Consciousness is the state or condition of being conscious. A sense of one’s personal or collective identity‚ especially the complex of attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or a group. There are several different stages of consciousness. Waking consciousness‚ altered states of consciousness and sleep. Waking consciousness is the mental state that includes moving and thinking‚ along with anything else done while we are awake and alert
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BEING DIFFERENT‚ BEING UNPOPULAR In the world there are a lot of people‚ but nobody is the same. Every person looks different‚ maybe he has a black skin‚ green hair‚ is blind or deaf‚ but all humans have positive and negative characteristics. In small social groups‚ such as a normal class in school‚ differences are very clearly visible. Some children have better possibilities to study and have a lot of expensive things. If somebody of majority of schoolmates does not wear costly clothes or does
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is known to be phenomenal consciousness. Consciousness emerges from the minds awareness and perceptions of self and the external world. The phenomenal properties associated with consciousness emerge from the underlying experiential states of the mind when going through physical processes. However‚ phenomenal consciousness poses a hard problem for philosophers to provide a coherent explanation for. The problem is that there is no clear understanding of how consciousness can surface from purely physical
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Double-consciousness under the White Gaze in Maud Martha The theme of double-consciousness was first defined by Du Bois in The Souls of the Black Folk. He put the term “double-consciousness” in "a world which yields him no true self-consciousness‚ but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world. It is a peculiar sensation‚ this double-consciousness‚ this sense of always looking at one ’s self through the eyes of others‚ of measuring one ’s soul
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Consciousness In this world‚ there are many different people and using diverse languages in vary countries. Individual’s thoughts‚ minds‚ theories‚ and conscious are different even though there were in the country. This special features make us to experience unique cultures and traditions in other countries. There is a country which looks plentiful‚ no worries and everyone is happy. However‚ the reality is quite opposite‚ there is no fundamentals human right and everything are under government control
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People become a member of a social group because of their very nature‚ that is‚ not to feel lonely‚ to feel secure‚ and to satisfy some needs such as social and self-esteem needs. Being part of a group has both positive and negative outcomes for an individual. Positive outcomes can be listed as enjoying group work‚ gaining new perspectives and making friends‚ and being more creative. On the other hand‚ there are some negative outcomes such as disagreements between the members of the group and losing
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this seminar‚ I seek to analyse‚ discuss and evaluate the theories of Marx. Firstly‚ I will analyse the relationship between human action and social structure. Having completed the analysis‚ I will move on further to discuss and exemplify his theory of alienation. Lastly I will evaluate his theory of false consciousness. Question 1 Human action and social structure are extremely prevalent in the works of Marx. In terms of the workers and capitalist classes‚ he postulates that they are not free
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Psychoanalytic Therapy Freud’s views continue to influence contemporary practice.Many of his basic concepts are still part of the foundation on which other theorists build and develop.Some extended the psychoanalytic model‚ others modified its concepts and procedures‚ and others emerged as a reaction against it. Freud initially shaped psychotherapy by calling attention to psychodynamic factors that motivate behavior‚ by focusing on the role of the unconscious‚ and by developing
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Being Single and Being Married When I was twenty years old‚ my mother told me that it was times for me to get married. I replied to my mother whenever I succeed in life and able and anxious to protect our family‚ I am going to think about having a home of their own. Not only I but also people who is living in today’s society‚ tends to being single or married later. However‚ living in every situation has every its own advantages and disadvantages. There are some differences that I know between being
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Being Single or Being Married There are many differences between life as a single person and life as a part of a married couple. some of these differences are obvious‚ while others are more subtle. The key to make the dicision is the answer of the following question: Do you prefer life of going home to an empty house and a cold bed alone‚ but which seems easier; or do you prefer life of coming home with considerate family and warm atmosphere‚ but which seems more complicated? Sometimes‚ the soceity
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