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    I have always thought the meaning of my name was boring. I have always liked the way my name sounds‚ but I never thought it meant much. Whenever I looked up “Lauren‚” every website said it meant “crowned with a wreath of laurel.” For thirteen years‚ I thought that I was named after a plant. Only recently‚ I looked up what a laurel wreath actually was. In ancient times‚ laurel leaves were used in crowns for Olympic winners and were worn on Roman emperors to celebrate triumphs (kidzsearch.com). Laurel

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    The Meaning of Knowledge and Wisdom Table of Contents I. Photograph of Wisdom II. Preface III. Defining Knowledge and Wisdom IV. The Effects of Knowledge V. Knowledge Analogy VI. Knowledge Song/Analysis VII. The Effects of Wisdom VIII. Novel Monologue/Analysis IX. Wisdom’s Involvement X. Wisdom Poem/Analysis XI. Acquiring Knowledge and Wisdom XII. Works Cited Preface There are many today who are in search of knowledge and wisdom hoping to find

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    There are generally two types of paintings- representational and abstract. While representational painting portrays recognizable objects‚ abstract painting does not look like a particular object. Instead‚ abstract art is made up of designs‚ shapes and colors. (http://www.harley.com/art/abstract-art/ ) The meaning of abstract art is‚ in its most simplified form‚ art that relies on the emotions of the artist and the elements of design rather than exact representation. This broad definition allows

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    “The Ultimate Meaning of Freedom” "Ultimately‚ man should not ask what the meaning of his life is‚ but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word‚ each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible." – Viktor Frankl In this quote‚ Frankl explains that the answer to man’s search for meaning cannot be found in others‚ but he must find it himself without asking anyone for the

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    permanently signifies tis specific tradition that their own ancestors did a long time ago. In other traditional groups like American culture or the Mayan culture‚ have a religious connections to getting tattoos. In one of the articles by Natalie Jordan‚ a tattoo artist named Ausbrooks has been inking

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    A Man’s Search for Meaning is about enduring years of the Nazi concentration camps. The holocaust was one of the darkest chapters of human history taught him that the man’s primary motivational force is the search for meaning. Dr. Frankl’s discovery led to the development of the revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy‚ which is the own version of modern existential analysis. The book shows understanding why and how people can survive and cling to life given such apparently frail

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    William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is a play that captures both the racial injustices of the English Renaissance and the importance of characters. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses subtle symbols to show his opinion of human nature. An example of this symbolism are the caskets of Belmont. Physically a device to determine the husband of Portia‚ the caskets give a concrete representation of the personalities of the characters. The gold casket states‚ “Who chooseth me shall gain what many

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    Transilvania University of Brasov Faculty of Letters FINAL PROJECT The study of meaning in conversation Professor: Liliana Coposescu Student: Adina Pantazi LMA-F-E‚ 3rd year Brasov 2013 The study of meaning in conversation Abstract In this paper prepared for the pragmatic course‚ it is proposed to make an analysis of the Grice’s Cooperative Principle‚ turn taking mechanism and insertion sequences focused on a transcript from series

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    Book Report: Man’s search for Meaning There are many significant ideas in the book that not only rang true to me but also helped me grow with challenges I face both personally and professionally. Professionally‚ as a supervisor and subordinate – I have always maintained a high expectation of myself and others. Over the years‚ I have learned that my expectations shouldn’t be judged on others with their abilities as we each have our unique set of qualities. Frankl wrote‚ “No man should judge

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    special thing‚ and until now‚ little has changed about it. If we just say: “sex only for fun‚ for one night stand‚” for some people this is fine‚ it is good‚ it is fun‚ it is exploration and so on. We should never judge what people said about it‚ we can respect it‚ because every person is different‚ unique; with different perceptions‚ and different cultures - but can we say‚ one night stand makes sex to be more priceless or more meaningless these day? Without saying what is right or what is

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