Tim Crane claims that the usual‚ instinctual way of regarding perception is as an “openness to the world.” However‚ the fact that illusions and hallucinations can occur seems to indicate some sort of fault with the typical view‚ as these bizarre experiences give rise to questions about the nature and coherence of perception. He asserts that in order to escape this problem‚ philosophers must provide a theory of perception which both maintains integrity to our intuitions and explains how perceptual
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Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night
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you are integrated and associated with‚ also the notion of being apart of a greater value through ones contact with a group. This may be through mutual interests‚ religious beliefs‚ education as well as age. The short story Neighbours written by Tim Winton depicts a young newly married couple moving into a new suburb filled with Neighbours that were different culturally and socially friendly. This is a change from life living in the ‘outer suburbs where good neighbours were seldom seen and never
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In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for
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of individuals. In 1957‚ Camus was awarded with the Nobel Prize in literature “for his important literary production‚ which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times.” (Novel Prize Literature) The Outsider concentrates on the rational meaning of human existence and the lives of individuals. This written work follows the life of our Algerian protagonist‚ Mersault‚ who becomes involved with a violent murder after his mom demises and is indifferent by
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“Stay gold‚ Ponyboy‚ stay gold‚” Those are the words that Johnny wrote to Ponyboy before his tragic death. Johnny wanted to let Ponyboy and his best friends know that life goes on and just because there is hardships‚ there still is happiness in the world and that the grass is always greener on the other side. I believe that if Dally had not been killed then all of the gang’s lives would go on living the motto of Johnny. Dally would be alive and still heartbroken from Johnny’s death but he would know
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The Outsiders by‚ S.E. Hinton was an awesome book that included drama between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that
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system has been forever fluctuating. One of the largest contributors to providing access for those in need of healthcare‚ but with limited financial access‚ was the Hospital Survey and Construction Act‚ also known as the Hill-Burton Act of 1946. The idea of the Hill-Burton Act being implemented‚ was to help strengthen the hospital system and provider a better access for those in need. Hospitals took an impact between the Great Depression and World War II. Government and private funding became scares
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In the book The Outsiders‚ a character named Ponyboy had to endure the society differences of Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy thought that the two worlds would never be the same. Greasers are terrified of the Socs when they have no acquaintance with them. Socs jump on the Greasers meaning that they attack them. Ponyboy experience it twice in his life‚ he was strolling back to his house from the movie theater when a group of Socs attacks him. Ponyboy understand the similarities and differences between
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Tim Burton makes unique aesthetically grotesque movies.Vincent Price‚Edgar Allan Poe and even Dr. Seuss influenced Burton.All four of these men had the love of horror in common . Three cinematic techniques that Burton used editing‚ camera angles and music to create an effect. The editing made all the characters look very cool .The camera angles gave us a different perspective to look from .The music made almost everything the characters did so interestingly dramatic.Tim Burton’s unique productions
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