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    Oscar Wilde - Young King

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    young king‚ "being but sixteen years of age" sits alone in his opulent chambers adorned with rich and beautiful things. The boy who had been bought up by a peasant in the forest had a great love and fascination for beauty. Similarly "All rare and costly material things had certainly a great fascination for him" and his eagerness to procure them had sent merchants to all corners of the globe to get them. But above all else‚ it was the robe that he was to wear at his coronation‚ made of tissue gold

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    Jenny Saville Real Art

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    My reason for working around such a controversial subject is my huge fascination for the complexity of the human body‚ I feel that the abnormality in recent contemporary art is a feature worth recognition and the great step of progression within art culture shows no boundaries for what is considered ‘real art’. In many forms‚ art is requested for more than something to admire‚ over the years many movements such as Cubism‚ Abstract‚ Surrealism and Contemporary have evolved into visual language to

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    ENGINEERING etc.‚ The syllabus made way for me to streamline my thoughts and helped me look deeper into Transportation Engineering. These‚ incidentally‚ are the major fields that are involved with the Transportation and Highways‚ my child hood fascination. My thirst has not stopped with

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    children’s excited reaction. Themes The main theme of the poem is the differing attitudes towards weapons which are symbolic of war. From that stems three other key themes - the debate about the inherent violence in the human spirit‚ the fascination with weapons versus the disgust for weapons‚ and the dichotomy that exists between our heads and our hearts. Foulcher also addresses other dichotomies - the past and the present‚ boys and men‚ innocence and experience‚ and of course‚ most obviously

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    work so I was completely caught off my guard. And you know‚ the first time you watch a Wong Kar Wai film you feel as you just watched a moving painting‚ fragments of a personal dream‚ someone’s lost memory transfigured into frames. It’s the strong fascination for architectural surfaces‚ the color schemes‚ the decor‚ the use of light‚ the director’s captivation by the smallest details. His bold visual

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    portrays how strong peer pressure can be and I believe this is the main subject that deals with why we act the way we do. We conform everyday‚ offering a wide knowledge on behavior. It is this fascination that has makes psychology such a desirable subject for me. There are few other things that arouse greater fascination than the human mind itself‚ its complexity and the mystery which enshrouds has always appealed to me. Since a young age I have always been a psychoanalytical person and have always

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    the devices in they every day life‚ to meet people from the entire world‚ remain connected and discover new fields of possibilities. The more they use the NTIC‚ the more they want to push back their frontiers. However‚ fascination often hides some fear. Indeed behind the fascination reside the irresistible attraction to the unknown that can lead to some fear and resistances as protection mechanisms. This logic is visible at work: people have not the same attitude as in their personal life when it

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    Gardening as a therapeutic intervention in mental health 11 November‚ 2008 ABSTRACT Page‚ M. (2008) Gardening as a therapeutic intervention in mental health. Nursing Times; 104: 45‚ 28–30 This article describes why one low-secure unit chose to initiate a horticultural therapy project and organize it as a ‘workers’ cooperative’. The therapeutic benefits of gardening are explored‚ particularly focusing on the social benefits. The article also discusses the issue of hope‚ which is an intrinsic requirement

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    Irony in Jekyll and Hyde

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    Verbal irony presents itself well in Stevenson’s story (Stevenson 1-78). "I am quite sure of him‚" replied Jekyll‚ "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with anyone." (Stevenson 30). Jekyll is speaking about his good friend Mr. Hyde‚ whom no one knows is his divided "other" personality (Stevenson 30). Literally‚ Jekyll knows Hyde very well‚ but cannot disclose certain personal information about Hyde’s life that he does not wish to share; yet the reader finds out later‚ that Jekyll is

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    change your life: Morbid curiosities. Retrieved November‚ 12‚ 2012‚ from http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jul/27/morbid-curiosity-change-life-burkeman Cleveland‚ K Lizotte‚ V. (2012). The fascination of the unknown. Retrieved November‚ 12‚ 2012‚ from http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Fascination-of-the-Unknown&id=1352550 MacDonald‚ G Merriam Webster Dictionary. (2012). Schadenfreude. Retrieved November‚ 12‚ 2012‚ from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schadenfreude Science Daily Science

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