When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ... They become a person of value to their community by showing their sense of purpose and progress. ... Dougherty feels empowered and has a sense of purpose when working for the city. ... When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ... When we are involved and linked together we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ...

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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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It has also been suggested that it is possible evil is more of a perception, a subjective understanding of a certain happening, and is therefore relative. ... There is no sense of evil however, without having a sense of its counterpart. ... It could be argued that our very sense of what is evil comes from what is shocking to our natural system. ... The natural inclination to exist now becomes individualized and the sense of the whole is altered. In these types of circumstances we see a rise in ill doings, however, this then lends to the notion that under these circumstances our perception o...

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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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As this view gets passed down through generations, the first interpretations are forgotten, or become mute points to the believers, and reality becomes merely an understanding, or Perspectivism, where reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of individuals or groups who make the perception. ... Many of the world's characteristics are missed by our limited senses for perception. ... On the other hand, it would generate a great feeling of acceptance and responsibility for one's life, because there would be a sense of freedom from the teleological, and allows one to live each...

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Empiricism holds that only sense knowledge is valid, for it alone securely rests on the impressions of the thinking subject. ... Reality is our perception of events and we know things by using our bodies" senses and through watching others. ... His attack on the poets is based on his accusations that art alters peoples" perception of reality. ... They do not laugh, cry or have a sense of humor. ...

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Berger says that "original paintings are silent and still in a sense that information never is" (158). ... After applying my own past and perception to Sunbath, I was able to come up with a meaning for this painting, which lead me to believe that my interpretation is right and that I now know the woman that is being portrayed in the painting. ...

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With this moment of awareness comes a sense of exile from the people who are still living under the disillusionment that their life has meaning and a lack of familiarity in the world in which you exist. ... Anyone at anytime can be hit by the absurd and question the meaning of life, but it is their choice whether to make this glimmer of existential truth their perception of life. ...

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