What is meant by the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a
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Educating Students With Selective Mutism Mollie Culmone Abstract Selective Mutism is not a disorder that can be immediately diagnosed‚ but it is better to catch it at an early age. It is usually misdiagnosed or brushed off as a child being “shy”. Parents‚ teachers and society alike have seen the characteristics in these children and unknowingly hoped that these children would just “grow out of it”. Because Selective Mutism is often misdiagnosed‚ children can go without treatment and this makes
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Selective attention is very important in our daily lives‚ but we are often unaware of how it really works. Therefore‚ it is worthy to explore its characteristics and functions‚ ways to control it and investigation methods. Selective attention‚ also known as focused attention‚ mainly controls our awareness of particular categories or entities in our environment. When it is involved‚ we focus entirely on one stimulus and ignore others (Elizabeth‚ 2006). For instance‚ when we are working hard on an
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What is meant by the term mandated benefit? Describe government-mandated benefits. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? A mandated benefit is a law that requires a health insurance policy or health plan to cover specific providers‚ procedures‚ benefits or people. Mandated benefits are controversial. Some view them as consumer protections that ensure access to important care‚ while others contend mandates are promoted by narrow special interests and add significant cost but marginal
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: • Interests • Beliefs • Ages • Lifestyles • Personal‚ social and cultural identities. I live in a town called Braintree in
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What is meant by propaganda? Propaganda is a form of communication containing information that is of a biased or misguiding essence used to promote a political motive or point of view. It is very rare that propaganda should turn out to be in the favor of the receiver. In most cases‚ the sender has some selfish or misleading data that he uses to attract the receiver to his own purpose. Types of Propaganda: Although it is not necessarily true that propaganda would only yield a negative outcome but
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What is meant by style and stylistics? Style is concerned with the artful expression of idea and stylistics is the bridge that links the idea of style to the analysis of literary texts through the tool of linguistics. The 19th century‚ that witnessed evolution in the field of biography‚ historiography‚ anthropology and others‚ could not remain unattached to immutable linguistic and stylistic norms in literature. Linguistic study was esoteric in the beginning and severely criticized as‚ "pretension
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5. What is meant by ’masculinity in crisis ’ in recent debates about men and masculinity? Use a specific example from media or popular culture (for instance‚ media coverage of the Bulldogs scandal) to support your argument. You should draw on Whitehead ’s argument in your answer. The concept of ’masculinity in crisis ’ has been put forth in recent debates regarding men and their masculinity. Critical analysis of men and thus of the gender of masculinity arose in the 1970s with the beginning of
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separate corporate personality as confirmed in Saloman v. A Saloman & Co. Ltd. [1897] forms the corner-stone of co. law. • The recognition that a co. is a separate legal entity distinct from its shareholders is often expressed as the veil of incorporation. • Incorporation of a co. casts a veil over the true controllers of the co‚ a veil through which the law will not usually penetrate. • Once a co. is incorporated the courts usually do not look behind the veil to inquire why the co. was formed or who really
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Selective Mutism Selective Mutism is the name given to a mental disorder found mostly in children‚ which is characterized by the child ’s failure to speak in certain situations and settings for greater than one month. These children have the ability to speak and understand spoken language‚ yet they are unable to speak in many social settings. Most speak at home or to certain individuals in the home‚ but are unable to speak in school. Most do‚ however‚ function normally in other ways and learn
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