Volume 1 Issue 1

Research

Religious Apologist Rhetorical Inventions in a Legal Context

* Rommel B de la Cruz

Indeterminacy arose when the speaker had to develop his religious apologist rhetorical inventions in legal context. He negotiated through this indeterminacy by appealing to pathos. Though he brought the weight of his Biblical and theological world to bear upon his rhetorical acts, he still managed PDF

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Non-Direct Dictation and Non-Direct Deductive Techniques in Teaching Sentence Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

Rommel B de la Cruz1*, Eleanore Robles2 and Meliezza de Gracia2

This research aimed to examine the effectiveness of non-direct dictation technique as compared to non-direct deductive technique in teaching sentence subject-verb agreement rules. The findings reveal that the technique was not that effective in teaching the rules, though it may have potentials for use. PDF

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Personality Style and Cessation of Deliberate Self-Harm among Students of Color: A Natural History

Lateffa King1* and Linda Berg-Cross2

The current study investigated the role of personality traits, motivations, and cessation methods of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among students of color who had ceased self-harm for at least one year. Survey data was collected from 27 undergraduate students. While the majority of respondents (60%) did not seek PDF

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Stimulus Control in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): Does it make Sense to Leave the Bedroom during the Night if Sleep is Delayed?

Linda Berg-Cross

This article puts forth the argument that there is little empirical or theoretical evidence to support a key strategy in stimulus control interventions, as currently used in CBT-I: namely, leaving the bedroom if sleep onset latency (SOL) is longer PDF

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Global Scientific Mysteries of Transcendental Divine Voice

Gannu Praveen Kumar1*, Gannu Venkateshwarlu2 and Gampa Vijaya Lakshmi3

The study assesses spirituality via questionnaires, ranging from one-dimensional scales to highly multidimensional models. They present with high internal consistencies. A brief screening protocol was developed and the results were analyzed in identifying who may be experiencing spiritual experiences. PDF