Russian formalism. A school of literary theory and analysis that emerged in Russia around 1915‚ devoting itself to the study of literariness‚ i.e. the sum of ’devices’ that distinguish literary language from ordinary language. In reaction against the vagueness of previous literary theories‚ it attempted a scientific description of literature (especially poetry) as a special use of language with observable features. This meant deliberately disregarding the contents of literary works‚ and thus inviting
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ADDICTION COUNSELING WITH GROUPS AND FAMILIES Tabitha Young‚ PhD‚ LMHC‚ LAC‚ NCC Overview of Chapter ●Introduction ●Evolution of Group Treatment ●Group Dynamics‚ Process and Structure ●Group Treatment in the Continuum of Care ●Pragmatics of Group Treatment ●Group Treatment Efficacy Introduction ●Group treatment is the most common modality for the delivery of services to individuals and families recovering from substance use disorders. ●Psychoeducational groups can provide means for learning
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meeting that I had chosen was an open‚ discussion themed meeting‚ it was handicap accessible‚ it covered the 12 Steps‚ and covered the 12 Traditions of AA. It was to held at 6:15 P.M.‚ and was about 10 minutes away from my home. I had chosen this meeting because this meeting covered aspects of AA that I was not personally familiar with; such as The 12 Traditions and 12 Steps‚ but also because their name sounded
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century Caribbean world. The time when Walcott was writing marked a period of political and creative activity. Walcott himself pointed out the need for bringing together the different creative elements from African‚ European and West Indian art traditions. The most powerful among the indigenous cultural elements is orality that Walcott combined with Western dialogical form in his famous play‚ Ti-Jean and his Brothers. He himself termed it ‘My most West Indian play’. Christopher Balm in Decolonizing
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communism and worried about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian rule the country. At the same time‚ the Soviets disliked the Americans’ drawn out refusal to treat Russia as an acknowledged force of the international community. They were also upset at the United States’ delayed entry into World War II‚ resulting in over ten million Russian deaths. Post war‚ these complaints helped to form the basis of an overwhelming sense of mutual distrust and animosity. Russian expansion efforts raised American
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The Gulags of the Soviet Union have been compared to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany‚ but in reality they were worse. The Gulags were isolated prison camps peppered across Siberia. Death‚ torture‚ and disease raged within their walls‚ while endless work went on outside. Gulag personnel were cruel and unfeeling‚ using terrible punishment methods and playing senseless games that cost prisoners their lives. Political enemies of the Bolshevik party made up a significant portion of the prisoner
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orality and literacy becomes less important because of human develop the cyberspace. Today‚ in our society people need to use internet because we are using it everywhere and it becomes part of our culture. In addition‚ the author says that‚ oral tradition has been warning for community living. Fernaback agues that‚ urban legend as popular cultural texts. Folklore can make the people keep up to date with their cultural values‚ mores‚ and ethos. In cyberspace‚ there are different kinds of stories that
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Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russian imperialism in the nineteenth century was aimed chiefly at: A.Persia B.Central Asia C.China D.Canada E.Eastern Europe Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russia’s railroad network radiates outward from Moscow‚ thereby providing the city with a high degree of: A.inaccessibility B.centrality C.diversity D.continentality E.complementarity Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following cities is located in Italy’s
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Russian Leadership The history of Russian has survived a long journey with differentiated leadership and control. At the conclusion of the civil war fight between the Bolsheviks‚ or Reds‚ and anti-Bolsheviks‚ or Whites of 1918‚ was a Soviet Union constitution based on dictatorship. After Vladimir Lenin dies of a stroke in 1924‚ historic Russian leader Joseph Stalin replaces him. Joseph Stalin has an enormous impact on the Soviet Union and implemented many stipulation policies for economic rise
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cultural and political domination‚ almost all people in the Republic had to speak Russian whether they are Russians or not. It wasn’t forbidden to speak Kazakh‚ but if people did not know Russian language well‚ they would not succeed and couldn’t get good paid jobs; they belonged to uneducated and to a lower social class. Since that time‚ most families sent their children to Russian schools and tried to speak primarily Russian at home. Nowadays‚ those children have grown up‚ most don’t speak Kazakh while
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