be remembered as one who had pledged myself to the service of God and had fulfilled that pledge as perfectly as I can—not as a piece of furniture” (Becksvroort 2). The Shakers aimed for simplicity in everything they designed: “Chairs‚ tables‚ candle stands‚ and other furniture were designed to express the simplicity of Shaker life‚ as well as to ease dusting‚ and beds were fitted with rollers to facilitate cleaning under them. As mentioned‚ the Shakers loved to organize everything within their reach
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Indefensible"‚ he suggests that our society has been culturally brainwashed. Therefore‚ Postman has given us seven key elements of critical thinking to help us understand the English language and avoid the manipulation of language: definition‚ questions‚ simplicity of words‚ metaphors‚ reification‚ style and tone‚ and the non-neutrality of media. Postman’s first principle is that a definition is only a means of helping us achieve our goals. Definitions do not have the power to stop us from achieving
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way that its simplicity and silence brings wholeness and marvel to the reader‚ putting the reader in a state of awe and reconciliation of the natural world. Her typography is also important‚ as it provides a sense of movement before Oliver makes it clear that he is in fact moving down a mountain. Through the media‚ folklore‚ and cartoons bears are represented as harmless and cute‚ yet Oliver uses the bear as a symbol of nature in that we should embrace and appreciate its simplicity and silence
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The Red Wheelbarrow was an interesting poem‚ one because it’s short and was able to keep my attention for the 4 lines of text‚ two because it seemed to combine the two popular prose styles of romanticism and realism. William Carlos Williams utilizes a sense of realism by depicting a scene of an everyday red wheelbarrow on farm‚ but also romanticizes the wheel barrow in strange yet cool way. He puts the wheelbarrow‚ a simple yard tool‚ on pedestal by saying that "So much depends upon the red wheel
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fashion‚ textiles‚ music‚ and furniture design. In 1774 Ann Lee got visions from God showing a celibate life‚ and she brought her followers to America from Scotland. The Shakers are known for simplicity while their devotion is far from it. The Shaker life demands devotion to God‚ man‚ separation from others‚ simplicity of language‚ proper use of property‚ and a celibate life. In 1830 there were over 18 Shaker communities from Kentucky to Maine. “I saw a large tree‚ every leaf of which shown with such brightness
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Foster talked about twelve spiritual inward‚ outward‚ and corporate disciplines. The inward disciplines mentioned in the book were meditation‚ prayer‚ fasting‚ and study. These disciplines help us to evaluate ourselves. The outward disciplines were simplicity‚ solitude‚ submission‚ and service‚ and these outward disciplines are outwardly expressions that result from the inwards disciplines. The corporate disciplines are confession‚ worship‚ guidance‚ and celebration‚
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One similarity between “Sonnet 130” and “Ars Poetica” is their themes of wanting nothing but simplicity in a poem and a mistress (stated in the last couplet)‚ and love and adoration. When reading “Sonnet 130” one might think that this man spends his time complaining about his mistress‚ and clearly dosen’t love her‚ however‚ by the end
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William Carlos Williams has created a poem which portrays the crowd as a quasi-organized mob bent on either cheering for their team‚ or in turn‚ booing them. The reason why Williams does this is because he is portraying‚ in a sense‚ simplicity versus chaos with simplicity being the game of baseball itself and chaos being the crowd. The game of baseball is simple and to the point. One throws the ball‚ fields the ball and uses a bat to hit the ball. The crowd however is complex with many fields acting
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He was first interested in legal administration. He completed his studies in South Africa. He participated in Boer war‚ Zulu rebellion and championed the Indian cause. He was one of the greatest and famous freedom fighters. His two assets were simplicity and humility. He is said to be the father of our country. He said some slogans they were: “do or die” “simple living and high thinking” “Politics bereft of religion is absolute dirt” He followed some principles:- Satyagraha- truth Ahimsa –
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taxes are equity‚ simplicity‚ and efficiency. Two principle of taxation are benefit principle and ability-to-pay principle. All of these factors either serve or disservice the taxpayers and help determine which taxes are most beneficial. As I have mentioned‚ criteria for taxation are one of the things to consider when determining which taxes best fit the taxpayers needs. One criteria is equity which is whether the taxes are fair or impartial. Another criteria is simplicity‚ which states that
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