Essays Tagged: "regression"

Response essay to the short story: Flowers for Algernon, about a mentally retarded 37-year-old.

tural IQ of 68 and suppress the effects which would occur naturally as seen in Algernon. The mental regression which could be seen in Algernon, on which the operation was performed earlier, is what Ch ... rformed earlier, is what Charlie is trying to battle by "[practising] very hard", though his mental regression is inevitable.Protagonist versus self can be seen in Charlie's battle to forget his past, ...

(2 pages) 85 1 3.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The growth of communism throughout the world.

. Rather, it is to inform the reader of communism's migration through time and hopefully assist the regression of such fear.The ideology of communism came out of the minds of two men, Karl Marx and Fr ...

(7 pages) 80 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Defence mechanism.

ly and in there own way they go through them just he same. These defenses are repression, reaction, regression and denial just to name a few.Repression is the withdrawal from consciousness of an unwan ... mely solicitous and overprotective to convince both the child and herself that she is a good mother.Regression is a return to earlier stages of development and abandoned, prompted by dangers or confli ...

(1 pages) 46 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

A study of community, highlighted by characters who could be considered as standing outside of their community. Reference made to Eliot's 'Silas Marner' and Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'.

omes Ralph's rival as well as his friend. The story is set over a few months and mainly follows the regression of most of the boys on the island and Ralph and Jack's relationship, as it is strained wh ... ice of language subtly reminds us of the themes of the book, the breakdown of society and primitive regression, as well as reminding us that the characters are only little boys and not the older teena ...

(9 pages) 48 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Alice in Wonderland: A Curious Child

shows a part of the Victorian quest for the "origins of the self that culminates in the controlled regression of Freudian analysis." It is quite funny how Carroll disagrees with the Victorian mindset ...

(6 pages) 98 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The death of a salesman

ents leading to his death, Willy is a layered character all throughout the play. To follow his slow regression is a matter of real thought on his relations with his family and all the things that have ...

(7 pages) 114 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Character Analasys of "Piggy"

racter progressed through the book, his personality and wholesome characteristics degraded. Piggy?s regression of self was evident in his decision-making, rationality, communication, and his actions o ...

(2 pages) 14 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Police corruption can be minimised but will never go away.

ade police officers more accountable for their behaviour. Unfortunately, there has been a perceived regression in police accountability with a recent US Supreme Court ruling holding that officers woul ...

(8 pages) 193 1 4.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Differences in population size, composition and function of the village in rural areas in the more economically developed world and the less economically developed world.

es.- Huanli as been as small village in history and still is now. Currently is following a trend of regression, decreasing in its size and population.- Huanli's economic impact on China is insignifica ...

(2 pages) 26 0 3.8 Mar/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Cultural Arts

Select several works of art that reflect cultural evolution and progress, and cultural regression and degeneration?It has been said that many forms of art, from poetry to music, contribut ... Adidas tennis shoes, but their lyrics offered unambiguous counsel against drugs and crime.Cultural Regression and Degeneration Seen In Gangster RapToday's pop culture faces the constant debate on whe ... art, there is a time when African-American artists expression sprouts growth/evolution and decline/regression.Cultural Digression seen in the African American Minstrel-Nothing was considered more of ...

(13 pages) 172 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

How has your understanding of the consequences of change been shaped by the techniques used by various authors?

er" all convey this concept, dealing with influences on the characters which foster growth and even regression. Leigh explores his ideas on the beneficial effects of change through self discovery; the ...

(7 pages) 57 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

MGMT350 Fallacy Summary and Application Paper

sex and revenge--which isn't that serious, seeing as the entire culture is in a state of adolescent regression. We actually count on them to exhibit the kind of boorish, narcissistic behavior we can't ...

(5 pages) 83 0 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

How has your understanding of the consequences of change been shaped by the techniques used by various composers?

ver all convey this concept, dealing with influences on the characters which foster growth and even regression. Leigh explores his ideas on the beneficial effects of change through self discovery; the ...

(7 pages) 31 0 4.5 Jul/2006

Subjects: Art Essays

WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS

Weird Things Why do some people believe in ghosts, alien abductions, past-lives regression and other unexplainable things? Why in an age of science are ideas without scientific sup ...

(1 pages) 1690 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Lord Of The Flies

f, most historical tragedies start out as a very minor problem. Jack follows this same pattern. His regression to something more primitive takes time. This is shown when it says, " Jack and Ralph smil ...

(4 pages) 986 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Heuristic of the Co-workers Opinion

predictable bias decision in certain situations (Fisk, 2002). I believe that my co-worker used the regression to the mean, a part of the representativeness heuristic to help him make his decision. Th ...

(5 pages) 51 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Untitled

fear permeates Macbeth--utter cowardice which drives his will into the sinful acts resulting in his regression. Cowardice, not ambition, is the main and underlying factor which causes M! acbeth to kil ... "air-drawn dagger" which was the "very painting of [his] fear" (III.iv.62-63). Therefore, Macbeth's regression is spurred by a fearful frenzy, not the over-ambitious plotting of a rational man.Macbeth ...

(5 pages) 1088 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

The display of peer pressures

aluable lessons through their suffering, through death amongst each other, and through intellectual regression. In A Separate Peace the boys are tested in a series of events. They are all press ...

(4 pages) 1495 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

THIS OLD HOUSE

The approach which I used towards solving for the case consisted of regression runs and decomposition forecasting. The given data consisted of non aligned months, missi ... is expressed in units of consumption so inflation is not taken into account in the modeling through regression. The break up of the technique that I used is given in steps as under.1)Cleaning the data ... )Forecasting of Usage in June, July & August6)Classical Decomposition Forecasting7)Comparing of Regression Forecasting & Decomposition Forecasting1) Cleaning the DataThe cleaning of data was d ...

(6 pages) 12 0 4.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Examining the Controversy - against teaching creationism in the classroom

-science is allowed to mainstream into the classroom, the impact on our education system would be a regression of our nation to pre-Enlightenment Age practices. I wish to find answers as to why the Am ...

(10 pages) 21 0 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education