Susan Hill’s Strange Meeting is a modern novel written in 1971‚ a novel names after one of Wilfred Owen’s poems. It concentrates on a realistic representation of relationships between young men in the trenches of World War One and the reality of war and the impacts it has on individuals‚ similar to Pat Barkers Regeneration. Hill is a female author which is significant because the whole novel is based on a women’s point of view. As a reader we can see this because of the devices Hill uses throughout
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The Things They Carried –Coping Mechanisms to Survive During the Vietnam war‚ soldiers were not exposed to the traditional coping mechanisms of our American society‚ as illustrated in Tim Obrien ’s The Things They Carried. These men were forced to discover and invent new ways to deal with the pressures of war‚ using only their resources while in the Vietnamese jungle. It was not possible for any soldier to carry many items or burdens with them‚ but if something was a necessity‚ a way was
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Susan Strange published a book titled: The Retreat of the State. In her book‚ Strange took on a comprehensive concept about the dynamics of both power and politics‚ arguing that there is a declining authority of states. While Strange’s argument explores some of the causes that lie behind the decline of the state‚ Robert Gilpin counter-argues in his book‚ Global Political Economy‚ that today‚ more than ever before‚ the policies of the states are needed to maintain the affairs of the powerful economic
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STRESS COPING MECHANISMS AMONG YOUTH (PGDM STUDENTS) 1. INTRODUCTION A word which we consistently heard and feared from the day we thought of doing management studies is “STRESS”. Management studies have been perceived as a hectic and stressful course from the inception of the same. Every individual has his own methods for coping up with the stress; like playing games‚ working out in gym‚ listening to music‚ doing yoga‚ chatting with friends etc.
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Stress and Coping Theories H. W. Krohnea a Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Germany Available online 2002. Abstract This article first presents two theories representing distinct approaches to the field of stress research: Selye ’s theory of `systemic stress ’ based in physiology and psychobiology‚ and the `psychological stress ’ model developed by Lazarus. In the second part‚ the concept of coping is described. Coping theories may be classified according to two independent parameters:
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great stressor on the family‚ and have been associated with poor understanding among the parents and the siblings. At most times‚ the siblings experience anxieties from adapting to their autistic siblings because it creates great emotional stress from coping with the unusual behaviors exhibited by the children with autism. The parents are the ones who are primarily affected by this situation‚ they have to deal with how they can provide their autistic children their special needs and another burden for
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life‚ copying and seeking abilities from the surrounding exist in every period. For example‚ airplanes‚ electricity‚ radar and so on that make our lives achieve a huge progress are imitations of some characters of animals and nature. In “Strange Creatures” Susan Blackmore expounds the importance of imitation. Meanwhile‚ the implication of “meme ” is also mentioned in this essay. “Meme” which is defined “As ‘something’ that can then be passed on again and again and so take on a life of its own.”(Blackmore
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is the power of imitation.Some people may feel as if intelligence and imitation are two entirely separate terms but if one closely examines these words they are more alike then one would think. Imitation is a form of intelligence. Susan Blackmore in her essay‚ “Strange Creatures‚” argues that the theory of memetics controlling the world.Blackmores disputes the common idea that every idea people form is not entirely theirs‚ from viewing the world with our power of sight‚ smell‚ taste‚ touch‚ and
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In Owen?s poem‚ ?Strange Meeting‚? the theme of war is heavily emphasized‚ as the poet expresses complete disgust concerning the nature of war. Yet‚ rather than describing the violence of war in the battlefield‚ the poet chooses a most unconventional route to attack war by instead placing the soldiers in Hell‚ centering the poem around the civil conversation between two dead enemies. In doing this‚ the poet strips away the barrier between these two enemies‚ and as a result‚ he evokes not anger‚ but
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THE PROBLEM: ITS BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Background of the Study All persons are‚ in one way or another‚ concerned with making their lives happier and more effective. Students have varied reasons for attending college. Some wish to prepare for a chosen professional career. Others desire to broaden their knowledge and competence so they can more wisely choose their lifework. Many hope to build a firm general foundation for whatever career is readily available. A few go to make their parents
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