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    On March 3rd‚ I went to a play called Boys Will Be Boys in UNI’s Interpreters Theatre. I initially went because a friend of mine was in it and they asked me to attend. I was excited because i’ve only seen plays done by Theatre UNI‚ so it would be a nice change to see a smaller scale production. The theatre is located in Lang Hall. It was a very intimate theatre with little to no staging. The actors had to rely solely on a few props and their ability to act. The play was written by a UNI grad student

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    Soldier Trauma Essay

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    they see a doctor. Once evaluated‚ they are given a name with a lot of technical jargon to follow. However‚ no soldier is told what it is‚ does‚ or how it will change their life forever. It has gone by many names: Shellshock‚ Battle Exhaustion‚ Aftershock‚ Post-Vietnam Syndrome‚ and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is not an uncommon occurrence for soldiers. It has been taking place under many names and many different forms since the First World War. However‚ even though

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    Memoir of Sixth Grade

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    homeroom‚ that I was panicking the second I walked in. I needed help. I found my friends‚ and they pointed me in the direction I needed to go. One of my friends was even in my homeroom‚ so we walked together‚ trying to find our way to room A107. After that‚ I found my way to my locker. I was having issues with my locker‚ so I asked my new friend Elisa to help me. She opened it and in response‚ I replied “Thanks!” I also had some trouble getting to the B-Wing gym. Even though I could not open

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    Gone Girl Psychology

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    *The following is based on the movie‚ Gone Girl. Although the movie ends with Amy murdering her ex-boyfriend‚ this paper excludes this detail in order for Amy to have a more typical counseling experience. Instead‚ she is put on probation for two years for assault and framing her own disappearance. Introduction‚ background information‚ and biopsychosocial history Amy Elliot Dunne is a 35 year old Caucasian female that has entered counseling after being mandated by the court for charges of

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    Imagery Consistent with much Japanese art and literature‚ Memoirs of a Geisha includes a great deal of nature imagery. Traditionally‚ Japanese art features trees‚ insects‚ and bodies of water‚ just as poetry (most notably the haiku) often presents images from nature as metaphors for life’s lessons. Golden’s use of natural and Japanese imagery in Memoirs of a Geisha brings his fiction in line with this tradition and gives the novel a decidedly Japanese feel. Sayuri recalls a client who once mentioned

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    Stereotypes In Gone Girl

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    While Gone Girl is a fantastical crime novel with fictional characters‚ it does have a larger application to the real world. You will never see Amy or Nick Dunne on the streets‚ but the issues they and the novel dealt with are problems that are present in our universe as well. Gillian Flynn illustrates some of these issues with the novel and it’s crucial that we analyze them further. A recurring topic in the book are the gender roles that both Nick and Amy take on and the treatment that they receive

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    The crisp summer air filled the local park‚ the sun burning down‚ everyone wanted some fresh air-the park was packed. A young couple lounging on the fresh grass having a barbecue‚ the juicy aroma of sausages floated through the park‚ making everyone hungry. Across from the couple parked precariously on an old patch of grass was an ancient ice-cream van. The old‚ decrepit van had been in the family for years‚ paint peeling‚ bodywork rusting‚ the ice-cream van was fit for the dump‚ but as if transfixed

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    The Drummer Boy

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    KEY: Short Story Analysis of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Title: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Author: Ray Bradbury Famous for writing science fiction‚ especially for the novel Fahrenheit 451. Setting      General Time: Civil War (1860- 1864)                   Specific Time: April‚ begins at midnight and lasts for about 30 min. the night before a battle                   General place: the South‚ Tennessee                     Specific place: battle site‚ near the church at Shiloh‚ by Owl

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    Girl Child Soldiers

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    3.1 Reintegration of former female child soldiers The previous sections explained the conflict in Northern Uganda and the use of child soldiers by the LRA. Some of the children who were abducted fled immediately. Others were hold longer by the LRA‚ but managed to escape. Another group are the children who remain with the LRA until adulthood. There are only a few children who remain with the LRA and secure a position with considerable influence‚ such as a LRA leader (Drumbl‚ 2012). 80 percent of

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    In Robert McNamara’s memoir‚ In Retrospect‚ McNamara provides intimate details on the events surrounding both the Kennedy‚ and Johnson administration. Moreover‚ he reflects on the some of the most controversial issues surrounding the cold war era‚ specifically‚ the “the Tonkin Golf Incident”‚ and the resolution it gave way to. McNamara examines what he believes to be the key questions surrounding these events that have sparked debate for decades. Did attacks occur on two US naval warships in the

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