to increase consumption. Twenty-three males participated in the study as well as ten males attending GCU. Prior to completing the physical test‚ participants were arbitrarily assigned to receive a placebo or energy drink. In addition‚ a Polar heart rate monitor was attached to the individuals prior to the physical tests and collected the heart rate every minute. There is no sufficient data that is confident enough to back up the hypothesis that an increase in energy drink consumption increases the
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Abstract Raymond Carver‚ being a famous American short story writer in the 20th century‚ was often labeled as a minimalist writer. However‚ his “Cathedral” was nothing like his previous stories. With no extraneous words‚ Carver expressed his unique worldview and vision in “Cathedral”. This essay will examine the text from four different perspectives: sight and insight‚ names and downplay of individuality‚ dialogues between characters‚ and the growth of narrator‚ which are all related to
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Critical Perspective Seminar Project I reviewed a collection of literary criticism on Carver’s Cathedral‚ a collection of short stories written by Carver which was published in 1983. One that stood out to be in particular was James W. Grinnell’s criticism on Carver’s Cathedral works. Grinnell wrote his review in the winter of 1984‚ and went on to say many things about Carver’s work. Grinnell mostly praises Carver’s work and his addition of newer and more creative ideas in his latest work. Grinnell
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Raymond Carvers Cathedral illustrates the point of view of a self-centered man‚ the narrator‚ who suffers from a mild lack of education and culture while being more than slightly close-minded and rude. These are observations that one can make by considering how he reacts to his wifes blind friend‚ Robert coming over at their house as well as by his perceptions of the blind man. The fact that the main character is also narrating helps as well when trying to capture his nature since we have access
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Pornography: Production & Consumption What is the difference between an action and a porn movie? They are both something you can rent‚ buy ‚ watch ‚ they both come in the same video formats. Thus the key difference that deferentiates pornography is its content – sex. Sex is something that is absolutely normal ‚ and actually is the main drive behind the human evolution. Human beings are aware that except for reproduction‚ sex is also something that brings pleasure and is one of the basic human
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In “A&P” by John Updike and “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ the protagonist faces an initiation moment that awakens him to a new reality. Sammy‚ the narrator in “A&P”‚ is distracted by three barefooted girls in bikinis who walk into the grocery store. The settings for “A&P” and “Cathedral” both take place in one location‚ but in their paces are different. “A&P” has a very quick pace in which the girls come in‚ he observes them‚ and he quits. However‚ in “Cathedral” the blind
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in the poem cathedral by robert carvin the narrator is told by his wife that she is inviting a blind friend over the narrator finds out that his wife has been send audio tapes with a blind man named Robert who she worked for several years ago. at first the narrator was closed minded about the blind man but when the wife bring the blindman from the airport he introduces himself as robert the first thing that came to robert mind was that not what he was expecting a blind man to look like how robert
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Analysis At the center of "Cathedral" is a significant irony: a narrator who ignorantly disdains blindness while being oblivious to his own limitations in sight. Of course‚ the narrator can see with his eyes but does not realize the limitations he has placed on himself‚ and how those prevent him from seeing or wanting anything greater in life. The story is ultimately about transcendence; that is‚ an existence beyond the limitations of physical things. What Robert has that the narrator lacks is
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World energy consumption World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growth [6] Energy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism . Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010‚ after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends. Onthe one-hand‚ industrialized countries‚ which experienced sharp decreases in energy demand in 2009‚ recovered firmly in 2010‚ almost coming back to historical trends. Oil‚ gas‚ coal‚ and
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Cathedral In the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ Robert a blind man who is grieving the death of his wife comes to visit with an old friend and her husband‚ Bub. Bub‚ the main character in the story can see‚ however he sees nothing below the surface. The irony of the story is that Robert‚ despite being blind‚ can see much deeper than Bub. Robert helps Bub to see himself and his life through new eyes. As the three characters enjoy an evening together‚ they gain insight that dramatically
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