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    conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.” William James on Pragmatism: William James is the most famous philosopher of Pragmatism and he’s the one who made Pragmatism itself famous. For James‚ Pragmatism was about value and morality: the purpose of philosophy was to understand what had value to us and why. James argued that ideas and beliefs have value to us only when they work. James wrote on Pragmatism: “Ideas become true just so far as they help us to get

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    In the short story‚ ‘The Dead’‚ James Joyce illustrates the character Gabriel by masterfully using poetic devices such as imagery and tone. However‚ the reader slowly discovers that they’re not the only ones finding out the truth about Gabriel’s personality‚ as Gabriel himself is unearthing who he really is. Imagery‚ one of the best devices in James Joyce’s toolbelt‚ is used beautifully to give hints to the reader of the thoughts that run through Gabriel’s head consistently. A good example of this

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    The Oxford English Dictionary defined a rebel as “a person who resists authority‚ control‚ or convention” . These are the characteristics of James Dean’s screen personas in Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause and Elia Kazan’s East of Eden. In a time where conformity was a dominant ideology in society‚ rebellion became a way to display your own individuality. Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden both respectively deal with the vexing problem of the asocial youth who remain stubbornly delinquent

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    Quote: “Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” William James . Begin to be now what you will be hereafter" is the William James’ way of saying don’t wait for some magic way to show up to get you to what you want to be. You have to do the work to get to you have no set targets when you have no aim in life? (to be continued based on one’s own understanding on the subject and importance of goals and aims in one’s life.) This topic means that if a person aims to become someone or pursue a

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    RS353 Religion & Psychology Reading Questions- Fuller text Chapter 1 – William James 1. Describe James’ “Criterion for Judging Religion‚” including the results the criterion are based upon‚ and the three standards for judging religious viewpoints. James’ Criterion for judging religion is summarized as “by their fruits ye shall know them‚ not by their roots.” James specifically focuses not on the origins or early stages of religion‚ but exclusively on its results. His study

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    stumbled across something which I found extremely interesting. “The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That -- with the squalid interpretation put on the word success -- is our national disease.” [William James to H.G. Wells‚ Sept. 11‚ 1906]. The man who spoke this (William James) thought that the way the word “success” was being perceived to be is killing us as a nation. He thought that the word success no longer meant striving and working hard and attaining your goals with a good set

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    learn who James Naismith is‚ and discuss how basketball was invented‚ the game’s rules‚ and how the game affects us economically in the present. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered how the great sport of basketball was invented‚ and how it became the sport we have all come to enjoy today. B. Relevance Statement: Although we might not all play basketball‚ we all know what the game is; and I am sure you could all name at least one player: LeBron James‚ Stephen Curry‚ James Harden

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    George Moore and James Joyce Ireland is best known for its unique culture‚ the accent‚ the green beer‚ and the music. But it is also known for its diverse literature and writers. Over the years there have been many different writers with their own sense of styles and their personal views of Ireland. There are many writers‚ such as James Joyce‚ Roddy Doyle‚ Edna O’Brien‚ George Moore‚ and Frank O’Conner who all came from different places in Ireland or even moved out of Ireland. James Joyce and George

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    Introduction: James Hardie group is one of the Australia largest asbestos manufacturers. The group had been liable for 70% of Australian asbestos consumption. However‚ in February 2007‚ ASIC had started to impose civil proceedings against James Hardie‚ the directors and the officers‚ as ASIC alleged that JHIL and both executive and non-executive had breached their statutory duty. This short research report had outlined the role of ASIC and various penalty that ASIC can impose under Corporation

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    James Joyce’s ‘Araby’ is a short story that examines the life of people living in North Richmond Street and is described from the point of view of a child. Joyce describes the narrators awakening and sexual awareness “when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped” (1202). In Joyce’s short story gives us a hint of the nature of innocence and how it was shattered with the inability to control the situation as it unfolds. The narrator tries to find ways to satisfy his promise to the girl he cares

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