The Allegory of the Cave Response paper The Allegory of the Cave is one of the most philosophical writings based on reality I have ever read. I have read a lot from Henry David Thoreau‚ from C.S. Lewis and others‚ but this piece of Plato’s book ‘Republic’ made a big impression on me mostly because it was written in Ancient Greece in the fourth century B.C. My favorite part of the book is in the first paragraph: “like the screen at a puppet show‚ which hides the performers while they show
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The Sexual Response Cycle Abstract Assignment: The Sexual Response Cycle •Resources: pp. 445-447 in Psychology and the Challenges of Life: Adjustment in the New Millennium •Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum •Review the sexual response cycle in the text. •Write a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper summarizing each phase of the sexual response cycle for males‚ females‚ and commonalities for both males and females. •Include a brief description of any sexual dysfunctions which can occur and common
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Paizanis Gatsby Response Paper First person narrators are characters within the story telling the events of the plot from their perspective. Oftentimes‚ these characters deviate from the truth or have mental connections that limit their ability to tell the story inaccurately. When a story is inaccurate and not always consistent‚ the reader is forced to question the reliability of the narrator. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Nick is a first person narrator and
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As my creative response to the poem‚ The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe I chose to make a collage because I felt it was the best way to represent the various themes throughout the poem. My intentions for the creative response were to make a heart sharped collage with a break down the center‚ on one side of the break I wanted to have dark and sad sayings‚ words and pictures to represent the darkness of the poem and the theme of madness. On the other side of the break were the happy sayings‚ words and pictures
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For my museum response‚ I visited Shrem Museum. The first thing that catches my attention are Robert Arneson’s toilets. The toilets look old and disgusting‚ but what is most disturbing about them is that the some of the toilets included random body parts. For instances‚ there were lips on the top of one toilet. Wayne Thiebaud paintings featured everyday scenes. His food services included pieces titles (Double Decker‚ BBQ’d Chickens‚ Cup of Coffee‚ Cottage Cheese Salad). He also had a beautiful landscape
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Reading Response: When an author is writing a story‚ they have many critical decisions to make. One of the first important choices and questions they have to ask themselves are “Which point of view will the story take place? Who is the speaker of the story?” Point of view can basically be described as who is telling the story. It is broken down into three view points‚ 1st person‚ 2nd person‚ and 3rd person. 1st person point of view uses “I”‚ which means that the story is being told through the
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Position Paper: Reader-response I read a book the other day. It was a wonderful book called The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. I really enjoyed it; it gives the background information on the creation of Middle Earth. In it‚ Tolkien tells us of Illúvatar‚ Eä‚ the Valar and the birth of Elves‚ Dwarves and Men. But‚ you know‚ I don’t think it has anything at all to do with Elves‚ Dwarves‚ Men and some god named Illúvatar. I think Tolkien really wanted to write a Biblical allegory and a critique
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Lorraine Gambino NUR 408 June 25‚ 2013 Beth Edwards Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Natural disasters are a part of life and emergency situation occur more frequently than most people believe. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will greatly depend on how well they have been prepared in advance. Preemptive organization of resources and the responsiveness to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s
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Dakota Dunn Response paper for The Lottery ENGL 1020 24 April‚ 2014 Why do humans have an obsession with death and pain? Looking back‚ history is littered with stories of people being murdered in cruel ways. Think back to Nero‚ Emperor of Rome. Or remember the stories of the Catholic Inquisition. In more recent years‚ people hear stories of torture and killing in China and the Middle East. Even the bombing of the Boston marathon falls under these tragedies. There is no doubt that humans
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Murtaza‚ Taimour Dr. Stacy Stuewe English-1301 11.00 pm Due Date: 09/16/2014 Summary Response Paper “Friends with Benefits” In the article “Friends with Benefits” by Kate Dailey claims that there are benefits to having social media friends on Facebook. She started to think how we use Facebook when one of her college friend posted about her loss of son on Facebook. Dailey felt posting that on Facebook was extremely personal‚ but when she started to examine the benefits of Facebook friends‚ she
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