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- 6241: Matilda
- ... it to anyone who is in for a little youthful adventure. It tells the story of a little girl with a horrible life. Her parents have no interest in her, and the Headmistress at her school is monstrous. Matilda deals with her problems by reading and learning mathematics. She is very bright and clever for a five year old. She soon discovers that she is able to move objects with her ... her father for constantly denouncing her. For instance, she replaced his hair tonic with her mother’s hair dye, causing Mr. Wormwood’s hair to be turned a platinum blonde. On her first day of school, Matilda’s teacher Miss Honey becomes very interested in her abilities, wondering where the child picked up such an ability to solve complicated mathematical equations and read such great novels for a child her age ...
- 6242: Anorexia
- ... nervosa patients say that it may stem from family and social pressures, or from other types of stress. They think that many of the anorexic people come from an environment where often times a very high value is placed on being thin or perfect. Sometimes it is triggered by a dramatic change in the person s life. Frequently, people who have anorexia tend to be perfectionists. They have unusually high expectations, yet they often lack self esteem. Anorexics may feel that they have been isolated or friendless for some time. This leads to the fact that they sometimes feel that they are unacceptable people and ...
- 6243: Self-Improvement
- ... I felt that the obstacles are not as impeding as they used to be. As the tasks become more effortless, I began to feel that I really accomplished a lot, unlike my previous experiences with school. Although now school is not effortless. I find it easier to cope with, and I know that it was my efforts that made the difference. The fact that I could accomplish such a seemingly impossible task was enough ...
- 6244: My Friend's Battle With Anorexia
- ... after senior year to be incredible. It was our last summer together, my friends and I wanted it to be unforgettable. My six best friends and I had grown even closer than before during the school year, so we expected to be inseparable all summer long. We soon found out that our summer would be unforgettable, but not in the way we wanted it too. One of my best friends, Laura ... had satisfied her. Two minutes later, she pulled the bar back out, breaking off a crumb at a time. I was amazed at how she could make a five inch bar last for an entire school day. It was then that I became really worried about Laura. My friends and I all noticed how little she ate, and often commented on it, only to be ignored by her. She had also ...
- 6245: Creative Writing: Tamia
- ... save for Niord, were tolerated, so long as their worshippers did not cause any trouble. The Niordites continued to worship their god underground, however, even under severe persecution, for all knew that if their lost high god found his power, the Kaidites would be driven out. The conflict was a hundred years in the making, and when it happened, events moved so quickly and in so bizarre a fashion that none ... their own gods with them, but they also brought the dark blight -- the Cult of Arnak. Arnak, whose mere name made every Kaidite, regardless of social station, quiver with fright. Arnak was true evil -- the high demon himself, some said. His worship was banned even from warlike Kaidite society, so strong was his evil. Unfortunately, evil begets power, and the Cult of Arnak was no different. The cult came to fair ...
- 6246: Tupac Shakur
- ... God." For most of his childhood his crack-addicted mother shuffled Tupac between the ghettos of Harlem and the Bronx. Young Tupac began his performance career with the 127th Street Ensemble and then enrolled Baltimore School for the Arts where he was educated in ballet and acting. Tupac was forced to drop out of the school and move to California where his criminal career began. Tupac began selling drugs and had several altercations with the law including several shooting and the unexplained death of two off-duty officers. Tupac’s music ...
- 6247: Exotica - Character Analysis
- ... where we are introduced to Francis (Bruce Greenwood), the tax auditor. At first, we assume he is a typical man seeking entertainment of a sexual nature from the young and innocent, (as depicted by her "school girl" ensemble) Christina (Mia Kirshner). However, as the story develops we find that Francis has a more honorable reason for attending this club. The narrative slowly reveals a man torn by the murder of his ... nor the desire to touch Christina. What he needs from her is not physical but merely mental alleviation. Christina represents the proverbial daughter as she acts as a reminder of Francis' lost child through her "school girl" apparel as well as her 'link' in the past to his family. As Francis watches her dance he imagines her as his own daughter thus making his memory of her a reality. This is ...
- 6248: Lost In Samarra
- ... Even though more than 50% are Shiites, the leaders of the party in power since 1968 are mostly Sunnis. Dawn also remembers hearing about some pretty weird stuff going on in Iraq from friends at school. She heard stuff like extreme temperatures in the western desert range from 6 degrees F to over 115 degrees F! Iraq has 2 seasons; winter and summer. The North is cool year round. Central Iraq ... lonely. Dawn told her mother all about her journey. When they got back to California, Dawn’s father, Pete, was waiting. He was not expecting Aishah, but loved the surprise. When Dawn went back to school she told the kids about her adventures. Dawn and her mother have kept in touch with Danny and invited him to visit when he could. Dawn kept the guide book as a souvenir because in ...
- 6249: A Critique of C. S. Lewis
- ... the decision to follow the impulse itself. The "learned" argument is refuted by his analogy of a boy on the island who is unaware of the existence of the process of multiplication. He never attended school and learned them. The education would be classified as "human convention". This human convention, consequently, did not invent multiplication just as it did not invent the law of nature. However, this comparison is based on ... but some how exists as an inherent part of the human psyche. This law also presents itself in the form of decisions and actions in line with what ought to be done. There is no school-room which imparts this law and the practice of it. Consequently, mathematics needs to be taught and learned. The attempts to equate the law of nature with mathematics in an analogy is misleading. The only ...
- 6250: Digestive Disorders (liver)
- ... a few symptoms to look out for. Jaundice, which is something that will make your skin and eyes go yellow is a symptom of Amebic Dysentry. Other symptoms to look out for are chills, a high fever, sweating, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, possible joint pain and an all around basic discomfort. Amebic Dysentry is caused by the same micro-organism that causes a variety of intestine infections ... amebic liver you are very likely to also have an intestinal infection from the disease as well. This is not true for all cases though. Most cases in which both occur are in places of high temperatures and poor sanitation. Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and India have many health problems associated with the disease. The most common way to get this disease is from one person to another. The other ...
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