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    Let the Great World Spin

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    “Let the great world spin” by Colum McCann is a subtle‚ pre-9/11 novel; It is not the story of the tight rope walker‚ Philippe Petit‚ but rather the story of the characters on the ground and how they are affected by the “Man on Wire” from different point of view. We understand how it’s like for them to be involved in a freedom they can never have. Let the Great World Spin can be read on multiple layers of love and death; The love between a man and a woman‚ the love of a [unknown] religious worker

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    Dont Beat your kids

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    three words live in a mostly harmonious linguistic family‚ but they also occasionally yell at one another. How could they not? Because while discipline is supposed to be about education‚ it’s often more about punishment—a punishment to produce adult catharsis How should you discipline your infuriating devil spawn when conflict arises? NOT BY YELLING….. A study out in the September issue of the Journal of Child Psychology suggests that yelling is really bad for saten spawn. Researchers from the University

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    To Show Your True Colors

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    Rebekah Phillips To Show Your True Colors… In “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather‚ symbolism is intricately used to expose the psychological levels of Paul’s psyche. The colors we find throughout the story are used to symbolize the different aspects of his personality‚ such as his hate for the society he lives in‚ his dream world‚ his rebellious spirit‚ and despair for his condition that ultimately leads to his death. Yellow‚ blue‚ red‚ and black are colors that Cather uses to depict her characters

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    It was created to be presented in an active storytelling that would take advantage of “people’s pity‚ fear‚ and catharsis of passions” (Karayannakos). Through time it received specific guidelines such as the use of embellished language and the order of its parts. It is noted that “tragedy is the imitation of life itself‚ it was to give the spectator a chance to despise

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    TA – 20 – Drama Basics What is Drama? A collaborative art that represents events & situations‚ either realistic or symbolic‚ that we witness happening through the actions of actors in a play on a stage in front of a live audience. Aristotle’s Poetics The earliest-surviving work or dramatic theory & the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. Aristotle offers an account of what he calls “poetry”. Aristotle’s Six Elements of Drama (335 B.C.E.) 1

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    Frustration Aggression Theory: Frustration is a natural consequence of living and a root cause of crime in this theory‚ and criminal behavior can be a form of adaptation when it results in stress reduction. Concepts: Frustration‚ aggression‚ displacement‚ catharsis‚ alloplastic and autoplastic adaptation. Modeling Theory: This theory states that people learn how to behave by modeling themselves after others whom they have the opportunity to observe. Concepts: Imitation‚ interpersonal aggression‚ modeling‚ disengagement

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    is the deterioration of the male‚ who is aware of his role as a "father figure". This decomposition is observed by the female protagonist (Nora). It is this descent that the role of the father figure is shaped‚ while creating the catalyst for the catharsis or change in Nora.   When the female protagonist challenges patriarchal authority‚ she does so  by undermining in one form or another both the dominant male and his family name. The following analysis focuses on Nora’s ultimate realization

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    CORE 1: CITIES OF VESUVIUS – POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM 1. Geographical content The physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING/NATURAL FEATURES Located in the coastal plain known today as Campania – 200km south of Rome Known for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape Plain faces the Bay of Naples – Tyrrhenian sea to the west Mount Vesuvius dominates the Campania plain Pompeii and Herculaneum

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    Oedipus Rex Questions

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    Oedipus Rex Questions The Prologue (p5-12) 1. Where does the play take place? 2. Which character begins the play? 3. What is Oedipus’s attitude toward the suppliants seeking his help? 4. What does the priest ask Oedipus to do? 5. What has Oedipus already done? 6. Who is Creon? 7. What is the message from the oracle of Delphi with which Creon returns? 8. What prevented Thebes from tracking down the murderer of Laius at the time the murder occurred? 9. What does

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    Fan Aggression in Sport

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    Position Statements Aggression and Violence in Sport: AN ISSP Position Stand Prepared by Gershon Tenenbaum‚ Evan Stewart (University of Southern Queensland Australia)‚ Robert N. Singer (University of Florida‚ USA)‚ Joan Duda (Purdue University‚ USA) Aggression has long been a part of the sport domain. Indeed‚ Russell (1993; p.191) suggested that outside of wartime‚ sports is perhaps the only setting in which acts of interpersonal aggression are not only tolerated but enthusiastically applauded

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