Knowing ourself, having a realistic perception of our being and building strong self-esteem is the path that can take us closest to our destination: independence from with others' thoughts. ... Many do not like or want to believe that they cannot have complete control, in every sense of the meaning, over themselves. ... However, the very same words and thoughts help us define our sense of self and place in society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

These operations both consist of blanks that you must fill in with impressions in order to make sense of them. ... Perceptions have no contradictions within them or to any other perception. ... When your perception, what you say about your perception and other people's perceptions is what make truth empirical. ... When Hume uses the term ideas, he means a perception that is there in consciousness, but is much weaker in a sense than an impression. ... Though this is a paradox, Kierkegaard makes sense of this. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fiction can be true, however, only in the sense that the actions or behaviors "ring true" with what we know of the world. ... With fiction, the meaning is dependent on the perceptions, imagination, and feelings of the reader. ... The Antagonist's rationale toward his actions should make sense to an audience as to why he's doing what he's doing. Depending on how riveting the story is, the Antagonist's actions and reason does not have to make sense to the reader. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every character's perception of life and death differs depending on their personal lifestyle and experiences, and Tennessee Williams thoroughly discusses the differences between his characters" views on these two opposing forces in the play Orpheus Descending. ... Williams integrates strong imagery and symbols to convey perceptions of life and death and alludes to them frequently throughout the play. ... It makes sense then, that she is frustrated by the fact that she has trouble sleeping, and escaping from the darkness of her everyday reality. ... Val is constantly questioning his purp...

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Empiricism holds that only sense knowledge is valid, for it alone securely rests on the impressions of the thinking subject. ... Reality is our perception of events and we know things by using our bodies" senses and through watching others. ... His attack on the poets is based on his accusations that art alters peoples" perception of reality. ... They do not laugh, cry or have a sense of humor. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross once said, "It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we're alive - to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and wh...

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Most people, in this world, have a general sense or knowledge of the difference between right and wrong. ... Education, role-models, friends, family, other people, and surroundings affect one's perception of right and wrong. ...

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This general knowledge would have to include the knowledge of music in order to make sense of the words of Socrates in this statements. ... By forgiving that person you can relieve that persons grief and give them a sense of peace to their mental state. Socrates speaks of the sense of being ashamed in the Crito. ... The second definition says that a gadfly is a person who annoys others to fulfill a sense complacency. ...

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This passage also provides emotional endearment for the readers, since it illustrates Patrick's compassion and perception. ... Readers approach the text with their own unique past and experience, which influences their perception and interpretation of the novel. ... It is built on countless theories about society, the media and knowledge of the world, but it is also aware that there is no ultimate way of making sense of humanity. ...

• Word Count: 3985
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• Grade Level: High School