It has three chapters, and thirty-three verses, which I suspect was intentional. ... The three chapters all touch on different subjects. ... In section two of chapter one, it talks of the guardians coming into the mighty ocean of existence, then talks about how the Self had trouble in giving them a form. ... At the end of the chapter, it has a small story about the sage Vamadeva. ... Last, the third chapter of the Aitareya seems to talk obviously of Brahman, the ultimate god and Ultimate Reality. ...

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After examining chapters 6 and 39 of Kate Chopin's story The Awakening, one is able to see that the author planned to depict the final scene to be tragic yet triumphant. Like Edna's final act in chapter 39, the first half of chapter 6 allows the reader to understand that Edna is lost in her search for individuality and freedom in her life. Perhaps the most apparent connection between the two chapters is the symbol and role of the sea which allows Edna to find the light that she has been searching for. In the end, the reader is able to see that all of Edna's thoughts and acti...

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Anthem Essay "The only things which taught us joy were the power we created in our wires, and the Golden One" (Chapter IX). ... "Men have no cause to exist save in toiling for other men" (Chapter VII). ... "The glass box in our arms is like a living heart that gives us strength. ... We have not built this box for the good of our brothers" (Chapter VII). ...

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David Smith gives many examples of the benefits of the unconscious mind in chapter 4 of Why We Lie. Starting with problem solving, he expresses that our minds can sometimes have issues with trying to find the answer to something and that if we just leave it alone for a little while and give our conscious mind a break, our unconscious will take hold of the problem and solve it for us (81-84). Later on in the chapter, he mentions the structure of the unconscious mind and how it works. ... Smith gives an example of "confabulation across saccades," which are distorted memories of an ima...

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In chapter 7, when Emma and her husband were on their honeymoon, all she could think about is Leon. ... From the day that Charles and Emma met, Emma was searching for more-more than Charles was giving. ... Emma attempted to give her relationship with Charles time, but in reality, Emma thought she was being much more patient than she really was. ... In chapter 7, the minute that Leon left for Paris, she became depressed with her life. ... In Part Two, Chapter VI, Flaubert writes, "The whitish light of the window-panes was softly wavering. ...

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Salinger's use of Holden's voice gives us a vivid and immediate sense of who Holden is. ... I didn't feel like giving her my whole life history. ... Holden doesn't mention Allie until the 5th chapter. In this chapter, he is writing an observation paper for Stradlater. ... This passage shows that no matter what, Holden won't give up on Jane. ...

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These images better the understanding of this poem and give the reader a vivid sense of what the author is trying to portray. ... Even though the world feels like it is ending for you, there is hope that with a chapter of your life ending, a new one will begin. ...

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston gives her readers a great deal of atmosphere. ... It would have been very easy for the tale to begin like a lot of others do, by giving us a physical description of what to imagine. Instead she gives us this introduction, not so much an account of physical properties, but of emotional ones. ... Why give the reader all this stuff to think about? ... Within the first chapter, even within the first few pages, Hurston has given us a presentation of the tone that is to come. ...

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In reality, I have encountered some situations in which using my understanding of perception checking gives me a better way to react and handle my interpretations. ... Suddenly one day my uncle asked me to split up and he would give me the a certain amount of money for shopping for food. ... Although I'm pissed of being called "pig", I stay calm and ask my friends what they mean by giving me that nickname (clarification). ... Through this chapter, I have learned that perception checking is a good tool that allows me to understand how someone is feeling. ...

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The passage shows that Winston is "writing down the thoughts that came into his head" and the first slogan is "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY" almost without pausing this gives an expression that he rushes his mind to think in that essence. ... " The narration also uses simile to approach the reader with greater understanding by giving example as if we are "swimming against a current" in how we struggle to manage but eventually giving up and just go with the flow. ...

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What makes these times easier is having others to either bear the load with you or give you advice to lead you through your struggles. ... Taylor needed them to pretend that Turtle was their daughter and that she was giving her up to Taylor in which Taylor would have sole custody. ... It was her free will to put herself on such great a stone of sacrifice, thus jeopardizing her own freedom if she were caught, thus the title of the chapter, Soundness of Mind and Freedom of Will. ...

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which breaks the emotional thought, and gives you time to think clearly." pp. 49 I don't know about you, but I hear emotions talking more than heads talking and I found it very interesting that Kiyosaki showed and explained how harmful such emotional statements are to our financial future. He gives us seven lessons expanding on this lesson and then a few chapters on how to overcome obstacles and how to get started mentally and physically. ...

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What is a soul? According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary a soul is three things: 1) the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life , 2) the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, 3) a person's total self. In M...

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I think that this is an interesting point because the first chapter of the novel was entirely dedicated to the physical burdens and metaphorical weights that soldiers carried as they trekked through Vietnam, and now the end of the story relates back to that in explaining the reason why O'Brien needs to write stories the way that he does. ... O'Brien adds new details to give people that died in his stories new life that he could experience as he was creating it, almost as if the person that had died was alive and making new memories with him right at that very moment. ...

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This exposition (Klarer 175) of her mental development as supposed discourse in Northanger Abbey is not apparent, until Austen introduces the second chapter with these words: "Her heart was affectionate, her disposition cheerful and open, without conceit of affectation of any kind – her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person from pleasing, and, when in good looks, pretty – and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually" (Austen 11). ... " 'How very little trouble it can give you to understan...

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Finally the use of hyperbole gives the reader the impression that Holden is an intelligent and sensitive individual, who is emotionally disturbed and dissatisfied. ... Holden justifies his behaviour, and believes his actions were completely normal as seen in the phrase, "So what I did was, I went down the hall and woke up Frederick Woodruff, this guy I'd lent my typewriter to"(Chapter 7) . ...

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Through the use of a "disabled" narrator, the author Mark Haddon creates intrigue and gives us rare insight into another, even alien like world! ... An interesting and distinctive point of the structure is the development of chapter length from short to long as the book progresses. ...

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