Each time the story flashes back to speak about Kreisler, the readers are led to discover more and more strange mannerisms about him. ... The important thing to note during this flashback is the way Kreisler reacts to Meister Abraham. ... He even leaves room in between the themes within a movement such as fermatas, long held notes, and cadences - which creates a false illusion for the listeners that the movement is coming to an end though it has merely only reached its halfway point. ...

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For instance, Abbey notes that "Across that narrow opening, a small white cloud was passing, so lovely and precious and delicate and forever inaccessible that it broke the heart and made me weep like a woman, like a child. ... I remember the beautiful noise the rain made against the dense leaves of the trees, the brilliant flashes of light with every lightning strike, and comforting crackle of the fire. ...

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The same may be true of the brain's response to other dream sensations: certainly, stimuli such as a spray of water, a strong smell, a sudden sound such as the ringing of an alarm clock, a voice, a few notes of music, or a brief flash of light, may all be incorporated into dream and "rationalized" in some way to fit in with its content ( Wade 173). ... By comparing, contrasting, and sorting the wealth of material stored in the mind, these processes engender creative insights which flash as if from nowhere into consciousness ( Fontana 34). ...

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" For instance, he thoughtfully notes that the words "pain" and "suffering" have become so interchangeably used that they inaccurately seem to have merged into one concept, and this is exactly what Cassell rejects! ... Scenes of my experience with my father flashed in the back of my head, especially at the point when the speaker noted that her mother became no longer responsive that she eventually found herself sitting next to her bed, calming her, and explaining to her that everything will be fine after their separation. ...

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Sex itself relies on this otherness, as it is the result of "a circuit of force always flowing" similar to electricity, and the actual act of coition is when "a great flash of interchange occurs, like an electric spark when two currents meet or like lightning out of the densely surcharged clouds." ... It is important to note that the time at which Daphne realises her feelings for the Count, is when she is in an almost dreamlike trance. ...

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Noting that the concussion syndrome covers a range of symptoms and severity, Gennarelli, suggests that there are two broad categories of concussion: mild concussion, without loss of consciousness and characterized by symptoms such as seeing stars, if the injury was focal, and or a short period of confusion and disorientation with or without amnesia for a brief time before and or after the event; and classic concussion, defined by reversible coma, occurring at the instant of trauma, which may be accompanied by cardiovascular and pulmonary function changes and neurological abnormalities. ...

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Discuss the way time functions in Bazin's ontology of cinema. In what ways does Bazin distinguish the cinematic image from other forms of image? Bazin believes in the idea that throughout history man has attempted to deter the flow of time by creating representations of life that will remain beyo...

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