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    Dawson College Work presented to Mr. Roy Cartlidge English 101 10/18/06 An explanation of Sonnet CXXX The poem I chose to analyze is Sonnet CXXX (130) by William Shakespeare. This poem can be seen as either a humorous tribute to his lover or a way to mock other poets of his time. I say humorous because there is no use of over the top metaphors or allusions as he does not compare his love to a goddess nor compare her beauty to rare and beautiful objects found in nature. References

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    The Five Senses

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    The Five Senses I believe that touch is the most important of the five senses. Many people may consider their sense of sight to be the most important. The loss of sight is a tragedy‚ but life goes on. The loss of hearing is just as bad‚ but you can always adjust. If you lose your sense of smell‚ you won’t be able to smell but again‚ you’ll get by. Lose your sense of taste and food will be flavorless but you can still get by. However‚ if you lose your sense of touch you will also lose your

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    adoration‚ inspiring young girls’ fantasies‚ providing legitimization for various modes of rites of passage into the world of femininity. What then defines being a young female today‚ à la Spice Girls? What are the characteristics and signs of femininity they choose to portray? What range of gender relationships do they provide for young girls growing up in today’s confusing world of "feminisms"? It is to these questions that the following analysis is devoted. Female pop stars Previous analyses

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    themselves. How does this knowledge of interpreting the others come about? And is it a reliable method?Most people are using common sense explanation to interpret human behavior‚ while social scientists will explain our world by social science theories. What are they? And which one can give a more reliable and accurate account for human behavior?Common Sense Explanations are formed basing on individual’s past experiences or were passed down from the last generations. It is the most basic and simple

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    Psychological Explanation is based on someone’s mental behavior. A person’s personality and learning factors can cause them to commit a crime. According to some early childhood experiences it can have a major effect on personality and development. Also according to Psychological Explanation crime is stemmed from abnormal urges and desires. Many link criminal behavior to certain concepts as innate impulses‚ psychic conflict‚ and repression of one’s personality.The Psychological Theory relates

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    "Sense of Self" is defined as a general conscious awareness your of your own identity. My sense of self‚ (as I have come to understand the term) is essentially what defines me and makes me unique. This could be a certain look‚ attitude‚ or personality trait. It could also be the way I view a certain person‚ thing or subject. Perhaps‚ my sense of self could even be my purpose in life? If thats the case‚ I would argue that my sense of self is something that has changed over time and will continue to

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    just hasn’t left that spot light yet. The iPhone was created by the company Apple‚ and since its release people have found more and more uses for it. These uses were created because of the invention of apps or applications‚ which are programs that can be used for certain purposes. Now in our modern time most people have found the iPhone as a necessity when using any social media application‚ looking at a GPS‚ finding out random information‚ and even as an alarm clock. One of the most popular applications

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    D/E explanations of Anorexia Nervosa (24 marks) Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a type of eating disorder characterised by extreme loss of weight and anxiety associated with food and weight gain. The 4 major symptoms of AN are body weight 85% or less of normal weight for age and height‚ distorted perception of body image (thinness is vital to self-esteem)‚ intense fear of being overweight or putting on weight and amenorrhoea (the loss of 3 consecutive periods). There is the biological and psychological

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    Chapter IV Consciousness and its Variations Intro: 4.1 Consciousness Your immediate awareness of thoughts‚ sensations‚ memories‚ and the world around you represent the experience of consciousness. William James described consciousness as a “stream” or “river.” Although always changing‚ consciousness is perceived as unified and unbroken much like a stream. Because his idea of structuralism was based off of introspection‚ many of the leading psychologists at the turn of the twentieth century

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    SENSE PERCEPTION

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    before we learned how to use language‚ reason‚ or emotions to further our knowledge‚ we used our senses. As toddlers we used our sight‚ smell‚ taste‚ touch‚ and hearing to make sense of our surroundings. The evolution of knowledge is mostly because of sense perception. The most primitive versions of ourselves‚ for example the cavemen‚ heavily survived off of sense perception alone. They knew by their senses that certain plants‚ animals‚ weather‚ etc. separated life and death. Now scientists and inventors

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