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    What About Bob

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    doesn ’t seem to have any friends. Other than his fish‚ and his doctors‚ he doesn ’t communicate with anyone. When he arrived at the building where Dr. Marvin ’s office resides‚ he was told to head to the 44th floor using the elevator. As he was about to get on the elevator‚ he started cringing and while

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    Phobias According to the Special Education Department ’s "Glossary of Psychiatric Disorders" catalogue‚ a "phobia is a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid it". A phobia is not an illness or a mental disorder. Nor is it a lack of will-power‚ or ’moral fibre ’‚ or determination. A phobia is a syndrome that can both develop independently within the limits of neurosis (after a caused fright or a serious psychical shock)

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    vomiting in public‚ a fear of seeing vomit‚ a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated. 3. Claustrophobia: fear of closed spaces. Root word here is Latin claustrum which means "a shut in place. Jack hates being in a crowded elevator‚ a room without windows‚ or sitting in an airplane and even while wearing tight-necked clothing. He is definitely claustrophobic. 4. Ergophobia:  Fear of work. It

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    eventually disappear. Specific phobia is a marked fear of a specific object or situation. It is a category for any phobias other than agoraphobia and social phobia. The categories of specific phobias are 1. situational phobias such as: fear of elevators‚ airplanes‚ enclosed places‚ public transportation‚ tunnels‚ or bridges; 2. fear of the natural environment such as: storms‚ water‚ or heights; 3. animal phobias such as: fear of dogs‚ snakes‚ insects‚ or mice; 4. blood-injection-injury phobia such

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    Literary Analysis When you are growing up‚ you are constantly learning. Everything that occurs in your life impacts you a little or a lot and everything you experience turns you into the person you are. Sometimes you even meet people that impact your life and help you grow. In the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ Oskar Schell is a nine-year-old boy that lost his father to a plane crash in the World Trade Center on September 11th. On one evening‚ Oskar’s mother brings Ron‚ her friend that

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    What is the Fastest Elevator in the World? on December 22‚ 2010 What is the fastest elevator in the world? Is it that cool glass one from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? No‚ it isn’t! Although it could be rather interesting if you had Willy Wonka as your elevator companion—at least you would not be bored if the elevator broke down between floors 176 and 177. So‚ what is the fastest elevator in the world? The REAL fastest elevator in the world can be found in the world’s tallest building‚ Taipei

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    August 2013 | Otis in the Global Elevator Industry 1.0 Introduction As the urbanisation increase‚ the demand for elevator increase too. Yet‚ elevator business is a special business and Otis is a well-known brand‚ the public may not be familiar with this company. Thus‚ the case study of “Otis in the global elevator industry”‚ it will comprehensively study Otis’s status in recent year‚ and how do elevator companies in operating their business‚ and what is the elevator market involved and industry condition

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    Vertical Transportation

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    the Elevator in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Tower History 1852: Safety brake invited by Elisha Graves Otis 1878: First hydraulic passenger elevator 1950: First elevator operated without attendant 1979: First fully-integrated microcomputer system 2000: Machine room-less elevator system that uses coated-steel belts instead of ropes introduced Introduction Elevator is a platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight. Besides that‚ elevator play

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    Food and Culture in Asia

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    networks or playing online games. Remember that your night sleep is more important than your virtual night life and switch off the computer. Or even do not switch it on in the evening. The next thing to be changed is your eating habits. Do not be afraid that we will require fasting from you or switching to eating raw vegetables. No one needs such sacrificing‚ since healthy lifestyle is meant to make your life better‚ but not to introduce more tortures. What you need to do is only make sure that you

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    Sigmund Freud and Phobias

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    Abstract This essay will cover the topics of Sigmund Freud and phobias. Freud is one of the most familiar psychoanalysts. How did Freud influence the study of psychology? How did he analyze phobias? How are phobias acquired? How are phobias treated today? Research was conducted using books and electronic sources.   Sigmund Freud is one of the best known psychoanalysts. He had very radical ideas for his time. Freud is associated with the idea that psychological problems stem from sexual

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