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Satire and escape in Anatoly Gladilin's Moscow Racetrack

Anatoly Gladilin's Moscow Racetrack is a powerful melange of satire, intrigue, and political commentary. Gladilin paints poignant portraits of the characters that populate the Moscow track, lending insight into gambling strategy and psychology.

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Writing practices in clinical child counseling

Mrs. Boyce has been a practicing Clinical Psychologist for 25 years specializing in Marriage, Family, and Child Psychology. Her experience includes families, couples, children, adolescents, small ones, and a variety of disorders.

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The shift from civic to individual purpose in American education

Ceasar and McGuinn (1998), "We are approaching the end of an era in educational philosophy." What was once a wholly Eurocentric framework for constructing an approach to the structures of the mind, psychology, and education, is shifting to include models of Eastern thought and new constructions of…

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Pursuit of dentistry through research, community service, and personal development

I graduated from high school at 16 because I was eager to begin my college education. Currently I am working on dual Bachelor degrees. One will be in Biochemistry and the other will be in Psychology.

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Psychological egoism, ethical egoism, and virtue theory compared

In ethics egoism demands the individual to either be the encouraging moral force or should be the end of moral action. Egoism is of two; positive and normative ethic. The positive ethic is about real human psychology, where people are motivated by their own interests and desires.

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Bandura's moral disengagement theory and social cognitive development

Bandura, A. (1999). Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193-209.

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Jungian archetypes and symbolism in The Matrix film

The film The Matrix is rich with symbolism. Therefore, it is fruitful to examine the movie and its characters in light of Jungian psychology. Jung's theory of the unconscious and the collective unconscious closely parallel the central meaning and function of the Matrix itself.

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Clinical ethics and methodology in Penny Marshall's Awakenings

Based on a true story about Dr. Oliver Sack's work in the 1960s, Penny Marshall's film Awakenings elucidates the challenges of clinical experimental psychology. Dr. Sack's fictionalized character, Dr.

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Characteristics of open-minded and closed-minded people in conflict

There are four references used for this paper. Some people are considered open minded, while others are looked upon as closed minded. It is important to examine the characteristics of each type of person and the psychology of peace and conflict.

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Teacher stress: causes, effects, and reduction strategies

Wiley, Carolyn. 2000. "A Synthesis of Research on the Causes, Effects, and Reduction Strategies of Teacher Stress." Journal of Instructional Psychology, June.

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