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Inspiring or Discouraging People in Literary Works

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The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other essays.... This paper "Inspiring or Discouraging People in Literary Works" focuses on the fact that real-life events and experiences have influenced literary works through time with the aim to either seek triumphs and/or struggles that play significant roles in history....

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Renaissance and Fashion trends

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Looking at the Renaissance: essays toward a contextual appreciation.... The researcher of this essay aims to explore the fashion trends and Rennaissance.... Fashion defined as a generally adopted style or design in shoes, accessories and clothing and a form of self-expression (Breward)....

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Aristotle Greek Philosopher History

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Kraut, Richard and Steven Skultety, Aristotle's Politics:Critical essays, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 ... This essay describes the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who was born in 384 BC in Stagira which is a town in Northern Greece.... It was also possible that he learned philosophy in his early years in Stagira after reading some philosophical dialogues written by Plato....

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Sustainability and visual arts

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This research aims to evaluate and present relation of sustainability and visual arts.... The significance of Steinman's work is the interactive nature of the creative process, as people from the community were involved in every aspect of the project.... ... ... ... In this work Mandela Artscape stands as an example of positive regenerative work that benefits the cityscape in which it is located as well as residents in multiple ways: aesthetically, socially, educationallyand environmentally....

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Compare curanderismo, espiritualismo, with Afro-Caribbean Santeria, Pentecostalism

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?The Future of Liberation Theology: essays in Honour of Gustavo Gutie?... Curanderismo is a spiritual healing practice that incorporates the body, mind, and spirit.... Evidently, Curanderismo can be traced back to the traditional cultures of Central America and Mexico.... ... ... ...

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The Heroes of Absurd

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The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other essays.... The paper "The Heroes of Absurd" presents that absurdism, both in literature and in life, represents a constant struggle of meaning for the reader and the student, for it is non-conformist in its outlook and anti-rationalist in its theoretical underpinnings....

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Yeats and Irish Cultural Literary Revival

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Poetics: the imitation of action: essays in interpretation, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, p.... The essay "Yeats and Irish Cultural Literary Revival" discusses the contribution of W.... .... eats to the Irish cultural literary revival.... Yeats, one of the greatest English poets of the present century expressed romantic tradition in his early poems influenced by Blake, Spenser, and John Keats....

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Poe's Gothic Horror Fiction Novels

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om/essays/masque/ on 10/4/09... The works of Edgar Allan Poe have influenced literature in America and Europe enormously.... The prime objective of the paper "Poe's Gothic Horror Fiction Novels" discusses Poe's novel Red Death as a tale that exposes man's fear of death and his mortality....

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The Nature poetry of Robert Frost

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Robert Frost has a unique characteristic of associating nature with human lives and establishing a relation between human beings and the surrounding nature.... Frost received many honorary degrees and impressed the audience at many universities and colleges.... Frost's book A.... ... ... (Cox) ... ...

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The Process of Settlers Migration to the West After the Civil War

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The paper describes the main motivation behind the move to the West.... Native Americans actually suffered deeply during the process due to the struggle with the settlers.... After the Civil War, Native Americans confronted a growing wave of settlers, who represented various social classes, including prospectors....

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Comparison Between Modern and Epic Heroes

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Comparison between Modern and Epic Heroes Definition Hero refers to a figure that possesses extra human abilities and status.... Heroes serve as protagonists of epic and myth who are widely celebrated for their deeds (Ogden 2010, 102).... Available literature suggests that a hero is characterized by common characteristics such as arete, hubris, kleos and immortality....

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Significance of Setting in The Dead by James Joyce

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The Dead: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives.... This essay discusses the significance of setting in 'The Dead' by James Joyce.... The setting of 'The Dead' plays an important role in the story and acts as a character on its own just like that of Gabriel Conroy....

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Cultural Post-Modernism and the Machine

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The galaxy is rated G: essays on children's science fiction film and television.... The essay gives a critique on Michael Bay's "Transformers".... The film Transformers, a 2007 action adventure film directed by Michael Bay with science fiction overtones, is about an alien race that has been created through the creation of robotic life forms....

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Retributivist and Utilitarian Theories for Justification of Criminal Punishment

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In Punishment and Responsibility: essays in the Philosophy of Law (pp.... An author of this essay seeks to shed the light on the debate over this rationalization for punishment centers around two concepts and their related theories.... The paper further describes how criticisms might arise in the philosophical debate regarding a punishment process....

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Kupreskic Et Al Case Legal and Social Environment

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The current research paper "Kupreskic Et Al Case Legal and Social Environment" investigates the fact that there are specific criteria on which the various legal rules are based; often, these criteria are inadequate to meet the needs of individuals and states worldwide.... ... ... ...

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Ida B Wells, a Great Communicator

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?? African American Autobiography: A Collection of Critical essays.... This paper "Ida B Wells, a Great Communicator" focuses on the fact that many people throughout history have suffered or witnessed injustices and sought to improve the lives of others.... Few, however, have been in a position to radically change the life conditions for an entire group of people....

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Little Mermaids Background Information

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?Sounds of the future: essays on music in science fiction film.... The author of this paper "Little Mermaid's Background Information" discusses an original soundtrack produced by Walt Disney "Little Mermaid", the lyrics, the history of the soundtrack, the origin of the song, the main scenes, where the music was used effectively, the main types of sound used....

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The Problem of Evil

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(2003) Huxley and God: essays on Religious Experience.... The paper "The Problem of Evil" tells us about theodicy.... God exists.... But why does an omnipotent, and omniscient, and supposedly omnibenevolent God allow evil?... Does not the presence of evil contradict God's nature?...

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Social Behaviour and Human Nature

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rg/resources/journal/23_3/essays/002 [Accessed 14 September 2009] ... This paper ''Social Behaviour and Human Nature'' tells us that conflict of ideas are the realms of this world.... No two people are ever the same due to different opinions.... No two persons can have similar kinds of minds....

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Apathy as Life: the Nullification of Culture

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The Culture Industry: Selected essays on Mass Culture.... This essay "Apathy as Life: the Nullification of Culture" analyses ways in which to eliminate prejudice, to cure social problems of hunger and poverty, and to engage each other in meaningful discourse through which an enriched and educated society was the result....

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All Contractual Terms Are Either Categorized as Conditions or Warranties

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Natural law theory: Contemporary essays, Clarendon Press, Oxford England. ... The paper "All Contractual Terms Are Either Categorized as Conditions or Warranties" states that the sixth remedy is the lien.... It involves retaining the party to the contract until he settles the outstanding debt....

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The Novel Beloved by Toni Morrison

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?? Neither East nor West Postcolonial essays on Literature, Culture and Religion.... The author of the paper "The Novel Beloved by Toni Morrison" will begin with the statement that set in the antebellum period, Toni Morrison's Beloved portrays the horrible atrocities of slavery and the trauma this dehumanizing system caused slaves and their families....

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The Essentials of John Wesley

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The author of the following paper "The Essentials of John Wesley" will begin with the statement that the essentials of John Wesley characterizes the manner in which modern Christians should live in regards to practicing the genuine and true religion.... ... ... ... The evolution of the Wesleyan communities can be attributed to the works of John and Charles Wesley, they considered Methodism to be predominantly an expression of Christian faith....

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The Black Catholic Experience Critique

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Edited by Copeland (2009), this book is a collection of essays written by experts in the field.... The paper "The Black Catholic Experience Critique" focuses on the critical analysis of the book Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience, an in-depth analysis of the faith and theological culture of black Catholics and different aspects of their contribution to Catholicism....

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Representation of Disguise in Narratives

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Hamlet: With Contemporary essays.... The paper "Representation of Disguise in Narratives" highlights that some use disguises to seek revenge and justice like in Hamlet while some use them to enrich themselves like Claudius and Odysseys.... Disguises play a vital role in narratives as they act as mirrors for the real people in society....

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Contrasting Frosts the Road Not Taken and a Worn Out Path by Wendy

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om/details/essays/LIT2000-A%20Worn%20Path.... The paper "Contrasting Frosts the Road Not Taken and a Worn Out Path by Wendy" states that the age differences between the characters in the poem and the narrative symbolize the difficulties encountered by different people of different ages and races, in making it through life to meet their objectives....

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American Civil Rights Movements

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The Civil rights movement in America: essays.... The paper "American Civil Rights Movements" highlights that the civil rights protests were carried on for some years.... The determination and pressing on after the Birmingham protest made congress pass the American civil rights act that made racial segregation to be banned....

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Visual Arts and Film Studies

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Beyond the Mainstream: essays on Modern and Contemporary Art: Contemporary Artists and their Critics.... ... his paper ''Visual Arts and Film Studies'' tells us that according to Connors's statement in his 1979 interview, the art world is ineffective in communicating a message over a long period....

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Collective Bargaining and Unions

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Participation and Industrial Democracy at Work: essays in Honour of Harvey Ramsay.... The paper "Collective Bargaining and Unions" highlights that collective bargaining and a strong role for unions is both beneficial and disadvantageous to the parties involved especially in today's economic conditions that require flexibility and adaptability to cope....

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Mencius Theory of Human Nature and Xunzis Theory of Human Nature

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He was associated with the Confucian school, and his essays were quite critical of other schools like Daoism and Mohism at times.... The paper "Mencius Theory of Human Nature and Xunzis Theory of Human Nature" states that based on the philosophy of human nature from the Confucian school of thought, Mencius developed his philosophy rooted in the principle that man by nature is good and remains so, as long as his wishes are fulfilled....

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Sinclair Investments Ltd versus Versailles Trade Finance Ltd

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2002, The new European private law: essays on the Future of Private Law in ... The paper "Sinclair Investments Ltd versus Versailles Trade Finance Ltd " states that Boardman clearly put himself in a position that causes him to have a conflict of interest.... To begin with, all the transactions he claimed to have done for the board of trustees trace back to his personal assets....

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Buying Decisions of the Parents, the Family as a Consumer Base Unit

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The paper "Buying Decisions of the Parents, the Family as a Consumer Base Unit" highlights that the review of the literature concerning the children's influence in parents' decision-making on purchases was significant as a conceptual guide for the proposed research.... Other research suggests that the influence of the wife and the husband would most likely change according to the (a) product types being considered for consumption, (b) the step reached in the process of decision making,(c) purchase influence type, and (d) the basic characteristics of the particular family that was making the decision (Assael21998)....

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Monetary or Non-Monetary Incentives

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In this regard, the current research aims to determine which motivational incentive scheme, among those available to the employees, would be the most effective to lure them to continue working in the firm and thus, ensure increased firm productivity.... The paper "Monetary or Non-Monetary Incentives" discusses that a firm's performance is a comprehensive concept that has been synonymously used in place of productivity....

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Business Consultancy: IKEA

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The survival of firms in the global market is depended not only on the market trends but also on the strategic choices employed.... Firms with a well-known brand name, like IKEA, have to continuously alternate their strategies in order to secure their position within their industry.... .... ... ... ...

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Does China's domestic political situation constrain its generation of soft power

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Name Date Course Section/# Title: Soft Power: An Exploration of the Case of China Introduction: Whereas international relations has long been defined by the traditional balance of power approach (hard power), an alternative, first proposed by Joseph Nye in the early 1990s, promotes the importance of soft power as a means of co-opting and cooperating with another actor within international relations without the need to coerce such an actor/actors via a forceful model....

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Leading and Managing People - Improving Organization Culture

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Organizational citizenship behaviors: a critical review of the theoretical and empirical literature and suggestions for the future research.... London: Pearson professional Publishing. ... The paper "Leading and Managing People - Improving Organization Culture" states that organizational culture is a far and wide used term although it seems to cause some ambiguity in terms of evaluating its efficiency on change variables in an organization....

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Population Geography

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The economic and social impacts now and in the future of EITHER a population with a large and increasing number of over 65 year olds OR a population with a large and increasing number of under 15 year olds ... ... emographers and very many economists utilize dependency ratios in the analysis and summarizing of the age structure of a population....

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Culture Influence on Leadership Processes

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Journal of Business research, Vol.... USA: McGraw-Hill professional.... This essay "Culture Influence on Leadership Processes" focuses on cultural influence and leadership processes are highly associated due to the fact that the determination of some organizations to integrate cultural understanding for the achievement of their organizational goals is highlighted....

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In which ways has globalization affected China

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This gives them the opportunity to exploit their native market base and conduct research about the market to ensure they serve the needs of their consumers fully.... China has also taken part by conducting research on how to better their environment and utilize its utility maximally.... The increased activities on agricultural products prompt more research and therefore through this better quality of food contents are developed.... Food contents that are drought resistant and are able to yield more develop through scientific research....

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The Forces of Globalisation in the Tourism Industry: A Blessing or a Blight

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This question is hard to answer despite extensive research, but as the reality tells that the world is moving towards the future (rather than towards the past), then globalisation and its forces must be embraced by the industry.... Annals of Tourism research, 23 (1), pp.... Annals of Tourism research, 39 (1), pp.... Annals of Tourism research, 39 (1), p.... Journal of Travel research, 49 (2), pp.... The Journal of Tourism and Peace research, 1 (1), pp....

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Reflections on the Environment

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?? Stochastic Environmental research and Risk Assessment, 25 (2011): 583-600.... The British Broad Casting (BBC), on its official website, maintains this latest piece of research.... Moreover, Dr Browne, who is the member of the US-based research network known as National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, informed that the tiny plastic was a concern as the evidence suggests that it was directly converted into the food chain (Kinver, 2012)....

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Usability evaluation of the website

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Aims The aim of the project is to research on the usability of http://selfhelp.... E-commerce websites are conventionally strongly task-oriented, goal-directed, Web-based interactions, thus they lend themselves to the use of structured task analysis approaches.... This chapter offers additional perspectives on Web-based tasks....

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Moreover, research on the diseases has improved man's comprehension of genes, cells and proteins that interlock in a complex interaction to produce organ level disorders.... Further research in 1938 was conducted by Dr.... research on high fat diets as treatment methods were also done by Dr.... The 1960's was characterized by the creation of research organizations that focused on cystic fibrosis.... Moreover, research has continually been focused on attempts to achieve a cure in the not so distant future....

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Correlation between a Students Social Status and Academic Performance

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This makes it very hard for them to do their research and finding the necessary material to help in academic performance.... ccording to another research known as The longitudinal Evaluation of School Change (LESCP) In Title 1 Schools conducted by U.... The Education Trust in 2001 did a research and discovered that 4,577 schools nationwide which were at the top of their state in performance had at least 50% low income or at least 50% minority students in relation to other schools with higher income earning which had higher grade levels....

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Ways in Which the Expectations of Supermarket Shoppers Have Changed Since, During and Post-Recession

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research in the UK states that consumers are adjusting on how they spend on their budgets.... From the research point of view, twenty-two percent of the individuals in the UK treat themselves to indulgent food at home since they tend to believe it is cheaper.... This is a confirmation deploys the research done by the online ABA research in 2012 that customers of different socio-economic groups expect supermarkets to carry out business responsibly (The Shopper Report 1996). ...

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Giving economic circumstances over the last five years of how Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrisons have coped

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In the second quarter of 2008 a global recession also known as the late 2000s recession or the credit crunch affected every business sector leaving many in a severe financial crisis.... This financial crisis affected the overall buying behavior of customers, as the buying behavior.... ... ... The 2008 economic crunch was caused by a shortage of finance which made buyers to go slow on purchasing goods as they feared the economic slump which could render them bankrupt if they did not economize Falling house prices which were caused by shortage of mortgages made the economy to worsen and investor fell short of repaying their loans....

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Binge-Eating Disorder

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Much research has been done on Binge eating disorder, particularly concerning its causes, prevention, treatment, and ethical considerations surrounding the disorder.... DSM have been instrumental in the advancement of research in psychopathology.... Nonetheless, DSM-5 criteria can be used to analyze binge eating disorder, especially when it comes to behavior-genetic, quantitative-psychological and personality research perspectives. ... Owing to the close relationship between the criteria for diagnosing and classifying binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa (AN), the authors paved way for further research by exploring the topic....

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Do Electronics Negatively Impact People Psychologically

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In fact, research has linked suicidal tendencies and Internet usage in the U.... They also find it difficult to suggest opinions on any research topic.... In her research, Francisca found that more than 40% of youths spend more than four hours daily operating their mobile phones sending text messages, talking or answering to missed calls.... The Reproductive research Center in Cleveland once found out through a research that excessive usage of mobile phones decreases semen quality....

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Analyzing the African American Woman: The Writings of Nella Larsen

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The research shows how the dual race personality of Nella Larsen and her work related with the Harlem Renaissance, thus proving the thesis statement that Nella Larsen in her life and through her characters, struggled with issues of race, self-identity, and social recognition.... Supporting idea or research ... Supporting idea or research ... Supporting Idea or research ... Supporting idea or research ... Supporting idea or research ...

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The Role of the Frontal Lobes in Attention

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ADHD is a widespread disorder that is not studied properly and needs further research.... This approach is based on research study findings that behavioral symptoms, such as disinhibition, insensivity, impulsivity, inability to provide reasonable behavioral responses or experiences lead to similarities in behaviors of patients with ADHD diagnosis and patients with frontal lobe lesions.... Further research is focused on multiple ways of dealing with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ...

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