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A narrative can be androgynous on a structural level. Heilbrun argues that Sophocles' play Antigone is androgynous insofar as the title heroine's actions, taking it upon her to bury her dead brother against the direct order of her uncle Theon, could have been performed by a male character, while her betrothed Haemon pleading with his father to pardon Antigone and commiting suicide after she is dead are rather passive actions more fit for a female character in Greek…

The level of interaction and immersion that gaming requires necessitates a passion and commitment that is the means by which the gamer will survive and evolve beyond their current identification. Gamers will never truly die. The term “gamer” however, is becoming increasingly difficult to define because of diverse characteristics associated with the gamer such as age, gender, sexuality and race. As the popularity of gaming has spread to new platforms so has the public’s perception of who a gamer…

When asked to leave or sit in the colored section, they just remained seated, subjecting themselves to verbal and sometimes physical abuse. The movement quickly gained traction in several other cities. In April 1960, the SCLC held a conference at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina with local sit-in leaders. Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged students to continue to use nonviolent methods during their protests. Out of this meeting, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee formed and…

Julian Brown Professor Brevik World Literature 1 December 2016 T/TH Goethe’s Faust One story from this semester that intrigued me the most was Goethe’s Faust There were so many things in the story that kept the reader engaged. There were themes in the play that keeps the reader thinking all throughout the story. I personally feel like this story was a head of its time because there are movies today with a similar storylines and ideas. Good vs Evil played a big part of this story. A man gets…

The Community College of Aurora put on the play To Kill a Mockingbird. The play takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in 1936. Scout Finch, the narrator, takes you on the journey of the events that happened that year during the summer. She plays with her brother, Jem and her neighbor Charles Baker Harris which everyone calls “Dill”. The three of them are curious about the man that lives next door to the Finches, the Radley’s, Arthur “Boo” Radley is the talk of the town and made to be a mysterious man…

Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder known as ADHD is a prominent behavioral disorder defined as ongoing and increased levels of inattention hyperactivity and/or impulsivity. The primary goal of this paper is to review the current research. This review will be exhaustive in nature and consist of a description with a focus on sex and age differences, the neural pathology focusing on the abnormal brain structure and function of ADHD patients, etiology with a focus on genetic and…

After the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality in 2017, many people began to take notice of these laws, which had previously been ignored for a good 2 years. Net neutrality was brought about in 2015, after many years of failed attempts trying to set these rules in place. Net neutrality laws, according to the “International Business Times,” were able to prevent ISPs from “slowing or throttling a user’s connection,” making sure users get the connection speeds they paid for without any regard…

Many practitioners still believe that a patient must reach sobriety prior to addressing trauma issues, however, when looking at the reality of the circular correlations between PTSD symptoms and substance abuse one might ask "Who would choose to give up something that eases chronic emotional and physical pain, and then engage in therapy that stimulates that pain, without recourse to relief via self-medication?" (Miller, 2002, p. 158). Therefore, Miller (2002) believes it to be ineffectual and a…

Planning is a process, and humans have been planning for as long as they have been living in communities. This process has been refined and altered over multiple centuries and even today the planning process is evolving. However planning has mostly only occurred when big technological advancements and opportunities came about, the biggest advancements or rather the rapid changes and the time period when planners were most needed occurred when people changed their thinking. Known as the paradigm…

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, national security has been a top priority, physically and electronically. The United States Government has created programs and institutions to handle and prevent threats and attacks within, or towards, our nation. The United States Government does not deny domestic surveillance programs and justifies monitoring the lives of civilians by stating that the programs are for the overall national security of the nation, rather than defending the…