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    communities to participate in physical activities‚ to watch‚ or to venerate attractions associated with physical activities according to Gibson‚ (2006). Individuals seek to travel to either participate or watch sport for reasons as diverse as novelty‚ nostalgia‚ relaxation‚ prestige‚ education‚ self-exploration‚ escapism‚ or spending time with family or friends according to (Hoye‚ 2008).There many reasons why people attend sporting events‚ some of these are because it is cultural to them‚ it has a meaning

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    takes his place when he was a boy. The tone of this excerpt is kind of melancholy when the great pass time he had wasn’t as great and magical anymore like he once did. It’s also melancholy when he realizes how much time has flown by. There’s also nostalgia when White refers to his times at the lake when he was a boy. A hint of imagery takes place when White says‚ “I remembered being very careful never to rub my paddle against the gunwale for fear of disturbing the stillness of the cathedral.” This

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    Thomas Hardy- "The Voice"

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    The first stanza begins when Hardy listens “the voice” “Saying that now you are not as you were When you had changed from the one who was all to me” the phrase “you are not as you were” suggests to the reader a feeling of nostalgia as he remembers “the one who was all to me”‚ the long vowels transmit melancholy‚ and it is emphasized by “all to me” that creates an echoing effect. To continue this feeling the poet finishes “But as at first‚ when our day was fair” this phrase‚ started with staccato

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    About the 1950s Stephanie Coontz Stephanie Coontz‚ the author of “What We Really Miss about the 1950’s‚” delivers a polemical analysis of what was really going on during that period of time. Coontz claims that it could be misleading to have nostalgia for the 1950’s and subtly suggests that readers think about the ways in which the 1950’s led to the 60’s‚ 70’s and 80’s. Using strong and logical facts‚ she reaches out to an older/mature audience to express her own opinions and takes time to

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    him to increase in emotional maturity. Then Mowgli experiences guilt over other humans beings’ follies‚ giving him a heightened sense of responsibility for the wellbeing of others. In the book’s final story Mowgli experiences the new emotions of nostalgia for the past and the feeling of belonging. As the books progress that internal challenges that Mowgli faces grow more complex as he emotionally evolves. These changes form emotional complexity in Mowgli that is

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    Postmodernism: Mis-En-Abîme

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    critical analysis of textual details‚ I will illustrate how various elements in the film complement and at times refute both the text and postmodernism as a whole. These elements include: pastiche‚ parody‚ citationality‚ double coding‚ irony‚ nostalgia mode‚ the role of multinational and corporate capitalism‚ and some paradoxical incongruities within the film concerning modernist and postmodernist paradigms. For the purpose of this essay‚ Moulin Rouge is a postmodern work‚ despite its many quintessentially

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    The Moral Majority

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    A once popular bumper sticker read‚ “The Moral Majority is Neither.” The fact that there was a bumper sticker criticizing the Moral Majority‚ measures how large of an impact they once had in politics in America. Led by Reverend Jerry Falwall‚ the Moral Majority was an ultra-conservative group that aimed to incorporate politics with strong conservative religious views. The mission itself was controversial which made their political agenda criticized even more. Falwell and the rest of the Moral Majority

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    The Impact of Religion on Ethno-Religious Conflicts: in Israel and Palestine‚ and Bosnia and Herzegovina Abstract Religion is supposed to be a positive factor in solving problems and disputes not only between individuals‚ but also between nations. Unfortunately‚ throughout history we have seen that religion was and still is used primarily by radicals to achieve their political‚ social‚ or religious agenda. This negative exploitation of religion by people of interest and radicals has distorted

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    THE VOICE

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    THE VOICE Themes- Explore how Hardy powerfully express loss of love in The Voice. The voice is a poem written by Thomas Hardy to remember his departed wife Emma‚ he is moarning her death in this poem. The voice portrays the theme of Nostalgia as Hardy is trying to cope with Emma’s loss. Hardy portrays feelings of misery and powerfully expresses loss of love in this poem through the use of literary devices and imagery. The poem consists of four stanzas which are constructed around

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    In the city of Diomira‚ Polo delineates the type of ideal city we all aim for and want to be in‚ whether it be for a holiday or we find ourselves thrown in a bizarre city. A knowledgeable traveler reaches in this city that is beautiful in a lot of ways that other cities are deemed beautiful. However‚ everything that this man experiences are envy‚ because he thinks that others are enjoying the period of happiness in its purest form. And it is this jealousy and discontent that motivates people that

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