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Developing Professional Identity

New therapists or counselors will continue to develop who they are through additional study, discussions, and most of all, experie...

Teh Beginning of Operant Conditioning

Skinner's legacy is reinforcement. This theory has been applied in learning settings, such as schools, and also in counseling and ...

Adult Psychoses

This essay discusses two adults, one diagnosed with anorexia, low self-esteem, and interpersonal relationship problems, the other ...

The Body Reacts to Stress

Stress is one of the most common mental health problems in the world. It is also a catalyst for numerous physical ailments, many o...

Cognitive Therapy is Effective

One of the many therapeutic approaches is cognitive therapy. It is founded on the believe that faulty thinking causes us problems....

Dance is a Language

(Hanna 40). While many dances are narrative in nature, others are more like poetry, as they deal primarily in abstraction and meta...

Counseling: Exploring the Therapeutic Value

therapeutic value primarily because it is built upon a foundation of solid psychological premises and ideas. It is these ideas whi...

Children with ADHD and Therapeutic Intervention Strategies

in choosing what course of treatment to administer to their children. In the end, some parents choose to medicate, while some choo...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment for Treating Depression - A Research Proposal

CBT for the treatment of patients suffering from depression will result in a superior alleviation of symptoms compared to patients...

Vehicle Lemon Laws

car, and unsuspecting buyers did not know to ask. Clark & Smiths treatise on The Law of Product Warranties sums up the problem by...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Analyzing Characters and Setting in Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

living in a small Kansas town (Not Without Laughter). Its a sad story and tells of his rather slow and sad awakening to the reali...

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

In ten pages this paper discusses Langston Hughes' 1930 novel debut and analyzes the author's use of speech to convey 'black humor...

Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov

In five pages this paper analyzes illusions and perceptual reality as featured in one of the lesser known works by novelist Vladim...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

American Humor of the Early 20th Century

In five pages this research paper examines the social changes that occurred in America during the early portion of the 20th centur...

Lautreamont, Apollinaire and Black Humor

idea of cooking his shoe, which he proceeds to each with the gusto that would befit a culinary masterpiece. Chaplins mastery of p...

Embracing Cultural Differences

In five pages the distinctions an individual may encounter when traveling in an area where there is a different culture are examin...

American Family Represented in The Simpsons Cartoon

In five pages this paper discusses how the humor, goals, dreams and family life of America are reflected in the FOX cartoon series...

Analysis of 1987 Documentary Cannibal Tours

In two pages Dennis O'Rourke's 1987 documentary is analyzed especially in terms of its effective employment of both irony and humo...

'Grace Under Fire' A TV Comedy Consideration

In three pages the aggressive, superiority, and cognitive humor theories are applied to this ABC television sitcom. There is one ...

Can Computers Lie?

The Human Brain Descartes argued that the mind is an entirely separate substance from the body because he can "think" of...

Teaching Defensive Skills in Coaching

With the emphasis on scoring and offense, teaching defensive skills can be one of the more difficult tasks of a coach. This paper ...

Comparison of Medieval and Modern Views with William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Ben Jonson's Every Man

and turned" (Every Man - III, 2, pp. 48) and Hamlets "imagination" as he dwells on the experience of seeing his fathers ghost: "Th...

Children's Literature, Humor, and Changing Messages

In fifteen pages this paper compares the humor and messages in a comparison of children's literature by Maud Hart Lovelace, Sydney...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Humor

In five pages the ways Washington Irving employed humor in his famous story are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Humor Expressed by Ethnic and Cultural Groups

In two pages this paper examines the groups that joke about each other and how back in the 1930s FDR requested to be briefed on Eu...

The Comedy Team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

In this paper consisting of eight pages this comedy duo's contributions to American humor is explored. There are four bibliograph...

Characteristics of John Donne's Poetry

In five pages this paper discusses the poetry of John Donne in a consideration of their various characteristics including the blen...

Humor Throughout One's Life Span

In four pages this essay ponders 'applied' humor development in children and throughout life when trials and tribulations begin to...