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    In a Grove

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    In a Grove Akutagawa‚ Ryūnosuke (Translator: Takashi Kojima) Published: 1922 Categorie(s): Fiction‚ Mystery & Detective‚ Psychological‚ Short Stories Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3682435/In-a-Grove-byRyunosuke-Akutagawa 1 About Akutagawa: 芥川 龍之介(あくたがわ りゅうのすけ、1892年3月1日 - 1927年7月24 日)は、日本の小?家。号は澄江堂主人、俳号は我鬼を用いた。 その作 品の多くは短編で、「芋粥」「藪の中」「地獄?」「?車」など、『今昔 物語集』『宇治拾遺物語』などの古典から題材をとったものが多い。 「蜘蛛の糸」「杜子春」など、童話も書いた。 1927年7月24日未明、友 人にあてた遺書に「唯ぼんやりした不安」との理由を残し、服毒自殺。 35?という年?であった。後に、芥川の業績を記念して菊池

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    Running Head: Clinical Interview with Dr. Ian Smith‚ Ph.D. Clinical Interview with Dr. Ian Smith‚ PhD Understanding The Field of Clinical Psychologists Rodnerus Palmer Abstract An interview with a professional clinical psychologist‚ Dr. Ian Smith‚ Ph.D‚ was done on August 8‚ 2007. In the interview topics were discussed such as: background of Dr. Smith‚ Ph.D‚ a typical day of a psychologist‚ career path‚ qualities necessary for someone in the field to be successful and training. Cognitive-therapy

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    Philosophy quote analysis

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    1. April 8 We think and name in one world‚ we live and feel in another. -Marcell Proust Through this quote‚ Marcell suggests that reason and emotion are two separated and unconnected ways of knowing. He does this though the metaphor which suggests the difference between reason and emotion is like two different worlds. It is assumed that the world in which thinking and naming is done is the world of reason and the world in which one lives and feels is the world of emotion. The first way in which

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    Greek Philosophy

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    Earliest Beginnings Greek Philosophy • Philosophy began when human beings tried to understand the world through the use of reason‚ rather than through religious myths or accepting the authority of others • The earliest philosophical questions were things like…. • “What is the world made of?” • “What holds the world up?” A brief overview of persons and doctrines • The first known philosopher was Thales‚ who lived in Miletus‚ in southern Asia Minor. • He thought that the world was all made

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    the ladder to a brighter future. It is a necessity in the society for it signifies man position in the society. And it is a sign of freedom. Aristotle once wrote‚ "Educated men are as much superior to uneducated as the living are to the dead." Epictetus declared‚ "Only the educated are free."And Diogenes felt that "Education is a controlling grace to the young‚ consolation to the old wealth to the poor and ornament to the rich." It is crystal clear that the benefits of education are quite endless

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    Natalie Ruiz February 22‚ 2013 Eng 300 The Real Value of a College Education In today’s society‚ nearly every senior high school student is expected to continue their education by going to college. Campuses are admitting the highest number of freshmen than ever before while at the same time cutting down on the amount of class offered. Therefore‚ it is no surprise that the value of a college education has declined in the last couple years in respect to gaining academia knowledge; however‚ I believe

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    Ruel Kristofer C. Sabangan 3 – E1 Determining the Impacts of Labor Participation Rate‚ Unemployment Rate and Gross National Income per capita On Total Crime Rate in the Philippines I. Introduction Crime is inevitable‚ it occurs every day and it might be even happening right now. It is a nuisance and it greatly affects the society. People has their own reason for doing this kind of atrocity‚ it is a common understanding that if a person is without a job‚ he/she wouldn’t gain income‚ without

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    Philosophy Examined

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    Assignment: Comment on the Following Statements 1) Out of the people edited in Abel or discussed by Palmer‚ the following are hard determinists… Well‚ Palmer only discusses two hard determinists: B.F. Skinner‚ and Sigmund Freud. Out of the texts read in Abel‚ Abel discusses Skinner and D’Holbach as hard determinists. 2) Hard determinism conflicts with some of our ordinary beliefs and experiences. For example: On the one hand‚ we are raised to believe that we are free‚ that we posses freedom

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    Importance of Demography

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    Demography Demography is the statistical study of human populations and sub-populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population‚ that is‚ one that changes over time or space. It encompasses the study of the size‚ structure‚ and distribution of these populations‚ and spatial and/or temporal changes in them in response to birth‚ migration‚ aging and death. Demographic analysis can be applied to whole societies or to groups defined by criteria

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    Logotherapy

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    which offers a specific meaning to be recognised and fulfilled’. Meaning cannot be invented but must be discovered. ii) Stoicism It’s Stoic‚ because it holds that no matter what the state of the world‚ our attitude can always help us. The Stoic Epictetus held that ’Men are not moved by events but by their interpretations’. Even in facing death and suffering‚ by showing courage we can turn a situation into a supremely meaningful one. iii) Frankl’s own experiences‚ in concentration camps and as

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