How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.... Just as Morpheus stated in the movie "The Matrix": "It [the sparring program] has some basic rules like gravity. What you must learn is that these rules are no different that rules of a computer system.... The civilization 300-400 years ago believed that anything could happen at any time, like the mystery of an erupting volcano. ...

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Conditions like dementia and down syndrome greatly affect one's cognitive function. ... For example, you may have a high IQ but you don't study and/or listen in class. ... But, according to numerous studies by people like Dr. ... In UP, there are lots of different PE classes, like duck pin bowling, futsal, bridge, and ballroom dance. ... One such class is bridge, where for two hours, you sit in the CHK gym playing cards....

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I think that what you can draw from juror #8 in favor for the defense is that from his profession that he obviously had been educated and was a custom to critical thinking on a day to day basis, with this the lawyer could also think with more education the likelihood of strong prejudices would be lessened, you could also figure that he would be good at problem solving and knowing how thing have to balance out, this could also explain his inquisitive nature as to how things really work as he proofed by going down to the slums and purchasing the switch blade knife like the one that was used in t...

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The authors then conclude the article by making several concrete suggestions as to what researchers might do to solve, or at least mitigate these problems: - Keep your mind engaged as you research - Define your objectives and keep those objectives firmly in mind -Know what you are looking for in the way of information - Learn how to identify both good sources and bad sources of information - Learn to evaluate, question, and interpret as you research, and let the results guide you. ... A large proportion of the data retrieved by even the best designed web-based search engine is i...

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On the very first page of his novel, Dostoevsky even states that Raskolnikov's living space "was more like a cupboard than a room" (1). ... Then God will send you life again [ ] Suffer and expiate your sin by it, that's what you must do" (388, 389). ... "What a wretched lodging you have, Rodya! It's like a tomb. ... I never realized that a space in which you lay your head to sleep can shape the way you live, whether it be in constant turmoil or enduring peace. ...

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Like many other diary writers, James' decision to write a little every day was in hope that it might "bring relief as an outlet to that geyser of emotions, sensations, speculations, and reflections which ferments perpetually within my poor old carcass for its sins," (Edel, 25) for her inner turmoil was motivated by a desperate sense of isolation. ... A direct example of this is when James' refers one of Emily Dickinson's poems in her diary, while explaining how she had been asked by her doctor if she'd ever been written for the press like her famous brothers: Ho...

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The writer tries to make parallels in the reader's mind, which, being human, is against every one of that bears the names like "oppressor", and the such, to get the reader to feel regret for the current educational framework. ... Throughout the article author acted like a teacher, who want to change the system of education. ... On the other hand, On the off chance that you don't have your own musings then you are under whosever musings you have remembered, and are not your own particular individual. ...

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In the movie Chappie, robot Chappie learned to act like humans through socialization and later discovered a way to link human consciousness to robots to keep human consciousness forever. If the future with artificial intelligence is really that positive just like it is in the movie, our world will not be limited to the ideas of humans but also the ideas of the machines. ... As there was no longer a nice and welcoming cashier asking me 'Hi, what can I help you?' or 'Good morning, how are you doing today?'. ... In conclusion, it might be true that what comes with the develo...

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Much like mystery buffs that believe motive in a whodunit is as important as who did it. ... Have you ever felt sad or angry but did not know why? If you traced the origin of these feelings, chances are you would discover they were caused by self-defeating or negative thoughts. ... Preconscious, stores data you don't need right now but readily accessible if something calls your attention to it, for example, if someone asks what you had for dinner last night and you can answer correctly. ... Cognition is an active process; when you think, you aren't just taking information in, you...

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"It's not easy being quiet and good, it's like hanging on the edge of a bridge when you've already fallen over, you don't seem to be moving, just dangling there, and yet it is taking all your strength". ... The sentence, "Huge dark-red flowers all shining and glossy like satin." gives the reader an image of gorgeous, soft peonies in full bloom just before the petals "burst and fall to the ground". ...

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Also, she is considered lower than a servant by both the mistress of the house, "you are less than a servant, for you do nothing for your keep." and even the servants themselves, who tell her how she should behave and threaten her with notions of being sent away, and of being punished by God for her "wicked" behaviour. Jane is locked in the red room like a criminal, and when she screams out in fright for thinking she has seen a ghost, she is not trusted and thought to be deceitful. ... She can intelligently consider what has caused Mrs Reed to be so cruel: "how could she really like an inte...

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"Nothing so like as eggs; yet no one, on account of this appearing similarity, expects the same taste and relish in all of them. ... He sees them as either an object precedent and contiguous to another, where all the objects resembling the former are placed in a like relation of priority and contiguity to those objects that resemble the latter. ... After comparing the two arguments there is only one rational end that you can come to, with the arguments being founded on the same premises and not contradicting each other, if you accept one, you must accept the other. ... You can, however, have c...

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The USA is implementing laws like affirmative action, which they are hoping to erase racism, and essentially, make everyone equal. ... Eventually, the "land of the free" will turn into a Stalin-like communist state, where people are killed for stating their opinions, the government openly impedes the smarter people, and people can be taken from their homes and jailed, for the sole reason that they could be stronger, bigger and better than other people in society. ... Today the United States government does take people from their homes, if they even suspect you of being a terrorist. ...

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He claimed that if you were able to recall a dream, you could remember that you would allow for all different types of extreme and bizarre happenings without you even battling from what is considered normal or what is deemed obscure. For example, occurrences much like in the scene from the recent movie Inception written by Christopher Nolan, where the characters in a dream allow for such extreme happenings in which the buildings literally folded on top of one another as they strolled down main street in a very beautiful, science-fiction manner. ... Yet, in what is considered waking life, if yo...

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Highlighted by Malvinas' characters lack of belonging, is the power of how fictional works explore real issues, like the need to belong within society, and how works of literature effectively examine universal themes of the human experience. ... And through Lowry's use of a narrator's voice it creates a direct connection with Malvina, reinforcing to the reader that you don't always get what you want when given freedom. ... "I understand you but agree with you hell no I'll wear something really bizarre tomorrow just to piss you off". ... These all project to t...

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In The Opposable Mind, Martin examines the topic brilliantly and, perhaps most important to our conversation, teaches how you can develop a more opposable mind yourself. ... It's about having a certain level of expectation as to what a solution could look like and refusing to lower that expectation simply because the ideal solution doesn't yet exist. ... Martin's message, is this:  Next time you find yourself with an either-or decision to make, take a step back, take a breath, and see if you can't find an "and" that surpasses both.  ...

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Sophie was introduced to the philosophical world when she receives an envelope containing the questions, "Who are you?"" ... Like the Lego blocks on the lecture about Democritus' atom theory. ... By the description of the book, one may say that it would be more like a textbook than a novel. ... To add to their interests, the author puts fictional characters in the book like Winnie the Pooh, Little Red Riding Hood and Aladdin. ... It greatly influenced the hard sciences like Physics. ...

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Freud, since you have this extraordinary opportunity to look at your work from the "height" of the time elapsed, do you recognize that to some extent your descriptions of human personality reflect your own character and life experiences? ... Do you think it is possible that your theory of Oedipus complex was so attractive to you because of the specific dynamics of your family, such as the young beautiful mother, aloof and hostile father, etc. ... Freud, in your work you relied entirely on the case study method of research. ... Why did you not use other methods in your research? ...

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When it comes to finding explanations to things like; why one thinks different than another person, or how does the way one lives in society shape their personality and does childhood experiences influence the way a person turns out to be as an adult? ... For example the conscious mind makes you aware that you have to go to the bathroom or that your body needs food or rest When it came to Freud's theory he suggested that, people must successfully pass through five stages of development in order to become healthy, well adjusted adults (Miller & Shelly, 2001, p. 35). ... When a child hits...

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The passage seems to lead you into thinking that during the misfits moment of thought and confusion that he maybe vulnerable and in a weakened state mentally and physically and the grandmother is reaching out to comfort him. ... Finally, what I believe the author was trying to do with the choice of words that he uses like the name Misfit, and the way he speaks as an uneducated, and disrespectful man are done to portray the misfit in a negative way to add to the Misfit's criminal persona. ...

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The passage seems to lead you into thinking that during the misfits moment of thought and confusion that he maybe vulnerable and in a weakened state mentally and physically and the grandmother is reaching out to comfort him. ... Finally, what I believe the author was trying to do with the choice of words that he uses like the name Misfit, and the way he speaks as an uneducated, and disrespectful man are done to portray the misfit in a negative way to add to the Misfit's criminal persona. ...

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We may not like many of our friends, actions and conversations, but we still appreciate of having them. ... However, one solution is that, such a person can live close to natural resources that can produce everlasting natural rhymes and beauty to satisfy our soul and hence, we can live peacefully and can enjoy all the beauty and pleasure of life.As someone said, " If you see a dream, don't let it go, as it is dream that becomes a reality of tomorrow". ...

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The second premise, the Principle of the Nomological Character of Causality, claims that cases of causation require laws to say event "A" caused event "B", is to say that there is a law that holds that events like "A" are typically followed by events like "B". ... An example use in class was if you tell Joe Cleveland is 150 miles away from Toledo, you must believe that he understands what 150 miles away is and understands all the language to say that he believes that assumption. Then you say Cleveland is within 300 miles of Toledo. ...

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Like authority though, Descartes discards the senses as a source of truth because of the "Dream Argument" or the belief that based on the senses there is no definite way of proving that you are dreaming or that you are awake. ... From this he concludes that his is an immaterial substance and that his essential property is self-consciousness because you can have no real proof of yourself except through your own thoughts or consciousness. ... In conclusion, despite his thoughts of being possessed by an "evil demon" and even being deceived by God, Descartes can at least conclude that if you thin...

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.* Howard has to deal with the objective world on a daily basis, because like she stated: no matter how light you are to the rest of your family, you're the darkest person there and they say you're black. Then you go out with a bunch of Black people and you're the lightest there and they say," Yeah, my best friend's White." ... Howard, at her wit's end retorted, "You know, Nellie, you're a racist pig!" ...

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