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    half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical‚ rational‚ logical‚ sequential way. The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships‚ integrating and synthesizing information‚ and arriving at intuitive insights. In other words‚ the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation by collecting data‚ making analyses‚ and using a rational thinking process to reach a logical conclusion. The right side of your brain approaches the

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    John Collier’s “The Chaser” is based on the situational irony of a young man with unreal hope. John Collier creates the short story almost entirely in dialogue between a young man‚ Alan Austen‚ who is head over heels in love and wants to possess his crush to be completely devoted to him‚ and an old man who believes in a life with zero romantic involvement. The situation reflects hidden discontentment that the story may in fact be called cynical. This is made plain by the situation‚ the unnamed old

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    Alyx Culver Over the entrance to the temple at Delphi‚ the words “Know Thyself” are inscribed. This is a classic example of irony because Oedipus’s main problems come from not knowing his true self. Oedipus runs away from Merope and Polybus when he finds out the prophecy only to see it fulfilled when he returns to his homeland of Thebes. Another problem Oedipus causes himself is not realizing that his tendency to act hotheaded will come back to haunt him. When Oedipus was born‚ there was a prophecy

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    organization of their brains are superiority in verbal tests and being able to convey emotions better due to the fact that their emotional functions are within the left and right side of the brain‚ when for men‚ the function is only in the right side. Female brains are superior in verbal tests because language skills including grammar‚ spelling‚ and writing are all housed in the left side of the brain‚ whereas in a male brain‚ the language skills are located in the front and back of the brain which makes it

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    The Role of Irony in "Everyman" The desire for wealth and prosperity is what drives many in this world‚ but is that truly the best motivation? In the play Everyman‚ irony is used to promote the idea that materialistic things are pointless and the only truly valuable thing is the goodness of a person’s deeds. When the time comes to leave this life‚ nothing but good deeds will follow over into the afterlife. Wealth and friends will not be able to help a person once they die. Help will come only

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    There are three major brain divisions. They are the cerebrum‚ the brainstem‚ and the cerebellum. The cerebrum contains 40% of the weight of the brain and is founded in the superior part of the brain. This portion of the brain has many functions and lobes which perform certain functions. The frontal lobe is involved with “activating and controlling both fine and complex motor activities.” This involves speech. It is also involved with the executive functions‚ such as reasoning and rationalizing‚ among

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    1 Critical Review No. 2: His Brain‚ Her Brain Abstract As Larry Cahill ’s article “His Brain‚ Her Brain”‚ points out there has been data showing a vast “...array of structural‚ chemical and functional variations” between the sexes; but does size matter? Lawrence Summers‚ former President of Harvard‚ thought so. Men ’s brains are 13% larger than women ’s brains‚ but does that really make them more advanced in math‚ physics and science? There are other anatomical variations and some of these

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    BLM stands not only for the protection and safety of Black people but also for the empowerment of them as a race. In terms of politics‚ the general sentiments behind the movement are like those expressed by Malcolm X in his “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech: support for nonviolent protest with the acknowledgement that violence may be a necessity‚ and a general attitude against oppression which focuses on groups which have historically participated in the marginalization of Black Americans. Ironically

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    of Black Communities‚ minister and human rights activist‚ Malcolm X‚ has intrigued me the most because he developed a thought-provoking and clever notion that accurately encompassed the entire African-American experience. In X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet Speech‚” he states “If you black‚ you were born in jail‚ in the North as well as the South. Stop talking about the South‚”

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    The idea of marriage‚ matrimony; in American society is normally viewed with having its positive benefits. Living with your soul mate for the rest of eternity should be the ideal couple’s dream‚ assurance of financial stability‚ promise to loyalty‚ and an oath sworn over the bible to love one another through darkness and light. However‚ marriage can also can feel more like confinement and pressure to obligate to the stereotypic roles played in a traditional relationship‚ especially for the woman

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