trying to grade the “artsy” kid’s creative writing piece; “What‚ in the hell‚ does this ugly thing mean?”. The idea of the snail has captivated my attention in a way that its physical counterpart never could. I find myself asking what the snail could possibly represent in the greater scheme of existence. In effect‚ what does the snail symbolize? The answer to this question is surprisingly complicated. Over the centuries‚ various cultures have developed their own
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that modern versions of substance dualism have their origins in Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ first published in 1641. In the Sixth Meditation Descartes’ states that: It is true that I may have (or‚ to anticipate‚ that I certainly have) a body that is very closely joined to me. But nevertheless‚ on the one hand I have a clear and distinct idea of myself‚ in so far as I am simply a thinking‚ non-extended thing; and on the other hand I have a distinct idea of body‚ in so far as this
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“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day… Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and stick out like a handle?” In the children’s book‚ The Velveteen Rabbit‚ by Margery Williams‚ two toys talk within a nursery about what it means to be Real. As I listened to the reading‚ I realized that I can apply the discussed qualifications for Real into my life‚ and as I did so I began to recognize just how Real I may be. After reading the book to the class my teacher issued an assignment‚ a five
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What Does Congress Do? In order to best explain what Congress does‚ we can use the analytical lenses of constitutionalism‚ institutionalism and behavioralism. Before we can discuss what Congress does‚ it is important to understand the basic make up of our legislative body. We can view the basic makeup of Congress within the view of Constitutionalism. The United States Constitution provides the structure of our legislative body. It gives us a bicameral legislature. This means that we have
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What Does a Geneticist Do? By Cindy Grigg nucleus containing contain lead determines organism prevention genetic human sickle-cell muscular career genome specific contains wrinkled determined Directions: Fill in each blank with the word that best completes the reading comprehension. Scientists who study genetics study genes and heredity: how certain characteristics are inherited by offspring because their parents had these
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BLAKE Chimney Sweeper Many little boys die from chimney sweeping‚ “Songs of Innocence” The Lamb The lamb is a common metaphor for Jesus Christ‚ who is also called the "The Lamb of God" in John 1:29 London The poem reflects Blake’s extreme disillusionment with the suffering he saw in London The Garden of Love "The Garden of Love" is written to express Blake’s beliefs on the naturalness of sexuality and how organised religion‚ particularly the orthodox Christian church of Blake’s time with
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Little Red Riding Hood in a Different Light “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perault and “The company of wolves” by Angela Carter is based on the same story but has stark contrasts displayed in them. Both these stories also present the same theme basically but in different versions and manners that reaches out to two different audiences. When the first story by Perault is child-like innocent‚ the other version by Angela Carter is comprehensible by adults only. The time periods both these
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What does it mean to be Australian? If I was to go out on the street today and ask random people‚ what they thought it means to be Australian I would get a different answer from every person‚ whether they say that it means that we are strong‚ brave‚ proud of our country or that it’s about having a barbeque in the backyard‚ or going down for a surf every morning. The first one is the ‘Typical’ Aussie bloke‚ who on his days off from work will go down to the pub and have a few cold beers with mates
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When you hear the word "hero"‚ does your mind conjure up an image of an intrepid being with extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains
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Today‚ childhood is seen as a universal rite of passage. Much of our literature consists of coming of age stories that focus on the journey from innocence to experience. Childhood marks the beginning of our personal narrative. We all have our stories of youth. Some percolate in the haze of memory; others are told and retold over the years. These stories—sad‚ humorous‚ painful—shape us. They make us who we are. Inspired by the growing popularity of collecting and recording our stories‚ students
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