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The Destructive Element, 2002.
An analysis of the concept of a destructive element in literature through a review of several literary pieces.
1,282 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses how a destructive element refers to that one trait which can destroy a person or negatively impact his life in some manner and how the element usually acts as a barrier between men and their full potential and can also seriously impede their growth. It looks at how in Joseph Conrad's novel, ?The Shadow Line? the destructive element is in the shape of immaturity, which makes the protagonist give up his job on whim and out of sheer boredom. It shows how in "The Dead" by James Joyce, we come across another kind of destructive element, which is negative in nature because the protagonist has chosen to actually submit to it by becoming its victim. Finally it examines how in E.M. Forster?s "A Passage to India", we come across a destructive element again and this time it is prejudice and an abnormal fear of ?others?. The author highlights the problems faced by the victims of prejudice and how this destructive element proves detrimental to the friendship between Indians and British and one woman?s quest to discover real India.
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"The story, which appeared in the collection Dubliners, revolves around a party scene that takes place at the house of two old ladies who are close relatives of the protagonist, Gabriel. Gabriel?s character has a destructive element, which is conceit. He is highly conceited person and considers himself more educated than the rest. However because of this element, he suffers various setbacks and even some rude shocks, which make hi, understand that conceit had completely killed his ability to communicate with others. We notice that throughout the story, Joyce has refrained from exposing the true soul of each character with his own words; rather he helps the readers reach their own conclusions by observing the behavior, speech and thoughts of the characters. "
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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Self-Destructive Behavior, 2008.
A literature review of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse, dissociation and self-destructive behavior.
5,754 words (approx. 23.0 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 138.95
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The early childhood years are universally recognized as being a critically important developmental period for human beings, and when normal patterns of parental caregiving and nurturing are disrupted or when children experience abuse at the hands of others, the consequences can be profound, pervasive and even life-threatening. This literature review examines the relationship between childhood sexual abuse, dissociation and self-destructive behavior. The studies are grouped according to those studies concerning childhood sexual abuse and dissociation, those that concern childhood sexual abuse and various self-destructive behaviors, and those that investigate the relationship between all three factors.
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Introduction
Studies Concerning Childhood Sexual Abuse and Dissociation
Studies Concerning Childhood Sexual Abuse and Self-Destructive Behaviors
Studies Examining All Three Variables
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"When families experience the trauma of sexual abuse, the processes by which these multiple and competing reactions on the part of the parent and the child tend to interfere with the normal processes that provide families with the means to achieve healthy functioning following such episodes of abuse. In this regard, Silberg (2004) reports that when children are sexually abused, there will be a natural tendency to engage in a number of emotional responses that may compete for primacy, including a desire for secrecy, individual victimization memories and sexual experiences, and confused and mixed emotions in the child and the parent. According to this researcher, "This is likely to be the case whether the conflicting feelings are a result of abuse within the family or from maltreatment by an individual outside of the family. In either case, these competing processes lead to dissociative manifestations, forgetting, and inability to make adequate meaning out of the feelings, perceptions, and ideas stimulated by the sexual abuse" (Silberg, 2004, p. 490). "
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Defiant and Destructive Behavior, 2004.
A review of several research studies into defiant and destructive behavior.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the phenomenon of defiant and destructive behavior among adolescents. The paper examines research done by Hill Walker that addresses the growing problem of anti-social behavior in schools and its impact on safety, effectiveness, and ecology in those schools. The paper presents Robert J. Harrison's research on overt categorical aggression in children and adolescents referred for psychiatric consultation. A more recent study by Ester Schaler Buchholz, which linked adolescent self-image and related behavioral decisions, is also covered in the paper.
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"Defiant and destructive behaviour is prevalent enough among adolescents that it has been the subject of myriad research investigations in recent years. Some of the research attempts to explain the behaviour itself, while other research attempts instead to offer corrective actions for what it views a priori as a significant problem in society. Walker, in a study reported in the journal Exceptional Children in 2000, address ?the growing problem of antisocial behavior in schools and its impact on safety, effectiveness, and ecology? in those schools. Walker?s work also focused on screening and early intervention for children and adolescents at risk for adopting antisocial patterns of behaviours."
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Constructive Vs. Destructive Conflict, 2008.
This paper discusses the differences between constructive and destructive conflicts.
1,129 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 39.95
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The paper explains that it is not important to avoid conflict, but to deal with it constructively. The paper illustrates how a destructive conflict harms the relationship between the parties while a productive conflict leaves both parties satisfied with the result and cooperating with each other.
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"Because everyone is coming from a different place and no two people are exactly alike, conflict is an inevitable part of life. Conflict is not in itself a bad thing. It helps us to define who we really are and sharpens our sense of what really matters. A life with no conflict would be like a landscape with no color--kind of blah. And if we are unwilling to fight for what we want or need, we will often experience lack of fulfillment. What's important, then, is not to avoid conflict but to deal with it constructively."
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Why World War I Was So Destructive, 2002.
This paper discusses the reasons for the destruction that the Great War(World War I) brought on.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses the Great War brought on and the new weapons and instruments of destruction that prevailed. It also states the reasons why there were so many stalemates on the battlefield which led to a war of attrition and mass casualties. It also looks at the targeting of a whole nation's means and resources towards fighting a total war. This paper concludes that the war was so destructive because of the advancement in industry and weaponry, such as artillery, machine guns and chemical warfare.
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"In this paper I plan to put forward the following points to show how the Great War was so destructive. I will look at the new weapons and instruments of destruction that prevailed during the war. The reasons why there were so many stalemates? on the battlefield, which led to a war of attrition and mass casualties. I will also look at the targeting of a whole nations means and resources towards fighting a total war."
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Destructive Culture and the Black Middle Class, 2003.
An analysis of the problems facing the black middle class today.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how one of the biggest problems facing the black middle class youth today involves destructive cultural patterns: a resistance to academic achievement as acting "uncool", a celebration of "ghetto" street culture, and the normalization of criminal activity and drug and alcohol dependency. It contends that ,because the black middle class youth are surrounded by and espouse certain destructive cultural patterns, the group, in general, suffers downward social mobility.
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"Besides the street culture that holds back black middle-class youth, there is also the tendency for many teenagers or people in their early twenties to shirk work and school. As Jay MacLeod, in his book Ain't No Makin' It put it, "to be bad is the main criterion for status in this subculture." Although MacLeod's study focused on working-class youths, what he has to say deals very much with the black middle class as well. MacLeod would disagree with my sentiments because the Brothers, although espousing an "achievement ideology", still did not fare much better than the Hallway Hangers."
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Destructive Social Behavior in the Movies, 2002.
Examines social problems, such as drug abuse, in three movies ("Trainspotting", "Drugstore Cowboy" and "Leaving Las Vegas").
784 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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Drugs and similar destructive behavior are major social problems addressed by a number of films in recent years. These films develop around a subculture and evoke certain images associated with such milieus, often using stereotypical images as shorthand to introduce the audience to the world of drug abuse and other marginal behavior. This paper discusses destructive social behavior in "Trainspotting" (depicting the drug culture in the United Kingdom), "Drugstore Cowboy" (exploring a feminist angle to drug abuse) and "Leaving Las Vegas" (portraying an alcohol abuse problem).
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"Trainspotting is a film depicting the drug culture in the United Kingdom, and the American audience at least is less familiar with this milieu than with its own drug subculture. Controversy developed between those who saw the film as reflecting a reality that had to be understood and addressed and those who saw the film as glorifying drug use and so as creating a problem that might not otherwise exist. The harrowing nature of the lives of the young people in this film, however, would seem to mitigate any potential for glorification. The film reflects the social context of its time in this debate, a debate between the belief in free expression and in control to reach some end, a debate between seeing drugs as so terrible that even excessive means might be needed to stop their use and seeing the issue as overblown so that society should restrain its repressive impulses."
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Destructive Women in Great Expectations, 2005.
This paper offers an analysis of how the women in Dickens' "Great Expectations" attempt to destroy Pip.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper analyzes how the women in Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" attempt to destroy Pip. The women are his older sister, the bitter Miss Havisham and the manipulated Estella. The paper discusses the theme of novel and the rhetorical devices used by the author.
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"There are a number of women in Charles Dickens tale of love and revenge "Great Expectations." The two most significant of these are Miss Havisham, a wealthy and embittered old woman and the beautiful young woman Estella who Miss Havisham schools in the art of breaking male hearts to exact her revenge for being jilted. However, even Pip's harsh older sister mistreats him."
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Environmentally Destructive Chemicals, 2004.
Examines the range of environmental damage caused by environmental contaminants.
1,404 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper looks at the different types of contaminants that exist and the role they play in polluting the environment. The paper also looks at the damage these pollutants cause to human and animal life and the activities that are mostly involved in the ongoing process of environmental contamination.
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"In today?s modern life, there are many activities that produce toxic or harmful chemicals and pathogens to be released into the environment. Both pathogens and toxic chemicals cause various kinds of illness and disease in humans as well as in other living organisms"
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The Destructive Effects of Advertising, 1981.
This paper discusses the psychological effects of advertising: Subconscious and subliminal aims, methods of commercial campaigns, manipulation of daydreams, hidden yearnings, guilt complexes and irrational emotional blockages to sell products.
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"The following research is on the subject of the psychological effects of advertising. Advertising is a form of communication which is intended to sway people in a particular direction, to influence the audience to purchase a product or service. There is a tacit understanding of this fact on the part of the audience, but this does not mean that the people in the audience--whether it be for television, magazines, books, or newspapers--are able to control fully their own reactions. Advertising operates on many different levels, and there are subliminal messages in advertising that influence the thinking of the public. Many of these messages are certainly inadvertent, deriving from the prejudices and attitudes that are prevalent in a society at a given time. However, many others are intentional, designed to attract the viewer and to guide his or her thinking ... "
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Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2003.
This paper discusses the use, storage, proliferation, and control of weapons of mass destruction.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper explains that there have been many efforts to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, with many of leaders of countries signing several different treaties, but nothing can stop the production of such destructive weapons. The author points out that the majority of the nations and organizations, such as our allies, rogue nations, and terrorist groups, have some sort of a weapon of mass destruction. The paper stresses that, as destructive as chemical weapons are, far bigger threats to international security are biological weapons, which, if not decreased, can cause more causalities than chemical weapons.
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"The variations of the different types of chemical weapons hurt a nation?s chances of a defense or readiness against a chemical weapon because chemical weapons are hard to stop spreading. As mentioned by the government document, chemical weapons have been used before when ?Chlorine gas and mustard gas were widely used during World War I.? Many countries can produce chemical weapons on a mass scale and have the resources that are necessary to produce the chemical weapons. A nation?s only defense would be retaliation, which could mean an all out nuclear war which will meet any human?s fear or global destruction. With this risk of global chaos existent, many of the world?s leaders should be put at blame. If world leaders such as the United States established treaties to decrease or even eliminate chemical weapons, this problem would cease to exist because other nations would follow along."
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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Dissociation and Self-Destruction, 2008.
This paper looks at the relationship between childhood sexual abuse, dissociation and self-destructive behavior.
6,829 words (approx. 27.3 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 154.95
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In this article, the writer notes that living with a chronic mental illness or problem can be exceedingly difficult, and those that struggle with dissociation often experience many of the same problems. The writer points out that the basic assumptions of the psychiatric model are inconsistent with nursing practice, and therefore nurses who are asked to treat those who have chronic mental, behavioral, or emotional problems often have a great deal of difficulty adjusting their feelings and beliefs about what the patient should be treated for to fit in with the guidelines proposed by this model, which can cause disagreements and issues between doctors, patients, and families. A critique of the psychiatric medical model shows that this particular model views emotional problems that stem from abuse and other issues as though they were diseases. The writer then provides a review of related literature and looks at various related assumptions in this regard.
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Studies Involving Childhood Sexual Abuse and Dissociation
Studies Involving Childhood Sexual Abuse and Self-Destructive Behavior
Studies Examining all Three Variables
Bibliography
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"Because the diagnostic tests for mental and emotional issues are so rigid and strict, the whole person is not examined. The lack of flexibility creates a restricted view of the individual who has come to seek help, and the process of giving patients these diagnostic tests becomes not one of helping them, but rather of classifying them into a specific category. While it is acknowledged that it is important to attempt to find what is 'wrong' with these individuals in order to treat them in the most appropriate way, individuals must be studied and classified on an individual basis. No two people who act the same way are exactly alike, and the diagnostic tests make it far too easy to assign someone to a category without really understanding the depth and nature of their problems."
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Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2007.
This paper documents the creation and use of weapons of mass destruction throughout the history of human civilization.
2,273 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper provides a brief overview of the range and types of weapons of mass destruction that were used in human history before the advent of the nuclear bomb. The paper shows how the earlier forms of these weapons were limited by the technologies of the time and their destructive capabilities were generally comparatively mild compared to the large and super-destructive weapons created by modern technology. Yet, the paper concludes that it is not necessarily technology that makes weapons of mass destruction so dangerous, rather it is the aims and intentions of human beings who use these weapons.
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Introduction
A Brief History of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Conclusion
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"The term 'weapons of mass destruction' was allegedly first used in a report by the London Times in 1937. The report was a description of a German air force attack on the town of Guernica in Spain which "... destroyed 70 percent of the town and killed a third of its population." (Origin of the Phrase Weapons of Mass Destruction) The phrase that was used in the report of the London Times on December 28, 1937, is as follows: " Who can think without horror of what another widespread war would mean, waged as it would be with all the new weapons of mass destruction?". ( Who coined the term "weapons of mass destruction"? ) After the Second World War the term was later used describe to threat of atomic weapons during the Cold War. In more recent times the term weapons of mass destruction has evoked images of the hydrogen bomb and refers to biological, chemical, and radiological weapons. ( Who coined the term "weapons of mass destruction"? )"
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Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2002.
A review of the book "The Greatest Threat: Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Crisis of Global Security? by Richard Butler.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines Richard Butler?s; "The Greatest Threat: Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Crisis of Global Security? in which he describes how Iraq and its threat to the world through the use of weapons of mass destruction is one of the most pressing problems America currently faces. It looks at the book?s content and measures it against the current U.S. foreign policies. It also examines how Richard Butler served as the chairman of UNSCOM, the committee that was charged with inspecting Iraq following the first Gulf War in 1991 and which was charged with checking Iraq for evidence of the manufacturing of weapons of mass destruction.
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"Butler tells of the work he tried to complete with the committee and the fact that the inspection team was eventually thrown out of Iraq. In an almost Late Great Planet Earth type eeriness his predictions of the future are coming to pass and his insistence on the importance of continued diligence with regard to Saddam Hussein has become the national cry of the majority of Americans. As Butler explains the purpose of the United Nations Special Commission and its members it begins to sound like a recital of the United States current foreign nation policy. It is extremely interesting that the events triggering the book happened a decade before the current Iraq situation and resolution by America to go in with or without the world?s support and by doing so the nation believed it was strengthening global security."
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Destruction of Rain Forests, 2002.
This paper presents an investigation of the effect that the destruction of rain forests will have on the future.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines the importance of rain forests for the ecosystem and elucidates current concerns about its destruction by explaining some of the consequences of destruction. In looking at the causes of the problem, the paper explores the perception that the problems were local and not global, the problem of basic greed and selfishness and political problems. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this destruction on the future of the ecosystem.
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"Within the last few decades mankind has come to the understanding that the world?s resources are not unlimited. The rain forest has been a focus of concern for environmental groups around the world. Years ago society used whatever resources it wanted with little thought to the impact that would have on the future. Today society realizes that the things it does to the environment will have a domino affect across ecology. Things that mankind perpetuates on the rain forest are causing its very destruction and this destruction threatens the future of the ecosystem mankind is so familiar with."
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