The distinction between primary and secondary qualities has been acknowledged by both philosophy and science: Primary qualities are defined as qualities of an object in the external world which are thought to be characteristic of the object as it is in itself, and therefore whether anyone is aware of the object or not. ... Secondary qualities are defined as all sensible qualities which are not primary, such as colours, sounds, tastes, odours, and felt textures. ... Instead, experienced colour is relative to things like the nature and intensity of the light source, the angle to and distance ...

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Mackowski mainly uses the rhetorical devices of similes and metaphors to present the concept of consciousness from two different angles, physical and mental, creating various images for both aspects of consciousness in her poem. ... For example, while writing "The pile of fallen leaves drifting from the brain to the fingertip burned on the stove" (Lines 6-7), she uses tactile imagery to explain how our brain is the central component of our body and all the nerve signals travel from the brain to each part of the body, with these signals defining our experiences. ... While trying to de...

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"The world is enigmatical, every thing said and every thing known and done, and must not be taken literally, but genially. We must be at the top of our condition to understand any thing rightly." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A Condensation of Its Context Toward the end of his notebook, "Naturalist," Ralph Waldo Emerson entered sentence (dated 1853) that marks a symbolic vision of nature familiar to his readers and, in more recent years, of concern to his ecologically minded critics: "He is the richest who has most use for nature as raw material of tropes and symbols with which to describe his life....

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