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    In the play Richard the third by William Shakespeare a war has just finished, and two houses are entering a time of peace with one, and other. Yet Richard is strongly opposed to these times of peace that the end of the war has brought about due to his deformed physical nature, and his psychopathic tendencies Richard despises this time of peace, and he is determined to ruin it for everyone. Richard is quite brilliant with his manipulation of people without letting on the slightest clue as to what…

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    living for her. Her method of balancing did not end her life, but did ruin her relationships with her cousin and her husband, Ethan. Victor and Zeena are different characters, who both represent some form of mental illness that can take over one’s personality and life. Throughout the story, it was evident that Zeena was a coarse woman. Originally, she was a normal, functioning human, just like Ethan. Once she married, she became a hypochondriac, and fell into a psychological coping mechanism…

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    Alex displayed other psychological problems, such as bipolar disorder. It is common for people relatively 75% who suffers with BPD attempts suicide and have caused some form of self -injury like cutting themselves. These forms of behaviors must seek immediate attention from mental health professionals (Association…

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    afraid to inflict brutality towards others. They also have criminal tendencies. Charles Schmid was destructive in the sense that he murdered three people just for the sake of wanting to feel the thrill of killing. He has an extremely manipulative personality, always being able to infatuate women despite his creepiness. This is a trait of a malignant narcissist and not a normal one. Charles Schmid is far from you everyday narcissist; his criminal and destructive tendencies put him on the level of…

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    In “The Lottery” there are many different literary devices we can figure out in the specific storyline of the lottery and in its themes. “The Lottery” focuses on an extremely heavy amount of suspicion between different social classes in the story. This suspense is a literary device that can be heavily seen through the story. There are many subtle hints that lead to a shocking conclusion that what these villagers do to each other every year is seen as a very old ritualistic tradition. Old man…

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    Celebrity Stereotypes

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    “In data from 37000 college students, narcissistic personality traits rose just as fast as obesity from 1980 to present, with the shift pronounced for women” (Twenge). Having been influenced by the stars they see on television and through social media, Generation Z has grown more narcissistic and spoiled; modeling…

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    Childhood Traumas

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    is an increasing interest in psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), such as delusional ideation, hallucinatory experiences in general population within the scientific community. Psychotic symptoms, especially in the context of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are traditionally viewed as categorical phenomena which may either be present or not in an individual. However, through previous literature it is found that PLEs are present in general population, even in childhood which makes it even more…

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    These are two common instances of paranoia. These examples are docile in comparison to severe paranoia, which is recognized today as a disorder. Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) is defined by Psychology Today as, “A thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality” (2017). This disorder surfaces from distrusting and having suspicions of others, affecting the patient’s social and personal life immensely. Paranoia usually…

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    Counter-Transference This book was very interesting in regards to the storyline, the characters, the themes, and the era it was written in. The author’s delicate process in writing Hester’s story illuminated several thought-provoking themes. The three main themes that were incorporated in the book are sin and religion, knowledge and freedom, and nature/nature and the human condition. The first theme, sin and religion, was depicted by the presence of the strong Judeo-Christian culture. As evident…

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    The Hitchhiker Analysis

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    In Lucille Fletcher’s “The Hitchhiker,” readers learn that running away from problems does not solve ,them they just get worse. “ The Hitchhiker,” is a very scary story because it has scary sounds in the background. The whole story is about not running away from your problems. The Hitchhiker is really about trying to solve problems and then problems will get solved. The story is not too scary but it is creepy, Do not run away from problems solve them so they will be over with. “The…

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