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    AN EXTREMELY LONG ESSAY ABOUT NOTHING (ALSO THIS WAS NEVER PROOFREAD) by brooksmendenhall I struggle with conviction. I rarely feel something so strongly to be true that it consumes my identity. Because of this I have developed a false self confidence of sorts. A voice in my head that tells me I am justified and correct when I finally do reach some level of conviction. I think the logic at work here is that if I am not easily convicted then I must only be convicted by something extraordinarily

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    Do you know the difference between your illusion and reality? Our five golden senses give us the ability to identify reality‚ but the most degrading power of imagination guide us into understanding the greater mysteries of our illusion. The realm that we exist in is recognized through our understanding of what we see‚ hear‚ and identify by the five senses. In the moments in which our senses are latent‚ illusions are generated. Some Historians like Daniel Joseph Boostin believe that humans live their

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    think are missing‚ are ’under our noses’ all along. If we lose something and stress about it half the time it’s in our pockets‚ and we’re worrying over nothing. It is the same thing in the Alchemist. In this text‚ a young shepherd‚ Santiago‚ searches for his personal legend (purpose in life). He sells his sheep and travels to Egypt in search of treasure he dreamed was under the pyramids. On the way‚ he learns about himself‚ and falls in love. When he reaches the pyramids‚ he digs and digs to find

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    Atonement‚ written by Ian McEwan in 2001‚ is about an upper-class family and revolves primarily around 3 characters: Robbie‚ Cecilia‚ and Briony. Cecilia and Briony are upper-class children of Jack Tallis who is‚ presumably‚ a high-ranking government official. Robbie is the gardener who lives‚ free of charge‚ with his mother on Jack Tallis’ grounds in a cabin. He is childhood friends with Cecilia and gets his university education paid for by Jack Tallis. However‚ at university‚ he and Cecilia do

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    Imagination vs Reality in Literature “Aren’t grown-ups supposed to read realistic fiction? What good are these wild tales‚ anyway?” (“Speculative” 200). In author Vandana Singh’s “A Speculative Manifesto”‚ she describes how important speculative fiction is in the education of students in literature. Speculative fiction is combination of several different genres of literature‚ such as mystery‚ science fiction‚ historical fiction and fantasy. Vandana Singh asks in her manifesto if education is

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    The theme of appearance and reality Arms and the Man are considered as one of the most important plays written by George Bernard Show. Through out of his play‚ show attacks and satirizes the hypocritical society in which the appearance of people differs from their reality. The petkoff family is an example of the hypocritical people in society. They pretend to be more civilized that what they really are. Petkoff always proud that he was a library which is full of books though he was never read any

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    Appearances are unmistakably an ugly thing. They’re abused‚ judged‚ excessively used‚ and misplaced. Appearances are judged of cores‚ that’s why there is fashion but really appearances are a mask of the truth. We use them to hide our faults‚ our mistakes‚ imperfections‚ and our reality. Why‚ well because we are forced to‚ if we are not perfect we are rejected by society because of our imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their

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    for Blanche. When Stanley discovers hidden truths about Blanche’s past‚ Blanche is forced to deal with the confrontation. However‚ Blanche refuses to accept the harsh reality that has now caught up with her. Stanley rapes her‚ and in the end of the play‚ Stella‚ who does not believe her sister’s story‚ submits the disillusioned Blanche into a mental hospital. Fantasy versus reality is a theme that dominates much of the play‚ and Williams explore much of this contrast through the characters of Stanley

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    In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the theme of Illusion vs Reality is continually developed through the actions and experiences of the different characters. Reality is the “state of things that actually exist‚ as opposed to an idealistic idea of them” that is considered an Illusion. One character in the story‚ Iago‚ is the mastermind behind the creation of this illusion that Othello has been tricked to believe. Additionally‚ two other foil characters in the play seem to symbolize this theme

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    information‚ it had errors that were different from reality. Some things were some what correct but not completely accurate. The movie also provides educational information for children. Pocahontas was mainly about an adventurous Indian girl‚ but it included information about english settlers. Pocahontas had a main character as Captain John Smith‚ but in Pocahontas 2‚ the english main character is John Rolfe. There were definitely some correct things about the movie. In Pocahontas‚ John Smith gave his

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