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    Paul Ingram

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    Paul Ingram Professor Marheine English 1B‚ Tu-Th 25 March‚ 2013 Persuasive arguments of Marat/Sade Peter Weiss develops an important philosophical dialogue in his play Marat/Sade‚ by mixing contemporary concepts with prominent french revolutionist theories. Jean-Paul Marat‚ a Jacobin‚ usually characterized as the voice of reason‚ justice‚ and equality‚ fighting for the liberty and freedom of the French people. While Marquis de Sade‚ a member of the

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    Empire of Illusion and the Lies of the Life Throughout the ages‚ we have been constantly deluded by our society. Moreover‚ even love‚ relationship‚ wisdom or happiness could all be just an illusion. The way that people perceive things can be heavily influenced by many outside factors such as the media‚ entertainment‚ literature‚ and so on. In Empire of Illusion‚ the author Hedges uncovers the truth of how humans’ points of views about media‚ entertainment‚ love‚ relationship‚ and wisdom has been

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    Who is your favorite artist? For me‚ it is Paul Gauguin. Especially his creation of the Tahitian group of paintings was amazing. By researching‚ I will simply talk about Gauguin and the Tahitian paintings. After‚ describe‚ analyze‚ interpret‚ and evaluate the group of Tahitian paintings with the most representable one - “Tahitian Woman on the Beach”. Paul Gauguin‚ a French Post-Impressionist artist‚ was an important figure in Symbolist art movement of the early 1900s. He was recognized for his

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    Paul Keating

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    focus-> advances speech to next phase • Parallelism • Simile/metaphor • Unmodulated declarative • Blend of informal and formal terminology-> sustains broad audience and creates culturally inclusive atmosphere • Selective use of adjectival phrases- ‘free and independent spirits’‚ ‘courage and ingenuity in adversity’ • Selective us e of high and low modality • Statistics • Lexical chain of semi-religious and

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    To Be Free

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    Tiempo’s To Be Free‚ numerous aspects of freedom were emphasized and highlighted. One of them is national freedom‚ as seen in the three different historical periods: the American‚ Spanish‚ and Japanese colonisation. Another aspect of freedom is also highlighted in the personal life of the servant‚ Rubio‚ before and during his wedding. This scene emphasizes the fact that “to be free is to feel free.” (Tiempo 274) In addition‚ it also emphasizes the general theme of freedom in the book: being free was feeling

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    Free Will

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    Are we free to do what we want? Humans are species with highly developed brain‚ intelligence‚ wisdom‚ and self- awareness. We do also have a free will. Does it mean that we are free to do what we want? Does it give us ability and permission to act regardless of any other features? In the topic of this essay we can notice the construction of argument with its hidden premise. The full argument can sound: ‘If we have a free will‚ then we are free to do what we want and nothing can stop us in achieving

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    The Great Illusion What is the American dream? If you were to look up the definition‚ you would see it defined as “a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S.1” The question of whether or not the American dream is an illusory goal is explored throughout the novel‚ and with Fitzgerald’s markedly bleak conclusion on the achievement of the American dream‚ many readers are left skeptical. Can this life of personal happiness and comfort ever be

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    Free Will

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    Muhammad Zaid Prof. Dr. Asim Karim 28 January 2013 FREE WILL IN GREEK TRAGEDIES ABSTRACT There are many occasions in the Greek tragedies where the characters are making decisions according to their own free will. They are not merely the puppets in the hands of fate and gods but their own motives surpass over all other influences. if they are performing any action or making any decision by following the gods even at that time their inner feelings and desires are there that compel them to act

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    Gryndal ------- Professor ---------- English 2328 14 November 2006 Romantic Illusion and Vulgar Realism In the short-story “Editha‚” by William Dean Howells‚ Howells presents the movement in literature from the idealistic romantic period into modern realism showing the conflict that exists between these ideologies through the expression of sexual dominance. Howells uses the expression of sexual dominance from the highly romanticized views of war to show the catalyst for the conflict

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