On measures of cognitive anger, mean scores increased significantly after the story was heard. ... Students also used puppets to act out stories about making friends, and later discussed the stories and the emotions of their characters. ... This lends further support to the idea that children respond more empathetically to characters in stories than in other media. ... Where previous research used stories as an integral part of empathy measures, in the current study storytelling was not directly involved in the empathy measure. ... was used to measure each child's affective perspective. ...

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To play with the audiences mind and twist their perceptions of his stories and characters. ... He does this so that the characters emotions shine through. ... Some herbs are good in measure, but when they are used in excess they can harm us. ... Within the medicinal flower lies poison, like he himself is good in measure, but he is also a poison to Romeo and Juliet. ... Characters emotions bring a story to life Using literary devices to bring a character to life is an effective tool to involve your audience. ...

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Smithfield Fare and Beyond the Pale transcend the boundries of Celtic music emphasising music elements, feeling, and character. ... Beyond the Pale's unusual bagpipe musicianship in "Killworth Hills", with rhythm of 6 notes per measure and tempo allegro, rivals rock songs that would otherwise be written by heavy metal hands such as Iron Maiden. Similiarly, Smithfield Fare's "Fire in The Glen", with a rhythm of 6 notes per measure and a tempo of Adante, resembles a song for a marching infantry in time of conflict. ... The character that stems from the songs performed by Beyond th...

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The test performed to determine humanity measures empathic response to uncomfortable social situations and cruelty towards animals. ... Mercer, the character that the populace becomes, climbs up a hill as rocks are thrown down at him. ... The characters in the book are not ideal examples of what it is to be human, or what it is to be an android. ... The only character that has the ability to feel emotions and demonstrate these uniquely human qualities is Rick Deckard, the main character. ... The feelings of hopelessness and desolation are evident in every character in the book. ...

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Mitch Albom's, Tuesdays With Morrie, is a sentimental story full of life lessons. The story touches your heart with the meaningful conversations between Morrie and his former student Mitch. Mitch has just found out that Morrie is dying. In the final months of Morrie's life Mitch visits Morrie eve...

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"In "Triage" the main characters grow. ... In Triage a novel by Scott Anderson, the three main characters are forced into a situation in which to overcome their war related problems, they must grow emotionally and mentally. ... Joaquin understands Marks situation very well, he gives this impression when he comments "you feel responsible, because to a large measure, you were". ... The three main characters have gone through much emotional stress and growth. ...

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Repetition is also present in Judy's character and how she is made-over twice to look and act like Madeleine. ... Modleski has come to the conclusion that " Vertigo, like all narrative films, is "cut to the measure of male desire" because it is from the male point of view- (Modleski, 87). ... The repetition in this movie ultimately leads to the death of many of the characters. ... The repetition shown in the movie provides some insight into the minds of the characters and the audience is able to get a better understanding of the emotions of the individuals. ...

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Gottman used other techniques such as using a lie detector test, chairs which measure how much the couples wiggle while they are discussing the conflict and other equipment that can record physical and physiological information. ... The problem occurs when the complaint is voiced in a destructive manner, particularly when it becomes an attack on the partner's character. ... Gottman warns an angry attack that is generalized to the partner's character or that includes contempt, can lead to withdrawal or defensiveness. ...

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