Some Virtues of Design By Gui Bonsiepe An Unfashionable term I chose to focus on the issue of virtues of design when I was reading - once again - the Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino. As is known‚ he finished only five out of a plan of six memos before he died. In this remarkable small volume he speaks about the values he would like to see maintained and brought into the next millennium as far as literature is concerned. These shared values he calls virtues. Taking his approach
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Blanca Seynos The Myth of Sisyphus In the essay of “The Myth of Sisyphus” Albert Camus suggests that there is a possibility that there is no real meaning to life and that as humans‚ it is a pointless gesture to go looking for this religious or universal meaning. Camus uses Sisyphus as his prime example of this. Sisyphus‚ a punished human for “certain levity in regard to the gods” has to do a pointless task of pushing a rock up a hill repeatedly. This punishment itself reflects the
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A Research Paper Presented to: Mrs. Roxanne T. Bilbao English II Professor “Effects of Text Messaging on Student Literacy” Submitted By: Kristine M. Braganza Arianne Loise Evangelista Blazel Colleen Jalique Tagum Doctors College Inc. Mahogany St.‚ Rabe Subd.‚ Tagum City‚ Davao Del Norte 8100 Table of Contents Chapter I: Introduction A. Background of the study B. Statement of the Problem C. Scope & Delimitation D. Significance of the Study E. Definition
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The text under analysis is an extract from Snow by Ann Beattie‚ an American short story writer and novelist‚ whose work has been compared to Alice Adams‚ J.D. Salinger‚ John Cheever‚ and John Updike. It is a piece of very intimate narration and may be considered even as the inner monologue of the author resembling a momentary picture of her precious memories. They are presented through a number of bright images with prevailing accent on snow‚ which determined the title of the story as well. Following
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Comments and Criticisms on Meditation III Clear and Distinct Perception The Cogito is the one undubitable item that Descartes arrives at. But having reached this certain proposition‚ in the second paragraph of Meditation II he goes on to claim that it also gives him a criterion for truth. He says that what assures him of the truth of the Cogito is that he perceives it clearly and distinctly and that‚ thus: a statement is true if‚ and only if‚ it is perceived clearly and distinctly. This is
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Caesar‚ Breaking election promises and Dynasty in power‚ death and politics Interpretations of texts are painted by the representations of personalities‚ through events and situations. They enthrall the audience to reflect on characters’ vices and virtues‚ determining their true nature‚ and spawning conflict between their various perspectives drawn from techniques. These differing personal interpretations evoke conflicting perspectives in the audience’s minds. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”
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international development‚ paper presented at the International Murad‚ S. A. (1999). Islam‚ Irigaray‚ and the retrieval of gender. unpublished paper. Pradhan‚ B. (2003). Measuring empowerment: a methodological approach. Development‚ 46 (2)‚ 51–57 Qur ’an‚ Text Translation and Commentary (1968). Abdullah yusuf Ali (1968) editor‚ Beirut: Dar al- Arabia. Schüler‚ D. (2006). The uses and misuses of the Gender-related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure: a review of the literature‚ Journal of Human
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Title- Freedom Writers Author- Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) Erin Gruwell (freedom writer’s author) Year of publication- The movie was released on March 2nd‚ 2007. Text type- Film Synopsis- Freedom writers is a true story from 1994 about a young‚ new English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School ( Erin Gruwell) who implemented a voluntary integration program for underprivileged‚ gang related kids. The integration has ruined the schools academic standing with many of the teachers
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13MOZAIK13-bel.qxd 11/25/04 12:18 PM Page 7 On the same Track? MOZAIK 2004/1 Sören A S M U S The Conquest of Latin America: Europe and the External Other It has taken a long time to realise how the respective peoples perceived the encounter between people from Europe and people from Latin America. Enrique DUSSEL describes the process of encounter between the European conquistadores and the indigenous people of the Americas from a European point of view in six forms: Invention
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Gods. Rhea was spared from the punishment but Cronus was sent to the pits of the horrifying Tarturus. The movie Clash of the Titans brought many of these Titans and Gods to life on the big screen so many a generation could hear of their tales and myths surrounding them. Recently a new movie of the same name has come out with even more special effects and story lines involving the Titans and the Greeks. So read a book or watch a movie tonight with your family and let them experience the true wonder
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