At the same time, freedom is a concept that remains highly debated and treasured to people of all walks of life around the globe. ... Contrary to this widely held belief which is steeped in bias and distorted views, people from all walks of life are able to contribute to the intricate puzzle that is society as long as there is equal access, regardless of a person's station. ... Although I still struggle with pain on a daily basis, which sometimes makes me feel like I am not truly free, I must remember that education is the light that the prisoner saw, and the graduation described by Maya ...

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"So much for the view of the soul that our predecessors have handed down. Let us now return and make a new start, trying to determine what the soul is and what account of it best applies to all souls in common."" "Aristotle, "On the Soul- This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. The exciting thing about these important figures in philosophical history is that their passion for independent thought, which is alive and well in every text you read. Plato's version of Socrates and Ar...

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Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? I chose this period because the aesthetic movement of the 19th century celebrated beauty for its own sake, not just in painting but also in furniture, textiles, ceramics, fashion and architecture. Beauty in the Victorian period was very much linked to lifestyle. It was also the period where photography first started to be widely used. Charles Baudelaire sums up the idea of beauty and aesthetics for me, he said: All beauties contain, like all possible phenomena, something eternal and somet...

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