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Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Dealing with a nervous breakdown: 1 of 29

Unfortunately, even in the twenty-first century mental illness continues to carry a stigma. Psychoses and neuroses plague our lives and help is too often difficult to come by. Nervous breakdown, often due to neurosis, lies within the realm of mental illness. Having a nervous breakdown is not something that is widely spoken o...
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Anatomy of a codependent relationship: 1 of 27

Elements of co-dependency exist in all relationships but co-dependence, in psychological terms, is usually defined as one partner having an unhealthy dependency on the other. There are those who give up on relationships at the first mention of commitment, saying that it makes them feel too restricted and claustrophobic where...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Finding love: 8 of 192

No cost in terms of money To love and be loved Holds value beyond measure But what do we mean by love? Passion Pleasure, satisfaction, contentment Devotion, sacrifice Taking the risk? And where do we find true love? Our mother and father Our brother and sister Our husband or wife Our friend, Our lover And how do we know it i...
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The youth of today ... a lost generation?: 3 of 65

Are the youth of today a lost generation? If the answer is yes, then the question to be asked is why is this so? Attempts to seek an answer may provide valuable insight into the condition of society today. Human development, from conception to death, is at the same time both continuous and varied. Human needs have chang...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pros and cons of knowing the sex of your unborn baby: 1 of 21

"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?" This is common question for parents-to-be today, who are often faced with the choice of finding out the gender of their unborn baby. For more than thirty years it has been possible to find out the gender of an unborn baby thanks to additional procedures such as amniocentesis carried...
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature The history of The Diary of Anne Frank: 1 of 13

More than eleven million human beings perished under the Nazi regime in The Holocaust. The Diary of Anne Frank provides a valuable resource when teaching young people today about the atrocities and persecution of minority groups in Germany during World War II. This book and its backdrop allow today's pupils an opportunity to...
Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy Family history research: 1 of 11

Researching family history is a popular pastime. Many people are choosing to spend their free-time trawling through public records such as census returns and registers of births, deaths and marriages. Why has this interest become such a growth area? One reason may be that the Internet has made researching family history more...
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs The characteristics of a good teacher: 4 of 35

As a teacher I continually consider whether I embody the characteristics of a good teacher. Reflecting on practice, evaluating events and circumstances, is surely necessary for success in all professions but perhaps more so in teaching, where the future prospects of young people may be...
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss How you deal with death: 7 of 39

No matter how long a person has been ill, the end still comes too soon. It is now rare for a person to die at home but the chance to pass away in one's own bed, away from machines and wires can be the preferred option. Refusal to go to hospital is a big decision. The doctor has a duty to warn that doing ...
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy What is wrong with this world?: 16 of 77

There are those of us who still care greatly about the world in which we are living and the problems facing us but are at a loss to know what we can do to being about change. Equally, however, there are also many people who seem to have lost sight of what we should be aiming for. Instead, love of money, consumerism, self-int...