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The Map and the Territory Michel Houellebecq Date of publication: 2010 Publisher: Vintage Duration: 291 pages Winner of the 2010 Prix Goncourt - - - Observing the world of art and celebrity under the Houellebecq microscope - the result is: 'The Map and the Territory'; a collaborative journey of the world of quirks, ills and utter nonchalance through the eyes of artist Jed Martin. Not forgetting the inflated fortunes and the weariness of reinvention and the cuckoo need to make sense of visual…

The True Definition of Beauty The definition of beauty is constantly changing over time. In today’s generation people think the definition of beauty is all about looks. People care about being attractive, skinny, fit, has a big butt or big breast. But even if a person does not have those characteristics, it does not matter because everyone is beautiful inside and out. Being beautiful is simply just having confidence within you. Media plays a big role in portraying what “beauty” looks like.…

Participants Participants were prospectively recruited from the cohort of consecutive patients referred to the Combined Head and Neck Clinic (CHNC) at a large tertiary hospital in Brisbane between September 2013 and November 2014. For inclusion, all patients had to have at least one parotid gland affected by either primary, metastatic or recurrent disease, and were planned to receive either definitive XRT or surgery with postoperative XRT to a prescription dose of 60Gy or greater. Patients were…

The United States in the years prior to 1841 saw little advance in field artillery tactics. However, European commanders had seen much success in the implementation of Artillery and new tactics, sparking an American interest in what had made their artillery tactics so successful. The Mexican American War would be the proving ground for the new American strategy of implementing field artillery on the battlefield, and how it has shaped the modern infantry commander’s use of it. In the years…

Depressive Disorders and Phobias: Social and Specific Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder Based on a meta-analysis written in 2014, approximately one fifth of individuals experience symptoms of either an anxiety disorder or a depressive disorder (Steel et al., 2014). Within this population, “49% to 81% of persons with a depressive disorder have met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder, and 47% to 88% of those with an anxiety disorder have met criteria for a depressive disorder…

19-28. Zeidner, M. (1998). Test anxiety: The state of the art. New York: Plenum Press. Zeidner, M., & Most, R. (1992). An introduction to psychological testing. In M. Zeidner & R. Most (Eds.), Psychological testing: An inside view (pp. 2-47). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.…

My Culture Is Not Your Culture What is contemporary culture? Contemporary culture refers to the common themes of art, music, architecture, fashion, and literature that are popular at the present time. Many people do not admit this, but families have a major influence on who we become as individuals. A person’s true identity is built according to their culture, family history, and an environment. In other words, an individual 's family history, culture, and environment will shape their identity…

Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory Intimacy vs. Isolation. According to Maria (1966) “identity achievement individuals have gone through a period of crisis and have made commitments to an occupation and ideology” (Adams & Kacerguis, 1980, p. 117). In this stage, adults seek meaningful relationships. Additionally, the goal of this stage is to “fuse identities” though intimacy (Adams & Kacerguis p. 118, 1980). During this time, she felt very isolated and alone living in the camps. However,…

At Steve Jobs childhood, he was introduced to engineering and design by his adopted father Paul, who originally was an engine engineer. Steve’s family moved to Silicon Valley at that time of technology booming. At high school, Steve was interested in things other than electronics, like art and music. “Blue Box” was the first project for Steve Jobs with his close friend Steve Wozniak, that project allowed making free long distance calls using frequency. The sad thing is that somebody stolen their…

The Harmful Strategies Behind Victoria’s Secret Catalogs As I came home from school one day, I got the mail out of my mailbox and I quickly skimmed through it, only to see a victoria’s secret clothing catalogue that I presumed was for my sister, as she shops there. It goes without saying that this catalogue caught my eye, although I know that’s exactly what the advertising agent that works with Victoria’s Secret is hoping for, they could do it in a much more conservative way. They are an…