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    Søren Kierkegaard was born on May 5, 1813 in the Copenhagen, Denmark. Kierkegaard’s father was Michael Pederson Kierkegaard a very prosperous wool merchant who also influenced Kierkegaard’s religious beliefs growing up by raising him according to Christian Tradition. (Swenson) This upbringing by his father may have also contributed to his personality and writing style as both Søren and his father could be described as melancholy people. Kierkegaard was also influenced in his writings by the…

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    As Jason Taylor attempts to navigate the choppy sea that is adolescence, he often struggles to find his place among his peers. Just as young kids like Jason are trying to explore who they are, the cruel social hierarchy created by other students forces Jason, and other young boys, to try to fit into a rigid, outdated mold of stereotypical masculinity that causes Jason distress and conflict in his everyday life. The social expectations of being a boy cripple Jason’s self-esteem and force him to…

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    compare his writings to those of other published writers. Benjamin wrote a submission and slipped it under the door. Finally, his submission was published in The New England Courant under the name of Silence Dogood, a minister’s widow. Under the pseudonym he wrote satirical comments about the Boston society, politics, and religion. Silence Dogood was not very fond of Harvard. She believed that kids being sent there were only learning how to become conceited(Dogood). He wrote 14 letters under the…

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    and falling asleep afterwards.” The article carries on to explain that less than 1% of the infants observed by Freud actually displayed those characteristics while breastfeeding. If that wasn’t enough, another one of Freud’s patients under the pseudonym Dora was…

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    person account of a female slave struggle with sexual oppression. Harriet Jacobs used the pseudonym when narrating because she wanted to protect her family. Harriet Jacobs use of a distinctive double-consciousness to make aware of the multiple identities one as an African American female slave has to develop a sense of self. It is my argument here Jacobs makes use of double-consciousness by using a pseudonym to show there was more to slavery and puts the divisions between gender on a stage.…

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    He worked as a janitor until he finally got a job as an English teacher. Money was still tight until he caught a break. He wrote on his spare time and one of his stories, Carrie, was the first story that made his name known. His wife took it out of the garbage and he then published it with the help of Doubleday in 1974. He received $2,500 for it. However money was still not easy until Doubleday sold the rights to Carrie to New American Library for $400,000. King received half. He rejoiced and…

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    Study and Assessment could throw at me. This field placement, however, is much different than I anticipated. My responsibilities for this field placement are two-fold. Most importantly, as aforementioned, I am to supplement my student, Michael’s [pseudonym], learning by bringing activities that interested him. Additionally, using in-class readings and supplemental research, it is my duty to assess our mentoring sessions analytically to discover possible ways of assisting Michael. Thus far, I…

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    He wrote Bowker’s name under a pseudonym at first. After it was published, Bowker wrote to O’Brien, telling him that he left out some important details to the story. Eight months later, Bowker resorted to taking his own life because he was not able to find a meaningful use for his life after the war. Consequently, O’Brien altered “Speaking of Courage” to adhere to Bowker’s requests. The largest change, however, came from eliminating the use of the pseudonym which was originally in place of…

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    As children develop, they go through a variety of changes physically, socially, and intellectually that are reflected in their art (Lowenfeld & Brittain, 1987). This paper discusses the work of developmental theorist, Viktor Lowenfeld, who created art-based developmental milestones that occur at certain ages in typically developing children. Many factors are affected by creative development such as cognitive abilities, personality, morals, and emotional regulation. Trauma that occurs during…

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    In the Medieval Europe different religious identities emerged which formed unique groups within society. The development of mysticism influenced the creation of women’s communities, especially the Beguines. In Bohemia, Jan Hus sparked the Czech Reformation against the papacy which brought about the Moravian Church. Mysticism led to the Beguine community of unmarried, lay women in the Low Countries. The Beguine movement began in the early 12th century and grew rapidly to the point where houses…

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