In a journal article titled Political Repression: Iron Fists‚ Velvet Gloves‚ and Diffuse Control‚ UCSB professor Jennifer Earl summarizes the current academic literature on political repression and periodically notes areas in which further research ought to be conducted. Before proceeding‚ Earl addresses a crucial question with wide ramifications for the the rest of the research‚ namely how to define “repression.” On the one hand‚ repression could be narrowly construed to mean only direct violence
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and why must a girl become a lady? The question that Scout pondered most about‚ however‚ was what it means to kill a mockingbird. The character Scout and the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ is greatly influenced by a history of repression and injustice and by a set of ideals that had once dominated most‚ if not all‚ of the country at one point or another. Three of the many events and ideas
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(148). After she has had her sexual nature awakened by his kiss‚ she tells herself that the desire she feels for him is a "shameful whim that chanced to visit her soul‚ like an ugly dream" (152). Mildred has been able to avoid facing her sexual repression in the past only because she has been away in a civilized‚ urban environment where social conventions have allowed her to keep men at arm’s length. She has "refused [her] half dozen offers" (149) and ironically has come to the farm to seek "the
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Psychological Hardiness and Coping Style as Risk/Resilience Factors for Alcohol Abuse Michelle Clayton Indiana Institute of Technology Introduction to Psychology/1700 August 2‚ 2012 Rita Polivick Abstract Alcohol abuse is a growing problem in the military‚ and a costly one. The present study evaluates the potential role of psychological hardiness an individual resilience resource‚ to stress-related problem drinking in a military population. We assess the association of psychological hardiness
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"Far from being repressed‚ woman in Rossetti ’s poems are defiant" How far do you agree with this view? I agree with this view to a certain extent‚ as there are elements of both repression and defiance within many of Rossetti ’s poems. Firstly‚ in the poem Maude Clare rather than women it seems to be the man that is repressed to some extent as Maude Clare and Nell are both defiant as they both seem to have strong opinions that are voiced clearly whereas Thomas remains in silence and is not successful
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and punished. Sexual desires‚ according to the Puritans‚ are considered a sin and should be ignored. In The Crucible‚ sexual repression plays an important motivation that drives the main characters in their actions toward one another and the community of Salem. The actions of Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor are influenced by their sex and sexual repression toward each other. The main antagonist of the play‚ Abigail‚ is guided by her sexual urges toward John Proctor. The witch trials
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ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES introduction Enforced disappearances persist in many countries all over the world‚ having been a continuing feature of the second half of the twentieth century since they were committed on a gross scale in Nazi-occupied Europe. An enforced disappearance takes place when a person is arrested‚ detained or abducted by the state or agents acting for the state‚ who then deny that the person is being held or conceal their whereabouts‚ placing them outside the protection of
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“Inis Beag” The fictious name Inis Beag refers to one of the islands located in the Irish Gaeltacht. During the 60’s‚ it was home to just 350 people‚ who were primarily farmers and fishers. John C Messenger‚ a cultural anthropologist‚ travelled to Inis Beag several times with his wife during the years 1961-1966‚ after an initial visit in the fifties. Messenger’s main goal with these visits was to document the technological‚ economnic‚ political‚ social‚ religious‚ esthetic‚ and recreational aspects
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Child abuse is a serious and widespread problem throughout the world. It can take the form of sexual abuse‚ physical or psychological mistreatment ‚ or child neglect. Can child abuse be prevented? Can the child abuser be rehabilitated? What can be done within your own home or community to prevent or control child abuse? Once discovered‚ child abuse can be addressed‚ but how does one report child abuse‚ and what are the legal requirements for reporting the abuse? Are you aware of the effect that the
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of the time used this to their advantage and laid a heavy underlying sexual atmosphere as a basis for their stories. Henry James does just that in his Turn of the Screw. Though never directly stating so‚ his main character suffers from sexual repression that came along with her position in the Victorian age and eventually acts upon it‚ while the ghosts in the story then serve as protection for the children she acts out upon. The new governess‚ whose name we are never told throughout the novel
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