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Masculinity in Modern Cinema

the natural disaster" (Action Films, 2002). Marchetti also states that action-adventure films have long been the domain of male...

C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and Capturing Readers' Minds

rather dull and dismal life? In this land are animals that talk, evil witches which control people and animals, and most important...

1 Sculpture from Each of the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Periods

form" (Kerr). In addition, it was presumably used at the entrance to the burial site of a youth who belonged to a wealthy family. ...

The Works of Lois Lowry

these memories will be. He learns that the memories are of a different time, when people loved and laughed and suffered, something...

Narratives: Redefinition and Redemption

men in blankets who would sexually use little boys as prostitutes. The boys would receive money and so they would be able to eat a...

Beah: “A Long Way Gone”

is exciting-it is New York, after all-and hes happy to be there, living in safety with the woman who adopted him as her son. But l...

Gender and Early Language Abilities

all environments. For example, children who do not live in homes where there is a lot of conversation and where there is little di...

Group Dynamics in “Queen Bee” and “Lord of the Flies”

the various groups and has friends in all of them. She "has influence over other girls but does not use it to make them feel bad" ...

Case Study in Education

it is tantamount to an absence. Also, the atmosphere in the class is hindered by the students inappropriate behavior. He is not le...

The Impact of Race and Gender on Adolescent Violence

to the same extent (Saner and Ellickson, 1996). Saner and Ellickson concluded that violent adolescent acts are often the result of...

Spartan Military Training In "Gates Of Fire"

thrust him into the depths of rigorous and ever-demanding scenarios that were the foundation of what it required to make him a sol...

Uranya/A Film Analysis

funny. The boys arrive at Uranyas beach shack, which is "straight out of Fellini," on their bicycles (Young). One boy ventures for...

Introduction to the Jewish Faith

to be confused between the Jewish Torah and Talmud. The Torah is comprised of the first five Books of the Bible. These were writte...

Quelling Creativity and Spontaneity Through Misperception

in the educational arena, a young child who is standing obediently in line in the hall waiting for his class to take their respect...

Case Management, Sample Case on Structured Therapy

This 4 page paper offers a sample structured therapy case with assessment/evaluation, background, and treatment plan for a boy suf...

Sharon Olds’ Vision of Children

of children and their behavior, their fears and victories. This paper compares and contrasts two of her poems, "The One Girl at th...

Kowalski, Thao and Overcoming Bigotry

viable action hero-as Walt Kowalski, a retired Detroit autoworker trying to come to terms with the changes in his neighborhood and...

Johnny Tremain

maturation of the American colonies as they journey toward war and independence. The thematic context demonstrates how it is exper...

Gender Bias in Education: Girls’ Diminished Participation in Classroom Discussions

We begin with a brief literature review, then follow that with a discussion of the consensus, if there is one, of what the literat...

The Sociology of Groups

the groups discussed here are not companies but social organizations, we can assume that the paradigm here would be that members a...

Adolescent Observation And Developmental Analysis

the teacher did not see it. This is interesting because Tyler achieves As and Bs in all this classes. This particular class was Wo...

Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson in a Historical Context

held public education of the period in great disdain, which is expressed in a poem dubbed "Saturday Afternoon:" "From all the jail...

Trisha Yearwood/Song Lyric Analysis

has substantiated the setting as a rural town and Katie and Tommy as members of the rural working class. The drive-in movie, which...

Aggression in Girls: Article Critique and Personal Experience

not considered appropriate for them to get angry, and so they deal with it indirectly, as opposed to boys, who are allowed to figh...

Addressing Underachievement

event in the family, such as the death of a beloved grandparent, precede his poor academic achievement? Was he having difficulty p...

Appendicitis Case Study

quadrant of the torso that is accompanied by fever, nausea and chills suggests the presence of appendicitis (Lee, Walsh, and Ho, 2...

Literacy Case Study

he reads words quickly regardless of whether or not he is reading them correctly, never stopping to self-correct. Furthermore, his...

Overview of Postmodern Science Fiction

mind. For example, the "flowers" of Edo is a term that refers to the citys tendency to have many fires. Within this reality frame...

External Communication Methods of the Boys & Girls Club of America

America, 2006). Currently the Boys and Girls Clubs of America is comprised of at least 3,000 autonomous local clubs - all of whic...

A Self-Study by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Question Manager Volunteer Staff Employee Does your org. offer ed. opportunities? Yes No, not for volunteers Yes Explain tuition ...