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Despair in Some Elizabethan Tragedy
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On despair in Kierkegaard's thought
… human suffering by analyzing his notion of despair, with the aim of determining why he thinks it should motivate the adoption of a religious way of life. He believes that a phenomenological investigation of human existence reveals that despair is central to our condition. In his view, it …
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The power of laments in alleviating despair : revisiting Hebrew laments
Bibliography: p. 299-315.
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From despair to hope studies in HIV and tuberculosis 1992-2011
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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The Ethics of (Dis)connection: Understanding 'Care' Through Phenomena of Despair
… and biomedicalization. I argue that widespread despair is the result of a collective way of life wherein persons are detached from fundamental physical and psychosocial needs by nature of fallacious cultural commitments and techniques. I implement constructivism to empirically ground a new …
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DRINKING, DESPAIR AND THE STATE AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF A BREWING SUBCULTURE IN RURAL KENYA
Home brewed alcohol is responsible for a significant proportion of alcohol related harms across Africa, yet in Kenya where the problem receives much media attention, pombe ya kienyeji (home brew) has been significantly under-‐researched. Existing research offers limited information regarding the …
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“An Unquiet Soul”: Despair and Doubt of God’s Benevolence in the Novels of Charlotte Brontë
… through a religious lens, connecting the despair and doubt of God’s benevolence that Brontë herself experienced to similar elements in her books. Methods include close readings and analyses of texts, historical analysis of archival and published materials, an examination of Brontë’s …
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Integrity, despair, locus of control and life satisfaction among elderly residents of homes for adults
… In this study, the relationship of integrity/despair, locus of control, and life satisfaction was examined in a sample of elderly persons who reside in homes for adults. The participants were 17 males and 83 females, ranging in age from 60 to 95 and reporting fair to good health. It was …
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Hopelessness and Despair: Alienation and Oppression in <em>The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</em> by Carson McCullers.
… to communicate, poverty, and an atmosphere of despair permeate the work. A product of the Great Depression era, McCullers was familiar with poverty; like many other intellectuals of the time, she embraced Marxism for its commitment to rid the world of this evil. This novel, arguably her finest, …
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Human subjective homologues of established basic emotion correlations in lower mammals: a neuro-psychoanalytic study
… entails a 'protest' phase followed by a 'despair' phase. The affective neuroscience paradigm of Jaak Panksepp identifies two basic emotion systems as being centrally involved in this normal separation response, namely, PANIC/GRIEF and SEEKING, and it conceptualises the despair phase of the …
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The impact of bereavement intervention on levels of grief in pregnant women who experience pre-twenty-week loss
… were significant differences in the levels of despair between the two groups (t=4.80 p=.OOO). Despair is a complex form of grieving that is seen when coping mechanisms fail to ameliorate the grief reaction. The experimental group displayed significantly lower levels of despair. The study …
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A History of Kansas City's Woodland School: Century of Evolution for a Historic Landmark
… always took pride in and supported Woodland. Despair descended and times were difficult as the district was confronted by its ugly segregation past. Woodland did not escape the turmoil, but community support remained strong. When Woodland reopened as an early childhood center, followed by the …
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A Study of Crashaw's Paraphrases of the Liturgical Hymns
… and justice for which they often agonize and despair, should read this poetry full of vision--in which there is no trace of agony or despair—full of an ecstasy ,and a brightness that nothing can dim nor dash--" then there is some reason to believe that our precious spiritual heritage will not …
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Saints of Grand Rapids
… They address and attempt to empathize with the despair and disillusionment many working class Americans express in response to their economic and social realities, and the stories attempt to walk a non-judgmental line regarding the attitudes these characters espouse. Instead of judging the …
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Revenge Tragedy
… questioning, and intervening against despair.
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The illusion theme in nine plays by Eugene O'Neill.
… make living seem worthwhile is preferable to despair. As bleak as is O'Neill's final view of life, it is a true reflection of the early romanticism that he chose to call realism. The dreamer once in love with life in its stark ugliness was ultimately still in love with life, although one of …
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Identification Of A Treatment-Resistant, Ketamine-Sensitive Genetic Line In The Chick Anxiety-Depression Model
… by calculation of the onset of behavioral despair during the depression like phase (30-90 min). Verifying previous research, Black Australorps entered behavioral despair approximately 25% faster than Production Reds signifying the stress-vulnerability of the Black Australorp line. In the …
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