Throughout academic literature regarding anxiety, experts have proven that there are numerous ways that one can reduce their overall stress and anxiety. ... Decreasing Anxiety - Review of Literature It has been well documented that individuals who are perfectionists often experience increased stress and anxiety in relation to participation in academia, which can be a contributing factor to anxiety-based procrastination (Flett, Hewitt, Blankstein, & Gray, 1998). ... It has been well noted throughout academic literature that engagement in positive thinking, and affirmative self-statements has po...

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The CDC has 18-studies of note varying from post service mortality to health communication and health risk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). ... The following 15-literature reviews will present information to support the hypothesis of pseudo-PTSD presentations among individuals in veteran populations for secondary gains. ...

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What is literature? ... What is literature? ... Literature is a creative act. ... Third, the term of 'literature' ought to be limited at imaginative literature. ... It was a must to note that language is a human creation contained cultural heritages of linguistic group. ...

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Heroic tradition in literature Heroism cannot be discussed detached from a hero. ... It is in the early Greek literature that we find the earliest heroic epic. ... However, there are also Christian elements in the early English literature as well. ... One of the earliest heroic epics in English Literature is Beowulf. ... The lay highlights heroism, where bravery, loyalty responsibility is essential and "heroic note still rings over the centuries" (Burgess 1996:20). ...

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1 Enoch is one of the foundational texts of Jewish apocalyptic literature. 1 Though not an official part of the Jewish canon, Enoch's journey into the realm of angels, and God's revelation of "all mysteries" (Enoch 59:2) regarding the end of days and the salvation of the elect do form an important scaffolding upon which subsequent Jewish apocalyptic literature is built. ... In this paper, a review of the literature regarding Enoch's influence on Revelation will be followed by an analysis of the similarities and differences in the symbols and themes of Enoch and the Re...

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The "Revolution" in Literature During the 19th/20th Centuries An influential English Modernist Virginia Woolf once said, "On or about December 1910, the world changed". ... That being said, the narrative of literature has changed drastically from the 18th Century to the 19th/20th centuries. ... Many writers from this time completely changed these expectations society had from romantic literature figures preceding them and took on entirely new perspective in their writing. ... Reading is a muse and escape for many just like many other forms of the arts; modern writers s...

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Throughout the ages, literature has revolved around the personal relationships between people. ... The relationship between Jane and Helen is often a shelter for the characters, a place away from the rest of the world away from their problems, something that I have noticed across literature that explores female relationships. ...

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Then the sea becomes violent, in a pendular and unstable ebb-flow: there's "pebbles which the waves draw back and fling and bring the eternal note of sadness in " (10, 14). ... Literature began to be contemplated as a profession and not just escapist amusement, which brought masculinist elitism and its conclusion that Victorian literature had been "too feminine and moralistic. " Question IV How does the radical break and innovative form of Aesthetic Modernism contribute to the paradigmatic crisis of the time? ...

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Abstract Ernest Hemingway's prose has left a lasting impression on the way American literature is written and taught. ... It is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that, in a way, puts other great works of literature to shame". ... (Bloom 209) However, Trodd notes that "Long before this, Hemingway's limited vocabulary, few adjectives, and concrete descriptions of specific objects all countered with minimalism the problem of "used up words." ... As we have shown, it was praised almost immediately in The New York Times as being "unquestionably one of...

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Review of Literature Published in 1867, Capital, Volume I serves as the beginning of a trilogy of works that attempts to analyze capitalism through an economic, political, and social lens (Marx and McLellan, 2000). ... However, Marx notes that humans are fallible, and will often place way too much worth or attention, or fetishize, certain commodities for rather arbitrary reasons. Marx notes that the main thing that gets fetishized in a capitalist economy is money, and that when people place too much importance on this, there becomes an imbalance in both the economy and the society as a whole (...

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Although many great names are associated with Romantic literature, two poets who stand out as immensely influential figures are William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ... In the Preface of this volume, titled Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, Wordsworth describes the key elements that constitute Romantic literature, among them the role of the Imagination. However, before one can understand the role of the Imagination in Romantic literature, it is vital to understand what constitutes the Imagination as described by Coleridge in his Biographia Literaria, and how this definition t...

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(Rubin 1983) Hence in Language Planning literature both Language Planning and Language Policy and Planning (LPP) are used interchangeably. ... Typology of Language Planning In language planning literature the types of planning which have assumed greater prominence and attracted wider attention of scholars are status and corpus planning. ... Two more types of language planning added in the literature are acquisition planning (Cooper 1989) and prestige planning (Haarmann 1990). ...

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Various authorities have developed definitions, and these in, in turn, have been adopted by researchers and authors throughout the literature. ... The term telemedicine, however, continues to be used widely and interchangeably throughout the literature. ... The first mention of telemedicine in medical literature can be found in references to transmission of radiological images by telephone in 1948 (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). ... Coile (2000) notes that more than 18 million Americans go on line each year seeking health information and advice. ... Health care providers and the public world-wide...

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Note also that these data do not include internal services provided within manufacturing company (such as IBM or Boeing) or services that these manufacturers sell externally. ... In the following sections, a literature review of the international services trade and the limitations and obstacles to the international marketing of services are presented. ... Literature Review A traditional way for service firms to start going abroad is to follow manufacturers that they are providing services in their domestic markets. ... Most of the literature on international marketing and export strategies is...

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By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. Literature interested Robert so much that when he was fifteen he created a small society among his friends to interpret readings. ... Robert not only had a passion for literature, but also developed an interest for the organ and piano. ... This affair went on for four years with many notes written to ...

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By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. Literature interested Robert so much that when he was fifteen he created a small society among his friends to interpret readings. ... Robert not only had a passion for literature, but also developed an interest for the organ and piano. ... This affair went on for four years with many notes written to ...

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Like Howells, Sui Sin Far demands in fiction a truthful depiction of Americans; her rewriting, however, represents an adaptation of mainstream realism because it focuses on Americans who had, before she wrote, little voice in American literature. ... Drawing from elements of realism and sentimental romance, Sui Sin Far uses short stories, articles, and essays to pioneer the act of self-representation for a people who existed in late nineteenth-century mainstream American's imagination and literature as uncivilized, heathen foreigners. In her short stories, articles, and autobiographical ...

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It is well documented through out the literature that: Smoking has been labelled the most important preventable cause of death and disease. ... This was primarily because I had reviewed his notes and saw that he was a heavy smoker, and that he had not had a cigarette for approx 24hrs. ... Clinical Manifestations: A review of the craving literature concludes that cravings can manifest both physiologically and psychologically. ...

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Literature Review Before going in depth on the various predictors that influenced a person's decision to vote for either John Kerry or George W Bush in the 2004 election for the office of President of the United States, it is important to provide some context for the election. According to the literature, there are three main explanations as to why people turn out to vote and engage in campaigns in other manners: "characteristics of the individuals themselves such as socioeconomic status that affect political interest and knowledge, the mobilization efforts of campaigns, and the stakes p...

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Even with the growing recognition of the need for work on ITTE, it is interesting to note that the 1200-page Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology (Jonassen, 1996) does not have a chapter on technology and teacher education, and the term teacher education does not appear in the index of the book. ...

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Santos also had to confirm the validity and the accuracy of the prisoners account by note taking and reading verbatim what was said back to the prisoner he was taking notes from and interviewing at that time. ... Throughout Santos' novel, he had his observations and notes that, as mentioned, were comprised via the viewpoints and takes of other inmates. ... While inmates focus on survival and fulfilling their sentences, the US FEDERAL BOP (Bureau of Prisons) Santos notes only seek to keep prisons working without interruption, to prevent breakouts and chaos from erupting in the prisons and ...

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Literature Review It is argued that the full potential of technology integration into the 21st century classroom is yet to be realized (Biancarosa & Griffiths, 2012). ... In their view, Fox-Turnbull and Snape (2011) note that technological activity is influenced by factors such as the social, cultural, and political. ... The authors note that for the effective integration of technology for personalizing learning is what they call intrinsic motivation. ...

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In reviewing literature, Co-constructing Meaningful Narratives, there is a display of combat veterans in the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health. 30 % of members of the armed forces returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with PTSD and another 10 % with depression (DOD Task Force 2007). They also make note that warning signs of mental suffering are directly linked to experience to combat and other violence, but revealed during the reintegration period. ...

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Unfortunately, there is not much literature on the phenomenon of the homelessness among minors in the U.S., although a small number of studies have examined the incidence of runaway behavior and the characteristics of the young people involved in it. ... It is also important to note that not all runaways or homeless youth make use of community services. ... Current literature suggests that the homeless youth population is diverse and that there is no typical homeless youth. ...

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The results in consistent with other literature review demonstrating use of femoral nerve block, decreases the length of stay, increase mobilization and improves patient pain. ... However, Guirro, Tambara, and Munhoz (2013) notes that there remains no consensus about the most appropriate technique postoperative pain control of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. ... Literature Review The postoperative period of the reconstruction of a knee anterior cruciate ligament is likely to be painful, especially when pain control techniques are not used appropriately. ...

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