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- 16711: The Trials of Toilet Training
- ... and successfully taught 95% in three days. With the added emphasis on language and verbal rehearsal they attempted to teach children and were astounded at the results. Their methods eliminate the fear damaging the child's psyche by making toilet training a pleasant experience. The child is not simply toilet "trained", he is toilet "educated", that is, the complete process from knowing it's time to emptying the pot and flushing the waste down, all unsupervised. Any parent would agree, this is incredible. They use a combination of the same principals used in Practical Applications of Psychology. The overall ... with the aid of a hollow doll. The child gives the doll a drink then is told the doll has to "peepee" and he must help her. After the child assists in removing the doll's pants, the liquid is released. The child must observe the flow of liquid. into the potty chair. The adult and the child then praise the doll and the child then assists the doll in ...
- 16712: Prozac: Mania
- Prozac: Mania "Yeah, I'm on Prozac," I hear quite often, said as if the speaker had just received a new Porsche. I often do catch myself responding with, "I'm on Zoloft isn't modern medicine great?" In a way, this exchange is a way of bonding. In another, more twisted way, it is a way of receiving a stamp of approval from my peers, for antidepressants have become ... anxiety or low self-esteem (Chisholm and Nichols 38). Part of the popularity of Prozac stems from declining health care. "As medical plans cut back on coverage for psychotherapy, says [Dr. Robert] Birnbaum of Boston's Beth Israel, psychiatrists feel pressure simply to medicate and then monitor side effects'" (Cowley 42). General practitioners, however, write the majority of Prozac prescriptions. Both of these scenarios raise concerns, as some psychiatrists state that ... year recipient of Zoloft, I discovered that, during the course of my treatment, my interludes of depression would return at stressful times, despite the medication. Mental illness also runs in my family. On my father's side of the family, my great-grandmother suffered from dementia, and on the maternal branch of the family tree, my mother shows signs of dysthymia. This, of course, does not mean that clinical depression ...
- 16713: Frank Lloyd Wright 2
- ... the University of Wisconsin, he moved to Chicago in 1887, where he went to work as an apprentice for Louis Sullivan. He began there to design and independently build private houses for some of Sullivan s clients. This was known as moonlighting . These houses soon revealed an independent talent that was distinct from that of Sullivan. Wright s houses had low, sweeping rooflines hanging over uninterrupted walls of windows. His plans were centered on massive brick or stone fireplaces at the heart of the house. His rooms became wide open to one another ... his plans became more and more alike, reaching out toward some real or imagined expansive horizon. In contrast to the openness of those houses and as if in conflict with their immediate city environment, Wright s urban buildings tend to be walled in with light entering primarily from above, through skylights. These features contrasted with those of his mentor s, Sullivan, work. Wright s distaste for urban environments and his ...
- 16714: Similarities of Bradstreet and Wheatly
- ... Wheatly may have been different on the outside, but their writing styles are very similar. They both wrote much more intellectually than women of their time were expected to be able to. In Anne Bradstreet's 60 years, she became an accomplished writer. She was the first North American to publish a book of poems. Though it was uncommon for women in her time to be well-educated, for fear that ... knowing. Phyllis Wheatly may have lived a very short life, but her accomplishments are still appreciated today. She was a slave brought over from Africa, at a young age. She was purchased by the Wheatley's, who taught her English and Latin. She used this knowledge to read the Bible and other poets works. She had one book of poetry published. In these poems, she used the tools of Latin vocabulary ... Bradstreet, and Wheatley were more educated than would have been expected of the women of their times, and situations. In their writings, they both wrote with inversions, and used many religious references. In comparing Bradstreet's Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, and Wheatley's To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North America, etc., many similarities ...
- 16715: Charles Darwin
- ... But to most of us, "evolution" simply means that human beings are descended from apes, a slight misunderstanding, since both humans and modern apes are descendants of a mutual ancestor that is now extinct. It's not evolution but the theory of natural selection and the evidence he collected to prove to fellow scientists, peers, students, and most importantly the masses of public and the church that were at the heart of Darwin's contribution to biological science. Charles Darwin did not invent the concept of evolution. A number of prominent scientists and other thinkers during the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century (among them Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin) had offered detailed theories of evolution (Clark, 1984, pg.24-25). Therefor the idea of evolution went very far back in Western history. At that time this concept was referred to ...
- 16716: Money Can't Buy Love
- Money Can't Buy Love "Even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with you honey, everything will bring a change of heart with love..." This song lends hope to those good hearted Americans who believe, "money can't buy love". The article which claims that money can buy love is based entirely upon a black and white fallacy. This fallacy is created as the author exposes two opposite financial circumstances and then ...
- 16717: A Rose For Emily 7
- ... through sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity." The unnamed narrator, which can be identified as "the town," in a seemingly haphazard way relates key moments in Emily's life. In this story, Faulkner discusses the struggle for power relative to love. Emily believes that power and love are synonymous. The first part of Emily's life is spent with her father, Mr. Grierson. Two cousins visit her a while after her father s death, but otherwise no other family members are mentioned. Emily's father has great control over her actions. He has power to keep her from finding a life outside of his: "We remembered all ...
- 16718: Perdue Farm
- Analysis of company history development & growth Arthur W. Perdues quest for excellence in the poultry business began in 1917. Perdue started his company as a table-egg poultry farm. He slowly expanded his egg market by adding a new chicken coop every year. Arthurs son Frank joined the family business in 1939 after leaving school at the end of his the second year. In 1950 Frank took over leadership of Perdue Farms, which had over 40 employees at the time. During the 1970s Perdue entered into new markets in Boston and Philadelphia and also opened a new processing plant in North Carolina. Shortly after this, in 1977 Arthur Perdue died, leaving behind a business whos annual ...
- 16719: Witchcraft
- ... In the late 19th century, as the society was getting more open to ideas, Witches had started to come forward to speak of the truth of their religion. The religion was legalized in the 50's. Finally, Witches began to enjoy the freedom of religion, which had been existed for quite a long time, as others (Johnson). It was around this very moment, in the 40s, when the Craft was revived ... that trial, witch-hunting ended in America. Although large-scale hunting stopped, but discrimination and misconception persists. Recent examples are when KGUN-TV and a local church devastate the Desert Henge Coven and accused coven's members were performing "Satanic Rituals" in 1990 and Geoffrey Dickins ask the Parliament to " . . .wipe Witches off the face of the earth" in 1988 (Johnson). 3.3 Definition and Terminology "Witchcraft" means "Craft of the ... of an out-stretched human body, reaching all connection (Vogel). As Satanic use the upside downed pentagram to illustrate their philosophies on "willpower, passion, prosperity and earthly-good"; it is very often mistaken that Witchcraft's pentagram symbolizes the Satan evil spirit (Friedberg) or Witchcraft is the same as Satanic. Another special belief is "Karma". It is a reaction to a prior situation. In each reaction, Witches observe their instinct ...
- 16720: Fahrenheit 451: The Meetings Between Montag and Clarisse
- ... this horrible metropolis of zombies. An important part of the novel Fahrenheit 451 is the meetings between Montag and Clarisse. The meetings between Montag and Clarisse begins a series of events and changes in Montag's way of thinking and lifestyle. Clarisse remarks " Are you happy? " (10). Montag begins to realize that he is not happy after Clarisse asks the question and arrives in his home. Montag observes " Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs " (12). Montag's awareness is triggered at the point in which Clarisse states " But you're just a man, after all " (7). This statement by Clarisse makes Montag think of a time when he was a child during power failure, and he wishes it not to end. In Montag's second meeting with Clarisse, the two of them find a dandelion and Clarisse tells Montag of rubbing it under his chin. Clarisse explains " If it rubs off, it means I'm in love "(22). ...
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