Oedipus the King and Dead Again The play Oedipus the King and the movie Dead Again share almost no similarities at first glance. One is an ancient Greek play‚ while the other a murder horror movie made in the 1990s. However‚ taking a closer look reveals that some main themes exist that both works share throughout their storylines. One key similarity found throughout the play as well as the movie is the concept of fate and the terrible consequences of believing that one is powerful enough to cheat
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Drug abuse is defined as the excessive usage of drugs. Drug abuse affects more than just the abuser. It can seriously damage any number of personal and professional relationships. Drug abuse affects all aspects of an abusers life. This can lead to loss of jobs‚ families being torn apart through violence or divorce‚ prison‚ and death for some. All of these have far reaching consequences. The drug abuser who receives no rehabilitation can be doomed to a life of low self-esteem and crime. It is like
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TABOO (The Real Truth of the Afrikan Experience) Throughout history Africans and people of African descent have been lied to. Lied to about their brilliance‚ their culture‚ and their preeminent place in the history of the world; then exploited‚ enslaved‚ and excluded from the gifts they gave the world. To give the world art‚ science‚ spirituality‚ humanity‚ and
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General Anesthesia When someone faces surgery‚ they most likely have many concerns. Among them usually include going under anesthesia. They may worry about losing consciousness‚ how they may feel afterward‚ or if it is even safe. There are several types of anesthesia that can be used depending on the needs of the surgery‚ such as: general‚ local‚ regional‚ and conscious sedation. In this paper‚ I will focus on discussing general anesthesia’s history‚ purpose‚ effects‚ and safety. History of Anesthesia
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Arianna Gonzales-Goff NivaPeriod 2 literature 12 March 2014 Within the Community (MP1) Jan Johnson‚ author of Healing the Soul Wound (2010) suggests that to heal historical amnesia and identity crisis’ cross racial alliances with all races should be achieved‚ and the races that are traumatized by the happenings in the past‚ due European colonization will reconcile through Johnson’s suggested healing process; forgiveness‚ compassion‚ and empathy. However‚ her idea of cross racial kinship is not
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In the story “The True Story of Ah Q”‚ Lu Xun wrote nine episodic chapters describing a series of adventures of Ah Q. Ah Q represented a combination of the weaknesses of the Chinese people. Using Ah Q‚ Lu Xun wanted to analyze certain particular “Chinese characteristics” such as gaining merely “psychological victories” through arrogance‚ belittling‚ the strong bullying the weak‚ foolishness‚ escaping from reality‚ and despising females‚ in order to deliver his message that would to reveal the “diseased”
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Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the
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myalgia: a randomized‚ double-blinded‚ placebo-controlled study. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology‚ 66(2)‚ 165-170. Retrieved Mar 27‚ 2017‚ from http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rba/v66n2/1806-907X-rba-66-02-00165.pdf. Veselis‚ R. A. (2012). The problem with amnesia. Anesthesiology‚ 117‚ 940-941. Retrieved Mar 26‚ 2017 from http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=1926190 Williams‚ E. (2017). Roles of a scrub nurse. Chron. Retrieved Mar 25‚ 2017 from
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Ms. Y is currently DSM-IV diagnosis is post traumatic stress disorder with a few differential diagnosis such as psychotic disorder‚ delusional disorder‚ and dissociative amnesia. Ms. Y meets the criteria A because she was exposed to sexual abuse. She meets B because she currently she still have dissociative reactions like flashbacks in the moment of having sexual intercourse. She meets C because she has avoided memories of
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You are locked into an ungainly‚ spread-armed‚ weak-kneed snow plow (15). With every one degree drop in body temperature below 95 degrees‚ your cerebral metabolic rate falls off by 3 to 5 percent. When your core temperature reaches 93 degrees‚ amnesia nibbles at your consciousness (16). By the time your core temperature has fallen to 88 degrees‚ your body has abandoned the urge to warm itself by shivering. Your blood is thickening like crankcase oil in a cold engine. Your oxygen consumption
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