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    Pleasure of Reading

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    Reading a book is perhaps the greatest source of pleasure to a cultured person. Reading broadens his outlook‚ drives away his narrow prejudices and lightens up his mind with truth and knowledge. Books are our best friends. They never deceive or desert us in our hour of need like so many of our human friends‚ and the advantages once received from the reading of books remain with us throughout our lives. It is a great pleasure for us to read the books of the master minds of the past that have brightened

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    Pleasures of Reading

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    Reading a book is perhaps the greatest source of pleasure to a cultured person. Reading broadens his outlook‚ drives away his narrow prejudices and lightens up his mind with truth and knowledge. Books are our best friends. They never deceive or desert us in our hour of need like so many of our human friends‚ and the advantages once received from the reading of books remain with us throughout our lives. It is a great pleasure for us to read the books of the master minds of the past that have brightened

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    PLEASURES OF READING

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    Pleasures of Reading Some people get pleasure from picnics and tours. Others like to discuss various topics and find pleasure in it. But the reading of books provides us with such pleasure as we do not get from any other activity. Great is the blessing of books. Books are written by learned persons. They contain the best experiences and thoughts of their writers. Literature is said to mirror society. Writers put in their books not only their own ideas and feelings‚ but also what they observe and

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    The Pleasure Principle

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    The Pleasure Principle The purpose of life has been discussed since the beginning. No one knows the meaning of life‚ and if they do‚ they’re not telling. Even trying to write off life as having no point doesn’t satisfy anyone; it doesn’t’ make a difference. Brittany doesn’t like the egocentric view that humans take as to say the answer purpose of life exists solely within themselves‚ not animals or other species. We don’t agree that religion holds the answer to the question of the purpose of

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    Simple Pleasures

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    When you become a young adult‚ life is never as simple as it used to be. Back in your single-digit ages‚ you have feelings of elation and excitement when holding a crisp ten-dollar bill in your hand. Today‚ it is replaced by discomfort and uneasiness when you find out it’s the only bill you have in your empty wallet. The feeling of enlightenment when learning something new is replaced by irritation when you ask yourself why you didn’t learn it sooner. A mission most children wish to pursue is the

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    Pleasure Gardens

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    virtually endless pursuit of fun and pleasure. As we get older‚ we immerse ourselves with commitments and responsibilities. But ultimately‚ the world is filled with people like us‚ seeking happiness‚ pleasures and desires. The word pleasure has come to mean something bad to us today‚ but we tend to use the word in the wrong way. Having desires is not sin‚ it is something one is obligated to face simply by virtue of being human. Yet we restrain ourselves from pleasure and desires we should never have

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    The pleasures of learning

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    Good evening‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ The title of my speech is the pleasures of learning. Do you feel delighted when bathing in the morning sunshine? Do you rejoice when walking through shelves of books in the library? Do you feel ecstatic when exploring a new subject unexpectedly? If the answer is yes‚ you tasted the pleasures of learning. Learning is not only from books‚ but also from nature. As what is said by Bloomfield “The fields his study‚ nature was his book.” Natural beauty is

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    The Pleasures of Solitude

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    The Pleasures of Solitude by John Cheever The text under analysis is “The Pleasures of Solitude” by John Cheever. Before getting down to a close reading‚ the reader should bear in mind the fact that the author is a keen observer and a good psychologist; thus‚ shaping their understanding of the short story one should take that fact into account so as not to miss the subtleties of the characters’ portrayals and the essence of the story itself. The very first thing that the reader comes across

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    Visual Pleasure

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    Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975) - Laura Mulvey Originally Published - Screen 16.3 Autumn 1975 pp. 6-18 http://www.jahsonic.com/VPNC.html I. Introduction A. A Political Use of Psychoanalysis This paper intends to use psychoanalysis to discover where and how the fascination of film is reinforced by pre-existing patterns of fascination already at work within the individual subject and the social formations that have moulded him. It takes as starting point the way film reflects‚ reveals and

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    Nightlife Pleasure

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    Young Adults and Clublife Pleasure Charlotte nightlife mixes people of all ages & backgrounds together into a very unique mode of entertainment. Some people are against going out at night and others are addicted to going out nightly. The different perspectives of the various people give better insight on finding out just how serious some issues on nightlife affect one another. If there is a direct way to find out just how the night life is for those that go out‚ no other person would be

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