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    A Respectable Woman

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    In A Respectable Woman Mrs Baroda follows the same course as Mildred in the beginning her interest in a man by feeling “piqued” at his lack of interest in her. The simple fact of the physical presence of the man is again what awakens the woman’s sexual interest as Gouvernail’s silences and indifference seem hardly designed to attract her. Again like Mildred Mrs Baroda is confused by the difference beetweeen the social role she expects her guers to play and Gouvernail’s actuality. Gouvernail does

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    The Castle

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    holiday home at Bonniedoon‚ the boat‚ the clothes and the fact that one of them is in jail. Perhaps part of the success of the feature film lies in our ability to laugh at these characters‚ with no doubt of our own superiority. Whether it is working class Australia or the overseas‚ especially America‚ the certainty of superiority is desirable‚ and a film that promotes this will be successful. The insistence on justice runs through the whole film‚ as Darryl fights to keep his house‚ the family home‚ which

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    W.G. Sebald said‚ "I think that fiction writing which does not acknowledge the uncertainty of the narrator himself is a form of imposture which I find very‚ very difficult to take. Any form of authorial writing where the narrator sets himself up as a stagehand and director and judge and executor in a text‚ I find somehow unacceptable." This relates to The House on Mango Street in a sense that Cisneros’ writing is acceptable because she let’s Esperanza tell the story‚ only clueing in a few times.

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    The Principles of War

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    ignition of the war started up. It all rooted in human’s fragile emotions such as greed‚ hatred‚ egocentric mechanism‚ dissatisfaction and superiority. Their motivation to keep going is as intense as the ‘eagle’s claws’ by which in every hold there is certainty and precise movements to achieve their direct advantage. Such actions of course results into a terrifying effect by which human race pays the consequences. Humankind’s negative emotions causes them to act recklessly and inconsiderate on its

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    Bertrand Russell embraces the Cartesian technique of radical doubt. Descartes first employed it in his philosophical writings that held confusion about ordinary things. Russell starts by asking the reader to consider what knowledge exists that can be known beyond reasonable doubt. His purpose is to produce the realization that radical doubt soon brings even the most self-evident assumptions in our everyday lives under reconsideration. At first Russell describes a scene: "I am now sitting in a chair

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    Truth Is Beauty‚ Beauty Is Truth Rationalist Epistemology Epistemology * Theory of knowledge; often provokes big questions on the meaning and justifications of conventional knowledge. * Ex; What is knowledge? Can we know anything for certain? What are the limitations of what we know? * Socrates began to question the usual perceptions of knowledge‚ advocating for a clearer picture than common sense allowed. The Philosophy of Plato * You cannot claim to know something

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    life and family

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    Certainly the term ’family’ has raised various debates in the modern society and as evident from the study of different cultures‚ there is now no clear taxonomy of a family unit. From a functionalists point of view‚ it is a unit of people bound together either biologically or by legal marriage. To support this theory‚ Murdock defines it as a group consisting of a sexually active heterosexual couple living with their biological or adopted children.(Haralambos M & Langley P). However‚ in other

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    CA Titles Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present doubt and uncertainty in the minds of Othello and Macbeth. Both Emilia (or Desdemona) and Lady Macbeth are characters in difficult circumstances. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the stresses they endure. Explore how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic technique to present the weakness in the characters of Othello and Macbeth. Plan 1. Iago and the witches act

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    because to attempt to justify the principle inductively would be fallacious in the sense that it ends in a circular argument. To attempt to justify the principle deductively would also be impossible: one would need premises strong enough to prove with certainty that PUN is real which is nonviable. I will explain why Hume is correct in the sense that the principle cannot be supported deductively. Thesis Statement Hume’s argument is convincing because there

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    Hamlet is an enigmatic and contemplative character who is often puzzled with difficult‚ confusing questions that seem impossible to answer with certainty. Due to the unusual circumstances surrounding the royal family‚ he becomes obsessed with seeking proof and discovering the truth for himself. This fixation upon differentiating fact and fiction causes Hamlet to wander within his own thoughts. With a mind filled with uncertainty and ambiguity‚ it is only fitting that his actions reflect this state

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