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Hi everyone! My pen name is Hannah and I am a 17-year-old girl. I like languages, friends, cats, and many other things. I really love giving advice, and I am studying psychology now. My favorite questions have to do with mental health. As I said above, I am taking psychology classes now, but I also do a lot of outside research, so chances are that if you say something to me about a disorder or anything like that, I will know what you are talking about. Although I am not a licensed psychologist, I hope to someday be one and I would love to get some practice here.

Also, if you ever have a problem and you like my advice and would like to talk with me, I have many messenger services so I would be more than happy to set up a time to talk with you about whatever you need.

I hope to here from you soon!

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I've read a book about psychology and it says that there are psychologist trying to convert homosexuals. Is that true? Do people learning psychology consider homosexual as a problem?

If I were to say that people learning psychology consider homosexuals as a problem, that would be a huge generalization. It would still be a generalization if I said the opposite were true. Psychologists are people, and as people they have their own individual views on things. Homosexuality used to actually be treated like a mental illness, but now it doesn't count as mental illness anymore. They don't consider it dysfunctional. Therefore, you wouldn't find a lot of psychologists who would try to "convert" homosexuals. They might try to help you feel better about discrimination and prejudice, but they probably wouldn't try to change you.

There has been a lot of research done and apparently trying to convert homosexuals can be very damaging to them. This was something that they didn't know in the past. But now that the knowledge is getting out there, this is becoming vastly uncommon.

Even if there is some prejudice among psychologists, if they are good at what they do they will put it aside and treat you as an individual. That said, if you do notice discrimination or feel like you or your psychologist is uncomfortable, you can always find another one.

I know that a lot of parents bring their homosexual children to psychologists in order to convert them. However, most psychologists refuse to do this. Instead, they might try family therapy to get the parents to understand and interact well with the child. For the homosexual, they might help them with dealing with stress about who they are and other people's reactions.

I don't know what book you are reading or what exactly it said, but perhaps it is outdated or very biased. There are a few instances where this might happen, but those are the exception and not the rule.

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I have no idea what to do for these questions: HELP!

"Perpendicular to 2x + y = 4 with an x-intercept -1"
What do you do?

And for
"Perpendicular to x + 2y = 8 and has y-intercept 4"

"with x-intercept -1/2 and through (-2,5)"

HELP ME

1. You need to get Y by itself, to turn it into y=mx+b format. So:
2x + y =4
-2x
y=-2x+4
In perpendicular equations, the slope (m) is the opposite reciprocal. The opposite reciprocal of -2 is 1/2
So far we have y=1/2x + ??
You also say that you have the x intercept of -1. "X Intercept" means that it crosses the X axis. For this to happen, the coordinate would have to be (-1,0). Plug that coordinate in for x and y. -1 is x and 0 is y:
0=1/2(-1) + b
Solve:
0=-1/2 + b
+1/2
1/2=b
Plug this into your equation:
y = 1/2x + 1/2
Make sense? It's kind of hard to explain this over the internet, but if you need anymore help you can have my AIM. Anyway, here's the next one:

2. x + 2y = 8
Again, you have to get the y by itself. So start by subtracting the x:
2y = -x + 8
Divide both sides by two so the y is by itself:
y = -1/2x + 4
Now, you say the y intercept is 4. In y=mx+b, b is the y intercept. You already have a four there, so you are good.

3. Remember in #1 when I talked about x intercepts? Same thing here. You have an x intercept of -1/2. X intercept means that it is a point on the s axis. Therefore, the y coordinate can't go up or down. It has to be zero. So your two points are
(-1/2,0) and (-2,5). Remember how to find slope (besides doing rise over run)? The formula is:
Y2-Y1/X2-X1 (Those numbers are subcripts. They should be written in the bottom right corner of the number).

Let's start with the Y's:
5-0=5
And the X's:
-2 - -1/2 = -1 1/2
Don't forget to divide:
5/-1 1/2 = about 3.33. This is your slope (m).

y=3.33x + b

To find b, plug in a coordinate for x and y. It doesn't matter what you pick, but I will choose (-2,5):

5=3.33(-2)+b
5=-6.67 + b
Add 6.67 to both sides to get b by itself:
11.67 = b

Your complete equation is y = 3.33x + 11.67... Don't you just love decimals?

Anyway, I hope this helps you. Let me know if you need anymore.

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at school i have to do a project in front of the class dressed as a colonial man! (im a girl)and im so nervous!

What can i do to calm my nerves and prepare for this project?

First, don't worry about what people will think about if you are in a different costume. Believe it or not, you actually look better when you get involved and do something entertaining. It makes you look more involved and even "normal" depending on what your presentation is.

To calm you down, think to yourself, it will be over tomorrow (or in an hour or whatever) and then I don't have to do it again. Or tomorrow at this time I will be at home and it will be all over. Thinking about something good that will happen after something hard will help to calm you down.

Another thing that might calm you down right before the event, look around the room and notice things like colors. Like "There is a blue clock." It sounds really odd, but try it. What does it hurt? You may find that it works for you like it works for me.

Good luck with your presentation! I am sure you will do great. =]

Hannah

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ok so i have a school french project with a partner where we have to put our personality types, likes, and dislikes, and in the middle we have to write what we have in common.. me and my parter have a hot pink poster board and we are planning to take pictures of all the things we wrote and then developing them and putting them on the board...but the thing is, to me it doesnt seem good enough...it seems to boring, because everyone elses is really good with popups and themes (ex ocean) and a whole bunch of stuff..i/we want something different from somebody else, but still cool and makeable in about 5 days (thats our deadline) any ideass?? btw im in grade 8 if thats helpful...

If you put your names on each side, maybe you could make the letters out of something that you like. For example, colors or animals.

You could also put hidden things on your poster. If you glue a picture on the poster, you could put another piece of paper on top of that, but it could open like a book. Only the very end of one side could be glued down. You could do this with all your pictures. You could put a title on the cover, and have the pictures on the inside.

Tell me if you don't understand something. It is hard to explain without a picture of what I'm talking about. Good luck with your project!

À bientôt!

Hannah

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heyy! okay so i have this assignment thingy in civics. well i've been looking all over the internet and i can't find much (doesn't help either that im not good with researching stuff..) so anyway...here's the assignment:
Have to find the advantages and disadvantages of a Theocracy government (the combination of strong national pride and strong religious beliefs has lead to the control of the governement by religious leaders) Also name countries that have that type of government.
Same thing for a Monarchy government (power is inherited and passed down the royal family line [hereditary]) AND dictatorship (power is in the hands of ONE individual, who usually has teh support of the army)
omgosh..anyone who helps..i am extremely grateful! thanks so much in advance for those who help!

Hi! I hope I can help you with your assignment. :)

Here is a site that shows what countries have a theocracy. It is only Wikipedia, but it is a good place to start.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theocracy

I'm not sure if this will help you or not, but here is a website that talks about the governmental role of Islam in some countries:
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:PqKn-F8VEvkJ:www.eliamep.gr/eliamep/files/PN05.07.Simoglou9612.pdf+theocracy+advantages&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us

This is probably the best site I have given you. It is a good website for quick facts about the advantages and disadvantages of a theocracy. I'm not sure how much you have to write, but you can always expand upon this information:

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Lps32rBk9JYJ:www.apocnation.com/docs/governments.phtml+theocracy+advantages+disadvantages&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us

It was hard to find good information, so I hope that what I was able to give you was helpful. Good luck with your assignment!

Hannah

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I'm in our 8th grade Honor Society, and I want to organize a Holiday Gift Tree this year. What kind of things do I need to do to prepare for this? Like where do we send the gifts when we're done, and where do we get the tree, etc? Thanks in advance.

Some places will donate trees if you are getting the gifts for charity. You would need to go to a tree farm or call a store in your area to see if they would do this. Of course, it depends on the size of the tree. Many places would be more willing to donate a smaller tree than a larger tree. Keep that in mind.

Also, you could use a fake tree. I don't know how big your Honors Society is, but maybe someone is getting a new one and doesn't want their old one. Or, if possible you could borrow it, depending on how long you will need it.

As for who to give the gifts to, there are many organizations out there. One of them is Operation Christmas Child, which prepares shoeboxes of toys and other items to go to poor children during the holidays. But if you choose this, I think you will have to hurry because they will be delivering them soon.

Toys for Tots is another great organization that delivers toys to children. You can find their website here:

http://www.toysfortots.org/

I think this is a great thing that you are doing, and good luck with everything! =]

Best wishes,
Hannah

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In French we have to make an acroustic poem using adjectives about ourself. The problem is I dont know any adjectives to desribe me that start with the letters of my name, Mary. I have adventureuse but thats about it. Can anyone show me where I can get a huge list of adjectives to choose from. Ive been through many google pages and couldnt find any... Any help would be apprieciated

Bonjour!

Here are a few sites with some adjectives:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/french/subjects/adjectives.shtml

http://www.projectgcse.co.uk/french/useadjectives.htm

Marveilleuse
Adventureuse/Aimable
Rousse (if you have red hair...)

I hope this was helpful to you. I tried to find adjectives with with a Y, but many people said that there aren't many, unless you want to say you are from Yugoslavia. Is it possible to use your middle or last name?

Hannah

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