Literature "organized violence committed on ordinary speech" (Eagleton) While the definition of literature has been widely disputed throughout history, British literary theorist, Terrence Eagleton, attempts to make sense of it all during the introduction of his 1983 book, What is Literature. He described literature as, "imaginative writing in the sense of fiction" (Eagleton 1). If one then believes that 'writing in the sense of fiction' is the meaning of literature then who is it that decides what is true and untrue - and thus ultimately, literature? ...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics, conflict resolution, psychological services in the educational system, and so on.. In modern psychology emerged following main trends: 1. complicate the structure of psychology: there are new scientific sectors (both theoretical and applied) and new areas of practical application of psychology. Wha...

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The creation of the world, the presence of a higher being, perception, the possibility of an after-life and maybe most importantly our ultimate purpose in life, are just a few of the issues philosophers have dealt with. ... "(39)" "As in regards to other divinities," Plato chooses to acknowledge the popular polytheistic religion because to him, it only makes sense for us to "trust those who have proclaimed it in earlier times: being, as they claimed, descendants of gods, must of course have certain knowledge of their own ancestors. (37)" In contrary to this definite presence of a higher be...

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"Plato reveals that there is a sense in which the inquirer both knows and doesn't know what he is seeking.... He maintained we cannot gain knowledge of absolute realities from bodily sense-experiences, and it is our pre-existing knowledge of the Forms that allows us to inquire into their nature in the first place. ...

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The idea that time is stationary and that humans advance through it makes much more sense. ... This idea indicates that human consciousness advances up a timelike direction - that because of human consciousness and perception, time has relevance in people's lives where it would not if humans did not impose it upon themselves. ...

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However, the above contribution by Plato has got a loophole in the sense that, in a stratified society, people have different ideologies and interests and this will make it difficult for his ideal aristocratic government to come to see its light fully fledged. ... He sees this form of government as better than democracy in the sense that power will be in the hands of the military who may happen to share the same virtues with the majority but he then came to realize its weakness by citing that the military by nature can possess the element of being power hungry, thereby oppressing the majority....

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Hypnotism is an exceptionally interesting experience to witness firsthand. With an object as ordinary as a swinging pocket watch, some individuals have the power to gain control of another person's mind by lulling them into a meditative state. The hypnotist is able to speak to the person's subconscious mind, directly bypassing their normal conscious thoughts and defenses, influencing them on their most basic level of thought. This instigates an unusual response in individuals under hypnosis, as they ignore all but what the hypnotist suggests. The Christopher Nolan movie Inception d...

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