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    Collaborative therapy comes from the postmodern view that a person’s reality and truth differs within individuals (Anderson‚ 2007‚ p. 8). A person constructs their reality based on their personal views‚ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and experiences. One important aspect of postmodern is language. Anderson adds that through language‚ one is able to make sense of the world therefore creating their reality (p. 9). In addition to the use of language‚ words have different meanings to each person. Piercy and

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    Negrito are a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Ati children‚ the Philippines.Their current populations include 12 Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands‚ six Semang peoples of Malaysia‚ the Mani of Thailand‚ and the Aeta‚ Agta‚ Ati‚ and 30 other peoples of the Philippines.Reports from British traders also speak of negrito people on Borneo (Sarawak). (Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society‚ Vol. XXIX‚ part 1‚ 1956) Balangay is the first

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    center theme because man is the controller‚ but also has the power to create mass destruction. On the right side‚ it represents the glories of the Russian Revolution. On that side there is a decapitated sculpture‚ I feel this represents the postmodernism movement because Rivera is critiquing the classical and traditional history of

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    is presented in the novel as a conflict between two individuals. By exploring the distinction between them‚ and by examining relationships between two protagonists‚ Fowles seeks the answers to the questions delivered by his epoch – the epoch of Postmodernism: Can an individual affect and change the world to comply with his personal images and values? Can an individual survive in a disturbed and broken post-war world in contemporary life? The Collector – a modern novel touching upon contemporary matters

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    Culture of European Organisation Essay‚ 13/10/04 3600 words "People recognise themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobiles‚ hi-fi sets‚ split level homes………social control is anchored in the new needs which the consumer society has produced." (Marcuse‚1968:24) To what extent are we controlled by the consumer society we live in? Marita Juenamnn "People recognise themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobiles‚ hi-fi

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    people with which that we agree. | * 3 points   Question 5 * 
  Postmodernism is now being replaced by modernism. 
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True * False 3 points   Question 6 * 
  According to the Apostle Paul‚ Christians should be peaceable toward people regardless of their views or opinions. 
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  The search of significance‚ as expressed by postmodernism is a reaction to the emptiness of modernism. 
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True * False

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    Maria Anwar M. Phil Literature – 2nd Presentataion on “Persepolis as a postmodern fiction” What makes Persepolis a Postmodern Fiction? A mix of High art and popular culture: Marjane Satrapi’s ’’Persepolis’’ is the latest and one of the most palatable examples of a postmodern genre‚ an autobiographical novel in form of a comic-book which tells the history of Iran from Marjane’s point of view. Persepolis is a postmodern graphic novel that blurs the boundaries between popular culture and high art

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    This essay is a response to the following question: “In the light of the apparent disconnection between the UK Anglican church and contemporary culture‚ reflected in decreasing attendance‚ in what ways might the church seek to restore this connection? What practical and theological shifts might be necessary to facilitate postmodern society’s engagement with the Christian gospel?” Potential Theological Shifts for Postmodern Engagement with the Christian Gospel 1 Introduction Bosch says of

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    It will be helpful to first examine what is understood by the term "language play". Used experimentally‚ language is inextricably connected to play. It is intrinsically symbolic‚ adventurous‚ informative‚ and dynamic. As Marian Whitehead writes‚ "Language and play share several characteristics: both use symbols to stand for a range of ideas‚ feelings and experiences; both are reflections of human thinking and also creators of new thoughts; both are part of our genetic make-up." Terry Campbell

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    questions. In modern times‚ this has changed and the concept of efficiency has played an increasingly important role within the various contemporary philosophical traditions. This is no more apparent than in postmodernism. Although controversial to categorize as a system of thought‚ postmodernism does have an overall fixation on efficiency’s crucial role in shaping society and our beliefs. Two thinkers who focus on this issue are Jean-François Lyotard and Michel Foucault; this essay will analyze how

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