... and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better" (Orwell, 1984). In Orwell's 1984, the philosophical question of free will is raised by the circumstances of the main character, Winston Smith. Philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre claim that we have the freedom to make choices in our lives ... the case for Winston; his life seems predetermined. This paper will explore the intersection between the philosophies of John Locke, Plato, and Jean-Paul Sartre by examining the actions, and choices of Winston Smith. "Winston seems to understand he would be happier if he were free" (Orwell, 1...

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... destroy. Hamlet tries to live up to two different ideals; one that calls for immediate action against the king (revenge) and the other necessitated by living in a structured society. This tug-of-war between two ideologies slowly tears Hamlet apart as the story progresses. He is unable to ... death" "(handout), attempting remain in limbo, waiting for fate to step in and end it all. "[Hamlet's] acts are a commentary on his negative consciousness" "(handout), bred by his contempt for the living in his new-found living death, loathing the life that introduces the inevitability of death to al...

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... sixty-minute sales call, a salesperson spends forty minutes talking about products or services, nine minutes asking questions, and eleven minutes letting the customer speak. More than half of the time the salesperson is talking to the customer. In actuality what you say is not nearly as important as ... they say is either confusing or intrigues your mind and you become so reflective or focused on it that the rest of the information they say, although important, is not totally being received by your conscious mind. In the intermediate passive listening phase you can remember some things ...

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... light and freedom, they unconsciously begin to visualize their own liberation from the dungeon; giving the poem a brief moment of hope before it is overshadowed by a reminder of the prisoner's despair. She specifically mentions the prisoner being, "Lost in a maze of wandering thoughts", once again reinforcing the ... the reader out of the dark atmosphere and almost implies that a man still lives in that shell of a prisoner. "It did not speak of reason gone, It was not madness quite; It was a fitful flickering fire, A strange uncertain light." This is the second mention ... poem, however...

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... and helps us in experiencing the mind in ways we would never have thought of, through the concept of consciousness. To convey her thoughts on the mind and the idea of consciousness, Mackowski makes vast usage of similes and metaphors. She uses everyday life objects in each simile and ... physical and mental, creating various images for both aspects of consciousness in her poem. These images are Mackowski's main medium for presenting her ideas on the role of consciousness in our understanding of the human mind. The imagery in Mackowski's poem is clearly evident, with each simile and meta...

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... but just didn't have the resources to make it happen. Dillard wants to make it a point to her audience that people should not give up on something they feel passionate about just because they don't possess the opportunities. She believes each individual should look to find the potential in others to ... also grew quite fond of the English language and just words in general. Dillard's mother expressed a lot of interest in the English language. When they went on a family vacation to Florida, they had to take the road from Tampa to Miami. Dillard says "Anyone could drive over this road wit...

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On Wakefulness "I am not unlike a prisoner who might enjoy an imaginary freedom in his sleep. When he later begins to suspect that he is sleeping, he fears being awakened and conspires ... do so many of us waste our lives in a state of sleep? When a new born baby arrives into this world, it is still in a state of relative purity, unfettered by the numerous veils that will be forced upon it and that cause it to spend most of its life in a state of sleep. Next come those stages of life, where ... wakefulness. Freeing Oneself from Sleep As Descartes indicates, it may be a frightening experience ...

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... What are his three main skeptical arguments? How do they work, and what do they cast doubt on? What is Descartes" first certainty? Why is this certain? Since Descartes have been deceived in the past by his senses, it is obvious that his sensory experiences cannot be the basis for claims of knowledge. ... order to be certain that we are not being misled when we claim to know something, Descartes must abandon the evil demon argument. This is done by proving that a perfect, all-powerful God would not permit us to be deceived. Descartes gives a causal argument for the existence of God in Med...

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... relaxed and working efficiently. Jazz therefore encourages organization and focus. Within an uncomfortable, "chaotic environment, it sharpens their ability to organize" (194). With a strong emphasis on improvisation, jazz requires a student's thoughts to be organized, as reflected in the classroom. When improvising, a jazz player needs to constantly be thinking about ideas and motifs, almost ... subject, giving students a far more innovative approach to their work. Jazz, like classical music improves critical thinking, and dissimilarly, jazz teaches students to learn from their peers. Su...

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... is the overall outcome of creative, analytical and psychological processes that happen in our mind as a result of stimuli. In theatre stimuli is a dramatic action on the stage. The outcome is a combination of these processes as a result of dynamic interaction in our mind. The join effects of the intellectual processes ... create a positive synergy, where all the elements of the play have to click into each other and form a good play that is appreciated by the audience. Only if that is accomplished audience can fully experience theatrical intellectual experience. In other words members of...

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... power which works of literature have with exploring universal themes of the human experience. Belonging can also be influenced through the longing for freedom and the effects that freedom has on an individual and belonging with a society. Through works of literature the inclusion of the theme of freedom further supports the examination of universal themes of the human experience. The ... shown through the eyes of a teenager exaggerates the ignorance that they have towards the responsibilities that come with freedom. And through Rosie expressing her frustrations about how she feels suff...

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... , Kleist and Tieck use the common theme of self-reflexivity to challenge the tenets of Enlightenment and present their own views on the world, most importantly resisting the new set of norms created by the Enlightenment. An important idea shared by "On the Marionette Theater" and Puss-in-Boots is the deviation from a linear progression that seems to come hand in hand ... , the audience constantly criticizes the play as if they were too good for the play, clinging to a set of norms that they judge the play by. Although they criticize the play, their words are actually a commentary on thems...

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... know. Moving forward in history, John Locke (1632-1704) challenged Descartes' view, and theorized that instead of being born with innate ideas, our minds are similar to a blank slate- written on by experience alone. Coining the phrase, "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree", Locke emphasized the importance childhood development has ... on behavior, forewarning that the ways a child is brought up will have life long lasting implications. Freud, whom lived in the 19th – 20th century, thought similar to Locke, and believed that children's personalities were shaped by their parents nurt...

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... learning process from the way he sees his wife in the beginning of the story to a different point of view on her in the end. The process is influenced mainly by miscommunication on Gabriels' side. He also comes to a realization regarding his marriage. The story takes place at the annual Misses Morkan's ... "(240), indicates that the name that he chooses to name the picture, that specific adjective, the first thing that comes to his mind, implies on the alienation and distortion that lies between them. The party is over and the guests have left, Gabriel and Gretta share a cab back to ......

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... say the music drove me to do these things. Finally music does not have that much of an effect on people. The reasons for people's actions above are not backed up by any evidence that came prove that they are true. There is much more reason why people should stop blaming ... That is there personal life not anybody else's. People these days' put their problems on the musicians that they adore and listen to. A few years ago and boy committed suicide and left the song "Adams Song- by Blink 182 play as he killed himself. The parents heard the lyrics and blamed Blink ... the music for your ...

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... the mind has no control over? According to Plato the rational soul controls emotions. To try and sum up the basis of Plato's philosophy on emotions, it would fair to say that emotions occur for a reason, controlled by the rational soul which occurs in the intellectual part of the mind. Plato's theory is much more complex, however this is the basic understanding ... two. Meaning they are somewhat similar in solving the problem with emotions (Turski 2). This is just the basic view of Aristotle's complex view on the issue of emotions. He believes that emotions are controlled by the rationa...

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... , and women viewed themselves as evil. The evil they committed made them sin more than men who considered themselves stronger, thus, easy for them to resist any temptation brought by Satan. The magistrates on the other hand agreed with those sentiments and, thus convicted women for being evil and agents of Satan (Reis 12). Witches were considered as agents of Satan. Reis ... their opinion of evil. The author's observation gives the importance of the Salem trials. It became the turning point for Christian's views. The Salem trials as presented by Reis, however, raise the question on the r...

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... towards his aunt, many years after he betrayed her. The plot of Secrets is one of the most important factors in determining the themes of the story. The story begins by describing the present life of a teenage boy but then goes on to show the complex and changing relationship that he has with his aunt. This bond, once loving and nourishing, went ... and perhaps most importantly the use of a third person narrative allows the reader further insight into the feelings of the boy. By using a third person in the story the writer takes us out with the characters as looking in on them and helps...

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... ability of thinking for themselves. For example, in Rhue's novel, The Wave, "His students could spit back answers as if by rote but there was no analysis, no questioning on their part." Mr. Ross finds out less thinking are behind the answers of the students. The word "no" is repeated which ... their mind is controlled. In The Wave, an anonymous letter from a junior student is sent to Laurie. The letter states how the senior Wave members have been forcing and even threatening them to join by saying "it would be too late." The senior student has already been brainwashed and his mind is ......

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... that tackled this genre and broke the traditional framework of the novel. "Modern Fiction" is an essay written by Woolf. It is one of her best known essays that in her own words compares the literary modernism of her generation to those of the past whom she calls ... highly fashionable. In literature the deepest influence of psychology on the modern novel is in the development of characters. The Victorian or Edwardian characters in novels are usually "cast in bold relief." 6 Before making their characters act, speak, feel, the novelist usually sums up the character's ... nearly eighty y...

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... perfect climate, and laid back attitude and lifestyle, this phenomenon cannot be from solely daily dealings and experiences according to David Anderson in a recent TED Talk. Anderson explains to the audience how, "your brain is more than a bag of chemicals and how day to day interactions ... than just simple releases of chemicals (Anderson). This reasoning brings up a massive debate in the world of biology and psychology being the mind vs. brain. According to Christina Sarich, "The mind vs. brain debate has been going on since before Aristotle. He and Plato ... than a supercomputer and ...

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... of his true self. Dr. Manhattan attempts to find his "true self" through alienating himself, literally, by going to mars; on mars, where he then delves into thoughts of his past human form where his self actually lies. Rorschach and the Comedian are viewed ... , twice, Dr. M is nothing, and at the exact same time virtually everything. The German philosopher Martin Heidegger addresses the matter of one's self, based on one being measured through their time lived. Personally, I view that Dr. M never discovers true self, relating to Heidegger's theory of time lived equating to ... when it...

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... her aunt's tightly braided hair functions for "Taming accidental thoughts". This taming of thoughts was the effect she felt "liberal" and/or "public" education had on a person; a limiting effect. Similarly, Orwell is saying that language itself limits the expression of our thoughts. Browning uses the term "liberal education" in a ... essay, that we begin to see a sort of paranoia in Orwell's words. "The invasion of one's mind by-ready made phrases can only be prevented if one is constantly on guard against them". Here he actually gives us the image of these phrases as intruders into consc...

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... use of an illegitimate drug. De Quincy goes to great pains to explain his one year of poverty, which seems like a ten year ordeal. When he is on the streets he tells of stories of some people he had met but even then it seems a little faded to mind. De Quincy returned to college, in Oxford ... and an increased risk of disease". In his Pleasures of Opium he praises opium for its healing and euphoric effect. Much is not really known for what goes on in the mind of an opium addict, or at this point opium user. Many years have passed since De Quincy first took opium, and he can recall ... for...

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... its development for so long is mainly due to its complexity. The hardware that has developed so far is unable to make the large calculations required by a virtual reality based machine. However, as apparent in recent years, technology is advancing at an extreme rate. This is another reason why society's ... government's perspective use of virtual reality it is easy to see how this technology proves useful. Supposing that the United States got into a war, by using virtual reality pilots instead of real pilots the number of casualties would obviously be less. Pilots would fly their aircra...

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