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Language, class, and social hierarchy in Bourdieu's theory

The world as we perceive it -- or our reality -- is run according to symbols. It is symbols -- or words - that define that which is socially approved of and also symbols -- and words that peg individuals and groups in particular positions.

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Treatment of mental disability: language evolution since Flowers for Algernon

Though Flowers for Algernon is a fictionalized account, it addresses genuine issues, many of which are universal. Published in 1966, the novel reflects the less sensitive treatment of mentally disabled people during that time period.

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Marriage as a social institution versus personal relationship success

Marriage is a social institution with strong political overtones. The institution has created and enforced gender norms throughout every human society in all historical eras. Therefore, one of the reasons marriage works is because it is often strictly enforced with social codes.

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Heidegger, Camus, and Freud on existence and human meaning

Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" addresses both of these complex philosophical concepts, being and time. Being means existence, or the fact that something can exist. Heidegger approaches the concept of being from multiple perspectives.

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Data mining adoption and resistance in the media industry

The media industry is an industry that is resistant to the validity of data mining and the kind of insight data mining in this field could yield.

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Neo-Confucian education and self-cultivation in modern China

Prompt 1: Pick two passages about education and explain what makes them "Confucian" or "Neo-Confucian." Zhu Xia's Neo-Confucianism Program which is labeled "Preface to the Family Rituals" both exhibit the qualities that are found in the writings and teachings of Confucius.

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Montag's study of violent video games and emotional brain activity

In January of 2012, psychologist Christian Montag and a team of German researchers sought to explore the link between habitual video game play and reduced emotional or cognitive capability, and the findings of their study were published in an article entitled Does Excessive Play of Violent…

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Yoga therapy as treatment for negative symptoms in schizophrenia

In "Yoga Therapy for Schizophrenia," Bangalore & Varambally (2012) explore a gap in the research on treatments for schizophrenia. The authors point out that pharmacological interventions and traditional psychotherapeutic techniques have remained "sub-optimal," if not totally ineffective (p. 85).

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Personality in dispositional and learning theory perspectives

The objective of this study is to describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior and examine the personality characteristics attributed to each of the theories. This work will additionally explain the interpersonal relational aspects associated with the theories selected.

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Openness in communication and meaningful coincidence on Interstate 8

The theory that attracted me to my ideas about this paper is Jae's theory of openness, which posits that the more open a person is in the process of communication, the more creative that person will be when it comes to solving problems.

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