baroque to the renaissance period. Differences in style accumulated along with views of art and music. Baroque era covers the period between 1600 and 10 beginning with Monte Verdi (birth of opera) and ended with deaths of Bach and Handel. The term baroque music is borrowed from the art

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Psychology

    Psychology

    Some say that mankind is complex beyond comprehension. I cannot, of course, speak for every other individual on this earth, but I do not believe that I am a very difficult person to understand. My life is based upon two very simple, sweeping philosophies: pragmatism in actions and idealism in thought. Thus, with these two attitudes, I characterize myself. Pragmatism in actions. I believe utterly in one of those old cliches: we are given only

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • By Comparison with Other Factors, Evaluate How Important Stakeholders Are in Stratergic Management

    By Comparison with Other Factors, Evaluate How Important Stakeholders Are in Stratergic Management

    CHALLENGES OF THE VIKING SEWING MACHINE GROUP IN STRATERGIC MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The Viking Sewing machine (VSM) company was originally controlled by Electrolux, having acquired it in 1997; but was sold 20 years later to an investment fund, Industri Kapital. The company is into the business of sewing machine manufacturing and has since grown to be a force to be reckoned within the same industry since 1997. The mission statement of the company reflects the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Eating Disorders

    Eating Disorders

    Technology Limits Every generation differs with its pros and cons and Generation “y” is no exception. Generation “y” is known for its extensive knowledge in technology and unless one has not been living on planet earth for the past couple of years one has heard about the internet, television or video games. Almost every home in the word has at least one of those technological devices. There are no restrictions as to what people can

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • Comparison of the Novel Pride and Predjudice and the Movie Sense and Sensibility

    Comparison of the Novel Pride and Predjudice and the Movie Sense and Sensibility

    Pride and Prejudice, the novel by Jane Austen, and Sense and Sensibility, the movie based on the novel by Austen, share many striking similarities. These similarities lie in the characters, plots and subplots between these characters, the settings, and the overall style and themes used in creating the two works. Jane Austen uses extremely similar characters in almost the exact same situation in Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. The clearest examples of this

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Artur
  • Mood Disorders

    Mood Disorders

    I. Introduction Mood disorders can be traced to our earliest times (indeed, to the Book of Genesis by some writers: Ostow, 1980) and across cultures (Al- Issa, 1982; Carson, et al., 1988). Many famous people apparently suffered from these disorders. Eg: Lincoln and Freud suffered from depression. They are among the most prevalent of psychological disorders (Reus, 1988). The Mood Disorders are characterized by prolonged and persistent positive and/or negative emotions, which are of such

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Borderline Personality Disorder

    Borderline Personality Disorder

    A client with borderline personality disorder usually consists of a host of negative characteristics. BPD is defined as “a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image, and affects, and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts, ”(American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Patients who have borderline personality disorder usually display destructive behaviors and addictive behaviors, including self-mutilation. These actions are a cry for help, they expect someone

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • A Comparison of the Status of Women Within Two Ethnic Groups

    A Comparison of the Status of Women Within Two Ethnic Groups

    It is not a secret that throughout the history women suffered an underprivileged social status. This particularly applies to the Muslim society, where even up to this day women are often thought of as having no soul (Kaleem). With the change of American immigration policy, the people of predominantly non-White origins started to pour into this country, thus contributing to the creation of multicultural society that we immensely enjoy nowadays. Yet, it was being noticed

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Psychological Egoism

    Psychological Egoism

    Psychological Egoism states that each person pursues his or her self interest alone. Rachels states that it is not a theory of ethics but rather a theory of human psychology. Psychological Egoism has extreme consequences for human morality. If Psychological Egoism were true, then our entire society would consist of selfish individuals only interested in their own welfare; it would be pointless to talk about what people ought to do. Ethical Egoism in contrast claims

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: regina

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