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    Kindness for most is something that is longed for. It is essential in the development of character in a person. In the play “Death of a Salesman” Biff Lowman tries to forge his destiny so that he can have some meaning in his life. However the lack of support he has from those around him is replaced by criticism and judgement even by his family. This leads readers to assume that a lack of kindness towards an individual may result the individual to lose confidence in themselves and allow others to

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    individuals encounter varies adversities since the day they were born. Through the accumulation of differ experiences‚ our perspectives toward life would be unique‚ and it would gradually shape individuals’ identities. The modern play‚ the Death of a Salesman‚ by has significantly depicts the idea that the formation of an individual’s characteristic is greatly influenced by the adversities they came across with. In the story‚ the loneliness and abandonments Willy experienced when he was a child

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    This idea clouds his mind and is the catalyst to other mistakes Willy makes in his life. Willy is unable to provide for his family as a salesman because he is paid a very low wage‚ but he continues to pretend that he is very successful in his firm. Willy’s brother Ben told me he that Willy told him‚ “Business is bad‚ it’s murderous. But not for me‚ of course” (Act 1) Willy’s former boss has

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    In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there are a number of ways Willy Loman shows his version of the American Dream. The most obvious way is him thinking that any man who is manly‚ good looking‚ charismatic‚ and well-liked deserves success and will naturally achieve it. Willy Loman buys into the dream so thoroughly that he ignores the tangible things around him‚ such as the love of his family‚ and imposes this dream on his boys who become paralyzed by the falseness of it. In the end

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    may be more serious and sometimes beyond repair‚ like having to deal with lack of communication‚ secrets being kept from one another or possibly a temperamental father. An example of this dysfunctional family can be found in the tragic play Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller. The family presented in this play is the Loman family. They drown themselves in each others lies and dreams in hope of solving their problems‚ only to cause the destruction of their family. Until you are ready to face

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    Today’s society really only teaches one rule in life growing up; respect people the way you want to be respected. And in Miller’s play he shows this through the characters. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ Linda’s speech suggests that people usually let their pride get the best of them instead of actually caring about what is needed most; the respect from family and friends. When Biff‚ Happy and Linda are arguing about who Willy really is as a person‚ Biff tells Linda‚ “Stop making excuses

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    P. Morgan‚ Thomas Edison‚ BFGoodrich are famous businessmen of the 20th Century mentioned in Death of a Salesman. During a conversation between Willy and Charley‚ Charley tries to compare Willy to J. P. Morgan saying‚ “Why must everybody like you? Who liked J. P. Morgan? Was he impressive? In a Turkish bath he’d look like a butcher. But with his pockets

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    Biol Cybern (2014) 108:183–201 DOI 10.1007/s00422-014-0589-3 ORIGINAL PAPER A reductionist approach to the analysis of learning in brain–computer interfaces Zachary Danziger Received: 14 January 2013 / Accepted: 28 January 2014 / Published online: 15 February 2014 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 Abstract The complexity and scale of brain–computer interface (BCI) studies limit our ability to investigate how humans learn to use BCI systems. It also limits our capacity to develop adaptive

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    In the story Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller the character Biff asserts to his family that “we never told the truth for ten minutes in this house” which is completely true. The Loman family is constantly lying and making an array of different excuses in order to escape the truth that they are just a “dime in a dozen.” Happy may only have a few lines yet most‚ if not all‚ of them are lies. Happy is constantly claiming “I’m getting married” yet it is clear to the reading audience that he is

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    Death of a Salesman: Choose a play which explores the themes of self awareness: Miller makes clear that Biff is very unsettled and had not yet pursued in any form of career. This is demonstrated in the dialogue in which Willy is complaining to Linda that Biff has not amounted to anything. "Linda: He’s finding himself Willy." And Willy replies angrily: "Not finding yourself at the age of thirty four is a disgrace." The audience can see straight away that Biff has not matched up to his fathers

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