It is a known truth that what is unnatural is most often considered evil, as it is different, not normal. ... Similarly, there is, during the whole of the play, an opposition between light and dark which is paralleled to that of life and death, as well as good and evil. ... On the other hand, there is Macbeth who wishes to be in the dark to be able to commit his evil acts: "Stars, hide your fires!... He then wants darkness to prevail to hide his unnatural, evil acts and qualities. ... In fact, Banquo already relates them to evil as he aludes to the devil when speaking of them: "What! ...

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Second, the frequency and legitimacy of violent acts on television may increase the tendency of viewers to model their behavior after what they see. ... Afterwards they too were released into the room full of toys and allowed to play. ... A homonym is defined as one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (Bushman, 1998). ... These homonyms were carefully selected to have one meaning more aggressive than the other, such as pound' and sock'. ... The frequency and legitimacy of violent acts on television also influences viewers to model ...

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Throughout this early part of Act I Scene I, the two servants" coarse humour in conversation, and their vulgar and crude opinions on what they see as love, bring an instant impression at the start of the play. ... However, he seemed to be quite confused of the meaning of love. ... "What's he that follows here that would not dance?" ... For example, when Paris appeals to Capulet for his consent of marriage to Juliet ("But now my lord, what say you to my suit?")... Throughout the play, we do not see any sexual attraction between the couple, but only, as it were, a quite ceremonial acquainta...

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The love between Florizel and Perdita, the reunification of Leontes with his lost daughter and wife bring to the play a perfect ending. ... While obviously, the meaning the play tries to convey should much more than that. ... However, what strikes him most is the betrayal of his friend. ... She represents the ideal feminine image and acts as a model as the possible harmonious coexistence between man and woman. ... It is the harmony what Hermione once efforts to acquire. ...

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"Violence", if we go by dictionary meaning it seems to be one of the most misinterpreted words. ... Boundaries and structure create the difference between self and other. Violence as a concept is a cultural system of meaning, a communicative process about otherness .... Acts of violence are related to categories. ... What modern science does is that it tries to bring artificiality in what is natural. ...

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Spousal abuse is defined as any intentional act or series of acts that cause injury to the spouse (Wallace, 2002 p.180). ... In many cases, this abuse is a result of this power struggle between the husband and wife. ... For the male spouse to regain this control coercive acts of battering result, physically harming the female. ... By researching for this paper I wish to become more aware of the problem of spousal abuse and what some of the causes may be. ... Punctuation relates to the break in the sequencing of interactions in order to give it meaning. ...

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What then is dualism? ... CARTESIAN DUALISM While the great philosophical distinction between mind and body in western thought can be traced to the Greeks, it is to the seminal work of René Descartes, French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist, that we owe the first systematic account of the mind/body relationship. ... He emphasized the sharp division between the mind and the body as the most basic fact of our human existence. ... He even argued that there is a thin line that separates the walking state from the dreaming state – meaning, we cannot be actually certain wh...

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The underlying question then, is what has caused the sudden trend in terrorism? ... Section III: Operationalization, the connection between globalization and terrorism will be established. ... (http://www.globalpolicy.org/wtc/un/2002/0203definition.htm, p.1) The differences between the many definitions are subtle in words alone, but differ greatly in meaning, especially when defining a "terrorist- from a "freedom-fighter-. ... This definition clearly is a combination of the previous two, both in word structure and in meaning. ... Like the strength and meaning of the definition of terrorism, a...

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This essay will examine the role and discourse of the theatre in Brecht, how the relationship between theatre and politics has evolved and look at two plays from the first half of the 20th century. ... (Sacks, 2006) Verfremdungseffekt, otherwise called ˜the distancing effect', is achieved by the way the "artist never acts as if there were a fourth wall besides the three surrounding him. ... To create a distancing effect, Brecht promoted acting and staging that would merely demonstrate what was being portrayed, which gave the audience a more objective perspective on the action....

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It is a dilemma to whether consider it as an effort provoking negativity and uprising, however, what stands is a fact is that history has provided us with numerous examples of how revolt has contributed in bringing about a change or perhaps a withstanding model for the humanity and society to follow. ... What is interesting to note is that a child naturally rebels when he is confronted in performing any task. ... Social class plays an important role in India; social class decides who can love who, who can chose what occupation, who is better than whom. ... It is clearly pointed out in variou...

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Introduction Many children watch television everyday, and recent studies indicate that children watch between three to four hours of television a day. ... The primetime series "Will and Grace" deals with relationships between homosexual and heterosexual people. ... Some show singers singing and band members playing their instruments. ... On this program the ten most requested videos are played, but the majority of the voters are young teenagers. ... They want to model what they see. ...

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Scholars have narrowed the meaning of the word 'sex' increasingly (Beasley, 2005). ... Laws, norms and technology also play a very important part in shaping our perception of a particular phenomenon. ... The theory of Symbolic Interactionism, states that individuals behave and act towards things according to what meaning it has for them. ... Thus, performativity of gender are formalized repetitions of acts, imitations of dominant conventions of gender. ... Official and unofficial discourses play a very important role in constructing social phenomena. ...

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In both plays, Shakespeare lessens language and bodies to their deepest levels. ... Through Lavinia's weakness and submissive nature, she acts as a prisoner to others declaration of themselves and of their power. For that reason, the anticipation or part that Lavinia serves within the Roman community is that of a tradable exchange between the Romans and the Goths, which by the closing of the play is degraded to nothing. ... Lavinia is the channel for this inter-social conflict between the Roman-Romans and Goth-Romans. ... As she is traded between domestic and societal realms, her roles...

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In this paper I will analyze Shakespeare's use of two similar motifs associated with the Gothic genre, dreams and sleep, in several of his plays in hope of showing how thoroughly grounded the relationship between Shakespeare and Gothic fiction truly is. ... Dreams, by definition, are not subject to the rules of linear, rational, thought, are subjective, happen in the dark and use a kind of "shadow logic", meaning that they sometimes say the opposite of what we think they mean. ... As far back as Ancient Greece, poets and artists have seen a relationship between sleep and death...

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Acts 1:1 proves that Luke and Acts contain the same author. ... There are five pieces of information that helps us to understand the association between Luke and Acts better. ... A majority of this depends on the relations between the Romans and the Jews. ... "O'Neill states that the date of Luke was probably between 70 and 90. ... This proves how common these types of stories are and the significant role they play. ...

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, Michael Hogan reminds fans that "nobody likes a cheater, unless the cheater plays for your team " (Hogan 1). ... Having steroids at your disposal in time of injury can lead to faster recoveries for players, meaning the very best are playing most of the time. ... He also notices that this average has been intact for the majority of baseball history, dating back to its inception as a national sport at the turn of the century; thus meaning that the balance between hitters and pitchers has been preserved. So what is the difference between today's hitters compared to earlier players when Rog...

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Condensation is when a whole set of images is packed into a single image or statement, when a complex meaning is condensed into a simpler one. Displacement is when the meaning of one image or symbol gets pushed onto something associated with it, which then displaces the original image. ... Freud says that sexual desires are instinctual, and that they appear in the most fundamental acts in the process of nurturing, like in a mother nursing an infant. ... The oral stage is associated with incorporation, with taking in things, with knowing no boundaries between self and others and between the ins...

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Culture CULTURE What is culture? ... But what is an abstraction of a marriage ceremony or a pottery bowl, using Kroeber and Kluckhohn's examples? ... The mother-in-law taboo is a complex of concepts, attitudes, and acts. ... When words are considered in their relationship to the human, as acts--they become behavior. ... There is no reason or evidence that leads one to believe that any animal other than man can have or be brought to any appreciation or comprehension whatever of such meanings and acts. ...

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Both these words have serious meaning in this play. ... Before the play even started you were told what would happen very briefly. ... Juliet says all men call thee fickle' meaning she's hoping the men will be fickle and send Romeo back to Verona. ... It makes the audience feel ironic as they think they know what is going to happen without actually being certain and they recognise this irony during this part of the play. ... This feud between the families and Juliet's fathers domineering attitude stops this feud between them being resolved. ...

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As industrial technologies evolve, they effect radical change, which generates anxiety, particularly for the middle class, which, located between the upper and working classes, is in a site of negotiation and inherent instability. ... As its name implies, the middle class falls between the upper and working classes as an unstable site of mediation between the two. ... The action of the play begins with the Darling children pretending to be their parents. ... John and Wendy's rehearsal of their parents seems like a recurring part of the dynamic of the family, so that Mr Darling's e...

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It is to know why one behaves and acts in accordance with custom. ... 2) What role does ethnic identity play in the respective artist's work? ... "Ethnic" has Latin and Greek origins – ethnicus and ethnikas both meaning nation (Clark, 1947: 187). ... The second part of the construct, identity, has Latin origins and is derived from the word identitas; the word is formed from idem meaning same according to Clark (1947: 187). ... This will, of course, include a different meaning for every ethnic group in whatever country they might find themselves in. ...

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Though it only forms the backdrop to one of the acts, Venice as a place is one of the most significant themes in the play. ... In any case, you need to be careful about the word - the play's locations are part of the dramatic representation of themes in the play, and certainly provide a key contrast between the 'old' society of Venice and the 'frontier' world of Cyprus, but it is not really a theme in itself. ... The Hidden Meaning of Othello The play Othello is a tale of jealousy, revenge, and deception. ... This summary is what the play might seem like to ...

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There is an even deeper meaning in this novel than meet the eye. ... There is a sudden appearance of a short, dark hallway between between the master bedroom and the children's room while the family is on vacation for the weekend. ... This bizarre environment takes its toll on everyone in the house, particularly affecting the relationship between Navidson and Karen. " With Navidson's documentation of these bizarre events, the editing of his videos become what is known as "The Navidson Record." " This piece is crucial to the understanding of the structure of the novel. ... In the c...

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What is literature? ... What is literature? What is literary study? ... Literary work is not a simple object but rather a highly complex organization of a stratified character with multiple meanings and relationships. ... If one then believes that 'writing in the sense of fiction' is the meaning of literature then who is it that decides what is true and untrue - and thus ultimately, literature? ...

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We went to go watch Alabama play LSU in football. ... What would you do? ... This is what O'Connor's writing can do to a reader because in reality, her writing is filled with meaning and symbolism, hidden in plain sight beneath a continuous narrative style that breathes not a word of agenda, of certainty, or of personal belief. ... Her characters are now showing more signs of not being sure of black people and their racist acts are now looked at from the reader's perspective as wrong. ... In Columbia Tennessee, on February 25, 1946, a dispute erupted between James Stephenson, a ...

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