Elliott Smith

Ironically, that desire to have more and to be more is what makes Walter Mitty so relatable even to this day. Elliott Smith points out that “although universal, daydreaming is regarded as somewhat askance, in the same way, Mitty has become universal although, in his waking context, he is without respect.” Like Smith mentions, daydreaming is a common thing that everyone does just like Walter Mitty is a ubiquitous character that the modern man can relate to. Walter…

Introduction Cerebral vascular stroke (CVS) is an umbrella term of the common, crippling, and a deadly serious neurological disease that causes abruptly loss function of the brain followed by the neurological deficits. It is a medical emergency situation and a leading cause of adult disability. Nearly 16 million persons are affected with CVS annually, with a mortality rate among up to 6 million. Stroke is an injury to the brain that has effects that extend far beyond the health of the individual…

Acute and Chronic Effects of Stretching on Strength Dependent Performance Training programs for athletes often include both strength and flexibility exercises. Increasing strength is believed to increase athletic performance, while a minimal degree of flexibility, which varies between sports, is fundamental for optimal performance. Additionally, many authors and clinicians advise that stretching beyond this minimal needed flexibility prior to the main physical activity will reduce the risk of…

1.0.Introduction: With the development of technology, the living standard is getting better so that people look forward to owning better consumer goods, for example, car. The price range of car is widely for the purpose of suiting for people in different social hierarchies, but they would like to purchase luxury cars as a symbol of social status. Taking Jack, one of my friends as a notable example, he started to take a loan to purchase a car when he get promoted because he thinks he is not the…

The Building of America Through Brutality in the Eyes of the Native American. The Epic event that started annihilation of the Native Americans. This began on a November afternoon in 1519 where Cortez and Bernal Diaz was on an expedition and came across Mexico. It was something that they could never describe or imagine. It was an empire built on extreme intelligence and sophistication by the Native Americans called Aztec Indians. Diaz was dazzled by the experience he…

Moving on to the differences between person-centred therapy and psychoanalysis, the primary distinction between these two psychotherapies is that the person-centred therapy focuses on the conscious mind, whereas psychoanalysis focuses on an individual’s unconscious and how the influences of childhood experiences mould one’s present behaviours and beliefs (Ogborne, 2004, p. 6). Fundamentally, the aim of the person-centred therapy is self-actualisation and the positive belief in human ability,…

Economy is an important aspect of culture. Different society has different view and perception on economics such as consumption and object value. The hunting-gathering society is perceived to be traditional and poor. A research done by Sahlins (1972) shows that Hunting-gathering society is actually content with what they have and Gusinde (as cited by Riza Wahyuna, 17 January 2015) remarked that they consider tangible objects to be a burden. However, to modern societies, tangible objects are…

Elliott de Bruin Block 7 10/12/15 Dear Judge Smith, Dick Hickock does not deserve to die. The death penalty is not a justifiable or moral punishment for Dick Hickock’s actions on the night of November 15, 1959, because he is mentally impaired, which causes him to act antisocially and impulsively without thought of future consequence. Additionally, the only crimes he committed that night were breaking and entering and robbery. Dick Hickock’s actions are a result of a mental condition he…

These are the stimulus (Elliott & Eisendorfer, 1982; Holmes and Rahe, 1967), stimulus-response (Selye, 1955) and the relational approach (e.g., Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The stimulus and response approaches to stress will provide little understanding into the context of families…

Everyone in the world experiences stress from time to time in their life. Stress is a strain on the brain and or the body that results from a demanding circumstances or situation. Stress can range from short-term, long-term, or recurring (National Institute of Mental Health, year?). People who experience stress tend to be agitated easily, have a difficult time relaxing, and have headaches, stomach aches, insomnia, and many other symptoms. If ones stress is long-term, the effect of having these…