How Rasputin Impressed the “Fictitious Individuals” Disclaimer Generally Seen in Motion pictures

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“It is a work of fic­tion,” declares the dis­claimer we’ve all observed dur­ing the tip cred­its of flicks. “Any sim­i­lar­i­ty to actu­al per­sons, liv­ing or lifeless, or actu­al occasions, is pure­ly coin­ci­den­tal.” In most cas­es, this will likely appear so triv­ial that it onerous­ly mer­its a males­tion, however the exact same dis­claimer additionally rolls up…

How Carl Jung Impressed the Creation of Alcoholics Nameless

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There could also be as many doorways into Alco­holics Anony­mous within the twenty first cen­tu­ry as there are peo­ple who stroll by them—from each world reli­gion to no reli­gion. The “inter­na­tion­al mutu­al-aid fel­low­ship” has had “a sig­nif­i­cant and long-term impact on the cul­ture of the Unit­ed States,” writes Worces­ter State Uni­ver­si­ty professional­fes­sor of psy­chol­o­gy Charles Fox…