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    The decision I made to choose the gothic theme Appearance vs Reality was the right decision. My decision was the right decision because I was able to relate it to how in life people aren’t always the way they seem. Taking this into account‚ consider the following quote‚ “‘And I to your long life’”. (Beers et al. 289). Why was this line so terrifying to us‚ but so insignificant to Fortunato? My decision was the right decision because it can be applied to life to help you better figure out the intentions

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    Appearance vs. Reality PHILOSOPHY-210 Abstract What is knowledge? How do we come to have knowledge? What are the different sources of knowledge? How do we know anything at all? The philosophers and theories I will cover here are not concerned with knowledge itself but how we actually gain knowledge. How do we gain knowledge? Are we born with it? How do we know what we’ve learned is real. That is some of the questions these philosophers try to answer with their theories on knowledge. But

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    Assignment 6 Final draft 10-12-11 Appearance: Does it Really Tell the Truth? We’ve all done it‚ desired something based solely on its looks only to find out that “All that glitters is not gold.” The age old phrase tells us that first impressions‚ in many cases‚ can be deceptive. Wanting something simply for its outward appearance can result in misfortune and disappointment. Be wary of what the eyes want because the appearance of material things‚ marketing appeal and yes‚ even

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    FICTION VERSUS REALITY Fiction versus Reality: To Kill a Mockingbird Debra Gonzalez University of Phoenix Axia Introduction to Criminal Court Systems CJS220 Heidi Scott‚ MS December 31‚ 2009 Fiction versus Reality: To Kill A Mockingbird For many Americans‚ television‚ and film are a glance into the world. Television can influence a persons’ imagery of daily events‚ and has become a main source of media information. Films are frequently‚ intentionally‚ pretending to depict a fact

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    society. Throughout A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Williams tries to contrast the outdated qualities of a previous time with the cruel realism of the harshness that personifies present life. An inspection of the figurative association between reality and appearance in the play tells the divergence of these two conflicting viewpoints. The characters of Stanley and Blanche signify the extravagances on the range of realism and fact‚ however the character of Stella is used to portray the median of these

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    Fantasy versus Reality Maggie Nader “I had worked for two years‚ for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body . . . I had deprived myself of rest and health . . . now that I had finished‚ the beauty of the dream vanished‚” (Shelley‚ 55). This quote depicts how one can dream of fantasies and fame‚ but the consequences of the real world must be considered. Knowing the contrast between fantasy and reality can make

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    looking at the differences between appearance and reality‚ it relates back to something called metaphysics. Metaphysics is the part of philosophy that is concerned with the basic causes and nature. For instance‚ the appearance of the size of the sun from an observer on the ground is not the actual size of the sun but rather a derivative formed by the spectator from the ground. People on a daily basis try and distinguish the difference between reality and appearances. This can go from being as simple

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    what readers expect of them‚ but second because these devices assist authors in communicating deeper meanings‚ expressing things artistically‚ making the writing more vivid‚ producing layers that make the piece more complex but therefore resembling reality.  Though keep in mind that writers often write their truth and don’t actually choose the literary devices we apply to the stories‚ poems‚ and plays (readers have a great deal of power in their reading as they interpret and assume). * The first

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    Ray Miss Dae Selcer ELA III 22 December‚ 2011 The American Old West: Myth versus Reality Western‚ a genre of short stories that are set in the American west‚ primarily in the late of the 19th century (“Western” 598)‚ and still being told until today by films‚ televisions‚ radio‚ and other art works. The major of moving to the west was because of the Homestead Act‚ 1862 (“U.S. Statues at Large” 392) which would give lands to people who stayed there for five years. This lead to

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    The Trifle Isolation Have you ever felt as though you were alone? Susan Glaspell wrote a play called Trifles. The story tells of the untimely death of Mr. Wright and the subsequent investigation. The investigation is being overseen by the county attorney‚ the sheriff and Mr. Hale who have brought their wives along to retrieve Mrs. Wright’s personal effects from the home. Everyone suspects Mrs. Wright of the death. The story has many themes but the one that stands out to me is isolation. This unfortunate

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