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Losing Someone You Love
Number of words: 617 - Number of pages: 3.... coping and changing attitudes and values. For the most part, one does not suffer from over-anxiety for too long and as a result, people rarely become trapped in a maelstrom of anxiety long enough to do any personal damage to themselves. That is not the case with depression. Depression over loss can be a serious problem. In a healthy context, depression enables a person to work on issues of competence, value, and strength in the midst of loss. On the other hand, if left unchecked, it tends to work like a giant leech attached to the body, slowly draining all semblance of life from its v .....
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Gays In The Military
Number of words: 1998 - Number of pages: 8.... of the Clinton Administration with its agenda to
radically revise military policy regarding the acceptance and treatment of
homosexuals, Department of Defense policy was well established and clear. Legal
questions began to be raised in civilian courts challenging the military
exclusion and discharge policies in the 1960's and 1970's. The services were
forced to explain and clearly justify specific limits and procedures used in
relation to service members claiming to be homosexual or convicted of such
behavior. During the Carter Administration a clear policy was signed into law.
It read .....
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Male And Female Roles In Society
Number of words: 386 - Number of pages: 2.... a university and receiving an education requires dominant characteristics such as competitiveness, aggressiveness, confidence, etc. Bearing these qualities has served as a hindrance to being accepted by my society. Fortunately, my parents never stuck to the traditional rules for girls. We were taught how to do everything that a boy does, probably because we don't have a brother.
Although I strongly disagree with the role girls and boys are expected to play in society I do embrace one particular aspect of it. The fact the in the Indian culture a woman is supposed to completely dedicate her .....
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Women In Films: User Or Victim?
Number of words: 1435 - Number of pages: 6.... sense of rejection and the ridicules that young
Eva and her family received from the other villagers, formed the basis of her
hatred of Argentinas middle and upper classes@ (19).
Eva grew up to be an intelligent, beautiful, and glamorous teen-ager, who
attracted many men=s attention. Aside from her good looks, Eva had the charm
that could get her all the things she wanted, the character of a woman who never
gave into negative circumstances, and a determination so strong, she found her
way to the balcony of the presidential palace of Argentina. The painful
rejection, and the traumatic event .....
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The Society Is Flawed
Number of words: 2960 - Number of pages: 11.... from their own cultural perspective, thereby possibly distorting or misinterpreting a work or idea. Marx speaks of this saying, "Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of the conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class made into a law for all, a will, whose essential character and direction are determined by the economical conditions of existence of your class"(27). With this in mind, some perspective on the society of Marx’s time is vital.
Karl Heinrich Marx, a German economist, philosopher, and revolutionist, .....
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The Effect Of The Greek Culture On Other Cultures
Number of words: 557 - Number of pages: 3.... on the scientists who later developed the modern atomic theory.
Pthyagorus, however, may be the most important thinker of Greek times. His
mathematical theories of geometry had a vast effect on modern culture and
knowledge.
Another area that was greatly effected was government. The Greeks
were the first civilization to develop a democracy. Cleisthenes divided
Athens into smaller neighborhoods called demes. Each of these
neighborhoods were guaranteed spots on the Council of Five Hundred. The
representatives for these spots were chosen at random forma list of
qualified citize .....
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TV Trash?
Number of words: 957 - Number of pages: 4.... tell attitude. This is why Bennett wants to abolish daytime television altogether.
Bennett claims that daytime TV is the problem in our society today. Children are watching and learning the immoral truths of today’s society. But ask yourself where are those children’s parents? Bennett wants to eliminate the talk shows so then our culture can be cleansed, but are the talk shows to blame for our so-called culture rot. Shouldn’t we look to point the finger at other television shows? Bennett would disagree, he states that “the worst of television is the day-time television ta .....
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Fetishism
Number of words: 957 - Number of pages: 4.... on the part of the male. He believed
that the association with the penis to the female reproductive organ was a
reminder to men that castration is possible. This anxiety would cause the
fetishist to associate his or her sexual desire with another body part or object.
By doing this he or she can link sexual experience with another part and
forget about infertility, humiliation, or anxiety. Usually the desire is linked
closely to the genitals, it could be something seen when the genitals were first
viewed, such as, underwear, or something associatively linkable to the
experience (e.g. fur, w .....
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How To Get Married And Stay Married To The Perfect Mate!!
Number of words: 580 - Number of pages: 3.... theory to make
sure that they will be happy.
Another theory I will talk about is the equity theory. This theory
dictates that people will be more attracted to someone that they have a fair
relationship with. It states that we will be happier with a person who takes as
much as they give to us. Over a long term relationship, like marriage, this is
important because both husband and wife feel that they are approximately equal.
In my book I will talk about how to use this theory to makes sure that both
couples get the same out of the relationship.
I will also talk about proximity in my boo .....
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Puerto Rican Cultural And Religion
Number of words: 481 - Number of pages: 2.... were more formally
dressed than those of the English mass. Another major difference was in the
music. The English mass had the "traditional" European "angelica" type singing.
The Spanish mass, however, had more upbeat music, along with the use of
"traditionally" Carribean instruments like maracas, for example.
What does this suggest about the religious community of Puerto Rican
Americans? I think that it is a balance between assimilation and preserving the
culture. I think it is obvious that Roman Catholicism was not the native
religion of Borinquen. Borinquen was the name of the island .....
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