emotional effects of slave songs on singers as well as listeners. Flatley gives two viewpoints on catharsis by discussing of the works of Du Bois and Douglass. Douglass “suggests that the songs allowed pent-up emotion to be innervated‚ that they are‚ in effect‚ cathartically therapeutic”‚ whereas “[f]or Du Bois‚ although the songs articulate sadness‚ loss‚ disappointment‚ and “unvoiced longing‚” they do not themselves relieve sadness.” (Flatley 2008: 150 – 151) However‚ the connection of catharsis and
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for straight line speed. Young men who wanted speed‚ built these cars in their backyards. In the early years of hot rodding‚ 7‚500 people were killed in car wrecks‚ however hot rods have made positive impacts also. For 80 years‚ hot rods have caused the automakers to create the sports car‚ and muscle car. Hot rods have had a big influence on the car industry that a lot of people are not aware of. Hot rods got their start in the early 1920s in southern California. First of all‚ young men started racing
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Italy. The Geography of Rome helped it become a strong united Empire. Roman Empire expanded more‚ becoming one of the most powerful civilizations in the history. However‚ the climate in Rome is the as same as today. It is hot and dry in summer. They have less snow in their winter‚ but in terms of the surrounding environment Ancient Rome has the best environment. There is fresh soil for growing crops‚ and they get water from river and Mediterranean sea. Ancient Rome were depending on slaves to work
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tense time. Not only did medicine save the lives of many‚ it made this nation more advanced and more innovative than it ever has before. Dorothea Dix‚ influential leader and nurse‚ said that she‚ “Came as the advocate of helpless‚ forgotten‚ insane men and women; of beings sunk to a condition from which the unconcerned world would start with real horror” (Dorothea Dix). Dorothea Dix is saying that without the practice of medicine or the act of healing oneself‚ the world would have turn into a place
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English 111TR Paper 3 7 November 2013 Troubled Thinking Although "The Cask of Amontillado" and "A&P" are narrated by two considerably distinct types of narrators in very different situations‚ both of these stories by Edgar Allan Poe and John Updike take on a comparable meaning through the actions that these characters yield based on their reactions to certain events that lead them to make their fixed decisions. Two characters‚ Montresor from “The Cask of Amontillado” and Sammy from “A&P‚”
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Self-understanding in high-functioning males with autism spectrum disorders: Relationship with social functioning and theory of mind By Fiona Barbouttis Martin BA (Psych) Grad Dip Sci (Psych) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) Centre for Behavioural Sciences in Medicine The University of Sydney August 2008 Preface All of the work described in this thesis was carried out personally by the author under the auspices
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Key Terms: “Family Consultation” and “Mental Illness” 1. Psychologists and Families of the Severely Mentally Ill: The Role of Family Consultation a. Kayla F. Bernheim b. March 1989 American Psychologist Vol. 44 No. 3 561-564 No Abstract Notes: • The presumptions of a consultative relationship are several: o First: the consultee is presumed to be competent‚ though lacking information in an area in which the consultant has specific expertise The first goal of the consultant is to impart
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"What Rights Did Women Have" What rights do you bealive a women has compared to a man? Do you think they have just as much or less than a hard working respectable man. If you aren’t sure about your answer then continue reading about an officer of the Women’s Rights from 1848-1928. Today it is November of 1903 and there are me‚ and many other guards and police officers waiting on the landing dock of Plymouth‚ England. Around noon the steam boat appeared out of the misty
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“A Troubled Note” It was another warm day in Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas where others and I are in class learning Math‚ Science or English. My day was different from the three or four hundred students at Patton Junior High‚ very different. In English class‚ I sat two tables from Ms. Pam. It was group project day and I was paired with Quintin Barnes and Megan Vanderham. “Ugh‚ Ms. Pam I do not like him‚” yells Megan from across the room. She gives both Quintin and Ms. Pam the “eye.” “Oh well‚ you
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What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person understands his or her own abilities‚ can cope with the normal stresses of life‚ can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Both physical and mental health are the result of a complex interplay between many individual and environmental factors‚ including: * family history of illness and disease/genetics * lifestyle and health behaviours (e.g.‚ smoking‚ exercise
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