Belonging is a complex/multifaceted and universal concept so deeply rooted in the human psyche that our fulfillment depends on our connection to people and place. Throughout our lives, everyone faces the need to belong and so straddles the dichotomous nature of belonging encompassing (surrounding) acceptance and alienation. ... The human desire to form an authentic (or genuine) connection with people and place when alienated due to pressures of an unacquainted setting is reflected in Spirited Away with further allusions to the migrant experience. ... " Once inside the new world, she is...

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Within this essay, the discussion will focus on the distinct nature of psychology`s major theories, sub-disciplines of industrial/organization psychology, and ecological psychology. ... The subject matter of Industrial Organization psychology is used in commerce as organization management, corporate finances, accounting, and enhancement of the human resources department (Campbell, 2002). ... The main objective of environmental psychology is to understand how people recognize, communicate with nature; interrelate with his or her environment (Veitch & Arkkelin, 1995). ... The objective of under...

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Thus, as texts are a reflection of their context and its values, it is evident that aspects of human nature remain constant irrespective of context. ... Thus, Shelley criticizes the human tendency to disregard nature in favor of the pursuit of scientific discovery. ... Thus, despite the varying values of the text's contexts, the overreaching desire for progress over the natural world remains a constant trait permeating human nature. ... Thus, as the artificial creations display human traits while mankind diverges away from its humanity within both texts, the existential concerns of...

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Whilst disparities in the genre, both texts offer insights into human experience, questioning how science tampers with nature and the prejudice received in the aftermath. ... His rejection of the monster is a catalyst for disaster, "demonical corpse to which I had so miserably given life", questioning the morality of science tampering with nature by exploring the human experience, "extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed". ... Shelley's social commentary "How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge" perceived in both texts in time gains insig...

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Yeats poetry has the unique ability to unify the dichotomous aspects of human existence in a lyrical manifestation of the realm of art, our memories fraught with contradiction, our current struggle with meaning and the processes of time and decay. ... The human obsession with the elusive nature of immortality and time is often brought into sharp relief when we are brought face to face with our own mortality. ... The nature and persona's recognition of mortality brings the poem to a sombre conclusion as the physical distance between the poet and swans represents the vast metaphysical gap ...

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Jean Paul Sartre's thesis that humans are radically free starts of by his argument that existence precedes essence. Sartre argues that objects that like the pots crafted by an artisan have an "essence ", they are bounded by the nature of the essence, and thus are not free. ... Sartre also argues that as humans condemned to be free, we must embrace our freedom and not act in "bad faith"" or try to objectify either others or ourselves. ... Sartre's existentialist vision of human freedom would implicate numerous depressing, yet equally optimistic facets of human existence and society. ...

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In response to economic conditions created by capitalism, socialists argued that social order is maintained through production owned in common, a cooperative sense of human nature, and proactive government intervention. ... Another distinction between individualist and socialist thought stems from differing assumptions about human nature, cooperative vs. self, and how they affect beliefs on who should own the means of production and how wealth should be distributed. Under socialist theories, human nature is inherently cooperative leading to the greatest social benefit from production owned in...

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The Collective Unconscious refers to instinct shared by all humanity (Collective) that manifests in universal images or concepts whose origin lies deep within the human psyche (Unconscious). ... Herein Ishtar expresses interest in mortal males and demands their loyalty- demonstrating the human-like qualities of an otherwise non-human entity. ... Therefore, Ishtar represents certain qualities of the anima- divine nature and sexuality. ... But in obedience of their will, the human attributes of piety, humility and respect arises. These human attributes represent an acknowledgment of that which ...

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By considering the key notions of the play, we can explore ideas pertinent to the human condition such as, corruption, human empowerment and personal integrity. ... Imperfection is innate to the human condition and it is exemplified in "Hamlet." ... "Hamlet" connects with audiences in socio-historic contexts primarily due to its addressing of fundamental human issues and what it is to be human. ... " Juxtaposition between the persona's motives of suicide and his perplexing of life's meaningless nature insinuates that Hamlet's morbid tendencies are a direct consequence of hi...

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The Solar Energy is radiant heat and light from the sun, harnessed using a range of ever-evolving, technologies such as solar heating and solar panels, it is an important source of energy it is Nature power from the sun, every power the sun falls on the planet it is used by the entire human population in one year, the power from the sun is limitless supply not like oil or gas, solar power is a reliable source and the prices never fluctuate. The Solar power is the most abundant resource we have if we could collect one one-hundredth above one percent of the suns energy reaching the earth it woul...

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The Social Sciences The social sciences deal in rational ways with human nature, our thoughts and feelings, our behavior, our relationships with one another, and the factors that affect and influence us. ... Our basic customs, of human development, of human social relations, and of the economic, political, social, and cultural systems in which we as individuals live. ... Anthropology deals mostly about the study of human beings in relation to distribution, origin, classification, and relationship of races, physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. ... The social...

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In my opinion, the main problems of exchanging information through the Internet include the possibility of privacy violations and other misuses, and the long-term damaging effects on the quality of human relationships. ... As the ease of sharing all kinds of personal information and expanding social networks increases, so will the indirect and non-binding nature of interpersonal connections. ... Continued use of those services in such ways can eventually render people less appreciative of their relationships, increasing the transient nature of connections among people in general. ... The pote...

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The adherence to a structured faith has shaped the human worldview, challenging the understanding of the society, and the demands we place upon the structure that governs our lives. ... The Buddhist faith, long seen as one that is earth-centric in nature, has recently demonstrated its ability to change attitudes in regards to society's view of the environment. ... The ability to alter the views of our innately selfish species in regards to their environment, demonstrates the transformative nature of the religious dimension. ... The desire to learn remains as one of the most powerful att...

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In, "Heart of Darkness," Joseph Conrad uses the nature of the Congo river as a symbol to express the chaos and condition in the heart of both the conquerors and the conquered. ... Due to imperialism, the Europeans maltreat the Africans by taking away their most basic rights, like the river, so, "pitiless," to the conquered, treating them as less than human, tearing themselves apart from their human civilization, and leaving mostly hatred and violent instincts. ... In the big picture, as the Congo river symbolizes the chaos in the human heart, the river also represents the failure of ...

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"The original field of aesthetics is not art but reality – corporeal, material nature. ... In the 21st century, the development and proliferation of video games has shown the world how pixelated, simulative art can be made into a reality, a phantasmagoria of sorts, by invoking reactions from all the senses in the human body. ... Consequently, I believe video games anesthetize an individual's body and soul by placing them in a virtual reality that not only provides a false human sensorium, but one that is substantiated via a Panoptic influence (Foucault 234). ... By succumbing...

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This dichotomy of virtue and vengeance highlights extent of human capacity, emphasised through alliteration, evocative of Prospero's vindictive past and the metamorphosis he undergoes as a result of this meaningful discovery. ... It is an intrinsic human desire to seek the unknown, this can be evoked through curiosity and wonder, and in turn, often leading to confronting and provocative discoveries. This is evident through the curious nature of Miranda in, "you have often begun to tell me what I am, but stopped and left me to a bootless inquisition, concluding, "stay. ... As w...

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This is not a situation ameliorated just by behavioral assessments and interventions, but a change of the heart that will lead to an understanding of human nature and an acceptance that goes beyond human nature and into the Holy Spirit's inner working in each person. ...

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James Rosenau's most important casual factor on the subject of organized crime and the war on drugs is that of the nature of the international system. ... The dark side of globalization allows multinational criminals to broaden their range of operations from drug and arms trafficking to money laundering and trafficking in human beings. ... The information and skills revolution has also changed the nature of political authority. ...

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A spontaneous fictitious backlash occurs in order to protect nature and economic resources from commodification of market units. ... The natures of markets prior to the industrial revolution and the emergence of the capitalist economy where markets in which market prices were determined more by adherence to social, religious and political normative forces than forces of competition in trade (Polanyi; 1994). ... Polanyi argues that negative consequences are inevitable from pursuing this utopian ideal as a struggle for resources in a resource-scarce world will ultimately lead to demise of natu...

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The debate surrounding the nature of anthropology has been omnipresent in the discipline for numerous years, although no clear answer has been materialised as of yet. ... Carrithers appears to regard the role of science in anthropology with a negative attitude, stating a particular advantage of anthropological knowledge is that a richer understanding of other humans is conceived through human engagement in research as opposed to "unthinking minerals" in reference to scientific research (Carrithers, 1990:263). ... Wolf argues that anthropology should be considered a natural science, relating ...

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This statement applies to Shakespeare's tragedy 'Othello' which discusses human flaws such as the weakness of trust under influences of deception, the nature of pride to be replaced by irrational jealousy and how love is vulnerable to societal influences. ... Iago's paradoxical aside 'I am not what I am' immediately discloses his duplicitous nature yet the dramatic irony in Othello addressing him as 'Honest Iago' portrays how the antagonist's deception victimises Othello's naivety. ... Often, texts which examine the human condition are the m...

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Throughout the history of human being, especially in the modern society, people have long been endeavoring to attain the sacred goal of freedom. The slaves tried every means to escape from their owners even at the cost of their lives; wars broke out in those colony countries to broke the bondage from colonial domination for freedom; it is freedom that serve as the leading spirit in the France Reform; and the spirit of liberty has been written as the declaration of human rights into the constitutions. ... The right of freedom is rather a right that is gifted and regulated by the law than a slo...

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In contrast, Cooper decreases his opposition's credibility rather than enhancing his own like Hofstadter has, by instantly claiming that "cloning of animals and perhaps humans is dangerous" in order to immediately communicate his contention to readers without acknowledging the opposition. By continuing with "such tampering with nature is something we should not tolerate", Cooper further enforces his opposing stance against cloning, whilst rendering scientists and cloning supporters as somewhat irresponsible and unintelligent for "tampering with nature" in suc...

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From the first time Charlie is introduced to Algernon, he feels a sense of connection with the small white mouse, though it is only after his operation that he understands the nature of this connection. Charlie and Algernon are both alike in the sense that they are both one of a kind; Algernon is the first experiment subject that has undergone the procedure for increased intelligence, and Charlie is the first human the procedure is tested on; thusly Algernon can be seen as a sort of precursor that will reveal Charlie's fate. ... Humans have always sought to better understand the univer...

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Rousseau's idea of the general will is related to the concept of the republic as not just a real entity but one that is in fact more indicative of the values of human nature than the individuals who reside in it. ... Rousseau says, "In the state of nature, where everything takes place in such a uniform manner and where the face of the earth is not subject to those sudden and continual changes caused by the passions and inconstancy of peoples living together.... Ironically, though, Rousseau, an advocate of the idea that humans are inherently good, defies the theories of justice that R...

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