... left window, which also leaves half the woman's face in darkness, concealing her identity, spotlights the figures. In the painting, a woman can be seen sewing as a hunter walks in, springer spaniel by his side, offering her a dead partridge. She looks considerately at the bird, whilst her other hand reaches towards what might be a Bible or prayer book. This appears to be ... at the Hunter's. Their interaction comically mirrors the central one, with the different breeds of dogs reflecting the opposing genders, the smaller lapdog being the 'female' and the springer spaniel being the ...

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... "I" of identity. The world of victims of torture are frozen, their sense of time is lost, mind occupied with fear, starvation for contact and comfort. Sometimes "pain" provides the only space for the subject ( victim ) to come back into being ( Kristeva ). For the "I" to reemerge into existence/reality, to feel, to remember, and to mourn for its pain. On the other ... edge of that "pain", that no-man's-land of unimaginable, unspeakable horror and terror, that their mind to some degree have not ever touched or assimilated before. Examine the psychological stance of a raped victim and a w...

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... capitalist system and the development of global multinational capital that, for many like myself who at once embraced aspects of postmodern theory whilst remaining critical of its often ambiguous political stance, was probably the single most significant aspect of Jameson's theory. At the same time, however, the precise nature of the relationship between postmodernism as a cultural phenomenon and ... unrepresentable and the unknowable; what we have left is a limitless plane of immanence. What particularly interested Jameson in postmodern spatiality was its tendency to disrupt our traditio...

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... in 30 years is a very high number); objectivity actually sounds like the truth so it made her point more valid. In 1894, if she would have taken a more militant stance it would have been easy for whites to dismiss her logic as bias due to her "black disposition". The idea of taking a less offensive ... stance in order to convince another party of your logic is an age old method of persuasion that Wells is able to yield masterfully in "A Red Record". Ida B. ... because he felt it would make the race stronger, the men at the convention wanted to preserve their southern privilege and iden...

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... the former sources being subsequently replaced by usage of basically fear, with the threat from the "mad brute" contrasting to the easy and confident stance of the earlier sources. These sources definitely do not entertain the notion of defeat, let alone the horrors of warfare, which in prior conflicts ... ,000 men per day volunteering in September 1914, and this did not really fall until July 1915, as source D confirms, there being barely sufficient space for them to be accommodated in barracks, while demand for equipment completely exceeded supply. In the first month of the war, half ...

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... body then Electra does. She, also, tends to over emphasis the fact that she is applying lipstick, by turning her arms and elbows outward, taking up more space. This, Devor says, is more a masculine stance, and while her torso is less vertical then his, her head is more erect than his. She almost holds her neck at a 90-degree angle. Both are ... leaning their torsos in a submissive stance, possibly to get a better look in the mirror, but maybe not. Their hand gestures, facial expressions, and her particular hairstyle are all childlike. The pigtails and puckered lips remind me ... they c...

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... of the Christian faith, this can be certified as it is situated outside the cathedral grounds. There is a use of negative space not seen on all other sculpture possibly symbolically enabling light and life to move freely through the sculpture, Henry Moore also used negative ... space in his works in particular his later more abstracted pieces. This sculpture is the most abstract of the group from which I ... the mother and child is similarly displayed to Moore's, both the mother and child are looking at different angles, this creates a feeling of movement and a natural stance rather th...

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... of the Christian faith, this can be certified as it is situated outside the cathedral grounds. There is a use of negative space not seen on all other sculpture possibly symbolically enabling light and life to move freely through the sculpture, Henry Moore also used negative ... space in his works in particular his later more abstracted pieces. This sculpture is the most abstract of the group from which I ... the mother and child is similarly displayed to Moore's, both the mother and child are looking at different angles, this creates a feeling of movement and a natural stance rather th...

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... not been corrupted in any truly detrimental way. At this Point I would like to make use of Daniel Dennett's concepts of the Intentional stance and physical stance, both of which we can take in explaining human behavior, in order to show that the thesis of determinism in no way destroys our ... kind of explanation an intentional system might give in explaining his actions. First, I would like to examine what occurs when we take the physical stance with regard to another human being. For simplicity I am going to assume that we are omnipotent, and completely understand the totality of causes...

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... cinema, and has ultimately influenced the content of the film. The central themes are strongly influenced by political and cultural developments at the time – particularly the beginnings of the space age. America in the 1960s was in a radical period of change. The civil rights movement tackling racial segregation, the assassination of Present Kennedy, and the continuation of the cold war ... the American people from political unrest to a leap in future advancements. The trend encouraged the likely prediction of a leap in technology for the human race – the beginnings of the space ag...

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... taken by the motor car. Since the last war there has been a shift from rail to road transport. The Central station closed in 1964 allowing space for tourist developments. The M55 opened from the M6 to the Borough boundary making it even easier to reach Blackpool by road. There is also a ... capacity and charging time have been solved. A widespread use of the electric car in the future will do much to reduce the anti car stance that some politicians and academics hold at the moment. Whether car usage can be controlled depends on whether the usage of the car is based ... haul tourism all...

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... , as with it came the very real possibility of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile attack and mutually assured destruction. The USA was jolted into action and immediately stepped up its own space-exploration program. However, less than a month later, before America could make any significant progress, the Soviets sent a second satellite into orbit, but this time it had a passenger. Laika the dog ... survived for 10 days in space (before oxygen supply ran out), proving that living beings could be sent into space. Laika captured the hearts of people the world over, and in the public eye ...

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... nuclear was came from the rise of Communism in the 1917 October Russian Revolution when Lenin led the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II. Stand offs such as that of the Space Race, the Arms Race, and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis led to fears over the destruction of the Earth as we know it through the unleashing of weapons of mass ... destruction. This more democratic model meant that the best man to take the Church forward was elected under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This newfound democratic stance meant that more people joined the Church and participated in Mass, thereby strengthenin...

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... Jewish prisoners had suffered. Being at the Holocaust Memorial Museum was the first time I had experienced the true effects of the Holocaust because it took a victimized stance of the Holocaust, as opposed to a more neutral stance from history class. If history class taught me what happened, then the Holocaust Memorial Museum showed me what happened. After walking underneath one of the signs ... Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. Not to mention the massive Smithsonian Institution and all its 19 huge museums such as the National Museum of American History and the Air and Space Museum, tw...

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... but rather to hide from it. This lense is the act of escaping from the issue at hand, a lense that I personally equate the view to one of a childs eyes. This stance is based on the view of reality where mind is seen as higher than nature, and spirit is set above flesh. Seeing the world through this lense is problematic because ... not dependent on external circumstances. Gratitude is something that can be easily accessed anywhere at any moment, it helps us connect to our basic right to be here. Gratitude is a "stance of the soul "(77), I picture gratitude as a seed in which the seed can...

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... dismantlement envisaged in START III. However, most diplomatic initiatives in this field are currently in the doldrums. The new government has a choice. Either it can maintain the predominantly inactive stance of previous Conservative Administrations, or it can attempt through example, innovation and political leverage to bring fresh energy and movement to the international agenda. Secondly, the civil reprocessing programme in ... greatly ease the task of waste disposal. This has not turned out to be the case. Reprocessing increases rather than decreases the volumes of waste material req...

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... heightens our sense of curiosity. What we are first presented with is a somewhat illogical mix of objects: a space pod sitting in the middle of a bright white room with geometric space-aged glowing floor tiling and furniture, artwork and wall decorations that appear to be centuries old. This immediately communicates ... what exists beyond it; where or when this object exists in time. The room appears to exist independent of these factors: it transcends time and space, and for this reason, one can begin to question its authenticity. Could this be a metaphor for the container of the human ...

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... heightens our sense of curiosity. What we are first presented with is a somewhat illogical mix of objects: a space pod sitting in the middle of a bright white room with geometric space-aged glowing floor tiling and furniture, artwork and wall decorations that appear to be centuries old. This immediately communicates ... what exists beyond it; where or when this object exists in time. The room appears to exist independent of these factors: it transcends time and space, and for this reason, one can begin to question its authenticity. Could this be a metaphor for the container of the human ...

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... serve connection. Technological determinism means the disappearance of the body from communication meaning dematerialization of communication. At this point, Internet is more than a tool of communication it is a social space therefore its impacts are more than a tool. The other two similar issues are, commodificaiton and the encryption, which are both, can be understood as an extension of or substitution for ... to mean true security for everyone is a highly dubious position". But unfortunately it is very powerful and may easily become a threat. Internet is an extremely powerful communic...

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... culture via technological advancements. As the technological job market emerged, offices became less personal, less collective - reduced to a series of cubicles and computers. Office Space, a brilliant, knee-slapping comedy is a desperate, witty, and to some, an inspiring rebuttal to the horrors of cubicle life and to the frustrations ... of the 90's. A successful first in motion pictures for writer/director Mike Judge, the film is the brainchild sprung from his animated short, Office Space, which was a success on Saturday Night Live. When asked when the job market might get back to norma...

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... makes sure the audience is listening before inserting the more serious statement of "it helps me to control the world". The dramatic lie allows space for the question of racial misconceptions. Why would a white woman "control the world"? What position does race play in this assertion? What are ... Lula's misconceptions about race relations? The space to ponder these deeper concepts is made possible by the dramatic insertion of Lula's lies. Other examples of attention being paid to the presence of ... about the basis of her statement and the possible societal misconceptions that influen...

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... follows here is an unpacking of those attributes of secondary schooling that equip young people with the necessary skills to problem solve, critique and take an informed and therefore empowered stance on where they are heading and what they want to be. With these issues in mind, this paper reports on research undertaken between 2009 and 2010 involving one inner city ... beneficial. The community sector is driven by the strong and lucid relationships that constitute it and such relationships are a necessary element for positive school career programs. Limiting the time and space necessar...

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... follows here is an unpacking of those attributes of secondary schooling that equip young people with the necessary skills to problem solve, critique and take an informed and therefore empowered stance on where they are heading and what they want to be. With these issues in mind, this paper reports on research undertaken between 2009 and 2010 involving one inner city ... beneficial. The community sector is driven by the strong and lucid relationships that constitute it and such relationships are a necessary element for positive school career programs. Limiting the time and space necessar...

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... million people yearly who purchase and use drugs. This inherently leaving various law enforcement agencies with less ability to confront other crimes. Then there is the problem of prisons. The space in the prisons is extremely limited, and the cost of keeping a person in prison is astronomical in caparison to the prevention being provided in reference to drug prohibition. The issue ... of limited prison space gains significance greatly when you consider an estimated sixty-percent of prison population is serving time on drug conviction. In 1994 some seven hundred and fifty thousand peopl...

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... point to a rapid increase in cross-border social, cultural and technological exchange as part of the phenomenon of globalisation. The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously. A Dutch academic who maintains a good website on globalisation, Ruud Lubbers, defines ... constraint Environmentalist groups, such as Friends of the Earth, The Sierra Club and Greenpeace argue that globalisation harms the environment. The World Wildlif...

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