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    Detective John Ferguson was forced to retire after being involved with a chase and his phobia and accompanying vertigo leads of the passing of an old friend contacted Scottie about his wife being in trouble. Now, you're introduced to Madeline, a blonde with rich family that built the business Gavin Elster runs. Scottie is shocked by Elster's statement that Madeline had been having blackouts and seems to be controlled by someone in her past life. Mr. Ferguson is unwilling to become involved. Gavin

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    Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds is an American classical horror-thriller film featuring a small California coastal town just north of San Francisco. The film is not gory yet, still, manages to truly scare audiences around the world by focusing on unexplained bird attacks on innocent people. “Alfred Hitchcock has concocted an elaborate tease in The Birds as if to prove that suspense and thrills can be induced as much by the expectation of horror as by horror itself ”(hollywood reporter). The

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    Se7en Sociology

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    Se7en, another great by director David Fincher is a crime thriller made in 1995. In this movie, we follow the story of two detectives, arrogant and young David Mills (Brad Pitt) and retiring veteran William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) on Somerset’s final case. In a city of what seems like never ending rain, John Doe (Kevin Spacey) commits well thought out murders based on the Seven Deadly Sins. Together the detectives follow the trail of Doe and are introduced to the results of his horrific homicides

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    Throughout the film industry, Alfred Hitchcock has directed many films filled with suspense that puts the viewer in confusion on what is going to happen next. Alfred Hitchcock is known as the ‘Master of Suspense’ because of his filming techniques which made his films stand out compared to other horror films during his period. One of his classic scenes, where Hitchcock used several of his filming techniques, is the playground scene in the film The Birds. The playground scene is characterized by various

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    After watching Benjamin Walker on Stephen Colbert talk about the new musical he is staring in, American Psycho, I knew I had to look up this story. This is a storyline that started as a book, then produced into a movie, and is now musical. Knowing that I would not be able to get out to New York City to see this production I went straight to the video store to rent the movie version (because who would read a book when you can watch a movie). From the title itself I should have guessed that it wasn’t

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    Adlerian Theory

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    Informative post Keiara, I like how you broke down the basic assumptions in Adlerian theory for teachers and parents. When I attended high school (many years ago), I learned that a close friend was being sexually abused by her father (her father and mother were divorced) I convinced her to go with me to the school counselor and tell her. The school counselor was great, she handled everything, telling her mom, talking to her teachers, and arranging private counseling. In this instance the school counselor

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    Adlerian Play Therapy An Adlerian approach aims to empower children who believe they have insufficient control over their circumstances. Adler believed that people are socially embedded, goal-oriented, creative beings that develop social interest through interactions (Kottman,2001 ). A child's private logic reveals a subjective view of self, others, and the world. Additionally, it encompasses the basic convictions that motivate the child to behave in certain ways and because they do not yet possess

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    The main goal of this book is to provide perspective and techniques for a person to use to find meaning in his or her life. It is written in an autobiographical style by psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl. He discusses many specific examples from his imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, along with his professional knowledge to offer a method for discovering personal fulfillment and a sense of meaning in life. With descriptive language, Frankl creates a vivid image of this horrible ordeal. He begins

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    The Birds is considered one of Hitchcock’s most memorable films, and is known as a classic horror film because of the concept of birds randomly attacking people. The film centers on a man and a woman merging in with his family and only then do the birds start attacking and disrupting their already tense atmosphere as the feelings between the protagonists Melanie and Mitch begin to blossom. Hitchcock creates the birds as a metaphor for the emotional turmoil between the couple and the characters, as

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    On December 1894 Alfred Dreyfus was accused of treason. He was accused of giving away military secrets to Germany. They found a note in the German Embassy then made him write to see if the handwriting matched. The army forged the writing to make it look like his which is why he is falsely accused. It matched and he was sentenced to life in prison. He was sent to Devil’s Island prison in French Guyana. In there he protested and tried to prove his innocence to the soldiers. His wife was told she would

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