attacks‚ anger attacks‚ and episodic dyscontrol. The attacks start and end suddenly and they may go on for hours at a time. The victim may attack themselves‚ others‚ or even their own property. After the storm settles‚ the victims usually feel remorse or embarrassment about the acts they have committed. Their aggression is not premeditated and is defined by an out-of-proportion reaction to any frustration real or imagined. Intermittent Explosive Disorder is currently categorized in the Diagnostic
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The Patriot Benjamin Martin a widowed country man from the state of South Carolina owned a plantation and had 6 children. He was a veteran of the French and Indian war and was called to Charleston to vote in the South Carolina General Assembly on the topic of the continental army. He was against war joined the loyalist‚ and voted against the issues but as fate would have it the supporting vote overruled him. His eldest son Gabriel joined the continentals‚ against his father’s wishes. His plantation
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defined as “a clinical condition marked by a pattern of disturbed interpersonal‚ emotional‚ and behavioral functioning.” In most cases‚ sociopaths display the same common characteristics. These characteristics include manipulation‚ dishonesty‚ lack of remorse‚ charm‚ and lack of control. Prime
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relationship at all. The relationships that form however‚ tend to be shallow ones that are designed to manipulate and control the other party involved. Others are often used as chess pieces in “games” that these people tend to create. Usually there is no remorse behind these actions‚ and they are often very harmful. Despite this‚ the public as charming‚ helpful individuals can view psychopaths‚ they can be trustworthy‚ and they are extremely good at pretending they are good at these things so people can believe
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‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning As A Dramatic Monologue: Dramatic Monologue: The Dramatic Monologue was a popular form of poetry in Robert Browning’s time. It is a form of writing in which the speaker in the poem is a dramatized imaginary character. The monologue is cast in the form of a speech addressed to a silent listener. Its aim is character study or psycho-analysi. In a dramatic monologue‚ the person who speaks is made to reveal himself and the motives that impelled him at some crisis
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Reflection questions: In the opening paragraph‚ there is a very peaceful and ordinary scene set by the author. This scene is set with the description in the paragraph. “Warm and clean” is how the room is described and the drawn curtains implies a relaxed‚ safe atmosphere. With the soda water‚ whisky‚ and ice cubes ready‚ it is obvious that they were planning to have a very stress-free afternoon. An image of a very sunny day is given because the room is warm and the curtains would not be drawn if
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brothers as descendants of Adam and Eve. When they fight‚ they become Cain and Abel. No doubt‚ the IRA sniper now wonders about the identities of the turret gunner‚ the old woman‚ and the person manning the machine gun. War. Death. Pain. Anger and remorse. None are pleasantries‚ but all are faced and handled every day. In Liam O’Flaherty’s "The Sniper‚" all of these things are brought to an acute reality. To aid in his creation of such emotional conflict‚ O’Flaherty portrayed the sniper as a very controversial
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Despite its brief length‚ Paul D’Angelo’s The Step Not Taken is at its essence a monomyth. Monomyths represent a character’s transition from innocence to experience by means of a journey. They are comprised of three stages: separation‚ struggle‚ and return and reintegration‚ and are one of the most widely used archetypes in literature. By being able to identify them‚ a deeper understanding of the author’s message can manifest. Monomyths are initiated by separation. It is the stage at which a
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major conflicts were society trying to change him‚ religion‚ and honesty. Society tries very hard to change Meursault when he is on trial‚ they always try to figure out why he does things a certain way. They assume that because he did not show any remorse about killing the Arab or his mother’s death he must have done it intentionally and planned it. “Quite often‚ interested as I was in what they had to say‚ I was tempted to put in a word‚ myself. But my lawyer had advised me not to. “You won’t do your
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their main symbol throughout their stories to enable the reader to connect his/her emotions with the story. The motif of water plays a significant role in both Macbeth and Life of Pi. In Macbeth‚ water is shown through its tone on the atmosphere‚ remorse‚ and purification. However‚ in Life of Pi‚ the motif of water is shown through Pi’s name‚ and the extended idea. In Macbeth‚ water is used as an extended metaphor to set the atmosphere throughout the duration of the book‚ through dialogue between
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