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- 4421: Stress Management
- ... of duty. Stress is put to blame for this. Every study done indicates that police officer face a much higher level of stress. For suicide there are four main factors: 1. Divorce 2. Alcohol 3. Depression 4. A failure to get help. All four factors are symptoms that can stem from an officer s stress levels. An officer who got into trouble on the job, suspension or termination is seven times ... from a substantially higher divorce rate ranging from sixty to seventy percent higher than normal couples. The medical community has attributed stress to such biological responses as heart malfunctions, blood pressure variations, gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, depression, muscular discomfort, strokes, and a host of nervous system related problems. For the police officer, biological consequences can represent more long term concerns, but the short term results are the most profound. Stress of the ... loved one. The symptoms of PTSD are flashbacks, over arousal, emotional numbness, and emotional outbursts. People with PTSD suffer from problems with concentration, controlling impulses, and decision making. The long term consequences of PTSD are depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, multiple personality disorders, and suicide. Dealing with Stress There are three basic strategies for dealing with stress at the source. The first strategy is altering situations to make them less stressful. ...
- 4422: The American
- ... She seems to be very depressed behind the happy face that she puts on. Nobody will really speak of why her previous marriage was such a disaster, and this may be the cause of her depression. The reader can also assume that living with a mother and brother as the Marquise de Bellegarde and Urbain could drive any sane person a bit mad. All in all, Claire de Cintré is a ... the choice of a husband, which has caused her much pain. Mrs. Tristram is also very wistful in that she yearns for a better life, and seems to live superficially through Christopher Newman. She has great joys in setting him up with Claire de Cintré because she thinks of her as the perfect woman. She does not want Newman to turn out like she did with a dissatisfying wife and desire ...
- 4423: Antigone Vs. Billy Budd
- ... so untrusting of his people. If he had followed the suggestions of his people, none of it would have happened. Fate is also what changed Creon's life. In the beginning he was enjoying a great kingship. The defeat of the king of Argos just occurred and he was enjoying a good time. However, his fated decree against the burial of Polyneices lead to his ultimate fall and the death of ... to Greek religious beliefs, a soul could not make it into its place in the underworld immediately if the proper rites of burial were performed. In Greek thought, the denial of a burial was a great sacrilege. Obviously, Antigone is a very religious person. To her, denying her brother of a burial was a great offense. She would do anything to allow her brother to journey to the underworld. It is also said by Teiresias that the Gods are angered because Creon " . . . impiously have kept upon the earth Unburied ...
- 4424: Antigone: Creon's Decisions and His Downfall
- ... other in battle, and I, as the next in blood, have succeeded to the full power of the throne." This gave Creon the burden of having to make many important decisions, which would have a great impact on Thebes and consequently his own tragic downfall. Virtue is an important quality which a tragic hero must posses. A tragic hero must be virtuous yet not overly just. Creon displayed the quality of ... broken heart, his life was destroyed because he caused the death of both his son and his wife. Gaining wisdom through suffering is yet another element associated with being a tragic hero. Creon gains a great deal of wisdom as a result of his actions, and the death of both his son and his wife. Creon learned that the laws of the gods are more important than his word, that he ... conclusion, Creon destroyed an irreplaceable amount of his life by being stubborn and proud. He will be forever remembered as a tragic hero, however the price he payed to gain this title was far too great. Is immortality really worth wasting your life trying to accomplish?
- 4425: Filial Piety In China
- ... of maintaining peace and harmony in the family, translating into upholding peace in harmony in society and country, as the family is the primary unit of society in Chinese culture. It is said in The Great Learning that, "…wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivate the persons. Wishing to cultivate the persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to ... parental benevolence is the son's personal gain." In fact, during the May Fourth Movement, the spirit against Confucianism and with it, filial piety, was so strong that the slogan "Overthrow Confucius and Sons" enjoyed great popularity. If the May Fourth Movement provided the ammunition for the collapse of filial piety, the Cultural Revolution definitely pulled the trigger. During the Cultural Revolution, students were taught to be politically and socially active ... Chinese Philosophy and Culture, East-West Center Press, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 4. Chow, Tse-Tung (1960), The May Fourth Movement, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 5. Chu, Godwin C. & Ju, Yanan (1993), The Great Wall in Ruins, State University of New York Press, Albany 6. Feng, Jicai (1996), "Confessional", Ten Years of Madness: Oral Histories of China's Cultural Revolution, China Books & Periodicals Inc., San Francisco 7. Grant, ...
- 4426: Hiroshima 5
- ... and with it came more than just the loss of lives. According to Archibald MacLeish, a U.S. poet, "What happened at Hiroshima was not only that a scientific breakthrough . . . had occurred and that a great part of the population of a city had been burned to death, but that the problem of the relation of the triumphs of modern science to the human purposes of man had been explicitly defined ... annihilation will curb even the greatest tyrants' bloodlust. In short, fear is part of the human condition and those peaceful nations which learn to live with the destructive potential of nuclear power are capable of great good. Great evil is more likely to be the result of unchecked nuclear power in hands of lawless nations. As ever, peace and safety depend upon military power being in the right hands. --- Works Cited "Fifty ...
- 4427: Age of Gold for Babylon
- ... and springs. A processional street known in native tongue as May the Enemy Not Have Victory was opened unto by the Ishtar Gate. It led past the palace of Nebuchadnezzar on towards to Esagila, a great temple dedicated to the Babyonian's patron god, Marduk. More then 1000 acres of densely packed homes dotted with smaller temples and markets on both the east and west banks of the Euphrates river. This ... s population was largely due to history of conquers and being conquered. These cultures included the Hittites, Assyrians, Aramaens, Chaldeans, Cassites, Hurrians, Elamites, and deported from Jerusalem by Neubuchadnazzar, thousands of Jews. In Babylon a great division between classes especially slave and free along with the difference in the vast numbers of personnel for the temple and for regular society. The priests of the Esigila temple had much control over more ... city still had traces of unrest from the death of their former ruler Nebuchadnezzar. This left open a window for Cyrus the Persian to repeat what Assyria had done. When the army of Alexander the Great overcame the Persians two centuries later, the citizens of Babylon welcomed the Macedonian conqueror. Though as the new cities came about Babylon's strength had become weakened and by the first century AD the ...
- 4428: Massurrealism
- ... well-known styles of art. He explained, "When someone mentions Massurrealism, the style of Salvador Dali combing with the style of Andy Warhol comes to mind. Dali was from the Rennaissance School. He was a great painter, and was a master craftsman and surrealist. He used both mass-culture objects like no other artist ever did. He had a great sense of color and design. He expressed himself simply. Warhol used repetition to create a new art form. Warhol was strictly pop art, he was no surrealist. I think that if you combine both brains we might possible have one great massurrealist." He then continues with his thoughts of the subconscious hoping to enlighten the mind of his readers with a sense of magic. With this attempt to sport inspiration, he wrote, "As I am ...
- 4429: My Favorite Room
- My Favorite Room My Den is a great place to hang out, play some pool, or just get away from the stress of every day life. My Den offers superior sound and entertainment. It has no stress related items such as a telephone ... be observed. No ties, briefcases or any other work related articles. No phones or pagers are allowed so there are no interruptions. These are to insure a fun and relaxing time. My Den is a great place to hang out, play some pool, or just get away from the stress of every day life. It is almost impossible not to have a good time when you are in my den. Outline A. Introduction B. Why the den is a great place to hang out. C. Pooltable D. Get away from stress of everyday life. E. Closing paragraph
- 4430: Michael Jordan
- ... may seem like no big deal but it’s something in itself. Jordan almost wasn’t born. In 1963, when Deloris was carrying Mike her mother died unexpectedly causing her to fall into a deep depression and stress period. Fearing a miscarriage the family doctor ordered her to bed rest. (Greene 12; NBA.com) "I Davis 3 always said that Michael’s birth was like a sign. I lost my mother ... Greene 52; Halberstam 27, BioLife.com) Most people thought that Mike would come and sit the bench. They were startled when they found out he was a season opener starter. (NBA.com) Mike had a great time playing for UNC, and his nest move was to become eligible for the NBA draft. Mike was 3rd pick behind Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) and Sam Bowie (Portland) (GreatsoftheGame.com) MJ of course, was drafted ...
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