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    The liberal humanist Matthew Arnold often maintains that he respects scientists and the sciences. What he rejects was the promise that science alone will ameliorate the human condition; the suggestion that the sciences deserve a place of greater prominence than the arts. According to him‚ science is incomplete without poetry (art and literature). In his essay “The Study of Poetry” (1880) he contends that: “ More and more mankind will discover that we have to turn to poetry to interpret

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    Word choice‚ denotation and connotation Word choice refers to the poet’s poetic diction. In ‘Dover Beach’‚ Matthew Arnold uses formal diction. He chose his words carefully. When he says that the world does not give us ‘love’‚ he means that the world lacks imagination and can know very little about time past‚ which is crystallized in ancient literature like a leaf in amber‚ knowledge of which is an essential precondition for love. He does not mean that love does not exist‚ but that it comes only

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    background music and suggests to the speaker some unspecified‚ unrelenting sadness. To this point (line 14)‚ the poem has been essentially straightforward description. In the second section‚ the speaker (presumably grounded in the classics as Matthew Arnold was) is reminded that the Greek tragic dramatist Sophocles had heard the same sound in the Aegean and it had suggested to him the turbid ebb and flow of human suffering‚ which had been the dominant subject of his plays. (The precise passage referred

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    The notion of growing old has for many been visions of hopelessness‚ neglect and despair. And if you add to these the perceptions of inadequacy‚ lack of energy‚ social withdrawal‚ difficulty concentrating‚ and problems with memory‚ the realization that we are growing old can be traumatic. At no stage in life is it ever smooth sailing‚ every stage has its bumps and bruises. Our ideas and attitudes towards aging are very important in how well we cope with and enjoy the passing years. As I look forward

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    production. 1. Tools and techniques of genetic engineering * Enzymes for dicing‚ splicing‚ and reversing nucleic acids. * Analysis of DNA. * Restriction endonucleases- recognize specific sequence of DNA and break phosphate-sugar bond. * Liagase- rejoins phosphate-sugar bonds cuts by endonucleases. * Reverse transcript-makes a DNA copy of RNA. * Analysis of DNA * Gel electrophoresis- separates DNA fragments based on size. * Nucleic acid hybridization and phrobes- probes based

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    Comparison of Karl Marx and Matthew Arnold Through their writing‚ Karl Marx and Matthew Arnold show their opposing views on the importance of internal and external functions of culture. In the first chapter of Culture and Anarchy‚ "Sweetness and Light"‚ Arnold describes culture as being responsible for the progress of politics and society and as "the best knowledge and thought of the time" (19). Matthew Arnold’s culture is based on two main aspects‚ religion and education. Karl Marx‚

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    MATTHEW ARNOLD “THE STUDY OF POETRY” (1880) In his anthology of English poetry‚ Arnold illustrates the allegedly objective critical judgment of which he speaks in “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time” in terms of his selection of those poets worthy in his view of being anthologised. In his preface to the anthology‚ he clarifies what he means by ‘judgment’ by turning his attention in particular to the questions of literary history and canons. The main criteria informing Arnold’s approach

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    Which is more necessary in life to become successful; education or experience? “Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.” This quote by Carroll Bryant‚ clarifies the difference between growing up and growing old. Growing old is aging; aging is a natural process that everyone has to go through. However‚ growing up is when people change by going through different experiences. In order for people to become truly successful in life they must gain experience because education is so limited

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    The ideal conjugal condition for human beings is to find a mate and grow old together‚ unlike the many species of animals who meet to propagate the species and move on to other places and other mating. Yes‚ the ideal condition is growing old together‚ although‚ as desirable an idea as it may be‚ in actuality‚ there are millions upon millions of our species who never get to do that. In a recent survey (summer‚ 2009)‚ AARP took a survey of 2‚000 Americans regarding their feelings about love. 70%

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    The Agony of Growing Old

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    Many people have a tremendous dread of growing old. A great deal of activity during the working years is aimed at preventing as many of the problems of old age as possible: dependency on others‚ lack of money‚ boredom‚ ill health‚ and so forth. The very fear of the problems of old age often make mental and physical wrecks of people‚ they become old before their time. Old age is a mental attitude as well as a physical problem. People tremble when you discuss old age. Next to the subject of death‚ it

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