and irrationality. The focal point of the sculpture is the set of brass tacks lined up in the center of the iron; these dangerous components transform the work into a weapon and‚ in turn‚ a representation of war. By stripping the iron of its purpose‚ Man Ray creates a simply worthless and impractical item; this parallels the basic principles of Nihilism‚ which focus on the idea that humanity and life do not have any worth or purpose. From another perspective‚ The Gift also focuses on Nihilism through
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Beatrice Franklin Humanistic psychology Letter to Viktor Frankl Reading A Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl was one of the most rewarding and stressful reading experiences I have ever been assigned. The hardships Frankl endured in the concentration camps during WWII embodied both suffering and aguish and at the same time peace and hope. Being that I am an emancipated youth from Children and Family Services with a deep family background in respect to drugs
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In his novel Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor E. Frankl discusses his experience of being imprisoned in multiple concentration camps during the Second World War. Due to Frankl’s profession as a psychiatrist he gained insights on the camp life and human psychology that other people might not have been able to gain. This gives his account of his time in a Nazi concentration camp a specific perspective that is seldomly found in other reports. One of the major things Frankl focuses on in his novel is
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Intervention Studies on Forgiveness: A Meta-Analysis Summary Thomas W. Baskin & Robert D. Enright talked about numerous studies that were completed on the effectiveness of forgiveness. Baskin & Robert’s intent of this article was to evaluate the outcomes of each study that was completed. According to both Baskin & Robert if forgiveness was a part of counseling it would be defined as a person letting go grudges against the enemy (Baskin & Enright‚ 2004). “Forgiveness is an act
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Republic of the Philippines Western Philippines University Puerto Princesa Campus Puerto Princesa City EDUC 102: FACILITATING LEARNING “Meta-Cognitive Observation” Submitted to: Mrs. Marites Espanueva-Lomocso Submitted by: Nerissa Mae F. Dadores Andrea Josefa D. Perez (BSED II) META-COGNITIVE OBSERVATION Introduction Metacognition refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes or anything related to them‚ e.g.‚ the learning-relevant properties
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even unto the end of physical control? An endless list of questions in correlation with this idea may seem apparent‚ but after reading A Mans Search For Meaning‚ I have found one answer that can satisfy any question of that sort: As much as we are physical beings‚ we are also mental‚ and spiritual beings. We are not singular in nature; therefore‚ we are full of meaning; whether at a physical‚ mental‚ or spiritual level. Going into a mental aspect‚ you will see that the mind is the thing that pertains and evaluates our physical
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A Critical Review of Meta-Analysis Abstract Meta-analysis has been much debated and criticized since its creation‚ and it has been argued that systematic reviews are superior. The present study examined the reverse idea – that meta-analysis is the superior method. A literature search was conducted of meta-analysis studies for psychotherapy within the PsycINFO database. The resulting studies were further examined and classified as either primary articles or secondary articles. Primary articles
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really is to be happy. The author starts us off with Victor Frankl a Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist‚ and the author of Man’s Search for Meaning. Smith uses Frankl’s novel to give us glimpse of what she is trying to say through Frankl. She briefly summarizes the novel and describes events that lead to other people living life. The novel describes the time of a Jewish man living in a concentration camp in World War Two‚ how Frankl says “that life was still expecting something from them; something
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META-COGNITIVE OBSERVATION The meta-cognitive observation was conducted to an 8 years old student in Grade II. Before asking the child to repeat the 10 words that I will say‚ I conducted an interview with the child. Usually‚ a child can not express their ideas easily. The most common words they use are “yes”‚ “no”‚ “I don’t know”. They also don’t do well in answering the question “why”. For example‚ when I asked the child question like “why do you like to read?” he answered “I don’t know‚ just
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NLP Meta-Modeling 1 NLP Meta-Modeling questions: The art of exploring the deep structure of a person‟s model Aruna Jyothi Kornana Research Methodlogy Prof. Pramod Pandey‚ Centre for Linguistics School of Language‚ Literature and Cultural Studies‚ JNU Novemeber 26‚ 2010 NLP Meta-Modeling 2 NLP Meta-Modeling Questions: The Art of Exploring the Deep Structure of a Person‟s Model The aim of this project was to analyse the role of one of the most important models of Neuro-Linguistic
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