Essays Tagged: "atypical"

Film/Video testimony of the Holocaust. includes an excerpt from ""Night" by Ellie Wiesel.

um.If you have ever watched Claude Lanzmann film Shoah it would seem to the undiscerning eye a very atypical form of expression. A question is asked, the victim responds, the viewer assesses the respo ...

(8 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Abnormal Psychology: a 2100 word essay on psychological disorders and dysfunctions, atypical behaviors, psychological testing and behavioral assesment

efinition. They can be designated as a) psychological dysfunction, b) distress or impairment and c) atypical response.Psychological dysfunction is when you fail to function as would be considered norm ... t of a disorder when, for example, you are so shy that you avoid any interactions with other people.Atypical responses or behaviors are a large part of psychological disorders, but are very hard to de ...

(8 pages) 671 1 4.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Amelia Earhart.

ng lessons with pioneer aviatrix Anita Snook at Kinner Field near Long Beach. She was definitely an atypical woman of her time. Not many women were interested in airplanes, and even if they were, not ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

The affects of Bipolar Disorder and teenage suicide.

manic-depressive disorder.A psychological disorder is a condition in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, and mal-adaptive. Manic-depressive disorder, which is also known as bipolar di ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

"The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edger Allen Poe, and "The Open Boat," by Stephen Crane

he Open Boat," by Stephen Crane, I was torn between the classic realism in "The Open Boat," and the atypical scenes from "The Tell-Tale Heart." Both stories, however, were very effective in keeping my ...

(4 pages) 86 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Kate Chopin

death of her husband. When Louise learns her husband has died in a train accident, "her response is atypical". She cried upon hearing the news, readily accepting it. The author also examines the two " ...

(5 pages) 197 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Merging of the Legal Professions

The English legal profession is atypical of the majority of the rest of the world due the fact that is divided. Unlike countries suc ...

(11 pages) 62 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Women in the Media: A Devastating Effect

tandard for female beauty. (Crouch) Unfortunately, the bodies idealized in the media are frequently atypical of normal, healthy women. These models require the expertise of make up artists, hair styli ...

(4 pages) 179 2 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Theme Analysis: "One 16 oz. Analysis- One More Thing to Carry" An essay on Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."

s "The Things They Carried" presents the central idea that amongstsociety, it is normal to react to atypical situations in an atypical way. Jimmy Cross, O'Brien's protagonist, was developed to exempli ...

(4 pages) 162 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Lysistrata what roles in the play does she have, and how she is an atypical woman in Ancient Greece

d after her. These roles include: leader, problem solver, and spokesperson for the women. She is an atypical female; in Ancient Greece because she goes out and does things that most women would not ev ... be able to coach the women during the times of need i.e. Myhrinne and her husband.Lysistrata is an atypical woman from the women that surround her because she goes out and does things that most women ...

(4 pages) 60 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Understanding of Discoveries: Myth of the Cave by Plato

he actually has the sagacity to look beyond those monotonous routines and find something unique and atypical. It is very instinctive for people to be hesitant and fearful of new ideas that impend thei ...

(4 pages) 66 0 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Catcher in the Rye Essay.

escence. It touches on issues such as adolescent stereotypes, the search for one's identity and the atypical situations faced in adolescent life.Holden Caulfield is a very atypical individual who face ... er ladies. Holden is a very different person who has matured and become a better person through the atypical situations he faced. Not only has he matured through the bizarre situations he faced but al ...

(7 pages) 43 0 3.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Manly Medea" An analysis of Euripides' "The Medea"

abandoning the gender roles of the ancient Greek society. The main characters, Jason and Medea, are atypical characters in many ways. Medea defies perceptions of the normal attitudes of men and women ... son step out of their assigned gender roles, but still keep the mentality of their gender. They are atypical but still believable. When comparing The Medea to his other works, one may find it doubtful ...

(5 pages) 85 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Things They Carried - Tim O'brien

"The Things They Carried" presents the central idea that amongst society, it is normal to react to atypical situations in an atypical way. Jimmy Cross, O'Brien's protagonist, was developed to exempli ...

(3 pages) 90 1 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

MISERY - NOT AS MISERABLE AS THE FIRST

, exciting, intense, highly suspenseful, and definitely gruesome. Misery was full of unexpected and atypical imagery involving such items as axes, saws, land mowers, crosses, and other gardening utens ...

(1 pages) 18 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Way Over My Head: Schizophrenia in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

diagnosis begins by somebody's speculation that their acquaintance may be mentally ill. Somebody's atypical behavior does not always confirm mental illness because one's behavior could just be misund ...

(10 pages) 64 0 4.7 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Planet X: The Unknown Void

he 1930s Pluto was discovered, but it was quickly ruled out as the cause due to its small size. The atypical orbits persist to this day.The primeval civilization of the Sumerian, the first culture to ...

(1 pages) 23 0 2.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

"Blazing Saddles": The Only Non-Western to Rule the West.

148;— When the small town of Rock Ridge is threatened by the growing railroad, it is up to the atypical “dazzling urbanite” sheriff, Bart, to save the town. In the hilarious parody of a ...

(3 pages) 22 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Bible as Literature

is, for a narrative expansion” (580). What an exegetical motif does is it picks out a specific atypical phrase, which becomes the bearing before a narrative expansion. Biblical interpreters and t ...

(6 pages) 27 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Dead" by James Joyce

eryday activities. However, peeling back the surface layer that is the everyday reveals a much more atypical situation. The title of this story, "The Dead," lays down the foundation for a gruesome und ...

(5 pages) 55 0 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American