A Room of Many Thoughts One of the first things to notice about A Room of One's Own is that it is not a typical lecture. ... She is showing us what she values most about writing while at the same time artfully expressing her views on women and fiction. ... Woolf herself may be seen as a materialist at times on account of her generous use of symbols and her interest in "things,"" often observed first in the physical sense. ... She connects this intimacy to the things of life with upholding the real. ... These random objects and descriptions paint a picture of A Room of One'...

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Searle's reply to my argument, that consciousness lies within a beings understanding and awareness of self, would lend itself to his Chinese Room example. This example refers to a scenario where a man is locked in a room and given a large batch of Chinese writings. The man is also given a set of instructions in English on relating the Chinese symbols to another set of symbols, along with rules on how to answer back with Chinese symbols. ... Searle's argument here is that the man doesn't really understand Chinese; the man "produces the answers by manipulating uninterpreted for...

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To some, the mask is a symbol of culture with a spiritual message. ... The mask on the fantasy man, painted with religious symbols and animal-type facial structures, reminds me of a familiar element in many folk and traditional ceremonies. ... The painter wanted this man viewed as on an equal plain with other humans; he wanted him to appear as a human, rather than as a god or a superhero. A dark and dingy room engulfs the mystery man. ... The aim is to make the viewer stop and stare at the work, then as you are about to walk away, you are drawn back with a view of extended reality. ...

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One theory sits with the idea of a metaphorical shift of entities: the room we see is a metaphor for the human body and respectively, Dave Bowman, the main character, becomes a metaphor for the human mind. ... Instead, we are greeted with what appears to be an elaborately decorated hotel room void of doors and windows, complete with renaissance-like artwork and glowing floor tiles. ... What we are first presented with is a somewhat illogical mix of objects: a space pod sitting in the middle of a bright white room with geometric space-aged glowing floor tiling and furniture, artwork and wall de...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate