In order to make these mental notes one must first fully understand when they are apt to make these errors. ... These misconceptions include making "something out of nothing", believing "too much from too little", and "seeing what we expect to see." ... The tendency to make "something out of nothing" is more common than expected. ... Like the statement made before, this is also not necessarily the truth. ... Truth is essential to leading the examined life because without truth one does not have a stable foundation on which he or she is attempting to build a ladder of knowledge to leave this...

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It is interesting to note lear's initial reaction to the Fool's wise observations. ?... Truth's a dog must to kennel.? At first, Lear reacts with some resentment to this truth. ... Nothing will come of nothing? ... Nothing can be made out of nothing. ...

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"There is no "the truth,"- truth is not one thing, or even a system. ... Unfortunately she did not have any one when her mother found out she was forced to lie and say nothing ever happened. ... For quite a while, I found nothing wrong with lying. ... The truth became more important to me. ... I enjoyed reading Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying by Adrienne Rich. ...

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In pg.179 he states "I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening truth" meaning that throughout the novel he mixes in the truth with fabricated scenarios to better explain what happened, at one point he even admits that half the time even he himself who saw and experienced things didn't really know what was going on either. By mixing in the truth with lies the author is able to achieve his purpose. 4. ... This characteristic is apparent in pg.59 as Tim states "It had nothing to do with morality. ...

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However, it is important to note that both authors do not bash authorities; rather, they only criticize the blind acceptance of such authorities. ... In doing so, they both emphasize the importance of truth and reason before accepting authority. Truth and reason, after all, are the only universal qualities that man has "while intellect may be lacking for some, truth and reason are qualities which all of mankind shares to use as sources in determining what is right and wrong for each individual. Montaigne quite clearly asserts that "truth and reason are common to all: they no more belo...

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According to Lucretian thought, we live within a world where "nature, free in a world no lords and masters rule, does everything by herself, without the gods.(54)" It is not possible for Gods to exist because "Gods know no suffering, they know no dangers, their self-engendered power needs naught of us; we cannot win their love or rouse their anger.(44) The absence of a god is logical in the sense that "nothing can come from nothing. ... For Lucretius, "whatever changes and leaves its natural bounds is instant death of that which was before.(46)" In the system of particulate matter discusse...

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There was nothing comparable, no basketball, negligible pro football, really no mass popular sport--and no television. ... LaFeber duly notes that Jordan has directed some of his millions to good causes. ... He notes that in 1980 the average American was exposed to 1,600 advertising commercials each day. ... LaFeber notes, for example, that in film, television, and video sales, "in 1993 Americans made $4 billion more from Europeans than European films, television and video sales earned from the Americans. ... After all, the defining factor of its engine, advertising, is not ever to convey the ...

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Some of them will end tragically, or end the same way they started, as nothing. ... On a good note, due to Romeo and Juliet's death, that caused the parents of the Capulet and Montague's to reconsider their feud and became friends. ... There is nothing to be blamed on Ophelia. ... There was nothing tragic about her death because she did what she knew what was right. ... Basically, it was her that told the truth throughout the entire play, (and the fool too). ...

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People always want to know what's going in order to be involved even if it has nothing to do with them.) ... The other men in town wanted to believe that there was nothing wrong with their actions. In reality they"re just going with the flow and can't do nothing about expressing their feelings. ... Women are taught to hurt each other and bend the truth. ... Women have always whispered the truth to each other. ...

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The two prints have nothing conclusively to do with her death. ... Another important piece of evidence was the three page ransom note found at the foot of the stairway. ... The murderer that left the note had to be someone close enough to know something so specific. Detective Thomas had reported that they had never seen a ransom note such as this before. Usually the notes are short so that there is less the police can use. ...

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This fact, he taught, provides the objective basis of our knowledge of essential truths. ... In this work he proves that God does exists through analogies of truth and its existence. He proves that truth is known and that God is truth, and therefore God Burant 3 is known to exist. ... is known per se, because it is natural for these extremes to make the conclusion evident to anyone who perfectly apprehends the extremes of the proposition, since being befits nothing more than it does this essence. ... Both of these books were written to be used as lecture aids or notes and were never meant fo...

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Yet I persuade myself to speak the truth Shall nothing wrong him. ... As literary critic Morris White notes, His government works smoothly. ... He simply has a goal in mind, which is to be King, and will stop at nothing until he achieves it. ... Furthermore, both men appear to have intricately planned their course of action in detail, but the truth is that they only planned the beginnings of their campaigns and acted opportunistically throughout the rest of the play. ...

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This is an argument in which the premises provide reasons supporting the probable truth of the conclusion. ... And assuredly that, than which nothing greater can be conceived, cannot exist in the understanding alone. ... Therefore, if that, than which nothing greater can be conceived, exists in the understanding alone, the very being, than which nothing greater can be conceived, is one, than which a greater can be conceived. ... Why is there something rather then nothing? ... Whereas, a deductive argument is an argument in which the premises provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion. ...

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Smith further assured their accusations, and this fact could not be closer to the truth. ... Smith's voice ringing out notes on something unidentifiable. My body went into a relaxed state, and I could hear or see nothing. ... I saw that I had to serve my time on that day, and I was angry because I had plans to sit at home and do nothing, and because I did not want colleges to see that I had gotten a detention right away in my senior year. ... It took me awhile to re-orientate myself, and realize I was in my room and not school, and therefore had nothing to worry about. ...

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Conrad himself had personal experiences in Africa and states that the novel is "experience pushed a little (and only very little) beyond the actual facts of the case for the perfectly legitimate- (Conrad 11) in his notes. ... Using satirical characters and a poignant description of the destruction caused by imperialism, Conrad condemns the movement and its supporters, making a huge statement as the time and opening the wicked truth of imperialism to the public eye. ... (Conrad 27) The Europeans prove to be empty and false, hiding behind the curtain of humanitarianism, while in actuality th...

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Both Douglass and Jacobs examine the fact that plantation life sheltered slaves from knowing the truth about how degrading and immoral an institution slavery was and therefore allowed for ignorance to breed among slaves. ... Flint ensured that the slaves got nothing to eaten except for what she choose to give them and even spit in all the pans that were used for cooking so that the cook and her children could not eat the remaining scraps (Jacobs 12). ... Jealousy overtook her soul and she felt nothing but contempt for Jacobs, yet Jacobs pitied her for they were both victims of the mas...

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Growing up, and through his time in political office, Machiavelli studied the men and/or groups in power, specifically noting their successes and failures. ... Though this was more of a plot to try to gain the favor of Lorenzo, he does note in his book that in order to gain the favor of a prince, you must present him with a gift; which was the purpose of his essay. ... Machiavelli saw society differently; he thought it best to stick to the practical truth of things rather than to dreams. ... Others would argue that these embellishments either meant nothing or would not occur without restrainin...

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At first Hamlet knows that he wants nothing more than to avenge his father, but with time he gains a sense of skepticism, even questioning whether the ghost is "damned- or not. ... In a letter to Ophelia, Hamlet exclaims Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. (2,2 126-127 Here Hamlet proves that, though he doubts what he has learned in books and in the University, he will not doubt what he knows to be true and what he feels is right. ... However, the limitations of devotion to feelings are noted in the play, and the story ends on a tragic note because of the irrational events ...

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And those truths are what Descartes is searching for. 2. ... He remarks that only one thing is certain that nothing is certain. ... Now Descartes can have perfect confidence believing that his intellectual faculties are properly demostrated for the apprehension of truth. 4. ... Descartes notes that any errors that he accepted in the past were the result of his own imperfections and limitations and not through an act of divine deception. ...

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Although the rest of the play is more dialogue of the same nature with nothing solved between these two, eventually Benjamin leaves Ronnie to his violin and steps downstage to perform a monologue to the audience about how he was, in truth, also an Asian American, his full name being Benjamin Wong. ... It is easy to refer to these characters so simply because that is exactly what they are - nothing more or less than their caricatures. Kushner writes about the characters in his notes at the beginning of the play: "They are writers so they love words. ... No communication is possible between...

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In her Commander's household she sees the roles cast for her fellow women in this new society; and she learns the secret truth of Gilead as she steps further and further into outward conformity and inward rebellion. ... Offred learns that nothing in our society has really changed, despite all appearances to the contrary. The truth is, Offred's culture has merely calcified and named the growing trends apparent in our contemporary society, to the detriment of all womankind. ... Through both Offred's narrative and the historical notes at the end of the text it is revealed that the...

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The terrorist actions of Osama Bin Laden and his organizations have been punished and continue to be punished through nothing less than death. ... The truth is, Canada has for over 30 years legalized murder. ... All one really has to note is that we have whatever rights we have because of whatever it is that makes a human. ... When killing another against his will is not wrong, then nothing can be. ...

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Notes on Miller's Character, John Proctor 1. ... Although his wife, Elizabeth, makes it clear that "[the court] must be told" of his affair with Abigail, Proctor is reluctant to listen to her. 10: Elizabeth suggests he "go to Salem now," so that he may expose the truth and the girls as nothing more than fraud. ... Proctor realizes that "Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before," and that by lying he would be "not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang." ...

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The responder sees this change from there possibly being "a magic city" to there possibly being "just a hollow wind, or maybe nothing". ... The final stanza reinforces the idea that change can be positive and that noting should ever stay the same. ... The narrators discontent with his old culture is shown by the phrase" I inherited unknowingly the curse that damned," showing that to him the Polish that he has picked up off his father is nothing but a curse to him. ... The changing of perspective is recognized by the way in which these migrant believed they were coming to the land of hope an...

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Between the time periods of the Medieval era and the Renaissance, one can note numerous significant changes, mainly those pertaining to religion and art, and specifically, drama. ... Lear must go through the process of learning to "see" the truth of the world around him, a world that is full of questions and not so many answers-in other words, a Renaissance world. When King Lear gives up his kingdom to his daughters, he is quick to dismiss any truth not to his liking. ... Lear, in a fit of rage, disowns his honest daughter Cordelia for telling him a plain truth. ... In Act IV, Scene 6, w...

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