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    Postmodernism greatly impacted Jewish literature and Jewish authors’. “The instincts of self-preservation‚ of self-defense‚ of pride‚ had all deserted us. In one terrifying moment of lucidity‚ I thought of us as damned souls wandering through the void‚ souls condemned to wander through space until the end of time‚ seeking redemption‚ seeking oblivion‚ without any hope of finding either.” (Night) World War II was an extremely difficult time for Jewish authors and their works. In the 1930s‚ the Nazi

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    literature (Sarup). Postmodernism was first identified as a area of study in the 1980s‚ but goes back further as a culture change. Exactly when modernism lead to postmodernism is difficult to pinpoint‚ if not simply impossible. Some people feel that such a distinction cannot occur‚ these people view post-modernism as a piece of modernism. Some identify the burgeoning anti-establishment movements of the 1960s as the earliest trend out of cultural modernity toward postmodernism. Some people feel that

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    flowing through us as well. Any imbalance causes physical effects (sickness‚ death‚ ageing.) Doctors of this practice use several tools to help improve this balance (stones‚ meditation‚ etc.) Therapeutic Touch deals with the same kind of energy but in order to heal oneself they must become in touch with their inner self. Therapeutic Touch has more of a religious background. Postmodernism rejects many of the ways by which a medical therapy can be judged. They think that the findings of biochemical medicine

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    Topics‚ themes and concepts that change over time 1) American expansion and the westward movement - Within existing borders 2) American foreign policy a) Isolationism b) America becomes world power c) Cold war conflicts and events d) America – The remaining super power 3) American literature that promoted political‚ economic‚ and social change or in some other way had a profound effect on the nation -Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ is published – Jan. 10‚ 1776 -Declaration of Independence

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    As we know the postmodernism is indefinable. However‚ it can be described as a set of critical‚ strategic and rhetorical practices using concepts such as difference‚ repetition‚ the trace‚ the simulacrum‚ and hyper-reality to against other concepts such as presence‚ identity‚ historical progress‚ epistemic certainty‚ ect.(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ Postmodernism pra.1 ) In the Oxford Dictionary‚ postmodernism be described as ‘a late 20th -century style and

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    She has an appearance which admired by most people. Just as the author says" Dee is lighter than Maggie‚ with nicer hair and a fuller figure. "Dee is not only excellent in her outlook‚ but also she has a good brain. And she is good at showing herself to others. But‚ Maggie is not quite healthy as her sister. Just as the author says in the beginning part of the work. She is shy and lack of confidence. Most of time‚ Maggie stands behind her mother. On the other hand‚ Dee has great curiosity about white

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    On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates‚ "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely‚ as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative‚ objective truth‚ and show doubts about the reliability of language to communicate. Postmodern techniques that are evident in Oates story were fragmented narrative‚ disrupted time sequence‚ disunified

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    Sociology Nate McDonald Between a Hard Rock and Postmodernism 9/17/12 I. What is the sociological question? What are the features of postmodern spaces? II. What is the analytical approach? Borchard’s approach at the opening of the Hard Rock was a participant observation approach. Borchard wanted to get into the Hard Rock Café the opening night is Las Vegas because he wanted to part of the concert‚ and the “once-in-a-lifetime experience” like everyone

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    Postmodernism: Mis-En-Abîme There have been multiple literary and artistic movements that have swept the globe in the last 300 years. Many which have changed the way in which we perceive the world. One such movement has been toward so-called postmodernisms. What are postmodernisms‚ and how have the come to be defined through art and literature? In this essay‚ I will explore Luhrmann’s postmodern film Moulin Rouge in relation to the theories presented in Jameson’s “Postmodernism and Consumer

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    classical fiqh. According to that scenario‚ some new trends start to exist in the typologies of the contemporary Islamic law and one that has stood out is the postmodernism approach in fiqh. It refers to a new trend in Islamic law that utilize contemporary approaches in deciding the Islamic law (hukm). This trend tends to utilize the postmodernism approach in the process of interpretation of the divine texts. Eventually‚ the conclusions that they made show some radical differences from the conclusion

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