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- 2951: Ordinary People
- ... deals with minor problems that had little impact to them. Since they had just moved to a new house in a new neighborhood, they try to establish relationships with other neighbors. Their son, Conrad, faces depression in which he must recover from through frequent visits to the hospital, and to his psychiatrist. The father of the family, Calvin, is a determined and responsible man, is positive on his outlook in life ... them always had minor conflicts that sprouted out every once in a while, but they were acceptable to each other. Conrad on the other hand had problems with his low self-esteem, grades in school, depression, suicide and interacting with other people. The loss of Buck brought Conrad down to his depression and low self-esteem, which eventually collapsed on his academic achievements in school. Also his social attitude towards society was weak, since his moods were always aimed towards quiet environments and loneliness. He took ...
- 2952: Psychopathology Assignment - M
- ... different behaviors. Thus I believe “madness” generally changes it’s true meaning according to different societies perceptions. Personally my belief is that “madness” comes in different “packages” such as mental illnesses like eating disorders, manic depression, schizophrenia and grief etc. I only have personal experience with manic depression but for the purpose of the assignment I will also discuss others experiences with madness and will address how society in South Africa understands “madness”. My first experience with madness was a highly traumatic event, when my older cousin of a few years attempted to kill himself. My cousin was diagnosed as having a chemical imbalance in his brain and suffering from manic depression. In order to help him the doctors advised him to stay in Tara, a psychiatric clinic, for a few months with therapy and medication providing him with the help he needed. All my family ...
- 2953: Frederick Douglass
- ... man by both blacks and whites. During his life as a slave in Baltimore he learned to read and write and passed his knowledge along to other blacks in Baltimore. Douglass is remembered as a great speaker. His speaking abilities were developed in the secret debating club called the East Baltimore Mental Improvement Society. He escaped from slavery to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1838. There he discovered the newspaper of the ... meetings of the abolitionist society. A deep melodious voice, grace and a flair for the dramatic would allow Douglass to mesmerize his listeners at the abolitionist meetings. From 1845 to 1847, Douglas would travel in Great Britain speaking for the elimination of slavery. While in Britain he expanded his view of the struggle for human rights. He spoke in favor of Irish home rule and eventually would speak on behalf of ... women's suffrage, prison reform, free public school education and universal peace. In 1846 he wrote to Garrison, "I cannot allow myself to be insensitive to the wrongs and sufferings of any part of the great family of man." Douglass would eventually split with Garrison and the largely white abolitionist movement to work more closely with the Black leaders of the time. Many of the leading black figures of the ...
- 2954: Outline: Negative Debate on Effects of Hate Mongering
- ... the ideals of liberty and democracy would be outlawed? Doesn't it then follow that by passing such a legislation we would be giving our government the power to , with another such law, suppress another great idea which could improve the world by accidentally limiting the right of expression by someone who would think up such an idea? Possible inherency 4. Marches and other assemblies by these hate mongering groups encourage ... factory conditions characterized by the 19th century, such as low wages long hours, overcrowding, and no concern of workers well being, would still be in existence? Couldn't such a legislation also accidentally prevent another great idea in the way of assembly from emerging? Possible Sections for speech against their plan. 1. The plan that my opponents have stated has many blaring inherent flaws. The first, and perhaps most obvious, is ... earth is wise enough to seperate good ideas from bad ideas, good beliefs from bad ones." Mr. Lippman is correct. By silencing any ideas at all you have violated the most basic freedom that this great country bestows upon its people. 2. Another problem presented by the plan is its obvious lack of enforcability. How do they propose that we find who are the members of "hate groups"? Do we ...
- 2955: Stephen Biko
- ... depicted in the movie “Cry Freedom” by actor Denzel Washington as a black individual who fought for black freedom. The movie showed that Mr. Biko met with a white newspaper editor, Donald Woods, and became great friends with him until his death. Stephen Biko was a true hero! This hero's name is Bantu Stephen Biko (Mr. Stephen Biko). He was born in King William's Town, South Africa. Mr. Biko ... white area and he was arrested. While in prison, Stephen was severely beaten to death, but the police said that his death took place because he went on a hunger strike. Stephen Biko achieved many great feats during his life. One of these feats was his acceptance to the University of Natal. He entered the institute to study medicine, though he did not complete the course because of his political activities ... thing about Biko is that he did not use violence to spread his ideas. He used his wits to try to tell the government in South Africa that what they were doing was wrong. Another great characteristic Biko had was his willingness to die for the sake of getting blacks equality. He showed this when he decided to see Donald Woods, despite of the risks involved. Stephen Biko was and ...
- 2956: Creative Writing: The Person Behind The Mask
- ... about his hobby. For a few years ago, a dream of his had fulfilled when he got a week to prove his ability as a clown in the town's circus. He had been a great success in his evaluation period, and was hired at once. Each night he would become the clown "Baltasar". The salary was lousy, but he didn't do it for money. Just the looks on the ... weren't going to invite him, he just said to himself; "Well, well. Perhaps another time..." The evening they were going to the show, he was supposed to be "Baltasar". Like normal he became a great success with everybody laughing of him, including the company's employees. The very next day, his colleagues were whispering behind his back as normal. But they were also talking about the magnificent clown they had ... t going to be invited, he accepted. "'Maybe this will be my final chance to show them", he thought to himself. At the party he started to do his usual trickery, and he became a great success. But he didn't dare to take his mask of, to show his colleagues. Then suddenly in an act, he lost his mask. And just as sudden they went quiet. Not a sound ...
- 2957: Case for Legalizing Marijuana
- ... such as hashish can induce psychedelic experiences identical to those observed after ingestion of potent hallucinogens such as LSD. Some who smoke marijuana feel no effects; others feel relaxed and sociable, tend to laugh a great deal, and have a profound loss of the sense of time. Characteristically, those under the influence of marijuana show incoordination and impaired ability to perform skilled acts. Still others experience a wide range of emotions ... this is not so, Marijuana occasionally produces acute panic reactions or even transient psychoses. Furthermore, a person driving under the influence of marijuana is a danger to themselves and others. If smoked heavily and a great deal of consistency, its use has been clearly associated with mental breakdown. In many persons who smoke chronically, the drug reinforces passivity and reduces goal-directed, constructive activity. The chronic use of pure resin (hashish ... the police. Marijuana is a common weed, easier to produce than the bathtub gin of the Prohibition years. It is not surprising that thousands of "dealers" have been drawn into the marijuana business. Despite the great risks they face, including bullying by other dealers and the threat of arrest, they are attracted by the profits. The law cannot change the economics of this market because it operates outside the law. ...
- 2958: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... such poor character that they have subsequently been disbarred.”(Tabak 37). With payment caps or court determined sums of, for example, $5 an hour, there is not much incentive for a lawyer to spend a great deal of time representing a capital defendant. When you compare this to the prosecution, “…aided by the police, other law enforcement agencies, crime labs, state mental hospitals, various other scientific resources, prosecutors …experienced in successfully ... off mistaken execution as an incidental cost in the greater scheme of putting a criminal to death? “Revenge is an unworthy motive for our society to pursue.”(Whittier 1) In our society, there is a great expectation placed on the family of a victim to pursue vengeance to the highest degree -- the death penalty. Pat Bane, executive director of the Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR), stated, “One parent told me ... cost of putting someone away for life is a deal. Is it really worth the hassle and money to kill a criminal, when we can put them away for life for less money with a great deal more ease? In earlier times--where capital punishment was common, the value of life was less, and societies were more barbaric--capital punishment was probably quite acceptable. However, in today's society, which ...
- 2959: Farewell My Concubine -- Inter
- ... s. At times, in fact, it is hard to believe he is a man. Both boys go through many years of hardship and torturous beatings at the academy, but they so badly wanted to be great, well-known actors, they kept up and endured the pain until finally they became what they wanted. As famous stars known to all, they changed their real names to names they use because of their status. Douzi is now called Cheng Dieyi and Shitou is now called Duan Xiaolou. As professional, great actors, they were famous for their performance of “Farewell My Concubine.” Sadly, the story is all too true in the actor’s own, non-fictional lives. For Cheng (Douzi), their stage relationship crosses over to ... endured and tried to cope with. The Chinese Communists had accused them of not being loyal to the government and taking sides with the Japanese. Duan and Cheng are persecuted nevertheless in 1966 when the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution arrives. Under pressure from a wild mob, Duan betrays Cheng by revealing his homosexual "crimes." Cheng responds by telling them about Juxian's prostitution past. To save himself, Duan declares that ...
- 2960: Justify The Knowledge Or It Wi
- ... of the stressed and overworked Asian student, it is American students who are most likely to report that school is a source of stress and academic anxiety. Asians actually had the lowest incidents of stress, depression, insomnia, aggression, and physical symptoms. American students do not value education as much as Asian students do. They are also more complacent about mediocre work. When asked what they would wish for if a wizard ... do this, clearly, is to stop over feeding our children's minds with the water of knowledge and to start planting there more seeds of thought. A very prolific man, Neale Donald Walsch, makes a great suggestion of how to do this in "Conversations with God": I am talking about focusing your children's attention as much on understanding the core concepts and the theoretical structures around which their value system ...
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