Abstract   Background and Purpose: Marital commitment is an important concept in family stability and health. The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting marital commitment based on sexual satisfaction, spiritual well-being, and mediatory role of responsibility among the married students studying at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili in Ardabil, Iran. Materials and Meth...

the present paper offers a postcolonial reading of two of the best novels by v. s. naipaul – half a life and the mimic men – in five chapters. the focus of this research is on different notions of postcolonial criticism and their application on the two novels as discussed from homi bhabha’s and frantz fanons points of view. having introduced the life and literary career of v. s. naipaul in th...

the present thesis is going to investigate the theme of despair, darkness and pesimism in philip larkins poetry. larkin is a british poet whose poems were composed in the dark and gloomy years of postwar. so, his poetry contains and reflects the same darkness and despair of his age. a good number of poems form different collections of his poetry are chosen and will be analyzed in the light of t...

Abstract Introduction: Marital satisfactions are the key to strength the family and heighten the physical, mental health and economic development which could effect on life and job satisfaction.   Professional nurses are under various stresses during their shift work to provide excellent quality of life for patients. They have responsibility for their own personal life too. Due t...

The purpose of the present article is to analyze the Department of Management and Educational Planningchr('39')s social responsibility status, in the University of Tehran. Therefore, after reviewing the research literature, five components of social responsibility; Ethical, legal, environmental, social and economic participation, which were more frequent, were selected as components of social r...

to discuss my point, i have collected quite a number of articles, anthologies, and books about "wuthering heights" applying various ideas and theories to this fantastic story. hence, i have come to believe that gadamer and jauss are rightful when they claim that "the individaul human mind is the center and origin of all meaning," 3 that reading literature is a reader-oriented activity, that it ...

Background and Purpose: Meaning life is one of the predictors of marital satisfaction. According to Mulla Sadrachr('39')s thought, the human soul can develop its material and spiritual talents and reach the highest level of meaning of life. To achieve this goal, Mulla Sadra discusses the relationship among love, immortality, and responsibility with the meaning of life. Therefore, this study was...

Introduction: Many factors affect desirable quality of life. Regarding the subjective and multivariate nature of the quality of life concept and the need for attention in different cultures and groups of the society, the present study was performed to analyze the concept of quality of life from women's perspectives. Method: To analyze the quality of women's life, Schwartz-Barcott and Kim's hyb...