Introduction The USA has a reputation for harsh treatment of criminals; in some ways, it is the envy of the world. British people say to each other ‘He got 300 years? They don’t mess about&hellip
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Famous Headlines of the Nineteenth Century
Introduction Way before the internet, most people had to rely on newspapers for information on world events. The format is usually simple: an attention-grabbing headline, an introduction and then a detailed explanation of the story.&hellip
Famous Cognitive Psychology Experiments
Introduction Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as language, memory and perception. It is useful in examining why people (or animals) do what they do and how they attempt to justify their&hellip
Famous Werewolf Names in Movies
Introduction Werewolves have been as popular throughout myth as vampires yet despite a number of superb films, do not seem to have experienced the continued popularity as the undead bloodsuckers or even as popular as&hellip
Famous Surprising Influences on Pop Culture Icons
Introduction Some of the biggest pop culture icons of our age have not come from nowhere; often they have been inspired or in some cases, have deliberately mimicked something else, often something much older. Influences&hellip
Famous Characters Needed For A Batman Versus Superman Movie
Introduction Announced in 2013 after the worldwide release of Dark Knight Rises featuring Christian Bale in his final outing as The Caped Crusader, and with Henry Cavill making his first appearance as The Man of&hellip
Famous Binge Eaters
Introduction Binge Eating, like Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, is a common mental health disorder where the sufferer is obsessed with food. Often indicative of some other deep-seated issue, it is a form of Obsessive&hellip
Famous Foods the Pilgrims Probably Ate at the First Thanksgiving
Introduction Turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkins and potatoes: these things make up the basic meal for the average American family at Thanksgiving. They are seen as traditional foods reminiscent of the day that the English colonists&hellip
Famous Conspiracy Theories
Introduction Conspiracy theories can take many forms, though some psychologists believe they all have the same origin ‘ a search for meaning, compounded by psychological phenomena such as ‘confirmation bias’. Once you start seeing evidence,&hellip
Famous Examples of Unrequited Love
Introduction Unrequited love – put simply – is when one person has romantic feelings for another person and those feelings are not reciprocated. Most of us will have experienced those feelings at least once in&hellip
Famous People with Cystic Fibrosis Disease
Introduction Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder affecting the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestines. The most serious symptom that sufferers will exhibit is difficulty breathing. Abnormal levels of sodium and chloride transported around the body&hellip
Famous Incredibly Controversial Police Shootings from the Past Ten Years
Introduction The Police are there to protect the citizens of the city, state or country and sometimes ‘ sadly ‘ they have to kill or attempt to kill in their public duty of protection. Equally&hellip
Famous Examples of Understatement in Poetry
Introduction ‘Understatement’ is the antonym of ‘hyperbole’. Often used for irony to downplay a catastrophe, sometimes they come across as amusing. Witness The Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail having his arm&hellip
Famous Cylindrical Buildings
Introduction Buildings come in all shapes and sizes and with modern building designers attempting all sorts of ground-breaking designs. Most recently, The Shard in London has divided critics about what modern buildings should be like&hellip
Famous Civil Rights Leaders
Introduction At some point in history, oppressed groups have sought equality: slaves, women, ethnic and religious minorities who have had legislation passed to keep them as second class citizens have all eventually stood up to&hellip