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    In the movie Dirty‚ Filthy Love (2006)‚ Mark Furness was a junior partner at an Architect firm who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mark also suffers from Tourette’s syndrome which causes him to have motor tics where his eye would twitch and vocal tics which would cause speech outbursts which include his habit of barking like a dog. The barking is triggered when Mark is in weird situations which cause him to feel tense or stressed. Another symptom was his obsession to cleaning. Mark would eventually

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    The movie i selected is mystic rivers. The main character is dealing with ptsd from his childhood past event. So the topic i chose to research definitely apply to my media review paper. 4.  Please post the reference for your article here in APA style. i don’t think i really understand how to do this correctly. Chard‚ Kathleen M‚ PTSD Division‚ Cincinnati VA Medical Center‚ Cincinnati‚ OH‚ US. "An evaluation of cognitive processing therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related

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    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized as people who are instable‚ have poor impulse control‚ instability in mood‚ interpersonal relationships and self-image. People with BPD tend to have strong emotions‚ intense rage and mood swings. For some of these symptoms‚ the character of Elsa from the famous Disney movie Frozen came to mind. The character‚ though understandable‚ shows many symptoms of BPD. From an early age‚ Elsa sees herself as different‚ even though she is‚ and her families

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    In the movie As Good As It Gets it is very easy to see that the main character is portraying a man that has obsessive compulsive disorder. I chose to study this movie because although it is a comedy‚ the movie discusses a subject that is commonly stereotyped. I was anxious to see whether all the stereotypes that are given to OCD patients are correct. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by the occurrence of repetitive and distressing intrusive thoughts (obsessions)‚ and compulsive

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    Dakota Gravitt The Great Gatsby (2013) Movie Analysis “The Great Gatsby” movie‚ made in 2013 featuring Tobey Maguire‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ and Carey Mulligan‚ is a film based on a book by the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is about Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire)‚ a bond salesman living in the 1920s‚ before the market crash‚ who moves near the shores of New York City over the summer and encounters his mysterious neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). His rich neighbor would

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    Just because people were not offended does not mean that these stereotypes in the movie did not play any role in the person’s perception. Through comedy the media is able to reinforce stereotypes‚ negative or positive because often stereotypes‚ taken lightheartedly‚ can be humorous and not seem ethically egregious to the viewer or the

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    the movies or reading an exciting story to somehow escape the monotony of every day life and stresses of our worlds. When the movie is over or when the book is closed‚ you can allow yourself to appreciate the character’s struggles and triumphs and let yourself snap back into reality refreshed and ready to take on the world again. People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) involuntarily and chronically escape their reality in a variety of damaging ways including suppressing memories and assuming

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    The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys‚ Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space‚ but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand

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    Memento Movie Analysis

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    Summary of the movie “Memento” The movie “Momento” staring Guy Pearce as Leonard was interesting as well as confusing in the same sense. The plot of the movie was recreated backwards to the way Leonard saw it and left many questionable gaps throughout. Leonard suffered a head injury because he went to go help his wife who was raped and murdered in their bathroom. The altercation with the murderer in his house caused his head trauma which resulted into him losing his short term memory. I believe

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    Precious Movie Analysis

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    "When I look at the world I’m pessimistic‚ but when I look at people I am optimistic."Rodger has an optimistic view of human nature. People continuously strive to fulfil their potentials. Thus Rodger argues that if the innate potential of this nature is allowed to unfold then the optimal personal development will follow. Firstly this essay will define Rodgers main concepts clearly. Secondly it will relate the concepts to the depiction of Precious’ life story as seen in the film. Lastly it will argue

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