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    described by Carl Young because he saw similarities between pieces of literature. There are several archetypes in most stories and many stories may have some of the same archetypes. This is evidently true in the movie Cool Hand Luke and also in the book “The Catcher in the Rye”. Luke‚ in Cool Hand Luke‚ and Holden‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ exhibit similar archetypal features such as the Christ-Figure‚ the Anti-hero and their experience of the road of trails. Luke and Holden can both be compared to

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    Cyberbullying Social networks‚ instant messaging and text messaging are the raging trend for teenagers. Through these forms of communication‚ teenagers can stay in contact with their friends and peers‚ even after they come home from school. Social networking and texting can be fun ways to keep the conversation going between friends‚ but they also come with some inherent dangers. Cyberbullying has become common place for teenagers. What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbulling occurs when an individual harass

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    another‚ things like school and religion were extremely important aspects of New England life. In the South‚ men greatly outnumbered women‚ and disease was fairly common. The life expectancy was really low there‚ and families much smaller than their northern counterparts. Since the labor was provided by slaves‚ people had no real reason to have children‚ especially with teh life expectancy being so low. Since farms were so far apart‚ unlike northern towns‚ the south lacked schools and churches. This

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    its trunk at a time. Did you like that? Keep reading to hear awesome and cool facts that make you go wow. Here we go... I see that you decided to read this‚ let’s hear some more cool facts about African Elephants. An African Elephant’s trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long! Since African elephants live where the sun is usually blazing hot‚ they use their trunks to help them keep cool. First they squirt a trunkful of cool water over their bodies. Then they often follow that with a sprinkling of

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    psychologists‚ social psychologists‚ counseling psychologists‚ school psychologists‚ industrial-organizational psychologist‚ consumer psychologists‚ educational psychologists‚ experimental psychologist and sport psychologists (Ferguson 1). Writing skills is very helpful to most psychologists. Some psychologists become administrators who direct college or university psychology departments or personnel services programs in a school system or industry. While some become agency or department directors

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    Identify the main types of state and independent schools. All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a free place at a state school. Most state schools have to follow National Curriculum the most common ones are: * Community schools: controlled by the local council and not influenced by business or religious groups * Foundation and trust schools: more freedom to change the way they do things than community schools‚ ran by their own governing body which also decide

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    How many animals are used each year for animal testing? The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection believes there to be about 10 to 11 million experimented on in the United Kingdom‚ and the United States Department of Agriculture has tested upon 1‚137‚718 animals‚ not including mice or rats‚ in 2002 (Bidnall n. pag.). These statistics are only from two countries throughout this entire planet‚ which entirely surpasses prudency. Animals are not lesser than humans because they do not have

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    That depends entirely on the young person‚ some are very challenged and some are not and the way this affects them varies from individual to individual. No doubt some‚ through no fault of their own are very understimulated and could achieve more with a bit more pressure‚ some are also overstimulated and might achieve more if the entire world backed off and left them alone for a little bit. Take for example the young person in the UK who wants to go to university - their path is pretty much mapped

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    The poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks focuses on what activities the troubled group of seven teenagers partake in to make them appeal cool. The symbolism‚ imagery and tone shown in‚ “We Real Cool” shows how losing one’s identity to become part of a uncaring group in adolescence and social norms will lead one to an early visit to the grave. Gwendolyn uses symbolism throughout her poem to get the readers to perceive the poem in an abstract way. In the subtitle‚ the word “golden” symbolises daytime

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    gratification’. Wanting rewards now‚ or leaving school as soon as possible to get a job‚ or similar. Explain what is meant by the term ‘cultural deprivation’. A lack or deficit of values (or of norms‚ attitudes‚ skills or knowledge). Explain what is meant by the term ‘vocational’ education. Relating to a career or specific work roles. 6 mark questions Suggest three examples of ways in which school is organised that may be ethnocentric.  school dress/uniform requirements may conflict with

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