Lance Newman founds his reading of Thoreau upon an ecocriticism that emphasizes as "the central axiom in its critical theory" a "direct contradiction" of the claims of "poststructuralist" theories reducing the world to language. ... However, in order to locate "the nonlinguistic material world" in Thoreau's writing, Newman draws upon an ecocritical literacy that remains ironically illiterate in its critical assumptions. ... Though I share Phillips's belief that "we need to cure ecocriticism of its fundamentalist fixation on literal representation," the larger theory and critique of e...

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The important aspects of the proclamations that support the fundamental argument and also connect with the relevant CDA concepts will be identified and subsequently evaluated. 1.1 Critical Discourse Analysis To define Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is not a straightforward task. ... Historically, origins of CDA may reach back as far as the Frankfurt School2 of critical theory is concerned. Nevertheless, more modern formulations of language and discourse appeared in the period of late the 1970s within the discipline of Critical Linguistics (CL). ... As the language is being used, i.e. an i...

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It requires a willingness to expose thoughts and feelings and to acknowledge how they impact perception and behavior (Perra). ... Perra maintains that integrity, the application of trust, honesty, and caring towards relationships at the personal, organizational, and community level, enables leaders to look critically at current practices and advocate for patients and staff (Perra). ... This requires learning about other staff's concerns and needs and helping them to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. ... These consist of prejudices, preconceptions, biases, experiences...

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In every culture there is a set of people who have common and shared values; customs, habits and rituals; systems of labeling, explanations and evaluations, social rules and behavior; perceptions regarding human nature, natural phenomena,, interpersonal relationships, time and activities; and symbols, art and artifacts. ... The most conventional thinking is that many say they would reject being cured even if it were possible, explaining that they have a" condition" not an illness. ... Recognizing intra-group differences is critical and helps to avoid stereotyping. ... In every culture there...

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Which types of resources are lost in this process is critical to the eventual success of such endeavors. ... Dynamic learning implies information scale economy exploitation, and to the extent that critical mass is reduced through downsizing there is lesser diffusion of information and knowledge. ... A critical focus of the model is the interaction of individual and situation factors in shaping responses to downsizing. ...

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Consciousness and Control Consciousness - is a psychological and physiological state in which we are aware of our sensations, perceptions, feelings, thoughts, etc. consciousness is awareness of something, including oneself. When studying sensation and perception (but also memory and reasoning) people study consciousness, because these activities occur in a conscious state. ... Meditation Altered state of consciousness characterized by a sense of deep relaxation and loss of self-awareness o Increased focus on single environmental stimulus, such as a mandala, rhythmic physical mo...

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The United States was founded upon diversity. Racism in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. These slaves were not brought by will, but by force, and they fa...

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"An artist's perception of what is 'beautiful' is determined by many factors, not least of which are the requirements of his patron. ... As Aneela Sltana stated in 'Gender Excavations: Understanding Woman's Beauty in Space and time' article that "Visual representation of women is a subjective matter which depends on individual perception. However, perceptions are formed by a complex set of cultural rules which sway people to distinguish what is striking to them and what is not, more precisely, what actually makes an ideal woman" (Sultana 55). ... Because of this ...

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He sounds like the typical perception of an American hippie - big deal. ... Through his poetry, Cummings rebels against the common perceptions of traditional American ideology in hopes to bring spiritual freedom to the rigidity of America. ... Instead, we see his teachings spanning other topics, as thus, Cummings uses the subtlety of parenthesis to show how our culture ignores a symbol as powerful as Jesus if he conflicts with tradition social perceptions, like war. ... Plato even said "Only the dead have seen the end of war," 3 and Cummings emphasizes this thought by showing that despi...

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Psychology Final Chapter 13 - Stress, Coping, and Health * The biopsychosocial model holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors * Health psychology is concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness * Stress is any circumstance that threaten or are perceived to threaten one's well being and that thereby tax one's coping abilities * Frustration occurs in situations where the pursuit of some goal is t...

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ENG 214: RESEARCH METHODS LECTURERS: Mrs Abdulsalam Nike and Mr Mathias Orhero This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, methods and technicalities of research writing. In every institution of the world, students must submit a form of research work or another as a pre-requisite for graduation. This research usually adopts names such as project, long essay, thesis, dissertation, term paper, etc. It is mandatory for students to show how well they know their area of study and contribute to the general frontiers of such area of study. This is why this course is important bec...

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When thinking about the iconic figure, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind, John Lennon, Che Guevara, Elvis to name but a few, although the figure who seems to have had the biggest impact, especially in American culture is JFK, who is often looked upon as a Marta by American people. ... When appearing on TV instead of thinking of the public as his voters, he saw them as his audience; his attitude when appearing on television was very cool and collective. ...

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He also suggests that these books are mindless; they include no effort or thinking to read. ... Henry's perception of character can be credited to the solid foundation of the characteristic of sense. ...

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Critical Theories Deal with knowledge through interpretation to understand the meaning of human text and symbolic expressions including interpretation of texts themselves interpret other texts. ... Formalism Formalism is a school of literary and critical theory which mainly deals with structural purposes of a text. ... According to these formalists literature does not provide meaning, it only gives perception about the text. ... French Structuralism Structuralism has its origin in the thinking of the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. ...

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It believes also, then, in the possibility of distinguishing in politics between truth and opinion-between what is true objectively and rationally, supported by evidence and illuminated by reason, and what is only a subjective judgment, divorced from the facts as they are and informed by prejudice and wishful thinking. ...

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The thread of the Prime Minister throughout, the near fulfilling of Peter's prophecy concerning Clarissa's proposed marriage to Roger, and the characters of the doctors compared to the tragic plight of Septimus throw a critical light upon the social circle examined by Woolf. ...

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Three perceptions were identified to be of critical interest to Turbo in focus group research: quality, affordability, and the "speed" of the swimwear. ... We predict that swimmers who have used Turbo products will have a significantly better attitude towards Turbo products in terms of quality, affordability, and "speed" perceptions, compared to swimmers who had never used Turbo products. ...

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The Thought of One Ayn Rand, the author of many inspirational novels is one of the most controversial authors of the twentieth century. She defines her self as, "I am not primaraly an advovate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recog...

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APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Perception: is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. ... Deva had this kind of perception towards the British because when he was in British army he had to suffer a lot as an Indian. ... He was Thinking as he analyzed the situation and then gave his decision, also he made justice to Kachara who was considered untouchable by villagers. ...

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This study will be valuable for not only Nike but also for other corporations to see how the leadership of key individuals affects the perception of the brand from both a company and consumer viewpoint. ...

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Over the course of this project, a series of workshops and interviews involving six teachers and six community stakeholders was held to discuss community perceptions of partnerships with the school. ... Connell (1993) suggests that cohesive partnerships between schools and community agencies are critical to addressing the debilitating impact of disengagement for the least advantaged young people. ...

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Over the course of this project, a series of workshops and interviews involving six teachers and six community stakeholders was held to discuss community perceptions of partnerships with the school. ... Connell (1993) suggests that cohesive partnerships between schools and community agencies are critical to addressing the debilitating impact of disengagement for the least advantaged young people. ...

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The area of cognitive psychology concerns with the ways we perceive and we express how we store our perceptions and later recall them, and the way we think. Perception, memory, speech, and thinking are the main subjects of this branch. ... According to the James–Lange theory, our emotional experience depends on our perception of our own bodily symptoms. ...

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In spite of the fact, Machiavelli is greatly influenced by the Greek and Latin classics, and by the bible, he takes a critical stance in dealing with the idea of morality. ... Thus, the classical concept of civic virtue, which is a moral code applicable to rulers and subjects alike, is critically transformed in Machiavelli's concept of virtu, which pertains to rulers of states and can be at odds with moral virtue" . ... "Machiavelli critically analyzes the crucial characteristics of successful rulers when they are not commanding armies. ... When they perceive as (if they were) isolat...

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Introduction Pride & Prejudice was written by British author Jane Austen in 1796-1797 and was first published in 1813. Plot The essence of the story is the antagonism between Mr. Darcy, a wealthy single man who believes Elizabeth to be beneath him, and Elizabeth, who upon being insulted at a ...

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