LITERATURE: Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The word literatureliterally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose
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Is telling the truth impossible? Some people will argue that with today’s complex life and diverse cultures that it is impossible to tell the whole truth. What one needs to analyze and understand is the lying and the intention behind it. Do we lie to intentionally hurt someone‚ lie to make someone feel better‚ lie to protect oneself‚ or unwillingly lie because we don’t know all the answers? The whole truth is complex and complicated‚ but has little to do with choices that we make
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Cited: Harris‚ Harold J. "Orwell ’s Essay ’s and ’1984 ’." Twentieth Century Literature 4 (1959): 154-161. Howe‚ Irving‚ and George Orwell. 1984 Revisited Totalitarianism in Our Century. New York: Harper & Row‚ 1983. Kornbluth‚ C. M. "The Failure of the
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Truth in Contemporary Photography Assessment Item: Major Essay Susan Sontag defined the photograph as a ‘trace’ directly stencilled off reality‚ like a footprint or a death mask. Every photograph is in some sense a document of something else‚ therefore giving it truthful merit. Photography is seen as a record‚ a piece of evidence that something happened at some point somewhere‚ in that time or place in front of the camera‚ holding its moments in stillness.[1] The photograph seeks to achieve information
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The Incompatibility of Happiness and Truth In Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley portrays a society with predestined social caste‚ lack of emotional relationships‚ and willful dissolution found in a hallucinogenic drug. In the present day World State‚ ones life long potential is designed and blueprinted into embryos. Social standing and credentials are defined and programmed into set castes. Each caste defined and taught to know and understand a set definition of personal satisfaction and happiness
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ditches‚ and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages‚ or over mud-puddles‚ or gives me any best place! And arn’t I a woman?” Her name was Sojourner Truth. A brilliant but illiterate women‚ whose presence astonished great courage and leadership. A faithful abolitionist and defender‚ Sojourner Truth‚ gradually inspired women’s history showing dedication for fighting for rights for women‚ for citizens of color and antislavery. Sojourner Truth’s given name was first Isabella
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS "Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you your self test and judge to be true." -Buddha The four noble truths exemplify the essence of the teachings of Buddha. They represent the beginning of a long
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even if it means lying. Here I have presented the two opposite ends of the spectrum. I believe my own view on the situation lies somewhere in similarity with what Tibor R. Machan has presented in his paper “Advertising: The Whole or Only Some of the Truth?” My views on the role of advertising and merchants lie somewhere with Machan’s idea of the merchant ethic‚ meaning that the buyer is trying to make the sale‚ however the seller needs to be honest as a business person and may not mislead or deceive
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The duty of the Fictional Writer is to capture the reality and portray the Absolute Truth in his work. He must be cautious not to detach himself from the vision of what-is‚ for that will decipher whether it is a good or bad piece of art. The famous fictional writer Flannery O’Connor states‚ “For the writer of Fiction‚ everything has its testing point in the eye.” The testing point is in the eye‚ for the true artist has the ability to present the reader with ideas and realities through sensible
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Cruises: The Ugly Truth When most people think of taking a cruise‚ they imagine visiting exotic places‚ lounging by the pool or beach and sipping on exotic drinks. Add to this the promise of all you can eat gourmet food and days of pampering and you have what sounds like the vacation of a lifetime. This is for good reason. The cruise industry spends millions of dollars a year in advertising to ensure that this fantasy image fills the minds of not only potential cruisers but also veteran
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