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Adversity is a difficult thing to cope with. It is common in people from grades 7-12. This could include problems with money, acne, weight, popularity, the list goes on. People in middle school and high school feel the struggles of adversity because of bullies and bad friends. This could cause the teenage brain to overload…

Dementia and the communication of pain In 2008 it was estimated that world wide there were 30 million people with meantime and it is projected that over the next 42 years these prevalence rates will more than treble to 100 million (Alchemist’s Disease International, 2008). Dementia represents a complex interaction of signs and symptoms that…

Reductive materialism, a form of Physicalism, argues that mental sensations correspond precisely to physical activities occurring in the brain. This means that every thought or experience can be identified as brain activity. However, it does not imply that the mind and brain are identical; rather, they offer distinct perspectives on the same phenomenon. For instance,…

Examine how different ethical theories and religious viewpoints approach the issue of abortion. To what extent do you think they are successful in resolving the controversies? Abortion is a very controversial subject in today’s society. Although it is now legal in most Western countries, there are as many viewpoints and arguments opposing abortion as there…

This paper presented a challenge for me due to the absence of clear guidelines and expectations, which I am accustomed to receiving. Unlike previous assignments, we were provided with a statement and given the liberty to decide how we wished to convey our thoughts or ideas. This posed a difficulty for me as I have…

What is the main point to be derived from the reading of “Greasy Lake”? This story at first appearance could simply be viewed as an entertaining piece of fiction but as the reader delves deeper into the plot of the story, they find themselves reading a work of a whole different aspect. The author has…

Despite being based on a Shakespearian play, the movie Ten Things I Hate About You was released in 1999. Therefore, it was crucial for the director, Gil Junger, to make it relevant and appealing to a modern audience. To accomplish this, Junger primarily focused on modifying the setting and characters while keeping the basic plot…

The good man and the good citizen are not synonymous. The two are not equivalent. The good man must also be a good citizen, but it is not necessary for the good citizen to be a good man. It is crucial to recognize this distinction because it emphasizes that the qualities of a good man…

According to Dictionary.com cigarettes means a cylindrical rolls of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper. Smoking cigarettes should be banned. There is no reconciliation for someone who smokes. They are playing a serious game with life, every time one takes a puff of…

Set during the sixties and using the Troubles in Northern Ireland as a suitably depressing backdrop, “Cal” by Bernard MacLaverty is the tale of a tragic love affair and the hopelessness of life during the Troubles. Cal’s struggle for normality within the chaos which was life in Northern Ireland, has enabled MacLaverty to create a…