Janie then reaches the climax of her new life when she is willing to die just to be with her husband, Tea Cake, in a violent storm. ... During these long years with Joe, Janie, on the outside, is lifeless, living a monotonous daily routine while inside her there still burns a small flame of hope. ... No, Janie felt "it was important to all the world that she should find them and they find her." ... She knows this and that is why Janie is able to endure and then emerge from the ferocious storm stronger than ever. Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel about Janie Crawford's struggle...

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If there were no God, then what would the meaning of life for the non-believer be? ... I mean if there is no point in life, then why should we even bother to struggle for a better life if those achievements will not be permanent. If we think like that then there is no point to what we do, unless we figure out what life is and what we want to do with it. ... I mean, if we didn't do any of that, then our lives would be miserable and there would be no point to it. ... If there is no such thing as God, then how did we get on this planet and what are we doing here. ...

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If there were no God, then what would the meaning of life for the non-believer be? ... I mean if there is no point in life, then why should we even bother to struggle for a better life if those achievements will not be permanent. If we think like that then there is no point to what we do, unless we figure out what life is and what we want to do with it. ... I mean, if we didn't do any of that, then our lives would be miserable and there would be no point to it. ... I mean if we look at our lives there is really no point to it at all. ...

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There were three elements as well that were nesscesary for the afterlife. ... Where as the Mesopotamian's were so afraid of death they were perhaps living there life to a fuller agree. ... Osiers had no basic human emotions. ... However, there were few similarities within the beliefs. ... Then once one gets to the end of the gate, there was the supreme being who determiner there fate, which is common among the two cultures as well. ...

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When there are no written documents, whether lost or never created, it can be more difficult for historians to explain past civilizations. The Native Americans were a group that kept no written records. ... The animals were there, too, and they appealed to the elk, the most finely and most stately. The elk then jumps into the water and calls for the wind, which then lifted up the water like a mist. ... She then directs it either to the spirit world, a hazy analog of earthly life where there is an unending supply of buffalo and where people rejoin their kin, or back to earth. ...

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He then goes on to say that there is no opposite to life, as death is not an even within itself, therefore there must be a continuous pattern of life, death and rebirth. ... The reason for this theory appearing to be the weakest of the three is that there is no evidence for it. ... In this analogy Plato gives reason the role of the charioteer, he then states that there are two horses in control of the chariot; one is a white, noble steed with wings, this is the soul. ... A world of forms is almost impossible for the human brain to comprehend as we cannot prove it though our senses, even Plato ...

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Now, these were no ordinary clocks. ... There were no painful deaths, everyone went peacefully and no one worried about how they would die. ... No one really understood where he was going with this explanation and people were angry that he was making everyone die. ... There would be no food, no place to live and God's world would be nothing but a waste. ... But they never really knew because there were no longer clocks that were to predict their lives. ...

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"In my time children were more respectful of their native states and their parents and everything else. People did right then." ... Not no more." ... He can't decide what he believes and had no way to prove what is the right thing to do. ... "Its no real pleasure in life." ...

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Also it means that God is there guiding us not just though life but death also. ... Most people believe that God is for our lives and then once we die and our places and determined he is still there for us. No matter who we were, how we died, or where we reside for all eternity. He is still there, now if our lives lead us to hell's gates he does not forget about us. ... Also in the meditation Donne states "No man is an Island, entire of itself- which tells us that no matter how great we think we are, we are part of something greater then ourselves, a community of people, a community ...

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You said it yourself "No matter which way we go, it is no better than any other."" ... I think that yes there is something to win in this world. If death is all we have to look forward to, then if one were to say, "Live everyday like it's their last--cliché, then they would have everything to win. ... Yet, if we all lived our lives like they were meaningless, then existence itself would be over. There would be no reason to work, to go to school, to own a job, to keep the world moving. ...

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Basically there is no set standard for determining the meaning of life. ... We all know that there is no physical immortality. ... If we were never introduced to the idea, can there ever be? ... Essentially then, there must be and individual, because we couldn't have evolved without individual thinking. ... If it were cold, we would not have the idea to put on clothes, and next to a wardrobe full of clothes we then could freeze. ...

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It is a song about change, about the course of life, it's about the world and it's dangers when you are no longer a child with no worries, and about people who lose their sense of imagination as they grow old. There are a lot of things we take for granted in our lives, such as our childhood. ... It also keeps referring back to the parents and family, it makes me think that he is saying things were easier and simpler in the past, when you could easily dream of what you wanted in life, perhaps he was dreaming of past times that were simpler than dealing with his life then. ... The b...

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In Clifton's poem it progresses from Clifton's family living in not so good times then after certain things have been dealt with such as the rent being paid, the insurance man gone and the lights are back on then the good times begin. ... Without paying the rent the Clifton's would not have a home to live in and thus forth there would be no good times. ... Bad times can also be seen when Clifton says her light are back on meaning that they were off and were living in darkness. ... Moreover, it also hints that there were points in time where she and her family were not in good...

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If these are some of the things that you're into, then this is your kind of movie. ... Tarantinos' characters chop off ears then talk into them as if they were using ma bell. ... They could give a shit if you were the cousin of the president or a nanny. ... No holes barred, no questions asked, no thought given to actions or consequences. ... There is a certain comfort level in belonging to something, anything. ...

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Since there is no previous record of ultimate truth as well as ultimate happiness how does one achieve this and in what form does Aldous Huxley convey this message through Brave New World because in my understanding, his view is wrong. ... Teenagers do not know everything there is to life, but then they are only kids and have not seen the world. ... A perfect example happened with this in our seminar when no one wanted to admit to the other party, yet in their eyes it was evident that they were switching just not with their words. ... Happiness is what the people of Soma were taught to feel ...

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We stayed there for nine wonderful days, two of which were used for traveling. ... I wanted to go swimming right then and there, but we had to unload the boat. There were bare footed native children waiting or us on the shore-line. ... All the teens were really nice and we got to hang out the rest of our stay there. ... The island had no motor vehicles. ...

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Concerning the existence of the soul, there is no definitive answer. ... This is because dogs are solely body: they have no soul. ... If there were no soul, there would be nothing to live for. ... If there were no soul, then it would simply read: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal . " This is disheartening, because it suddenly takes all the purpose out of life. ... And if two people do end up getting married because they were interested in each other's bodies, but their souls were not compatible, the...

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If we are going to die, then we have to live the best we can. ... The past no longer is. ... The past is no longer present, and we compare it with the present. ... We were always running after the future, and now if we were taken back to the past, we would do the same. ... Notice the future is something that is not yet there, because the future is never there, once it's there, it's the present.  ...

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"If there were no God, it would become necessary for mankind to invent one" (Voltaire). ... It's incredibly depressing that there could be no life after death and that maybe we just return to the void that was there from when before we were born. ... " "Then God can help you," he said. ... In death, there is no difference to who you were as a person. There is no fame, fortune or any sense of achievement. ...

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There are many people in the world that think nothing really matters. They have a "life is short and then you die" type of philosophy. If we think like that, then there is no point to life. ... Thus in my opinion, there is a different meaning of life for different individuals. ... From a religious point of view, God created us all but he made sure that we were all different with something unique that separates us from one another. ...

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One of the greatest Chinese philosophers didn't get the news that his teachings were going to be used until today. ... He was also born out off wedlock, which really wasn't so bad back then since all men were assimilated to the idea of another woman a side from your wife, so really back then it was much easier to be sort of a pimp. ... He also stated that "There is no time to stop learning until death" this teaching really relates to another later said quote "Knowledge is the meaning of life", as you can see he said that knowledge is key in life or it is life, bec...

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No one is born evil. ... This is a turning point in the wretch's life, "My heart sunk within me as with better sickness." (160) He decided that if these people he confided in and showed such kindness to could not accept him then no one could. ... If the person who created him would have nothing to do with him, then what hope is there for others to. ... The third groups were babies raised with no real mothers or playmates. They were often fearful or inappropriately aggressive. ...

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As she died she saw "the light" but then her eyes, or windows, failed and she saw nothing. This is the suggestion of there being no afterlife. The woman's soul drifted off into nothingness because there was no afterlife for it to travel to. ... If this is true, then her spirit or soul must be what is looking at the "house." ... The woman recalls how it has been "...Centuries- and yet feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads were toward Eternity-." ...

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Many animals and human beings were born and died. ... Then why this struggle for living? ... As they were brought to him he asked one of themTell me who is more powerful life or death?? ... No body knows what will happen after death, and no body returns from there to tell people how it is like being dead. ... There is no end after death. ...

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There are people who believe in ghosts and there are people who don't. ... Based on my personal experience, my cousin and I were very close, we were in the same age and grew up together. ... During the time we were preparing his funeral, my cousin appeared in my dreams every day, I kept feel uncomfortable and got sick very seriously. ... Then I saw my cousin walked to me, he held my hands and smiled to me. ... He said to me that he will always be there for me no matter what happened. ...

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