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Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?: 4 of 73

Over the years, there have been many cases depicting the way in which many people, mainly children imitate violent media. Many of these case have included violence imitative of video games violence. In 2004, 14 year old Stefan Pakeerah was beaten and stabbed to death by 17 year old Warren Leblanc. Pakeerah's murder was simil...
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations Oscar predictions: 2008: 1 of 9

The 80th Oscars are on their way and due to the end of the writers strike, there will indeed be a ceremony. Like any year, a handful of films have dominated the nominations. No Country for Old Men, the Cohen Brothers' new masterpiece has been nominated for a staggering 8 awards along with Paul Thomas Anderson's violent tale,...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: American History X (1998): 1 of 9

This is a film that I would not have personally gone out to watch had it not been recommended for me. American History X is a film centred around the White power movement and the consequences of extremism. It is also a convincing depiction of the human abitlity to change, often for the better. The film's main protagonist is ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: WALL-E: 5 of 41

You'll Believe a robot can fall in love Director: Andrew Stanton Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Sigourney Weaver Wall-E is the latest outing from children's film favourite, Pixar. Since their debut in 1995, Pixar have been anything but disappointing touching on the lives of toys, bugs, monsters, f...
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations 80th Annual Academy Awards: Winners, losers and surprises: 1 of 7

The carpet's out, the stars made up and the winners pre-decided. That's right, the 80th Academy awards have finally come our way. We were unsure as to whether there would even be a ceremony; there was, and it was splendid. Each year, the ceremony gets bigger and this year was not exception. Naturally, we open with a few joke...
Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters Tips for killer resumes and CVs: 1 of 7

Your CV can be what determines whether you get 'that' job or not. A large amount of the time, you can be discarded before you even get to woo a potential employer with you personality. Bear these tips in mind when writing or editing your CV. Mistakes Don't just do a spell-check and assume everything is okay. Read, read and r...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Where The Wild Things Are (2009): 1 of 6

Upon entering the theatre to view Where the Wild Things Are, one thing was so glaringly obvious, so blatantly apparent, so gosh darn clear; despite the rating of PG and the film having been based on a childrens' book, the number of children could be counted on one hand. From the Arcade fire track in the trailer to it's gener...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sin City: 2 of 10

The film opens with a short scene starring Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton based on the Sin City short story, The Customer is Always Right. The soft wind instruments and dark setting establish the tone for the rest of the film. The audience hears beautiful dialogue brought to a close by a gunshot. This close relationship be...
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Psychological explanations of stress: 2 of 8

The experience of stress consists of two major components; stressors and the stress response. A stressor is a stimulus that causes a person to make an adaptation or adjustment. Stressors can be external in the form of crowding or heat, social such as contact with a hated one or internal such as pain. Such experiences result ...
Sciences > Psychology How are phobias treated?: 1 of 4

A Phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. Phobias often result in great panic and anxiety when exposed to the stimulus feared. Different treatments treat different aspedxts of the phobia. Some treatments try to treat the root cause of the phobia, be it faulty...