Classics

their history, convey their values, and honor their warriors. Poetry often highlights the emotions and intensity of a moment, thereby enabling the state of any given culture to be illustrated. Be that as it may, the Book of Songs, the Book of Odes or Classic of Poetry, is a collection of poems that dates back to 1000-600 B.C.E., during the reign of the Zhou Dynasty. These three hundred and five poems help to illuminate the lives of the people who lived during that era, and help to convey the…

1. What is the shape of Ebbinghaus’s Classic forgetting curve, and what does it tell us about memory? Ebbinghaus’s Classic forgetting curve is shaped like a curved letter L (T. Hanson. Brain and Behavior). It tells us that the sooner we rehearse new information after learning it, the better the likelihood that we will remember it. However, the more time that passes, the less able we will be to remember all of the information and it only takes a few minutes for much of the information to become…

gnarled valleys and mountains calls to those seeking to evade the building tension and unease of American culture centers in 1970. In “The Western, or the American Film, par excellence," Andre Bazin states that the myth of this landscape in the classic Western lies in that “the Indian, who has lived in this world, was incapable of imposing on it man’s order,” and that “he mastered it only by identifying himself with its pagan savagery” (145). Mark and Daria reenact this same escape to the…

Huckleberry Finn, an American classic. Have you ever wondered if there’s more to it than just a novel? Have you ever been able to pull something life changing from it? When I first started reading Huckleberry Finn, one thing that stuck out to me was the fact he was very submissive to adult authority. Instead of sitting down and talking about the problems he was having with the widow, he thought he would just leave. I think towards the end of the book he realizes that not all adults are right…

Cognitive theories examine the reciprocal transaction between the memory imprint of the traumatic event on the client and the individual’s appraisal of the event. They measure the individual’s ability to successfully modify negative appraisals. Classic and operant conditioning theory works with automatism as a progressive way for the PTSD client to register and respond…

Classic Trickster’s represent the traits of sly, cunning, quick thinking, mischievous, recognition. Trickster’s will try to repeatedly annoy the gods to make a name for themselves, or they will commit an act of great proportions that will be heard by their respective realms. Some trickster's can be born into a position of power and commit mischievous deeds, but others use those mischievous deeds to gain a position of power. Hermes, from Greek Mythology, used a mischievous act at a young age to…

1. Classic Liberalism is the most dominant ideology that exists, plus it is the first modern ideology as well. It is an ideology that originated from a reaction against the medical society’s feudal structures. In essence liberalism is the “ideology of freedom or liberty” (Johnston, pg. 202) Governments are necessary in order to provide security within their governing body, which is why some people are willing to sacrifice a small portion of their freedom in order to be secure. During the period…

When you select a classic truck or car more often you will get yourself engaged with the restoration project. Though you can find this restoration work, more fun and rewarding, but finding parts, particularly certain Classic truck parts can be really tough. Through internet we can get any international truck parts with no difficulty, but then come the prices that can be somewhat out of our budget. However, if you’re determined to restore your classic truck or car, then you are probably willing…

because my dad collects classic cars and I frequently see catalogs that come in the mail that are filled with parts for all sorts of car parts. I know my mom gets on my dad a lot about buying too many parts at a time because they can get very pricey. Why are the parts to pricey? I know that the parts themselves are fairly simple and much less complex than a part you would find for a new car. I assume that car parts are so pricey because the parts simply aren’t made anymore. Classic cars are…

Classic rock films emerged in the mid 20th century are a form of documentary which depict a certain (or multiple) musicians and artists. The subject of ‘rock stars’ have remained a frequent subject of films whether the film depicts their life as exciting and decadent or rather average and mundane. Films such as “Monterey Pop Festival” (1968) and “Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind” (2005) depict artists from different perspectives of their lives, thus altering how the respective artists are…