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    Jonason et al., 2012), however they also seek to obtain an admiration and approval from others at the same time (Jones, & Paulhus, 2011). A common scale used to measure the level of narcissistic traits that an individual possesses is the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; McDonald et al., 2011; Mededovic, & Petrovic, 2015; Paulhus et al., 2001; Paulhus, & Williams, 2002). The NPI is a 40 item forced choice questionnaire (Paulhus et al., 2001), meaning the individual in question has to…

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    Depression: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective Aetiology of depression is multifactorial, with risk factors including low levels of parental warmth, high levels of family hostility, abuse and poverty (Gledhill & Hodes, 2010). Environment, cognitive and behavior are significant factors that cause the onset and duration of depression (Carvalho, Trent, & Hopko, 2011). Depression can affect all aspects of life, and may even lead to more serious problems including suicide. Although there is still a…

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    attention of parents and the impact of their actions on their children’s’ development. Moreover, the author in his messages shows the negative impact of particular aspects such as overvalued praise on a child’s development. Also, Character and personality judgment is an issue that is especially challenging to address. It is critical to identify facts that lead to a conclusion or judgment of a person’s character. The author draws attention to factors that contribute to the development of…

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    ‘Selfies’ have become a larger part of social media in society in recent years, mainly with the millennial generation. Named as the Oxford Dictionary’s first of the year in 2013, a selfie is described as being photo an individual takes oneself and is done using the camera on a smartphone or another digital device (Oxford Dictionary), today many selfies are taken by individuals are then uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook, and Instagram. Concern has been raised whether taking a large…

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    In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago plays the villain who sets out to destroy the marriage between Othello and Desdemona. His appalling, horrific actions and malicious spirit often cause readers to wonder what Iago’s motivation is. While, the play does explain minor motivations for why Iago commits so much evil, these causes are not sufficient. Iago’s true motivation is pure evil because he is malicious, psychopathic, and devil-like; he will not stop committing sinful crimes and will never feel…

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    Behavior 1: Talking Back/Swearing The behavior of talking back which is defined as any time the patient responds to her parents in a rude/sarcastic tone with intent to hurt her parents’ feelings. The behavior of swearing at her parents is defined as any time the patient uses profane language during a conversation either towards her parents directly or casually in the conversation. This most often occurs when the parent brings up a topic sensitive to the patient (i.e. the moving from their…

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    Sexual Racism in the American Societies The short story Naked by Joyce Carol Oates talks about anonymous female figure that lived a big shock because of the violence event she went through, that she was attacked by group of children which includes boys and girls, the eldest child was 12 years old. The writer describes those children in the story that they were, “small pack of black children…” this quote from the story would give the reader a hint to think if this story is about racism in…

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    M1ck3y Quotes

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    Marcus tells his parents everything that happened to him when the terrorists attacked the BART. Marcus tells Barbara that he’s “M1CK3Y” and with the help of Ange, he explains to Barbara how the xnet works. Marcus and Ange get taken by the DHS and Marcus finally reunites with Darryl. Marcus' parents take Marcus to talk to Darryl's dad. Marcus tells him that Darryl is alive and is a prisoner in Treasure Island. Marcus thinks after the story is publish the DHS will figure out that he is…

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    Serial Killers In America

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    According to the American Heritage dictionary a serial killer is " A person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents." Often, people don't take a deep look into what a serial killer is or does, and why America is struggling with so many of these offenders. If people looked at types of serial killers, their motives and their victims everyone could create shared meaning of the exact definition of a serial killer. The FBI's "Crime Classification Manual" breaks…

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    Rougher Upbringing Study

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    People are born blank slates and are formed gradually into the person they become through personal experiences. A modern day philosopher named John Locke, states that a child’s life “is formed only through experience”. He believes that no matter how children are raised, it is the life experiences that actually influence their life more. This notion that people are not born to do terrible things, but maybe led down that dark path by things they live through. The website Live Science conducted a…

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