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    Power of Thought

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    THOUGHT POWER—ITS PHYSICS AND ITS PHILOSOPHY Thought Excels Light in Speed While light travels at the rate of 1‚86‚000 miles per second‚ thoughts virtually travel in no time. Thought is finer than ether‚ the medium of electricity. In broadcasting‚ a singer sings beautiful songs at Calcutta. You can hear them nicely through the radio set in your own house at Delhi. All messages are received through the wireless. Even so your mind is like a wireless machine. A saint with peace‚ poise‚ harmony and

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    power of metaphor

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    (Selection 2). The power of metaphor is utilized throughout the world of language on a daily basis to clarify‚ explain‚ and act as a moral instrument. Metaphor can be described‚ as it was by Cynthia Ozick‚ author of The Shawl‚ as “the mind’s opposable thumb”: just as one cannot grasp objects without an opposable thumb‚ one can also not write successfully without the aid of metaphor (Selection 1). Metaphor evidently has great power in literature; it can define a problem‚ stimulate the imagination‚ manage change

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    Kowledge Is Power

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    intervention in Middle East – initiative of multiple regime changes in around seven countries through direct and indirect wars – is primarily to gain control over oil resources by Western powers. Control over energy has become a cause of wars among nations‚ only indicating how critically important this resource; although power of collaboration is being underestimated. One cannot imagine a tomorrow devoid of energy in modern world. Energy is its cornerstone. It is critical to be self-sufficient in its generation

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    The Power of Thought

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    The Power of Thought Dmitri Staicov Professor Serguey Ivanov RLG 200a New Age Spirituality April 28‚ 2008 Introduction “Whatever a mind can conceive‚ it can achieve.” W. Clement Stone (1902-2002) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t‚ either way you are right.” Henry Ford (1863-1947) People have been exploring their thoughts for thousands of years. They were always curious about the structure of their brain and

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    FAITH REASON IMAGINATION FAITH. Faith‚ in the religious sense‚ is the belief based upon our spiritual connections with God. Faith aids‚ stabilizes and nourishes us spiritually allowing our knowledge of his words to grow. Since there are so many different religious faiths‚ one must indulge in the one that is closer to home. Christianity is the religion that is dominant in the United States. It is faith and belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God‚ The Father‚ and that He was send to earth

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    The Power of Film

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    The Power of Film Living in a society where media permeates every realm of our lives‚ one can see the importance of film in the modern world. Often times‚ we only see films as source of entertainment‚ or an escape from reality. But sometimes‚ films can tell a story of reality in a way that makes you open your eyes to a world unbeknownst to you prior watching the film. A film can disseminate information faster and broader‚ thus‚ a wider audience is able to be educated about certain issues and

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    Social imagination according to C.Wright Mills‚ is that " the perspective of sociological imagination helps us to see the links between society and individual circumstances and experiences. External influences such as social structures‚ which are often unseen‚ significantly influence and shape an individual’s thinking‚ motivation and social standpoint. The sociological imagination focuses on the social context in which people live and which influence their lives." (Mill.1959.10) . In other words

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    likes manmade‚ natural‚ alien invasions ‚ planetary related etc. but tends to follow the same clichéd form of narrative that Susan Sontag talks about in her article “The Imagination of Disaster”‚ she claims that’s that from a psychological point of view‚ different periods of history hasn’t seen any great difference in the imagination of a disaster but it has

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    What if someone told your partner was cheating on you? Would you believe them? In the story Othello Written by William Shakespeare‚ there was many situations showing unloyalty‚ jealousy‚ and imagination against reality. Imagination against Reality is the most effective situation. This situation is important because if it was not this situation it would not really be a theme of the story. I will be telling you how people let other people affect their love life. When you are in a relationship

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    The Power of Reading

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    Education The Power of Reading One of the Malcolm X famous quotes states “Education is the passport to the future‚ for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it”. Reading was the key of success of Malcom X’s achievements; books were his best friend during the time he was in prison‚ he enriched his acumen through reading and searching for vocabulary words. Reading is the ultimate proficiency children must have in order to succeed; in fact parents should encourage their children to read in

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