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    Early Life: Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Gene Hernandez. He was born on October 8, 1985. His family was very musical. His dad whose name was also, Peter Hernandez was a Latino (Puerto Rican) drummer and his mom, Bernadette San Pedro Bayot, she sang and is from Philippines. His aunt and uncles from both sides played instruments and sang. As he was growing up, his family preformed a Las Vegas style show with throwback songs and celebrity impersonations in Waikiki, Hawaii. Bruno was always around instruments; for example: drums, piano, and guitar. By the age of 2 he joined his uncles who did Elvis impersonations at the show; later on impersonated Michael Jackson. Accomplishments: Bruno Mars is a singer- songwriter, choreographer, record…

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    Bamboo People Book Report

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    problems of a foreign land might not initially attract some juvenile readers, the candor and simplicity of Perkins’ writing make not just the book, but the intellectual and political ideas behind the plot and theme, accessible. Short chapters help the book’s readability as well. Bamboo People is a novel that is skillfully told that we realize only much later that we’ve been educated to boot—which is as should be. The novel introduces not one but two different cultures. Perkins weaves information…

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    The brief story “Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins-Gilman is a powerful, and complex apologue with several twists and turns. The psychological focus of the story is a female protagonist, who is strongly convinced that she is sick with a nervous condition based on the findings of a physician, and her supposed husband (Gilman 655). This nervous condition seemed to develop into a more serious mental disease that is portrayed by the protagonist visualizing a second woman hiding within…

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    All the President’s Men is a 1976 political motion picture directed by Alan J. Pakula. William Goldman wrote the screenplay for the film that is based on the 1974 book written by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward that is also named All the President’s Men (Perkins). In addition, the authors are the two journalists that handled the investigation of the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. The film stars Robert Redford as Bob Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein. All the President’s…

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    theories of myth differently. Because of the variety of tales told in myths, it is hard to narrow it down to one established definition. Its’ Greek origin suggests myths are stories narrated either by mouth or through other media such as art, drama, or music. For this reason, myths can be applied universally due to their broadness. Legends, folktales, and fairytales are often confused with myths and for that reason many who study mythology attempt to distinguish between them. For one to…

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    The Watergate Scandal

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    However, this was with the American People, threats to National Security were made and barriers in National Security were breached. According to Washington Post writers Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein, “The American Presidency will never be the same.” “Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet anything of thy neighbor, and thou shalt not bear false witness.” All of these scriptural rules were broken during the Watergate Scandal. Is there a pardon for those who break the law so that they…

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    “All the President’s Men” is a story of two Washington Post journalist, who investigated the Watergate scandal. The journalist uncovered the story and presented the facts that eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation. The investigative reporting was effective in the Watergate scandal because journalist Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein focused on why there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C, and why those who worked under Nixon attempted to cover-up…

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    Most famously, Freud is accredited with his work published in 1900 The Interpretation of Dreams on dream analysis. Next, there was Carl Jung, who proposed another perspective giving people insight to the meaning of dreams. After years of research, psychologists have made significant progress in understanding why people dream, its function, and to some extent a more valid theory of what dreams mean. Freud “proposed that dreams provide a psychic safety valve that discharges otherwise unacceptable…

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    produce anxiety. To defend itself, the ego uses defense mechanisms to reduce anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality. One of the most powerful and pervasive of these defense mechanisms is repression. Repression is the foundation for all of the defense mechanisms and can push unacceptable id impulses out of awareness and back into the unconscious. When used in moderation, defense mechanisms can be helpful and healthy. However, it is important to not let denial dominate our behavior facing…

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    Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud were both psychoanalysists and traveled together to the United States. (Introduction.) Their idea of the unconscious was different and they never came to an agreement. Freud thought the unconscious was biological and focused on the appearance of sexuality, while Jung thought the unconscious was human culture that was passed from generation to generation. (Olson and Hergenhahn, 2011.) I believe that Jung’s thoughts on how our unconscious processes and perceives…

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