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    separates us from everything around us‚ so what cause is this? What makes us different? There have been theories developed on this idea throughout history from Descartes’s dualism to the common modern day theories of materialism‚ but even to this day there is the ongoing debate of which theory is right. Searle has a unique view called non-reductive materialism which challenges the premise of all other theories. To start off Searle points out the most commonly discussed issue of dualism‚ one even Descartes

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    they become a threat to this fragile infrastructure. The combination of Marxist and Feminist critical theory lens will allow aspects of the material‚ through analysis‚ to uncover a depth to George Orwell’s 1984 that had been unobtained. Marxist theory will help extrapolate the answers to the questions: what is more dangerous conformity or individuality? What is gained by the Winston in his journey to freedom? Feminist theory develops how Julia’s Eve persona is dangerous to Big Brother’s control.

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    The Marxist view of the world is that society is based upon class conflict; created by Karl Marx this ideology argues that society is split into 2 separate classes the upper class known as the Bourgeoisie and the lower/working class called the Proletariat. In a capitalist society the Bourgeoisie own the means of productions therefore exploiting the lower classes by forcing them to work manual jobs with little pay. However the Proletariat is lured in a false class consciousness; meaning that they

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    Historical Perspective Essay By: caryxzxfgyuiHistorical Perspective Essay: By: caryxzxfgyui The influence of research in nursing is that nurses are implementing the need to base definite nursing process and decision on research evidence implying that the actions are clinically pertinent ( Polit & Beck‚ 2012). The method that nurses implement nursing care is influenced by research. Nursing theorist has influence to the practice of professional

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    __________________ The following readings are taken from historical documents and the ideas of historians themselves concerning the American Colonial Experience and the American Revolution. It is hoped that the student will be able to have a deeper and more thorough understanding of his country’s early history and the developments that led to the Revolution from direct contact with these historical sources and interpretations of historians. Occasionally through the readings will be found sets of

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    or in the work place in the 21st century. In addition‚ I incorporated film‚ literature‚ art and history making my range of sources broad. 1) Arnheirn Rudolf‚ 1932‚ film as Art‚ London‚ university of California press This book is mainly about theory‚ the authors main argument is that human beings are losing their ability of creativity. For example‚ the author talks about the “limitations of the medium‚ the absence of sound‚ the absence of colour and the lack of three dimensional depth” Arnheirn

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    This phrase means trying to fix things is useless‚ and it’s so much easier to just throw it away. This is a sarcastic comment on materialism‚ principally the wealthy; don’t waste energy to fixed things and just simply throw things away. The society wants continuous grow of consumers. So‚ people need to throw away materials to get new materials rather than fixing old ones. So this is the use of propaganda to boost citizens to do that. Every person repeatedly hears this through the process of sleep

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    The American Dream The American Dream in the Roaring Twenties generally consisted of materialism. The protagonist Gatsby portrays the American Dream in the novel because he has what all people wanted at that time which was money‚ a mansion‚ and cars. The East and West egg consists of only wealthy people like Gatsby and the Buchanans‚ and in between these areas is the Valley of Ashes where the poor lower class live including Mr. Wilson. In Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby money is essential for

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    Pantheon The Pantheon‚ a grand architectural landmark‚ is one worth discussing. This building has survived the test of time‚ more or less‚ for a reason. Its enigmatic history and rich design make it a timeless building. Some aspects of the building are still discussed today. The Pantheon we see today was probably built during the time of Hadrian*‚ the 14th emperor of the Roman Empire who had ruled from 117-38 A.D. It is not known exactly what the original use of the Pantheon was‚ but many architectural

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    METAPHYSICS: ONTOLOGY: DUALISM VS. MATERIALISM The original idea of the word ’philosophy ’ was a ’love of wisdom ’ (Cowan 2). Philosophy is meant to explore the ’big questions ’ and try to find answers as best we can in the time we have been given. One of the areas of study in philosophy is metaphysics‚ which deals in the ideas of the nature of reality. "We look at the world‚ and we assume that it is the way it appears to be. It is not." (Carreira 7). There is much to reality that can be discussed

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