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    Samantha Phan Mrs. Futagaki English Honors 1‚ Period 6 18 November 2016 To Kill a Mockingbird Analysis Paper Symbols are the key components in a story because it takes the work and adds another dimension that writing without symbols do not have. They conceal a deeper meaning and understanding in contemplation of extending the story beyond the imagination. Additionally‚ they often represent ideas that relate to the theme without the author implying it in the text‚ which allows the reader to reflect

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    Difficulties of introspection or self-consciousness. This paper is written by Saeed Haddad Many difficulties face the application of introspec¬tion. For this reason‚ it is being criticized by a big number of philosophers. • Objectivity is one of the basic characteristics of scientific observation. Since introspection is an activity of self-observation‚ it can always be subject to misjudgment. In introspection‚ one has to play the role of the arbiter and player at the same time. Modern psychology

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    settlement‚ the American frontier could hardly be considered to exist. “It can not‚ therefore‚ any longer have a place in the census reports‚” stated the Bureau. However‚ three years later‚ one man--historian and frontier expert Frederick Jackson Turner--believed the frontier held the key to explaining American development on an economic‚ social‚ and historical level. His paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” stressed the impact that the frontier--and the moving frontier line/westward

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    In chapter five “Who is in Control? Consciousness” of Paul Moes and Donald Tellinghuisen book Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith‚ the authors talked about how there are suggestions of whether or not we use most of our thinking consciously or unconsciously. Also‚ they discussed about if humans have the ability to control and make decisions about their life. Being conscious means being aware of our feelings and our surroundings and unconscious thinking means that we do all these actions and feel

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    to become a history professor‚ devoting his entire life to studying American culture/society while teaching at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard. Constantly having the opportunity to study and observe the development of the “American”‚ Turner wrote extensively‚ about which attributes composed and influenced American democracy‚ societal values‚ and image. He published an essay‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” about these topics in 1893‚ and presented it at the Chicago

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    the stories “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter and “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield‚ both of the ladies let the reader delve into the depths of their characters’ minds by the use of stream of consciousness. A simple way to explain stream of consciousness is when a character’s thoughts and dialogue become one and it can be hard to distinguish what is real or not. This method in literature can be useful when portraying a character who is mentally unstable of some sort. In

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    Symbol of Love

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    are in peace since they are not tempted by greed or by power unlike the living are. Money and fame makes a person become self-centered and not think about the sake of others. What a person truly needs besides knowledge and friends is love‚ nothing more and nothing less. Harry was able to walk calmly to his death for the people he loved and return back to face Lord Voldermort‚ the antagonist‚ and kill him with the motivation of

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    Consciousness as an adaptation is one of the hardest problems in the consciousness studies. Flanagan explains that insects probably don’t sleep. Also‚ sleep-cycles could help with survival‚ and that we restore and conserve body-building functions‚ which also regulate metabolism and restore depleted hormones. Conscious mental states have many different properties. They can feel many experiences in different ways. Consciousness is a sensory experience. Flanagan states a spandrel is inventible side

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    “What is a crucible?” Why does the author choose to name this play The Crucible? However‚ two definitions of the word can apply to the play The Crucible‚ which could mean “a severe test” or could also mean a piece of laboratory equipment used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures or to melt metal. The symbolism is very clear here because the village of Salem was actually a very strict community‚ which kind of ties in with a crucible because the people were accused of witchcraft in

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    from a black box and the one that picks the slip with the black dot gets stoned to death. Adults and children are forced to kill one of their own family and friends on June 27‚ but they seem to know it is important. They attend this ritual‚ forgetting more about it every year. In the short story

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