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    Windows to the soul

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    Windows to the Soul I’ve been told that the eyes are windows to the soul. If you looked into my great-grandmother’s eyes‚ you would see the slow evolution of time. You would see nearly a century of life and knowledge hidden behind her milky violet irises. You would see a battle‚ visible on the inside and out‚ as you watch the dementia slowly creep over as each second passes. My tutu Violet is one of the oldest people I know; she is the ultimate test of time. Over the years‚ she has done it all

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    The Soul & Self

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    The Soul and the Self There have been many ideas and ways of thinking about the soul and the self in our history. The development of theories of the self and personal identity dates all the way back to the ancient Greeks to present day. Philosophers and scientists have developed huge intellectual trends‚ controversies‚ and ideas that shape the way we think of ourselves today. The theories of the soul and self date back to ancient Greek times where ideas of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and the materialistic

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    Secret of the Soul

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    The Secret of the Soul How does one comprehend [with] the vast wonder life has to offer? Or how does one able to understand the meaning of trials in life? There are a [lot of ways] number of ways in which one can manifest the grandeur of life‚ the complexity of its meaning‚ and the severity of its tragedies. But in order to achieve such‚ one must be totally submissive to an eternal Being‚ who is omnipotent enough to see us through‚ powerful enough that our knees shake‚ lovable enough that our hearts

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    Beauty Is in the Soul

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    Beauty is in the soul A beautiful heart is better than a beautiful face. The phrase you hear all the time while you’re growing up‚ especially if you’re a girl. Audrey Hepburn said “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole‚ but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul.” That is the theme I see in both “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Cinderella”. In both poems the person that had a beautiful heart always prevailed. These two poems and this theme basically reiterate what people

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    Soul Surfer

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    Soul Surfer The autobiography‚ Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton tells the amazing story of faith‚ perseverance‚ and fighting to do what you love. Bethany Hamilton is just an average girl growing up in Hawaii. She loves the surf‚ the sand‚ and the sun‚ but one day she is in an almost fatal shark attack. Bethany is faced with many tough questions subsequent to the shark attack. Bethany has to learn how to surf with only one arm if she wants to continue her most beloved passion. This develops the plot

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    Ch-1 Soul and the Secrets What is soul? This particular question’s answer may be known to all yet in bits and parts‚ not the entirety .The scientific explanation to the soul has been beautifully portrayed in the Vedas*‚ Upanishads* and Gita*. Yet they are not so simple for the common public who want to know more about the soul. Our one of the most loved and popular slokas* from the Bhagavat Gita is “Basansi jirnani jatha bihaya Nabani grihnati naranparini Tatha sarirani bihaya jirna

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    Soul Surfer

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    Have you ever thought about all the things that could happen that would change your entire life? Bethany Hamilton was just a thirteen year old girl and a surfer when she was attacked by a shark‚ losing her entire left arm. Hamilton’s Soul Surfer is her admirable story of how she was attacked by a shark‚ survived‚ and got back on the board to become a professional surfer. Bethany Hamilton grew up surfing‚ both of her parents were surfers along with her two older brothers. The morning of Halloween

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    A Simple Soul

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    Noemi Solano Professor Oropesa Humanities 60-H April 1‚ 2013 “A Simple Soul” Gustave Flaubert’s short story “A Simple Soul” is about a woman of a simple mind yet a devoted heart‚ named Felicite. Although she suffered from the tremendous loss of her parents early on in her life‚ she continued to love unconditionally‚ even until her last breath. When she was 18 years old‚ she fell in love with a young man that left her for a rich‚ old woman “in order to escape the conscription…” Following this

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    Socrates and the Soul

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    important task‚ in life‚ was to care for ones soul. Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we must rise above our physical nature in order to gain true knowledge. He believed the soul was our very essence‚ and our bodies the instrument utilized in dealing with the physical world. Socrates seemed confidant that human beings survive physical death‚ therefore possessing an immortal soul. He felt a philosophers concern was not with the body but with the soul and the body played no part in the attainment

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    Soul and Aristotle

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    Self Essay TS Cluster: Thesis: Aristotle’s construction of the soul is not the same as plato’s construction of the soul. support 1: plato believes in dualism‚ where Aristotle does not. support 2: plato proposes that the soul transcends‚ where Aristotle does not. Introduction: Centuries ago‚ Aristotle was a student at Plato’s school. Being a student at Plato’s school‚ Aristotle’s philosophies were greatly influenced by Plato. There are many similarities in the

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