What is depression and how is it looked after? - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 2 pages - Psychology
There are several types of depression, but we will only discuss the major depressions. We will try to understand this disease, by analyzing its symptoms, causes and possible treatments. The clinical depression is more than a feeling of bad day's blues. It is an intense state...
Public consultation - A new communication strategy launched by the EU through the web
Essay - 3 pages - European union
On 29th May 2005, French people refused the EU constitution, I was in Italy and had the news on a bus, through my neighbour's newspaper. In this context, the 'no' from French public opinion was the opportunity to reveal the wide gap between the EU and its 'citizens'. This...
Masculinity and clerks
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
In Clerks 2, Director Kevin Smith resumed the lives of two convenience store workers from his 1994 film Clerks. Smith's movies traditionally appear vulgar and devoid of cinematic integrity upon first glimpse. On closer inspection the viewer can derive complex character development and thematic...
Research proposal - proposed title: The role of quality factors in electronic commerce
Essay - 4 pages - Business strategy
The unprecedented proliferation of the Internet and the World Wide Web over the last decade has increased the importance of electronic commerce. The research will present an exploratory study of the role of quality factors in electronic commerce in order the significance of the latter to be...
The emergence of democracy in sub-saharan Africa
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
"A nation is [therefore] a large-scale solidarity, constituted by the feeling of the sacrifices that one has made in the past and of those that one is prepared to make in the future. It presupposes a past; it is summarized, however, in the present by a tangible fact, namely, consent, the...
Sign language and overcoming deafness
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Anybody that has traveled to a foreign country can appreciate the feelings of helplessness when no one speaks your language. We all take for granted the fact that when we want or need something, we can make strange sounds with our mouth to make it happen. However, not even the hardiest of...
Psychological Factors and Sport Performance
Essay - 27 pages - Psychology
The purpose of this review is to define the physiologic?l indices of sports perform?nce, ex?mine psychologic?l f?ctors involved with sports, ?nd suggest ?ltern?tives for co?ches to ?void sports perform?nce f?ilures. The body of liter?ture which ?ddresses sports perform?nce is prim?rily...
To what extent are values and colours analogous?
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
It can seem quite strange to compare moral values and color, for one consideres one of these two things to be acquired, as the other one seems to be in constant evolution. Blue, green or red, can be defind by nature, but goodness, cruelty or rightness are simple human qualifications made upon...
Education and loneliness in British Literature
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
Education is as a general rule considered as a chance to the extent that it is often symbolized as a treasure. People are still struggling get their children educated in the developing countries. Tony Harrisson points out in "Two Book End? (The School of Eloquence) that education can be the cause...
What is depression and how is it looked after?
Worksheets - 2 pages - Psychology
There are several types of depression, but we will only discuss the major depressions. We will try to understand this disease, by analyzing its symptoms, causes and possible treatments. The clinical depression is more than a feeling of bad day's blues. It is an intense state...
Social marketing and self-regulation: The perfect match for a good working world and the contribution of social marketing to self regulation strength
Essay - 29 pages - Services marketing
The concept of Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to self-regulate can be important in all aspects of life. When focusing on...
Passion and its different effects
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In both Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic and Dan Baum's Nine Lives the characters seem to display a feverish passion concerning their interests, but the way their passion is put to use is what distinguishes them, as well as our feelings towards them. While Hellman's depiction of Carrie...
Adult Crying
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
Adult crying has always been a contentious issue among all adults. Is it right for an adult to cry? How will people take an adult who cries often? What are the reactions when you spot an adult crying? These are some of the questions that run through everyone's mind when the thought of adult...
German Expressionism
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
As the name suggest, expressionism is a form of artistic expression that were employed by artists to reflect their feelings. German expressionism emerged in Germany following her defeat in the First World War (River, 2007). The art replaced the existing impressionism. The two form of arts...
The character of James Bond
Essay - 28 pages - Arts and art history
James Bond is the most indefatigable action hero in the history of cinema. Since 1962, his inclination for women, his taste for fights and his British appeal have been the right ingredients for a series, has been a great success. Indeed, for a generation who only knew the homogenized heroes and...
Non Verbal Communication
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Non verbal communication is a form of communication between people that primarily relies on facial expressions, gestures and body posture as opposed to words. Non verbal communication can be used to play a variety of roles including; repetition of the message being conveyed, contradiction of the...
Social and Cultural Factors Giving Rise to Depression and Anxiety
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The World Health Organization further explains that anxiety disorder and depression are characterized by factors such as emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms that build an uncomfortable feeling that is usually described as uneasiness. Worry is usually followed by symptoms like...
Socail marketing and self-regulation: The perfect match for a good working world and the contribution of social marketing to self regulation strength
Course material - 29 pages - Marketing theories
The concept of Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to self-regulate can be important in all aspects of life. When focusing on...
Validity of the Beck Depression Inventory
Essay - 16 pages - Psychology
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a widely used instrument in the measuring of depression and its severity. BDI is a simple instrument: there are twenty-one multiple-choice items; the respondent answers according to his or her feelings as remembered over the past two weeks. The BDI...
Social Marketing & Self-Regulation: The Perfect Match for a Good Working World (?) The Contribution of Social Marketing to Self-Regulation Strength
Essay - 29 pages - Services marketing
Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate themselves in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to self-regulate can be important in all aspects of life....
Understanding children with Asperger's Syndrome through visual art
Essay - 5 pages - Medical studies
It is believed by many that art is one of the most basic ways that people communicate their inner feelings, thoughts and values with the world outside themselves. This is particularly true of children, who are often times painfully honest in expressing how they see themselves and others by...
The psychological keys to success
Case study - 11 pages - Psychology
Do you feel grateful for what you have? There are good reasons that you should. Research has found that being grateful for what you have has positive effects on numerous areas of health and well-being, including, Higher reported levels of the positive states of alertness, enthusiasm,...
Compare and contrast the presentation of the experience of war and its reality by soldiers and civilians in "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "The Last Night". Remember to examine and discuss the use of language: viewpoint and tone, figures of speech, st
Case study - 5 pages - Literature
The two texts that I am going to compare and contrast are Dulce et Decorum Est, a poem by Wilfred Owen and The Last Night an extract from Charlotte Gray, novel written by Sebastian Faulks. Both recount an episode of the war, and how it really affected the people. The aim...
Psychological anthropology
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
Quoting Williams, Ahearn defines structures of feeling as 'meanings and values as they are actively lived and felt' by real individuals [Ahearn, p. 53].'. The structures in this phrase are not static, but are always growing and changing in discernible patterns. Both...
An unintended identity: A sub-cultural study of New York garage bands in the 1960's
Tutorials/exercises - 30 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The year is 1964, the exact day, February 9th. Many people mark the day as the historic beginning of the so called British Invasion. Some may even go as far to say the day changed the face of American popular music. It's significance is simple. The Fab Four, the Beatles, played on...
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
Text commentary - 1 pages - Literature
This passage corresponds to a climax in the narrative. It corresponds to the birth of the creature that Victor wanted to give life to. Victor is the narrator of this passage and he has just completed his creation after two years of work. This passage is a key moment in the story and corresponds...
A multiple representation of the Shebeen Queen
Text commentary - 16 pages - Literature
"More than a shebeen queen, she is the incarnation of motherhood?: a theme that Peter Abrahams develops in Mine Boy. Xuma, the protagonist, is surrounded by support and advice. Surprisingly, Leah is not the only mother figure in Mine Boy; a white woman called Di also plays this role. In addition...
Advertising and communication plan - the mobil home
Case study - 7 pages - Communication
The mobile home we come up with is between middle range and high range of accomodation for hoildays. Its features are the following: luxurious and designed with being a warm and cozy home at the same time. Besides, a 'blancket' roof structure, metallic structures, and isolating sandwichs...
Does regional integration challenge national identities?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
Regional integration is a process whereby states enter into a regional agreement in order to enhance regional cooperation through regional institutions and rules. The European Union is an example of regional integration that we are going to focus on. The project of the European Union, whereby...
"Pride and Prejudice", Commentary of Volume II, Chapter 11, " And this ", cried Darcyend of chapter
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
This excerpt, taken from the second part of Volume II Chapter 11, of Pride and Prejudice, is located in the middle of Jane Austen's novel and deals with Darcy's first proposal of marriage to Elizabeth. The author has carefully structured the novel so that Darcy's proposal comes at the...
