Reading Questions for Phil 413.900‚ Spring 2009 (Daniel) Questions on Descartes’ Meditations I & II (Jan. 22) 1. For Descartes‚ why can’t knowledge gained through sense experience be trusted as the basis of knowledge? 2. How are the doubts raised by our experience of dreaming different from‚ and more profound than‚ doubts raised about errors in sense experience? 3. How is the evil genius argument intended to be broader in scope than either the arguments about doubting sense experience or dreaming
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Philip Larkin - Wild OatsThe poem Wild Oats was written by a famous poet named Philip Larkin. The poem consists of three‚ eight line stanzas with each stanza describing a distinct period in his life. Philip Larkin used little sound effects and a minimal amount of rhyming to construct his poem. Rhyme‚ when it appears‚ is at the end of alternate lines such as‚ doubt and out‚ or snaps and perhaps. There is also no sign of alliteration‚ simile or use of a steady meter. The title Wild Oats was taken
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From teaching us about nutrition to what words not to say they have helped us grow‚ mature‚ and turn into wonderful young adults. "They fuck you up‚ your mum and dad." (ll.1) the first line of this poem comes off very harsh‚ because it is! Larkin is getting the reader’s attention with the first line. Your mom and dad "fuck you up" by giving you insights on how to better yourself and punishing you for the wrong things you have done. "They may not mean to‚ but they do" (ll.2) Parents don’t
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books. The title is a mock‚ serious title for it sounds like a piece of academic research Larkin uses first person persona to give expression to things he would prefer not to have attributed to himself. The structure of the poem divided into three stanzas; school years‚ adolescent years and the present. The tone is sarcastic and colloquial‚ that along with the shorter lines‚ creates a less serious poem from Larkin. In the first part of his journey‚ the persona is imaginative and loves to read‚ so
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Analysing The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin Esther Amankwah Juxtaposition is used in the third stanza through “sun destroys”‚ which is very effective as it suggests the sun‚ a nurturing element that provides life can be an intense and powerful thing‚ emphasising that the heat was very strong that its source forced the writer to look at the parts it highlighted as opposed to the shade. The metaphoric
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INTRODUCTION Our report covers the major effects of corruption in the economy of the Philippines. We focused on the many issues caused by corruption being faced by the government today. We also included some essays and opinions from several users online. The first part of our report is the definition of corruption and its cause. To introduce our topic‚ we first defined what corruption is. We included a definition taken from the website of Philippine Anti-Graft Commission‚ the government agency tasked
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Into to business and technology Vuoriaho 09/02/13 The Life of Phil Robertson Phil was born in Vivian‚ Louisiana on 24 Apr 1946. He is an entrepreneur who started the company Duck Commander where his sons and friends hand make duck calls and has a net worth of $15 Million to this day. His wife is Kay‚ his brother Si‚ and his four boys‚ Jase‚ Willie‚ Jep‚ and Alan. Phil was never quite satisfied with duck calls that were on the market so he began to experiment with making a duck call that sounded
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Phil Robertson First CEO Phil Robertson was born and raised in Vivian‚ Louisiana‚ a small town near Shreveport. With seven children in his family‚ money was scarce and very early on‚ hunting became an important part of his life. As a high-school athlete‚ Phil was All-State in football‚ baseball‚ and track which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. There he played first-string quarterback ahead of Terry Bradshaw. Phil ’s been quoted
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Groundhog Day (1993) by director Harold Ramis‚ the main character Phil Connors‚ finds that no matter what he does‚ every morning he wakes up at the same time‚ in the same bed‚ in the same hotel‚ in the same small town‚ on the same day (Groundhog Day). In one full day‚ he is free to do anything he wants‚ but knows he is convince and prove himself that he is stuck in a loop and he thinks he is immortal. He can do whatever he wats to do in that day and it will start the whole same day again as soon
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Redeployment by Phil Klay Literary Critique A collaboration of short stories behind the scenes of an exciting era in American history. The author portrays many different point of views throughout the stories from the actual soldiers to the people who worked around the bases of Iraq and Afghanistan to the priests and chaplains that helped keep the soldiers sane. Though the book suffered slightly from its overuse of military jargon it flourished with great imagery and the clear‚ enjoyable voice. Also
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