desire for Lolita is based on some obsessive-compulsive behavior which he cannot control‚ and therefore keeps returning for her. Humbert’s obsessions can be clearly recognized in his behaviors when looked upon in H. R. Beech’s Obsessional States and Andrew Brink’s Obsession and Culture: A Study of Sexual Obsession in Modern Fiction’s perception of what obsession is. Humbert’s obsessional tendencies are displayed in many passages through his descriptive word choices and his over bearing personality
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oppressed by society as well as the men in their lives. The story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman depicts a woman suffering from mental illness which is associated with the repression present in the patriarchal society. The woman’s obsession with the yellow paper becomes a reflection of her desire to break free from the male dominant society. Isolation causes the women to focus exclusively on the yellow paper and create a fascination with what is behind it. The narrator’s initial
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light turns from yellow to red you think of stepping on it‚ but the fear of receiving a ticket stops you from speeding. Fear can be useful‚ but it can also be damaging. A disadvantage of fear is that it can lead to paranoia which then leads to obsession. Obsession is dangerous as seen in the three stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. The first story “Tell-Tale Heart”‚ it’s about a man that obsesses about a creepy eye. The “Pit and the Pendulum” is about a man that’s stuck in a prison and is faced with
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Einhard was a courtier in Charlemagne ’s Frankish Kingdom. During Charlemagne ’s rule/life (768-824)‚ he dedicated a vast amount of time and energy into supporting the notions of classical learning. He went so far as to start a school comprised of many scholars within his palace. Their role was to educate the nobility‚ the priesthood and the people‚ as well as hold counsel with the king. This is where Einhard and Charlemagne first encountered each other. Einhard was a small but intelligent man
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Extended Case 2.1: Southern Prestige Industries‚ Inc. v. Independence Plating Corp. The plaintiff (Southern Prestige Industries‚ Inc.) initiated an action against the defendant (Independence Plating Corp.) in a North Carolina state court for a breach of contract. The plaintiff alleged that defects in the defendant’s anodizing process caused the plaintiff’s machine parts to be rejected by Kidde Aerospace. The defendant being a New Jersey corporation and having its only office and all of its personnel
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Discuss how Fitzgerald presents Gatsby’s infatuation with Daisy and how his love for her becomes obsessive. Fitzgerald presents Gatsby’s infatuation and obsessive love with Daisy in a clear and upfront way‚ as if he isn’t trying to hide it. Daisy‚ who is partially based on Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda‚ is a beautiful young woman from Louisville‚ Kentucky. She is Nick’s cousin and the object of Gatsby’s love. She was extremely popular among the military officers stationed near her home‚ including Jay
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Literature Review Maci Harkless From the 2 sources that were used for this research‚ it shows that when you eat too much sugar‚ your behavior changes. According the first article “Sweet Obsession; The Body Of Evidence Exonerates Sugar‚” “When kids eat a lot of sugar‚ they’re likely to develop nutritional deficiencies‚ and those in turn can cause a problem in their concentration and mental function” (Proulx‚ Lawrence G. 1995). This means that when kids eat sugar‚ their behavior and actions change
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"The Cask of Amontillado".In his literary critic on short story writing style‚he says a short story should turn around a central event and all the other things must have use for that main point.In this short story‚his main point is the result of obsession of revenge with impunity and all the other actions serve for the protagonist’s punishment against provoking.Poe uses the elements of symbolism generously and for this purpose‚he benefits from mythology.He uses Dionysos‚the god of wine‚to define Montresor’s
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The narrators are victims of their obsessions‚ leading to an overruling of rationality and logic- a study of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat” are texts by Edgar Allan Poe showing the state of mind of a person who becomes corrupted from their obsessions. We see the changes in behaviour‚ like anxiety‚ that stem from their obsessions‚ causing the narrator to eventually self-destruct due to lack of rationality and logic. The critical
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic
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