In Reading Autobiography: A Guide For Interpreting Life Narratives‚ we are asked‚ “What is the truth status of autobiographical disclosure? How do we know whether and when a narrator is telling the truth or lying? And what difference would that difference make?” (Smith and Watson) In this essay‚ I would like to briefly explore C.S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life with these questions in mind. According to many Lewis’ biographers and scholars‚ he was a master of the “smoke screen”
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In C.S Lewis book The Four Loves he has a chapter about Friendship. At First he talks about that Friendship is something that few seem to find. With it being unnatural is something that has to be worked for‚ but like the other loves can be developed overtime. He then goes on to talk about male relationships and how they can be perceived by outsiders as homosexual‚ even though that is not always true. With friendship Eros can be touch many people at the same time. He then turns his attention to why
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The article “A Conversation With Whales” by James Nestor‚ featured in The New York Times on April 15‚ 2016‚ argues the best way to observe and study whales is by free diving. As a scientist who closely studied sperm whales by free diving on a research team‚ Nestor wrote this article to express the urgency surrounding learning about whales as they approach endangerment. He successfully explains the importance of free-diving for this purpose through ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. Nestor uses personal credentials
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Each individual has his or her own criticism of literature‚ judging the book by the cover defines each reader unliterary or literary. As we read literature do we as a reader go in so much depth‚ that we look at each angle of the book and acknowledge the beauty of art by the authors. The book by C.S Lewis‚ An Experiment in Criticism is based on the critics of literature that involves the type of readers by the type of readings. Lewis is an author who is recognized for his contribution to children
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Values Reflection Nestor Medina University of Phoenix CJA474/Criminal Justice Policy Analysis May 5‚ 2014 Duncan Fraser Values Reflection Every individual has a set of personal values that dictates how he or she reacts to situations in life. These values can also define who he or she is as a person. Values are significant and the principle shared by most people in society in regard to what is morally right or wrong. Some examples of values are integrity‚ loyalty‚ honesty‚ respectful‚ and love
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OUTLINE OF REFLECTION There are many definitions in the literature of reflection‚ most however agree that it is an active‚ conscious process Reflection is often initiated when the individual practitioner encounters some problematic aspect of practice and attempts to make sense of it. Dewey Dewey (1933) defined reflection as: An active persistent and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusion to which
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The legal aspects and organisational policies relating to discipline in the workplace Describe‚ briefly‚ the legal aspects of the disciplinary process Whenever an employer employs someone to work for their organisation they have to give them a contract of employment which states the rules in which they should adhere to whilst working for the organisation. Should the individual do something outside of that contact they could potentially face disciplinary proceedings. For an organisation to present
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Still Life with Tornado by A.S King uncovers the real truth of what it’s like to live in a house of parental abuse.The slowly rising plot has complex ideas on what reality and a fantasy world really is. The story continues the message slowly reveals itself. King tells the story from a 16 year old girls point of view who claims to be going through a existential crisis. Sarah‚ the small town philadelphia girl has ran into some problems at school and would rather not go.Instead she wanders the streets
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In C.S Lewis’s celebrated book Mere Christianity he writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ’I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher‚ but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg or else
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What is theological reflection? How can I relate life to theology‚ and theology to life? What is practical theology? In what ways might we connect Christian practice with Christian thinking and writing? These are the questions that Theological Reflection: Methods seeks to address; and through the adoption of a typological approach and engagement with primary sources‚ it does so very successfully. The authors -- three eminent practical theologians in Britain -- recognize that while such questions
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