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Mary Reynolds and the early classification of multiple personality disorder

Multiple Personality Disorder the first published example of multiple personality was... "A Double Consciousness, or a Duality of Person in the Same Individual." Mary Reynolds was born in England in 1793, and was brought to Pennsylvania by her family when she was four years old.

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Relationship selling and adaptive selling in services industry buyer-seller dynamics

The intent of this analysis of current research on salesperson and customer interactions includes the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships, an overview selling model definitions and research efforts used to validate them, and a comprehensive review of key findings from research into these…

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Psychological ambiguity in Poe's "The Black Cat"

In most of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, it is easy to see his fascination with the workings of the mind. His protagonists are usually driven by an emotion, such as anger, jealousy or guilt, and it very rare when their behaviors are clear-cut and easy to decipher.

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Bipolar disorder: genetics, symptoms, and treatment advances

Bipolar Disorder. The writer explores the disorder, symptoms and treatments as well as changes that have taken place over the years with regards to the disorder. There were 11 sources used to complete this paper.

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Contrasting European views of the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya

John Lonsdale writes in the Journal of African History that while the legacy of the Mau Mau has lived in British memory "...as a symbol of African savagery," modern Kenyans are divided over whether the Mau Mau represented a "militant nationalism" against England, or just a kind of "tribalist…

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Video gaming history from Halcyon to the 1990s

The objective of this work is to research the history, advances, concerns and future of video gaming and to cite at least 10 scholarly sources in the research.

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Social influence and individual accountability in the Abu Ghraib abuse cases

In January 2004 upper level military personnel received word that a SGT had filed concerns that some of his fellow military police guards were treating prisoners of war badly (Hasenauer, 2004).

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Botticelli's Birth of Venus: iconography and religious influence

Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is a 500-year-old work of art that remains important and relevant today. The 15th century painting, which depicts the birth of the Roman goddess Venus, makes use of the technical styles of the time, but also demonstrates some important differences.

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Women's roles and contributions during the Mexican Revolution

The pre-revolutionary view of Mexican women was of a "woman who had lived her life constantly in the male shadow" (Soto, 31-32). Mexican bravado and chauvinism forced the Mexican women into the background of the patriarchal society that has its roots in Spanish government and culture.

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Smoking among Canadian youth: social factors and rebellion

They have attempted numerous efforts to curb smoking, many of which not only has placed financial, social and political strain upon cigarette manufacturers but also increased revenue streams for the government.

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