These definitions may differ vastly depending upon each individual's perception of life. ... This is because ways of knowing such as emotion, intuition, reasoning and sense perception are essential to create meaning and purpose in life. ... In subject areas such as the arts, one may acquire the knowledge that the artwork displays, but for a piece of art to produce meaning and purpose in an individual's personal knowledge he or she will have to use their sense perception, emotion and intuition. ... Knowledge in the form of lyrics, along with my emotional connect to the song and it&#x...

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Every character's perception of life and death differs depending on their personal lifestyle and experiences, and Tennessee Williams thoroughly discusses the differences between his characters" views on these two opposing forces in the play Orpheus Descending. ... Williams integrates strong imagery and symbols to convey perceptions of life and death and alludes to them frequently throughout the play. ... It makes sense then, that she is frustrated by the fact that she has trouble sleeping, and escaping from the darkness of her everyday reality. ... Val is constantly questioning his purp...

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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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There is a positive correlation between the two that helps to make sense of evolution. ... This doesn't refer to information in the modern sense, it isn't aware of the change and doesn't need a rational, cognitive mind to utilize the information. ...

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Each component from the time we wake up is a construction of colors, shapes smells, textures and patterns that we perceive and we orchestrate how these perceptions enter us and what we do with them. ... "The way we deal with our dreams give us a great deal of insight into our habits and nature, but also the way we relate to our dreams can be indicative of our way of dealing with all kinds of things, including our interpretations of the past, our current situation and problems and the culture in a larger sense," (Moore 1053). ... One must wonder if this plane crash was sensed, or existed in ...

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He speaks of death with a strong sense of fear for the unknown and considers the death to be a force that plagues rather than reliefs. ... In this poem specifically, Larkin puts into words his perception of death as something to be feared of. ...

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