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The term stress was first coined by Hans Selye in 1936. Selye defined stress as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change.”

A motif is a recurring idea, image, or symbol in a work of literature. It often serves as a means of conveying the author’s central message or theme.

In Greek mythology, Medusa is a monster, a Gorgon, with hair of living, venomous snakes whose gaze turned people to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield.

Postmodernism is a late-20th century movement in the arts, architecture, and criticism that was a reaction against modernism. Postmodernism includes elements of self-referentiality, irony, and an overall questioning of norms and conventions.

A foil is a character who contrasts with the main character in a story, usually in order to highlight the main character’s traits.

Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market into distinct groups of consumers with different needs, characteristics, or behaviors that might require separate products or marketing programs.

Her name was Pandora and she was created by the gods.

Tone refers to an author’s use of words and writing style to convey their attitude in a piece of writing. The tone of a piece of literature can be serious, funny, sad, or any other emotion that an author wants to convey.

The Spanish Civil War was caused by a number of factors, including the rise of right-wing groups in Spain, the country’s economic problems, and the growing divide between left- and right-wing groups in Spanish society.

A business model is a framework for how a company creates value for itself, while an ebusiness model is a framework for how a company creates value for itself through the use of electronic commerce.