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    Investigation of Sexual Identity Depicting the search for a long awaited sense of adulthood‚ “Araby” by James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” reveal young individual’s sense of innocence‚ despite the apparent presence of the mature and sophisticated emotion of love. “Araby” describes the trials of a young boy‚ infatuated with a woman‚ who quickly realizes the harsh realities of the world. Similarly‚ the girl in “Hills Like White Elephants” is faced with a difficult decision

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    Nature of Reality

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    Reality is what you want it to be. Reality is a term that is used loosely‚ but comes in many different variations. There has never been or never will be one way to interpret reality‚ as it is built up of beliefs and values which vary from person to person. The true nature of reality is merely an illusion; it is the universe which exists in the mind. George Orwell develops this idea in the novel 1984 as he suggests that the true nature of reality is not defined by its validity but an outcome of

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    Appearance and Reality Example given – Parthenon “column isn’t straight” “From where you are standing the column isn’t straight. People believe what they see – and this is not always how things are. Looking at an object from different angles will appear different‚ this is called perspective. Perspective distorts – example entasis VItriuvius‚ Palladio Representation – (plans‚ sections‚ orth) capture only partial aspects of reality *Bertrand Russell’s – essay appearance and Reality – “The Problems

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    Illusions in A Streetcar Named Desire In Tennessee Williams’ play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there are many examples where the characters are using illusions in an attempt to escape reality. The best example is found by looking to the main character. Blanche Dubois was a troubled woman who throughout the play lives her life in illusions. The story begins with Blanche going to New Orleans to stay with her sister Stella‚ and her husband Stanley for a while.

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    The Great Illusion Something evil lurks in the small‚ quiet town of Seymour‚ NY but no one knows anything about it. A place named Seymour would make you think its residents would ‘see more‚ but the townspeople there were blinded by evil. It is a place where people enjoy the simple things in life‚ where they smell the roses and know each other’s name. In Seymour lives a boy named Christophe. Growing up‚ Christophe always felt different‚ but more than anything‚ he just wanted to be understood. He

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    Virtual Reality

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 WHAT IS VIRTUAL REALITY? 4 HOW DOES VIRTUAL REALITY WORK? 5 v The Three Levels of VR : 5 THE HISTORY OF VIRTUAL REALITY 7 VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE PRESENT 8 VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE FUTURE 9 THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND VIRTUAL REALITY 9 v Video Display Devices: 10 v Audio Output Devices: 10 v Tactile Response Devices: 11 v Interactive Input Devices: 11 v Computers and Software: 12 IMMERSIVE & NON IMMERSIVE VR 12 v The Cave: 13 v Head-Mounted Display (HMD):

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    such concepts are Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and James Joyce’s “Araby.” Both pieces are narrated by the main characters‚ as adults‚ reflecting upon and portraying a better understanding of their childhood experiences. Although the affairs and outcomes recounted in each differ greatly‚ “Two Kinds” and “Araby” embody the foolishness commonly displayed during adolescence‚ as well the maturity and insight the characters gain as the stories evolve. In Joyce’s “Araby‚” the un-named main character is a thirteen

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    VIRTUAL REALITY LaRhonda Townsend INF103: Computer Literacy Instructor Booth June 17‚ 2013 Virtual Reality is a mind blowing technology that advances more and more each day. Virtual reality is an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (as sights and sounds) provided by a computer and in which one’s actions partially determine what happens in the environment. A general experience includes three-dimensional images that appear to be life-sized from the perspective

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    reputation. In the early twentieth century‚ public took the ethicality and morality very seriously‚ and this arose contradictions with human’s free will and instinct for self benefit. "You Touched Me" from D.H. Lawrence and "The Boarding House" from James Joyce each tells a story that ends with one controversial marriage in the conservative Europe. By comparing two stories‚ it can be seen two have similarity on scenario about emotion development and plot towards benefits‚ whereas in contrary the characters

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    the Theme of Betrayal in James Joyce’s Dubliners Throughout his early years‚ certain people and events heightened Joyce’s awareness of the hopelessly corrupt environment of Ireland that had betrayed so many of its own. The more profound of these enlightening inspirations were the betrayal and downfall of Charles Stewart Parnell‚ the indifference of Henrik Ibsen towards literary protests‚ the neglected native artistry of James Clarence Mangan‚ and Joyce’s own role as Prefect

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