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Unmet childhood needs and criminal behavior development

Personal Criminological Theory: How to Explain the Occurrence of Crime, and Why People Commit Crime?

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Frank Tannenbaum's dramatization of evil and Edwin Lemert's primary and secondary deviation

The purpose of the Chapter is to identify alternative reasons for the phenomenon of deviation since childhood. The author explains that it is the reaction to initial deviation and its further manifestations that causes its perpetuation.

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Evolution of "Sleeping Beauty" across three major literary versions

There are several different versions of the fairy tale classic "Sleeping Beauty." Three main versions, including a version entitles "Sun, Moon, and Talia" associated with Giambattista Basile, the Grimm Brother's "Little Brier-Rose," and the Walt Disney Classic film based on Charles Perrault's…

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Supporting LGBT students through educational programs and policy

In today's educational environment, students who happen to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) often find it hard to cope in their learning environment. LGBT students must endure an abnormal amount of stress throughout adolescence and young adulthood.

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Dawkins' meme theory and cultural evolution in education reform

This article argues for the viewpoint that Head-Start-type early education is not only non-productive, but can actually lead to detriments to children's development as they enter formal school.

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Freud's theory of daydreaming as creative inspiration

Understanding the source of inspiration of a creative writer -- or any artists for that matter -- has been one of the primary goals of literary critics, psychologists, and philosophers alike.

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Assessment feedback effects on rapport building and self-enhancement processes

In the study conducted by Allen, Montgomery, Tubman, Frazier, & Escovar, called the Effect of Assessment Feedback on Rapport Building and Self-Enhancement Processes, the goal of the experimental research study was to provide additional research regarding what is known about the impact of assessment…

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Reading interests and academic potential for sixth-grade student Jessica

Global Peace and Environmental Issues. While not specified as a specific interest, Jessica also indicated some concerns about international peace ("I wish that there was world peace") and excessive government involvement ("NO GOVERNMENT!").

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Rhetorical analysis of alcoholism's effects on children

The essay entitled "Who are the real victims of alcoholism?" uses the pathos of the family dynamic as a persuasive strategy to encourage readers to view alcoholism, and drinking to excess, not simply as a minor vice, but as a serious social issue.

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and postpartum depression

Modern principles of mental health reflect the view that clinical depression comprises both organic pathology and environmental influences.

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