What if I die? What if I go out here into the middle of nowhere, land, and die. ... Williams, "adventure therapy in a wilderness setting is a more effective option when compared to treatment provided in institutional settings (51).... The lessons are simple but they have far reaching implications according to those in the Wilderness Therapy field. ... In many programs, children and parents take part in all day therapy sessions the day before and after the expeditions begin in order to allow therapists to witness the family dynamics. ...

• Word Count: 1725
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Brecht's politically committed play, DIE MASSNAHME (1930, The Measures Taken) reflects his anti-sentimentality and directness, in such a way that even the Communist Party was quite disturbed. ... The lesson is that the freedom of the individual must be suppressed today so the in the future mankind will be able to achieve freedom. ... Indeed "before rehearsals Brecht did not have a final text of the play but he did have a clear notion of the style he wished to impose" (Fuegi, p, 20). ... Modern theatre has been most influenced by the settings and costumes of Brecht's productions, an...

• Word Count: 1259
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The student movement started with a yearning to commemorate the reformer Hu Yaobang, who had died on April 15. ... The editorial was aimed at setting boundaries, warning the majority of loyal students not to be misled by a small group of radicals. ... New groups of students came into the Square and were reluctant to see the movement end before they had a chance to participate. ... Student demonstrators swore an oath to die rather than retreat Ominously for the leaders, reports from some cities showed signs of a linkup between students and workers. ... The leaders drew the lesson that China mus...

• Word Count: 1515
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is important for us to learn from the mistakes from the past because it provides lessons for the future. Studying the deeds of great men before their time, a ruler can learn the reasons for victories and defeats in order to avoid imitating the wrong ways. ... Setting good examples for his people eliminates his image of a man with a dark soul. ... The reason comes from the lessons learn out of the project. ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When looking at the life of one of history's greatest men, the lessons we might learn are countless, despite Irving Stone's fictional twists. Before we can begin to examine The Agony and the Ecstasy, we must understand Michelangelo and other artists as Stone saw them. ... SETTING: The Agony and the Ecstasy gives the reader a vivid view into the world of Michelangelo Buonarroti. ... As if Michael's troubles were not large enough with the constant blackmail and bickering of customers desiring to commission Michelangelo and both his biological and adopted families fighting, an ob...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

How does a historian know when he has reached genuine testimony of an event that transpired before he himself had even existed? ... However, in stripping away the layers of subjectivity that were superimposed on the "facts" by times, places and people before him, can he simultaneously assure that these layers are not replaced with his own assumptions and interpretations in the process? ... As late as the days before the Second World War, a professional historian who studied events up to his own time was considered rash and intolerably unhistorical. At that time, scholars felt that at least a f...

• Word Count: 2228
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In each production of Henry V, the emphasis changes: Henry can appear to be "the mirror of all Christian Kings" or as a cynic who uses the, seemingly corrupt, church to justify his actions. The play is full of noble speeches, heroic battles, and valiant English underdogs fighting their way to victor...

• Word Count: 3298
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Violence against the person was 37.8 per 1000 population compared with 11.4 nationally; In 1998 only 11 of the 488 schools with more than 35 per cent of pupils on free school meals attained the national average level of GCSE passes; During 1999, 26 per cent more people died from coronary heart disease in the 20 per cent most deprived Health Authorities than in the country as a whole; 43 per cent of all housing in the 10 per cent most deprived wards is not in a decent state, compared with 29 per cent elsewhere, and 19 per cent of all homes in the 10 per cent most deprived wards are in areas suf...

• Word Count: 9857
• Approx Pages: 39
• Grade Level: Undergraduate