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    Fall of Man

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    Fall of Man Albrecht Durer a German renaissance artist. His skills were displayed in paintings‚ printmaking‚ mathematician‚ theorist and engravings. He was known as the Renaissance man. Born in Germany‚ he took several trips to Italy over the years to learn a new perspective on art. Durer developed an understanding for the renaissance art craze. After making his first trip to Italy‚ Durer produced an artwork of great propose. Bringing together Albrecht Durer unique set of skills of mathematician

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    The Happy Man

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    The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness

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    Man on Wire

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    Sane Wire Walker What do you think when you imagine a man walking on a wire higher than 10 stories high? A French wire walker named Philippe Petit walked over many structures from Notre Dame to Sydney‚ Australia‚ to New York. Through the things he has done‚ people may think he is crazy. However‚ Petit and I think that there is nothing crazy about what he has done. I believe the people/society thinks he is crazy. They see this man up hundreds of feet walking across a wire over famous architectures

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    The Real Man

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    A Real Man Men around the world are constantly kept in line‚ on what exactly a man is expected to be. This is policed through everyday living and society has zero tolerance for margin of error. However‚ this can have a great deal of psychological issues towards young boys as they go through this traumatic transition at a young age. Consistently ridiculed‚ and forced to behave certain ways preventing them from appearing feminine. The guidance stems from close relatives‚ peers‚ and even sports team

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    The Balloon Man

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    The Balloon Man In a village long ago and far away‚ but one not so very different from those today‚ lived a group of superstitious people governed by poverty and hunger. Hunger not for food‚ but for money and control over other equally hungry and ruthless people. In this village lived a man‚ a man different from all the others. Every large grouping of people has one‚ no matter the century; the simpleton‚ dreamer‚ the lost. You see them on the street‚ exchanging their pride for a few worthless pieces

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    The Man in the Water

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    The Man in the Water A hero is a person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model. People devote their lives on a daily basis to acts of kindness and saving people’s lives. Who is a bigger hero? A firefighter or soldier who dedicates their lifetime to saving people and risking their own lives on a daily basis or a normal everyday person who acts it a moment of crisis? The Man in the Water stepped up after Flight 90 took a turn for the worse and crashed

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    The Man in Water

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    “The Man in the Water “ “The Stages of the Hero’s Journey” by Vogler stages relates to “The Man in the Water” by Roger Rosenblatt. First‚ stage 1 the hero is introduced in his/her ordinary world. Then he or she is suddenly forced into on unordinary world. (Vogler) Only minutes before his character was tested‚ he was sitting in the regular plane among the usual passengers‚ respectfully listening to the stewardess telling him to fasten his seat belt and saying something about the “no smoking” sign

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    Essence of Man

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    ESSENCE OF MAN Essence which is the intrinsic nature of man treats the various opinions that have been expressed and these opinions can be grouped into the rational‚ religious and scientific perspectives. The last view can be subdivided into two: the biological and the behavioristic views. A. RATIONAL VIEW 1. It points out man’s capacity to understand and reason as his most unique attribute which sets him apart from other living creatures. 2. To Plato‚ reason is the highest part of the soul. It

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    Renaissance Man

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    Renaissance Man. Choose a man/woman/profession from the late 20th (or early 21st) century --even someone still alive today-- that you think encompasses the spirit of the Renaissance ideal‚ and give 2 specific areas/aspects that connect to this ideal. Be as specific as you can. What are the qualities of a renaissance man? According to the dictionary‚ a renaissance man is “a cultured man of the Renaissance who was knowledgeable‚ educated‚ or proficient in a wide range of fields or a present-day man who

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    man of the crowd

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    How does "The Man of the Crowd" help us to think about the questions of what it means to read something and what it means when something is unreadable? What are the implications for our understanding of city life? “The Man of the Crowd” helps us understand that people can have secrets without sharking those secrets to anyone else. The narrator desperately tried to figure out who this mysterious old man was. The narrator felt like he was able to “read” everyone‚ he felt like he was able to know

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