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  • Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning How to Help

    Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning How to Help

    Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning How to Help Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, is a neurobiological disorder affecting many people around the world. It is characterized by easy distractibility and a difficulty in staying focused on a task or activity for any period of time. Hyperactivity may or may not be present in persons with ADD, if so this is referred to as ADHD. ADD affects everyone differently. Researchers believe chemicals in the brain

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    Essay Length: 3,707 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Vika
  • Personal Statement

    Personal Statement

    Personal Statement There are always going to be people in your life who have been good role models, who are very important. Most likely, parents are two of your role models which in my case it's true, where they have been there for me every step of the way guiding me. Which, I'm just like them, where I have good responsibility and personality. By learning how to be a good person and to always try

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    Essay Length: 515 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Yan
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Almost every individual in the US believes that he or she is part of the majority. Almost every citizen believes that his or her choices are the right one. If we all believe that we are correct and the majority, why is their so much conflict in this country? The answer is simple but the solution is not. We all base our beliefs on different racial, religious, and

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    Essay Length: 1,231 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Personal Perspective Paper

    Personal Perspective Paper

    Personal Perspective Paper Personal Perspective Paper Many aspects of our daily activities increasingly complicate our lives. The number of stressors one experiences through ever-increasing demands of trying to combine work and maintain a stable happy family takes practice, practice, and more practice. With the introduction of school to the matrix, it further disrupts the already delicate balance. One now has to find time for studying, research, class time and meetings. Skills in the time management

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    Essay Length: 529 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Jon
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Anne E. Bonidie University of Phoenix Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Decisions we make everyday are influenced in part by our core values. Our cultural background, individual bias, personal ethics, and past experiences help to form the basis of our value system. “We begin sharpening our values at a very early age. Our parents, teachers, friends, religious leaders, heroes

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    Essay Length: 331 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: July
  • Attention Deficit Disorder in Alolescents

    Attention Deficit Disorder in Alolescents

    Page 1 Attention Deficit Disorder in Adolescents Imagine being easily sidetracked and losing your train of thought in mid-conversation. Imagine being unable to focus and having inconsistent school work and career performance. Imagine losing your keys or forgetting what you were going to do next on a daily basis. Today, more so than ever before, there are children, adolescents, and adults who are being diagnosed with either ADD or ADHD. “Estimates on how many

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    Essay Length: 2,054 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Max
  • Abnormal Psychology: Bipolar Disorder

    Abnormal Psychology: Bipolar Disorder

    Bipolar Disorder Mental illness has plagued human kind for as long as we have been on this earth. The science of psychology has made great strides in past century. The stigma of being mentally ill has begun to fall away and people are finally starting to get the help that they need to recover. Bipolar disorder is one illness that we have come to more fully understand. Through assistance from a psychiatrist, family and

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    Essay Length: 321 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Personal Goals Paper

    Personal Goals Paper

    Personal Goals Paper My personal goals I want to achieve at the University of Phoenix are to attend every class, work hard throughout the week to complete all tasks the best I can, and get good grades on everything I turn in. I also want to be able to balance Life Issues like, work and routine tasks that need to be completed day-to-day. I believe that the fact that class is only once a week,

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    Essay Length: 461 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Telemakhos’s Personal Odyssey

    Telemakhos’s Personal Odyssey

    Telemakhos’ Personal Odyssey A primary example of personal and emotional growth through a remarkable event is apparent in one of Homer’s most famous novels, The Odyssey. The Odyssey is reveals a series of great adventures that crosses upon Odysseus’ path as he returns home from the Trojan War. Although The Odyssey, was named for the great warrior, Odysseus it cannot be solely regarded as the experience of one person. It is mainly Odysseus’ son, Telemakhos

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    Essay Length: 746 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 2, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Personal Reaction Paper

    Personal Reaction Paper

    Sociology Personal Reaction Paper Through sociology I have learned to think like an Interactionist. This means I have come to the conclusion that my behaviors and what I consider to be normal have been a direct result of people who influenced me as a child. This includes Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and other family. Mostly though when thinking of the people that influenced me most as a child I think immediately of my mom and dad.

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    Essay Length: 1,197 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: July
  • Personal Values Development Paper

    Personal Values Development Paper

    Personal Values Development Paper Many people face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. According to Nelson and Trevi (2004), ethical dilemmas are perceived as “situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict”. When faced with such ethical dilemmas, questions will arise, such as a) how do I react, b) what is the thought process behind the reaction, and c) what forged the feelings and beliefs I have. This paper will address these questions

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    Essay Length: 1,070 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Yan
  • Personal Perspective Paper

    Personal Perspective Paper

    Personal Perspective Introduction In this paper I will cover how I decide to obtain my MBA degree. I will also cover what I expect to gain by completing my MBA degree. School has always been interesting to me and education has always been of the upmost importance to me. It has been something that has been put off for a long time so continue reading to find out what made me decide that an MBA

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    Essay Length: 485 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Personal Statement

    Personal Statement

    I write to submit my application for the B.Eng. in Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management in the University of Hong Kong. This is a path for me to acquire advanced logistics skills and prepare myself to be a qualified person in the world of logistics. I am studying in the third year of the Higher Diploma in Logistics and Transports Operation in HKU SPACE Community College. I am very interested in developing my professional

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    Essay Length: 677 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Janna
  • Personal Jurisdiction

    Personal Jurisdiction

    1. Why is personal jurisdiction an issue for those who post Websites? Personal jurisdiction could be an issue for those who post websites because there seems to be a fine line between what is considered strictly interactive v. strictly passive use of websites. What is clear, however, is that if there is enough evidence of activity in a State outside of the State where the website originates, then the court would have personal jurisdiction should

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: regina
  • Bipolar Disorder: Finding the Light in the Dark

    Bipolar Disorder: Finding the Light in the Dark

    Bipolar Disorder: Finding the Light in the Dark Affecting nearly one percent of the population of the United States, bipolar disorder has quickly become one of the leading forms of mental illness (Spearing). While advancements in medical science and technology have allowed researchers and physicians to understand its elements more clearly, the effects of bipolar disorder are tragic and often deadly. Often the negative results occur due to a lack of proper diagnosis: some seventy-five

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    Essay Length: 3,614 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Eating Disorders

    Eating Disorders

    Abstract This paper explains how eating disorders are also mental disorders manifested as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or EDNOS. The need for action is called upon and statistically proven. This paper argues that communication, therapy, feeding intervention, and support groups are needed to fight this phenomenon. It explains that, in all cultures and races, intervention is the key to improvement and prevention and therefore, includes the family,

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    Essay Length: 1,999 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a chronic and often disabling condition that is associated with uncontrollable worry and tension. The vicious cycle of anxiety and worry interferes with relationships, careers, and education, and often leads to depression. This disorder is much more than the normal anxiety that everyone experiences from time to time, and can be crippling in its severity. GAD is unlikely to disappear without proper treatment, and often worsens over

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    Essay Length: 1,099 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Anna
  • David Duchovny Personal Quotes

    David Duchovny Personal Quotes

    "I never, ever, ever cook. And I would never eat anything I might cook." "I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything." "Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring." "I've always been overly concerned about what people think which has resulted in a lot of

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison with the Theories Od Rollo May and Albert Bandura

    Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison with the Theories Od Rollo May and Albert Bandura

    Ted Bundy 2 Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison With The Theories Of Rollo May and Albert Bandura The objective of this case study is to examine the personality of one of the most notorious serial killers in modern history, Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was alleged to have humiliated, tortured and murdered at least 50 women. Possibility more, but the true number will never be known. Because Ted Bundy kept the true number of his victims

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    Essay Length: 1,995 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: July
  • Personal Growth - Frankenstein

    Personal Growth - Frankenstein

    Personal Growth "To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.” This quote by Joan Didion explains Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs. The needs are laid out in five layers. The bottom layer is the physiological needs, then safety needs, the need for belonging, the need for esteem, and lastly as Joan Didion explains, self-actualization. Each level must be achieved before it can reach the next level.

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Great Gatsby - Personalities of the Lost Generation

    Great Gatsby - Personalities of the Lost Generation

    "Personalities of the Lost Generation" One of the best writers of the Lost Generations is F. Scott Fitzgerald. He writes exceptionally well on this subject because he was also part of it. One of the many famous novels that he wrote was The Great Gatsby. The characters in this story represent the many different sides of the Lost Generation. The narrator, Nick, is caught between the two worlds, the world of moral corruption and the

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    Essay Length: 296 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    "Compulsive" and "obsessive" have become everyday words. "I'm compulsive" is how some people describe their need for neatness, punctuality, and shoes lined up in the closets. "He's so compulsive is shorthand for calling someone uptight, controlling, and not much fun. "She's obsessed with him" is a way of saying your friend is hopelessly lovesick. That is not how these words are used to describe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD, a strange and fascinating sickness of ritual

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    Essay Length: 542 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Max
  • Mba Personal Perspective

    Mba Personal Perspective

    Running head: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE PAPER Personal Perspective Paper University of Phoenix Personal Perspective Paper In this paper I will be explaining three areas of learning implemented by the University of Phoenix. The first area is the value of rEsource; the next area is the value of Learning Teams, and finally, the value of Problem Based Learning. I will give you my perspective on each of these concepts. So, what is the value of rEsource? The

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    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Effect on Life

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Effect on Life

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder And Its Effect On Life Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, involves anxious thoughts or rituals one feels and can't control. . For many years, OCD was thought to be rare. The actual number of people with OCD was hidden, because people would hide their problem to avoid embarrassment. Some recent studies show that as many as 3 million Americans ages 18 to 54 may have OCD at any one time. This is about

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    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience - Reference to Concept in Reading

    Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience - Reference to Concept in Reading

    Economic Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience Reference to Concept in Reading Economic Perspective Economic Perspective involves three elements 1. Scarcity and choice 2. Rational Behavior 3. Marginalism Economic Perspective is the understanding of why people choose one want over another When I graduated with my under-graduate degree I had to make the choice to either move back to my hometown where my family and friends were or take employment in a

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    Essay Length: 975 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Yan