... instead on performing as her public self, "the self that was Grace Burkhardt, and not this woman in a hospital bed hooked to an IV gurney, her left leg raised and immobile swathed in bandages-(p. 656). The initial shock that had set in from the pain of the clot has passed and she is more in touch with the reality of the situation, mainly the fact that she really has control over ... nothing else other than her own reactions, and so she begins to compensate "on the phone, she was wry, ironic, slightly embarrassed ... , determined to minimalize her condition.""(p. 656) As the day draws to...

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... that Edna had a lack of maturity. This childlike quality turned and unhappy situation into a disastrous and horrible situation. Chopin wanted us to see how trapped Edna was, but recognize that she could've saved herself if she had seen where she was in life and not struggled for a past that couldn't be recreated. In The Awakening, there is a message trying to be conveyed to not ... only women, but people, to live how you want and do what you feel, but to also live responsibly. Edna became lost in a wish to be ... that she had. Although she seemed at peace as she envisioned her early li...

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... the parents. I felt the reaction to seeing "the blood in the NG tube" and found myself saying "Life's a big problem" before seeing it written. I felt trapped and empty as well as tense and worried. I truly identified with the desperation in trying to intellectualize the next tangent they found themselves led toward. The journey from beginning to end and all the things in between flexed and moved like a malignant cancer: "The Mother finds a blood clot in the ... baby's diaper In the bucket she is being punished: too many baby-sitters ... ...

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Awakening the Self Human consciousness, or "self," is shaped by our perception of the experiences that we go through on a day-to-day basis. The social theory of symbolic interactionism clearly defines "self" as just that; our interaction with others and our environment creates a more active human being (Charon, 2001). Renowned author and neurologist Oliver Sacks found that his patients with encephalitis lethargica were "awakened" by active ... world. "Yet through this structuring and restructuring the infant, the growing individual, constructs a self and a world."(Sacks, 1990) Oliver Sacks po...

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... 6 and 39 of Kate Chopin's story The Awakening, one is able to see that the author planned to depict the final scene to be tragic yet triumphant. Like Edna's final act in chapter 39, the first half of chapter 6 allows the reader to understand that Edna is lost in her search for individuality and freedom in her life. Perhaps the most apparent connection between the two chapters is the symbol and role ... of the sea which ... lose. She even sees her children as "antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days- (...

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... that women should not be treated as the second person in the family, but that the two adults should have equal lives and responsibilities. She also told the reader of the novel that women should not be looked upon as little housewives that are good for nothing else than cooking the food and entertaining the "Tuesday guests." We disagree with these actions and beliefs. Although Edna loved her children dearly ... , she did not want to have the responsibility of caring for them, or spending time with them. This is not our idea of how a housewife should act ... of town, she went behind his ...

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... , thank goodness I didn't have to visit the spot last night. I crawled out of my sleeping bag and as I looked out of my tent I saw the day dawning with a pinkish glow, clouds wispy in the sky announcing the new day, orange and red as if an artist had painted the sky. I could hear other tents un-zipping and the faint chatter of the other boys awakening. The campsite was very still, as still ... as a doll on a shelf. As I stepped out of my tent, I could feel the slight caress of the wind against my face. I looked at my scout ... mates that surrounded me. In the almost church-like stillnes...

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... ." So what constitutes thinking? According to Descartes, thought includes doubting, understanding, affirming, denying, willing, refusing, and also imagining and sensing. This list is a substantial amount of thought which he analyzes much further. The thought that is most related to his argument is sensory perceptions. His famous concept of the evil demon is just one of his thought experiments. Here he claims that all his ... senses and thoughts are controlled by an evil demon within his mind. This is his first method of doubt ... . If we can doubt all of our senses, than how can we have ...

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... have lived with for so long. When this happens, communities clash because of the different lifestyles and the fact that the United States stands strongly on the belief of freedom of speech and what that means to the country as a whole. Another show that has faced major controversy among different communities is Spring Awakening. This play focuses on major controversial issues, pretty much any issue that would be ... thought of as at least a little controversial is portrayed within this play. Dating back to when it was written in the late ... but their parents did not think so. As the p...

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... upon commonly forgotten historical events. Another reoccurring image, which was presented in both the beginning and end of the work, is that of fish. The reader of this work found this image to be confusing as its usage perhaps bears multiple meanings. It would appear that the image of fish, in the beginning of the work, seemed to be of Lowells' interest as a child. Lowell was described ... speaks of. In addition, the grease that was mentioned as the medium by which the vehicles slide, invoked the image of fish oil to the reader. It would seem that the image here would be of something t...

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... that is put forward in this reading is that because animals are conscious of themselves, we should not hurt them for the purposes of testing. An experiment conducted by Derek Denton on chimpanzees proved that they could recognise their own reflection and hence are aware of themselves. Although this may prove true for chimpanzees - what of other animals? Has this type of ... be difficult to gauge whether some animals will be as easily measured than chimpanzees. This idea is also shared by Aldo Leopold who extends it to include moral consideration for the land and environment. Once again,...

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... be some initiative action taken here. Also our government says certain things cannot be done, for example, the rusted pipes were supposedly "unfixable". One entrepreneur changed that. He fixed the grungy old pipes to shiny new ones. People like these really stand out and make a difference in the world. My attitudes toward competition are positive. We should not let government have a monopoly over our ... innocent lives. Even the construction workers that were hired by government and went on to working for private companies say it ... has more of an advantage. They work harder and are n...

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... of physical contact (Alan Goldman, "Plain Sex"). "Pleasures of physical contact" might not specify sexual pleasure accurately enough. An additional complication is that a gender difference in the experience and conceptualization of sexual pleasure might exist. Also, someone might experience sexual desire yet have no idea what to do as a result of having it, no idea that physical contact, or ... , but hardly mandatory. Consensual participation in sexual activity implies that each person is respecting the other as an autonomous agent capable of making up his or her mind about the value of...

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... range of negative emotions. These emotions include frustration, shame, and resentment. Bradstreet chooses to compare her piece of work to a child, because so many comparisons are befitting to a living thing. The first line in the poem shows her discontent toward the book she created. She reflects on the "ill-formed offspring of [her] feeble brain" and continues with her thoughts. Her book is then taken away ... from her and shown to everyone, which she does not want. Her displease with those "less wise ... more lines down. Bradstreet describes her editing process. To her, it seems that...

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... but I was able to understand that Descartes was using his methods of doubt and analysis. He talks about certainty, earth, the sky, and his senses. His meditation contains a very difficult proof of God's existence. He claims that things, which are "clearly and distinctly perceived", are completely true. Descartes also discusses the truths of mathematics (2+3=5). He could not bring himself to doubt mathematics, any ... powerful evil genius is not possible. Descartes certainties include him, this thought process, and that the essence of matter is flexible, changeable, and extended. He class...

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... me to this is " I been silent so long now it's going roar out of me like floodwaters and you think the guy telling this is ranting and raving my God; you think this is too horrible to have really happened, this is too awful to be the truth! But, please. It's still hard for me to have a clear mind thinking on it. But it ... 's the truth even if it didn't happen." I think that the last line of the quote is Bromden's request that the reader keep an open mind. His hallucinations provide metaphorical insight into the hidden realities of the hospital and should not be overlooked simply because...

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... wrote other successful plays, "The Glass Menagerie" was his first hit. It is a story of mother, her son and daughter, who are living a confusing life and who keeps on clinging "to a dream world that can so easily be shattered into jagged pieces, as illusion is destroyed by reality". Living your past during the present, might be troubling and confusing. Amanda, the mother, keeps on talking about ... her past and she keeps on thinking that everything should be like her past. She wants Laura, especially, to be like her. Amanda keeps giving her lecture ... about how she had many gentleman ...

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... she should, there are several instances which Anna makes a poor judgment when it came to her daughter. One good example of this is when she and Leo are making love while Molly is in the bed with them. Most parents would never even think of doing this. She should have stopped until Molly had calmed down ... and was back in her room sleeping. I am sure that many parents get "caught in the act," but would never think to continue making love while the child is still in the same room as them. What would she have done if Molly woke up? I ... really don't think this thought crosses her mind. ...

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... indirect way. I believe that questioning things around us, even though we many never find a real answer, makes us smarter and brighter people. Living in a box will get you nowhere in life, but opening your eyes to the things around you, and constantly analyzing and questioning things opens a whole new world to you. Russell also points out that philosophy is unlike any other study. All ... interpreted differently by different people. Russell also points out that part of a philosopher's job is to question and examine things around him, in order to keep his interest alive. Russell says tha...

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... phenomenon. It has always been a mystery to us. It is only now that we are manipulating love. This is since our minds and hearts are changing along with the times. Because people's concepts of what love is and ideas of what lovers do are greatly degrading over the years, the downfall of love is roughly at hand. Most people back then believe that love is ... is only now that a person tries to manipulate someone he/she likes to make her/him fall in love with him/her. The individual chooses strategically where to take the person and what to do in every place they go to. The most embarrassi...

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... friends how would you be able to help them? If you didn't know the skills of your work, how would you be able to work? In my eyes it all comes down to one thing, and that is knowledge. The bible says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge", and if you think about it, it's true. When I talk to people my age ... we talk about cars, videos, clothes, sporting events, and things of that nature; they know everything. I can't remember having a conversation about the government with anyone my age, because it's something they don't know about. I feel that the government doesn't mind, be...

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... different but as real humans beings we are not different. Children need to grow up learning that people are all human and people may praise a different god or indulge in a different culture, but as people we are all here for the same reason, to be successful in life. Parents need to teach their children that everyone on this planet was born for ... the same reason, to grow up, learn and improve their abilities, and live a successful and enjoyable life. Teachers also play a very important role in making children more open minded ... . In the article "Children should be Heard" by Assistan...

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... that every living human must have to live. However, there are some alternate states of consciousness that are voluntary. Some of these are meditation, hypnosis, and drugs. Of these two alternate states, meditation interests me the most. The concentrative form of meditation is "a group of techniques that involve focusing attention on an object, a word, one's breathing, or body movement in order to ... achieve an altered state of consciousness." Some forms of meditation originated in Eastern religions and were used to "attain a higher spiritual state". However, in the modern United State...

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... who is hungry will do anything in order to eat. In the book, an object called a telescreen was used. These were placed in every apartment and business. These were so that the party could watch the citizens and make sure they are not performing any crimes. Whether or not the telescreens actually viewed people in the house is unknown, they could have used them just to bluff ... and show the two-minutes of hate, but the citizens had know way of knowing; therefore following ... the rules. One more tactic used by the party was Thought Police. You ... ...

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... that had problems they had to deal with and endure no matter how difficult they became. The best example of bravery in the book would be Atticus. Everyone in the town doubted him and hated him for defending a black man, but he stood up to the pressure and did what he knew was right. "The one thing that doesn't abide by the majority rule is a person's conscience." (P. 105, ch ... what he knew he had to do, what was right in his heart. Mrs. Dubose shows us bravery throughout the book as she battles her addiction of morphine. She is misjudged by the children, they do not like her because o...

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