...convince myself that love is not a feeling, but a concept, and an ignorant concept at that. So for the longest time, I’ve let myself break hearts and I’ve let myself have broken hearts. Never once would I admit that the reason for these shattered pieces was the ugly act of love. Id break myself down and pass the pieces around, but it was hardly Love’s fault. For the longest time, I was a believer in nothing. As a teenage girl just into high school, it’s my job to laugh at love and call it cliché. Isn’t it? I let people in and once they get comfortable, id close the door to my heart with them on the outside, wondering what they’d done wrong. But that’s just it, nobody ever did anything wrong. I was naïve and I wasn’t perfect. It’s funny the idea of perfection, of course it’s not like I thought I was anywhere near close to the concept of being perfect. I just deemed love farthest away from it. It wasn’t until later that I realized it was I who was, indeed, farthest. See, it wasn’t until much later that I realized there is nothing more important than perfection. I never expected everyone who walked into my life to be perfect. It was nothing like that. I’m not sure what it was like, though. People were meant to be exactly like myself, I thought. It was the fear of falling in love, it was the fear of feeling nothing at all. Maybe if others ached from it too, did seem just a little less insane. Maybe, just maybe I wanted someone. Maybe I’d been waiting for somebody, anybody, all...
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...why the puritans were so plain in their writing, they didn’t want to draw attention to themselves, but to God. The sermon shows not only how religion was a huge priority, but also how it impacted the writing of this time. After the age of new lands, colonial times approached. The American Revolution had begun and freedom from Britain and it’s harsh taxes was in the future. This time period was known as the age of reason, and enlightenment. During the enlightenment, people valued reason over faith. Which contrasts immensely to the puritans and era before of New Lands. Unlike the Puritans, the people believed humans are by nature good. Famous writers...
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...leading to infatuation and obsession in order to achieve society’s expectations. This is predominantly exposed within the texts “The Great Gatsby” by Fitzgerald and “Sonnets from the Portuguese” by Barret Browning. Within the Victorian era individuals were bound by strict moral code. This impacted the way literature was written evident in Barret Browning’s poems. Deontological ethics bound Barrett to write in a sense of selflessness which included concepts of moral absolutism. Barrett also adapted concepts of preference utilitarianism in her relationship with Robert. Sonnet 22 “What bitter wrong, Can the earth do to us, that we should not long, Be here contented?” The rhetorical question emphasizes Barrett’s contentment with Robert whose relationship fits in her view of a utilitarian world. In this way Browning meets society’s expectations and succeeds in her role as a woman. Comparatively within the Jazz age moral code was loosened to the point where previous norms were set aside as mores and values evolved into a self-focused frame of mind. This mindset persists through ‘The Great Gatsby” as characters are governed by concepts of hedonism, majorly seen in the character Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is blinded with obsession and infatuation of Daisy who will complete his American dream of idealism and perfection. But the quest proves to be myth in the scene of Daisy first...
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...SarahWesner Mr. Davis Period 6 Honors English In Acts 16:30, after God shows his power and transformation to a jailer, he asks Paul and Silas, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (ESV). This is a common question asked by so many today when God is working in their lives. Many have a desperate desire to know how they can be saved from God's wrath but it seems so unclear in today's culture. However, although it can be complicated, it is also very simple what God requires for salvation. Ultimately, the way to God is a personal relationship with him. However, in order to have this relationship, there are three certain beliefs and truths that Christians put faith in, although many believe that one must do more to be in Christ. The three essentials to the Christian faith are: God's word is authoritative, Jesus is the perfect son of God who came as a Man to die on the cross and rose again to save Man from their sin, and it is by faith and repentance in Christ that man is able to have a relationship with Him. Although the belief is not supported by the Bible, many people say that it is essential to salvation to be baptized, thus turning Christianity into a works based religion. Church of Christ believes that it is necessary to be baptized to be saved, using Mark 16:16 as evidence (Wright). Mark 16:16 says, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned" (ESV). However, Houdmann states that one must notice "While this verse tells us...
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...they become deceive and think they can finish an assignment the day before is do; some students take their chances and attempt to do assignments hours before is do. Even though this is possible in some cases, this only causes the students stress and in the majority of cases they turn in a very poorly done assignment. This student will obtain information on what causes procrastination and how to avoid the urge to procrastinate. The online university library, and search engines will be major tools that this student will use to obtain information on this issue. Procrastination is caused by varies reasons. Jhonplaceonline list the top 11 causes which, are complicated-task anxiety, fear of imperfection, indecision, priority confusion, boredom from minutiae, lack of focus, poor organization skills, laziness, lack of focus, early morning lag, post-launch fatigue. I feel the main reason I procrastinate is that I tend to be a perfectionist, and because of complicated-task anxiety. Writing has been always a complicated-task, so the urge to procrastinate when completing a writing assignment is overwhelming at times. Through research I have found a few suggested solutions to my problem. I have found that the best way to defeat complicate-task anxiety is by breaking the big task into smaller tasks. For example: Complete one...
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...it strips us of our self-righteousness by exposing our sinful nature, and causes us to see that our only hope is for God to reach down to us in mercy. Buddhism is the belief system of those who follow Buddha, the Enlightened One. It was founded as a form of atheism. It is the world’s fourth largest religion. The founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama, a prince from northern India near modern Nepal who lived about 563–483 B.C. It is the world’s fourth largest religion; with adherents of 613 million worldwide and one million in the United States. Buddhists regard the United States as a prime mission field, and the number of Buddhists in this country is growing rapidly due to an increase in Asian immigration, endorsement by celebrities such as Tina Turner and Richard Gere, and use in major movies such as Siddhartha, The Little Buddha, and What’s Love Got to Do with It? Buddhism is related to the New Age Movement and may to some extent be driving it. Certainly Buddhist growth is benefiting from the influence of New Age thought on American life. Buddhism is an impersonal religion of self-perfection, the end of which is death, not life. The Buddhist belief system is in the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and several additional key doctrines. The Four Noble Truths are life is full of suffering, suffering is caused by craving, suffering will cease only when craving ceases, and this can be achieved by following the Noble Eightfold Path consisting of right...
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...been because I moved several miles away from my comfort zone. In regards to the program and the accelerated pace of each term, I found myself questioning my abilities to carry out all the courses’ responsibilities. I remember automatically believing that I would never be able to meet the expectations the program requires. Even though that possibility can still ring true, my interview with Dr. Patrick Stack gave me the confidence to approach this academic journey with a more positive...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald was a sophomore at Princeton University when he met Ginevra King in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was visiting a friend from boarding school when they met at the Town and Country Club dance. Fitzgerald fell in love immediately and became infatuated with her. They corresponded with each other for two years, but Ginevra never took Fitzgerald seriously. Fitzgerald inevitably ended up losing her because of his lack of money. Not long after their break, Ginevra sent Fitzgerald a letter announcing her engagement to William Mitchell, a man of wealth. Fitzgerald came away from Ginevra with a sense of convivial inadequacy and longing for a girl beyond procurement. F. Scott Fitzgerald used Ginevra, his dream girl and lost love, as inspiration...
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...In the modern world, people find it difficult to defy the odds. Women must wear makeup to be beautiful, and young boys must not play with dolls to be masculine. Both genders must not weigh more than society’s perception of “perfection”. Both genders must alter their way of life to satisfy society’s standards for their gender, religion, ethnicity, etc., but need to find a way to be comfortable in their own skin. All these things follow the concept of “conformity”, or living based on the guidelines set up by others. The obedience one endures within conformity, sometimes goes unnoticed. For example, Juan Ramon Jimenez writes, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” The reference to ruled paper has to do with the way, in some languages, people learn to write after the margin on the left side of ruled paper, although they are never told specifically to do so. People do this in these languages because it is what everyone else does, which explains the power of conformity. However, in this quote, Jimenez is telling people to oppose the actions of everyone else by writing on the opposite side....
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...Psychology – A Separate Peace This is a book whose author John Knowles wrote it on the setting of the times during the World War II, at a place known as Devon which was a school where students could board privately in the New Hampshire on the Atlantic Coast. In the school’s campus ran scenery of two rivers mainly the Devon River which was known to be a fresh water body and the other river being Naguamsett River which was a salty and swampy like water body. The set of this work’s action rotates around an oak tree which is said to be predominate overhanging a creek ( Bloom 32). In this book, Gene and Finny standout to be the main characters. During the summer period at the Devon ( Bloom 32). The school worked towards making sure that the students would acquire their diploma before proceeding towards when they would be eighteen years. Gene and Finny are said to be acquaintances and at the same time roommates. Gene is a good student who is academically privileged on his own interests. Finny has the natural athlete physique which portrays him as a leader of all the other boys in school. His ability gives him the lee way to organize games such as Bitzball and Winter Carnival a factor which makes Gene jealous of his ability to do such. Main Characters. Gene Forester. He is the main ideal character whose behaviors are based on protagonist nature and his envious nature over his friend Finny leads to his untimely death. He is always suspicious of motivations bestowed by Finny since...
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...imagine someone crafting strategy. A wholly different image likely results, as different from planning as craft is from mechanization. Craft evokes traditional skill, dedication, perfection through the mastery of detail. What springs to mind is not so much thinking and reason as involvement, a feeling of intimacy and harmony with the materials at hand, developed through long experience and commitment. Formulation and implementation merge into a fluid process of learning through which creative strategies evolve. My thesis is simple: the crafting image better captures the process by which effective strategies come to be. The planning image, long popular in the literature, distorts these processes and thereby misguides organizations that embrace it unreservedly. In developing this thesis, I shall draw on the experiences of a single craftsman, a potter, and compare them with the results of a research project that tracked the strategies of a number of corporations across several decades. Because the two contexts are so obviously different, my metaphor, like my assertion, may seem farfetched at first. Yet if we think of a craftsman as an organization of one, we can see that he or she must also resolve one of the great challenges the corporate strategist faces: knowing the organization’s capabilities well enough to think deeply enough about its strategic direction. By considering strategy making from the perspective of one person, free of all the paraphernalia of what has been called...
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...a psychoanalytic lens, a person uses the work of Sigmund Freud’s theories of psychology to interpret the text they are reading. Through the psychoanalytic lens, the reader is able to compare the characters of Harrison Bergeron to parts of a person’s personality, for example, Harrison Bergeron can be compared to the Id, George can be compared to the ego, and the Handicapper general can be compared to the Superego. The Id runs on the pleasure principle whose goal is to increase pleasure and decrease pain, like the Id, Harrison’s goal is to break free of the handicaps that he is forced to wear in order to increase the quality of his life. The Id is the basic storehouse for human’s basic needs and drives. Harrison contains such an incredibly strong drive that it causes him to make irrational decisions. One can say that Harrison even suffers from cathexis because of his obsession with rebellion. Similar to the Id, Harrison does not learn from its mistakes. When Harrison...
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...Kozak, Where She Went Gayle Foreman Perfection Learning Prebound 02/25/13 This novel mainly takes place in Manhattan, and Brooklyn, New York. With frequent flashbacks to Mia and Adam’s days in Oregon. Three years after Mia and Adam break up. Mia has graduated Julliard and Adam and his band has become a worldwide phenomenon. It's been three years since the accident when Mai’s parents and only sibling died and she awoke from a coma, and Mia broke Adam's heart and walked out of his life forever. Now, Mia is a Julliard and Adam is a HUGE rock star with headlines and a celebrity girlfriend. Than one night a twist of fate brings them together. after running into each other Mia brings Adam to her favourite places in the city that has become her new home. They talk about why she left him and what has happened in their lives since they've broken up, and went their separate ways in life. They end up opening up to each other. discovering that after all of this time they are still in love with each other going on to coordinate their schedule so that could see and be with each other more. After a great turn of events with fate on their side Mia and Adam meet after Adam accidentally attends one of Mia's concerts while in New York City for business and Mia and Adam get to talk and catch up and go over what has happened over the last three years without the other person in their life and Mai tells Adam The reason that she left him and Oregon and ran away to new york and never turned back was...
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...How does the language of this poem reveal the writer’s attitude to planners and city planning? In this poem the writer conveys to the reader about her feelings towards cities and planners in the language she uses in the poem. Atwood starts the poem off in a calming a slow paced tone. The work “cruising” shows this as it is a calm and relaxed word. The poet had lured the readers into a false sense of security because after the first two lines the calm tone changes completely. “What offends us is” is the turning point in the poem it shows that it is not really the positive poem that we hoped it to be. Also the word “offends” is very strong and emotive it makes the reader feel like the place has done something wrong or horrible. The writer wants this as it manipulates the readers to feel the same dislike towards the place like she does. The writer then goes on to describe what the place in like in a disapproving and negative tone. She uses words like “pedantic” for the houses which stresses how ordered, level and perfect they are. The trees are “planted” and “assert” which show that nature is twisted and plotted in neat spaces where convenient. This makes the place unnatural because nature had been forced into a neat and orderly form. The grass is “discouraged” and clamped down so it can grow in the perfect way people want it to grow in. It does not reach its full potential; it is stifled by the grass cutter. Nature is not supposed to be like that, it should be wild and free...
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...Miami Beach Descriptive Essay by Jessica Turner It is spring break, in the middle of March, my sophomore year. The salty, floating breeze of Miami’s coast is enough to make my knees go weak. I look into the cloudless, cerulean blue sky and see the perfection of life; in the distance, rolling clear-blue waves crash into each other with such force as that of football players. I squint in the distance of the progressing whitecaps and come upon a floating yacht. Focusing my attention to the beach, I observe middle-aged people resting on beach towels, children creating sandcastles or frolicking in the ocean, and young couples holding hands while walking along the shoreline. I close my eyes and take in all of my surroundings and run my fingers slowly and care freely through my shoulder-length, brown hair as I take in the smell of the salty, evening air that tingles my nostrils. I feel like a seagull, drifting endlessly in the wind without a care in the world, comforted by the resonance of the rolling waves, distant voices, and laughter of people nearby. “Let’s go in the ocean,” a young girl says. “It’s so hot out!” an old woman yells. Feeling the left-over warmth of the mid-afternoon day, I let myself absorb the blistering rays of the sun, while opening my mouth to the bitterness of the sticky evening air. I am taken in by the soothing, relaxing, peaceful atmosphere. I stroll along, and the grainy, slick, brown sugar sand pulls my bare feet under and leaves a perfect imprint. Comforted...
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