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    well-to-do. She holds a hope in the goodness of the country people‚ and she uses cliches to help her explain and accept the vices of other people. Unfortunately‚ she holds a false reality and places her hope in those with less than honorable intentions for the most part. Mrs. Hopewell lives in her own created reality. She is extremely out of touch with how the world truly is. This is symbolized through her belief that the “hope” in the world lies in those she feels are the “good country people

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    relates to the ideas and thoughts in the story that seem to be realistic when in reality it is mythical. In the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude‚ the author‚ Gabriele Garcia Marquez‚ includes immaculate use of magical realism. His story incorporates examples of magical realism such as flying carpets‚ blood‚ and weather. Gabriele Garcia Marquez has a natural born talent for combining what is perceived as reality with

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    abnormal psychology. What really is reality. How can we define reality. The very nature of such a subjective subject means that there are as many answers as there are questioning minds on the planet. Therefore‚ reality can only be defined as what it means to each of us. We learn particular ways of looking at life from our experiences‚ which we gain from our interactions with others. This is the basis of an elaborate theory called "the social construction of reality." In modern America‚ one of the largest

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    romanticism. This literary style focuses on the details of actual life‚ and strives for detailed‚ realistic‚ and factual description. “The Story of an Hour‚” written by Kate Chopin‚ is a perfect depiction of realism. This short story presents the reality of society‚ woman‚ and marriage in 1900’s. The author uses characterization‚ conflict‚ and theme to make the story a piece of realism. In the story‚ Chopin cleverly uses conflicts to illustrate realism. Mrs. Mallard is informed about her husband’s

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    The essence of this paper is to list and discuss characteristics of modern period drama. These characteristics are realism‚ naturalism and interaction between characters and the readers. They will be discussed along with Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ and Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Sales man’. Realism and naturalism are considered to be the cornerstones of modern drama as we know it today. They are the major influencers of the modern drama. Henrik Ibsen is considered to be the founding father of these

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    How does Winterson’s use of fairy-tale/allegory add to our understanding of ‘Oranges are Not the only Fruit’ as a whole? ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit’ is a novel which often uses allegory to create depth and meaning to the novel by blurring the line between fact and fiction. The use of allegory adds to our understanding of ‘Oranges’ as a whole in many different ways. Allegories are used within ‘Oranges are not the Only Fruit’ to fragment the text; the fragmentation is a key characteristic

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    individual reality. The prisoners only seem to react to the information presented to them. Since they never left the cave they only know the shadows presented to them of things passing by. 2. The shadows represent a blurred perception of reality. If an individual believes that what you see should be perceived as the truth‚ then you are looking at a shadow of what the truth actually is. The prisoners interpret the shadows as things that are real‚ people who have a dim view of reality‚ only accepting

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    philosophy that argues that reality is somehow dependent upon the mind rather than independent of it. More extreme versions will deny that the “world” even exists outside of our minds. Slight versions argue that our understanding of reality reflects the workings of our mind first and leading that the properties of objects have no standing independent of minds perceiving them. In Western civilization‚ Idealism is the philosophy which maintains that the ultimate nature of reality is ideal or based upon

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    his prophecy of growing up and murdering his father‚ and marrying the queen‚ his mother. These two characters have their eyes opened to reality despite being in their own little‚ perfect worlds. Hamlet comes in contact with the ghost of his dead father‚ who tells him that he was murdered by his own brother‚ Hamlets uncle. Oedipus Rex is shot in the foot by reality when he is accused of murdering King Laois‚ then having to actually fulfill his destiny that

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    Thomas Nagel’s: The Absurdity of Life ___________________________________ A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty of Saint Thomas of Villanova Institute of Philosophy _____________________________________ In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the Course of Metaphysics _____________________________________ Submitted by: Macklin C. Laure _____________________________________ Submitted to: Prof. Rev. Fr. Michael Alvin Sequio‚ OSA‚ Ph.L. _____________________________________

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