...made to feel out of place in the novel. Twain’s goal in doing so was to catch the audience off guard and open their eyes to the peculiarity of superstition. Later, when Huck plays with snakes, Jim goes on to say about how he just brought bad luck upon both of them by doing so. This is an immensely symbolic thing to say, directly alluding snakes to evil and misfortune. This idea however, is not very uncommon, with snakes and serpents being used in reference to vile actions since biblical times. It is incredibly likely that Mark Twain viewed superstition to be one of the biggest flaws of human consciousness, leading him to incorporate writing like this into his famous work of literary art. To conclude, humans are subject to numerous imperfections, many of which moral. Mark Twain has the power as a writer to express his opinions on such weaknesses through the creation of his characters and stories. His use of satire is extremely admirable and on par with other writers on his level. Throughout the story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses satire to harp on ideas of greed and superstition, and how they affect human life and culture in negative...
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...claim that the creation of the universe is a consequence of reproduction, but he suggests the idea as a possibility. Secondly, the creation of the universe could be something very unique, something whose origin we are not able to comprehend. He points that there could be a whole other chaos, particularly something very weird and beyond our imagination in outer space, and since we don’t have enough evidence, Hume won’t give the cause of the universe a name, a name that would limit the ultimate cause of creation. Paley defends the argument by saying that “…Every indication of contrivance, every manifestation of design which existed in the watch, exists in the works of nature…” By that, he means every single creation in nature, such as the human eye, is so complex that there could not have been a chance that aspects of creation all evolved together. With numerous amounts of imperfection and intractableness in the nature, Paley admits that the idea of an intelligent designer is flawed, but it is not weak. Overall, Hume argues that creation of God or the first cause of the universe is unknown because people have not experienced the presence of God. It is reasonable that God’s creation or the first cause cannot be known because people do not have any proof regarding such cause. I personally feel that faith is not a good argument to the ultimate cause of creation because there are many intelligent people whose perspectives differ when the argument for a first cause comes to the faith...
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...Nicole L. De Guzman March 8, 2016 Tredfor EQ Ms. Tessie Ponteras The Theology of the Body seminar made me realize a lot of things about love, sex and marriage. Growing up in a conservative family sex was never an open topic, erotic topics and sexual jokes should be kept to oneself or in private. Sex often times is an uncomfortable topic but in our Catholic dominated culture it's considered as a taboo topic. People refuse to acknowledge it in fear of the disastrous and bad things that are correlated to sex due to its sensitivity, they consider it as sacred and holy. Time and sin had disrupted the importance of sex even in the lives of Christians. That should not be the case because our bodies are created by God in his image and we should not be ashamed of it. In the first part of the seminar the speaker asked a few volunteers to go up the stage, they shyly talked about their private parts and what they used to call it in front of a large audience. It was seen that the volunteers were embarrassed and uncomfortable and at the same time that the audience saw the topic as something green and were laughing about it. Fr. Maxwell then said that “ (erotic love) is not to be confused with Lust”. Eros One may come before or after another but they must not be mistaken as the same. Sin has disordered, ...
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...Analysis of ‘Kubla Khan’ regarding Colonial Discourse: As a product of the complex discursive web of the 18th century, the Orientalist Coleridge could not act out of such historical forces as colonialism that had gone into shaping him and his poetry.He, in post colonial discourse, was unable to go parallel with the theory of ‘Arts for Arts sake’ and ‘Willing Suspension of Disbelief’. In Kubla Khan,Coleridge is trying to establish the heagemony of Abyssinian Christianity which according to him is more pure and can only be revived by colonizers by the song of Abyssinian maid. These lines make this idea more clear: Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such deep delight ‘twould win me That with music loud and long, I would build that dome within the air! It is showing his hatred of corrupt religion of the East. His desire is to free mankind from political tyranny of tyrannical despots represented in the figure of Kubla. Although Kubla Khan was the conqueror and master of the world ... in Coleridge's view he was really no more than a passing historical representative cast up from the central 'Romantic chasm' . Kubla, a man of military skill and known for his administrative capabilities was called by the Mongols as Setsen Khan (The Wise Khan). He conquered China and established the Mongol dynasty, unifying the nation for the first time since the T'ang regime. Following the teachings of his mother, he tolerated all religions in the area, helping to win...
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...Xn+1 f(X) + Xn+1 fd’(X) + 0= fsd(X) = fsd’( X’) b. if f(X) = fd(X) fsd( X) = Xn+1 f(X) + X’n+1 fd(X) = (Xn+1 + X’n+1) f(X) = f(X) f’sd( X’) = f’(X’) = fd(X) = f(X) = fsd( X) 所以當X為任意值，都可證得fsd(X) = f’sd( X’)，故其是self-dual 3. 有四種情形是failure，分別是(0,0)->1，(0,1)->0，(1,0)->0，(1,1)->0 a. (0,0)->1 代表兩個輸入中有發生stuck-at-1的情形 我們知道兩個input都無stuck-at-1的機率是(1-P1)^2 又輸入為(0,0)之機率為0.25 故此狀況發生機率為0.25(1-(1-P1)^2) b. (0,1)->0 代表後面那個input發生stuck-at-0，而且前面的input無stuck-at-1。 機率為 0.25(P0*(1-P1)) c. (1,0)->0 機率同b d. (1,1)->0 代表兩者皆stuck-at-0，機率為 0.25(P0^2) 總體機率為四者相加，整理後得機率為 0.25 (P1^2 + P0^2 – 2P1P0 + 2P1 + 2P0) 4. a. Fault- is a physical defect, imperfection or flaw within the hardware or software component. Error- is the manifestation of a fault. Specifically, it is a deviation from accuracy or correctness. Failure- is the deviation from expected actions or services. Fault -> Error -> Failure It is failure that really annoying users. b. permanent fault是永久錯誤，一但出現就不會因重複而消失。例如RAM燒壞，重開機是沒用的。 intermittent fault 是偶發性錯誤，有時正常有時會發生錯誤。例如接觸不良。 transient fault 是暫態錯誤，不需理會就會回復穩定與正常狀態，是相對短暫的錯誤。例如剛按下電風扇時轉速過慢。 c. Reliability is the probability to get the right outcome, availability is the probability the service/function can be accessed, and performability is the probability the service do the right thing due to the user’s thought....
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...standards of good and bad are intrinsic in the way of things and can't be denied. Certain key privileges of people are inherent in the way of things, and governments that repudiate those rights ought to be disbanded. Criminal behavior stigmatizes the nature of the bond that exists in the middle of people and society and is consequently an indecent type of conduct. This theory does not have any acknowledgement for the more profound textual styles of individual inspiration, including those in regards to parts of human science, brain research, and the social environment. Psychological Theories Psychology arose around the same time as criminology. Scientific methodologies, which had been implemented in biological speculations had numerous imperfections, and the undertaking was given to psychology to disclose criminal conduct. What is diverse about this is that psychology incorporate exploration of cognitive intuition or choice making techniques that could disclose why individuals decide to contravene a law in a specific circumstance. Basically, analysts are focused on the experimental investigation of human conduct, with its accentuation on speculations that can be tried utilizing exact and quantitative information as a part of decently controlled trials and mentioning efficient observable fact of test variables and how they an impact on the result of the trial. Psychology offers a few separate clarifications, reasons and thought processes of criminal behavior. So as to make any complete...
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...Estep 1 Chastidy Estep Mr. Horn Eng. 241 14 February 2013 It can be concluded that the consequences of sin is the theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne explored this theme by four distinctive levels of sin. Although each level was equally displayed throughout the novel, the communal sin of man's inhumanity to man outranked all else. The primary characters are each guilty of one or more of the following levels of sin; the sin of vengeance, the sin of hypocrisy, and the sin of adultery. In the beginning of the novel, it is revealed that Hester Prynne is guilty of adultery. One of the consequences for her sin is a prison term. Secondly, she had a child, a baby who was conceived from lust rather than love. Hester named this child Pearl, meaning of great value. Thirdly, Hester was condemned to wear the scarlet letter, upon her bosom, for all to recognize her as one who has met with the black man in the forest. Fourth, she was made to stand in public ignominy as the townsmen mocked her.(Bercovitch, S, 1991) Although the magistrates tried to make Hester Prynne reveal her accomplice, she kept his name unknown. As one may have guessed, from the hints given throughout the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale was also guilty of adultery. However, he did not confess his sin until it was too late. Dimmesdale continued his ministry in the church, as a hypocrite, concealing his sin. Nevertheless, his guilty conscience drove him to a manic-depressive state of mind. Dimmesdale...
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...As we came to have a New Year this 2013, many of us are filled with: Excitement: to the new things to come, new opportunities that awaits us, new people to meet, new beginnings or great endings. Apprehension/ Fear: But then suddenly some people puts into their mind their expectations to the numerous hardships that they might thread, difficulties along the way, their struggle with hatred, pain, anger , low self esteem, bitterness, jealousy… Doubting that this New Year is not another new year to face but a continuous struggle to what seems an impossible life for them to fit in.. --- No one can go back and make a new start. Yet, anyone can start from now and make a grand new ending. Many of us our continuously letting other things make our decisions to our lives.. like? New gadgets, peer pressure, money, a feeling of belongingness to such point that it takes changing the whole you, being busy to career, work, school, get together.. etc.. But we must let the author and perfecter of our faith- Jesus be the center of it all, to let Him fill in the remaining chapters of our lives with His great plans and purpose. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2 For through Him, we came to be children of God. He hasn’t died in vain. His suffering, the mockery of the people to Him, His death on the cross.. All of it...
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...Marriage Tina Calhoun Adult and Family Development BSHS 371 Joycelyn Bennett, MA – Instructor September 12, 2012 The author of this paper will prepare a written paper on marriage. She will describe some of the problems that affect a marriage, how those involved are affected, ways the problems can be prevented and approaches for resolving or improving the problem along with resources. Upon researching the subject of marriage the author found that the number one reason for marital problems is financial disagreement. Although, money may not appear to be directly related to problems in a marriage mast of the time it is. Negative behavior patterns such as one spouse lying or withholding financial information cause many marriages to fall apart. Research done over the last 20 years show that negative patterns or behavior can destroy a marriage. There are four negative behavior patterns the author will discuss. The negative behavior pattern is escalation. Escalation occurs when a couple’s conversation gets more and more hostile through continually upping the ante of negative back and forth responses. A small disagreement soon blows into a major fight as the level of anger and frustration increases with each negative comment. Tailed marriages and marriages with problems find arguments that escalate to the point that damaging things are said find their oneness and intimacy quickly shattered by a few thoughtless words. There are two ways escalation...
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...uterine divider, takes a normal of 7 days. The embryonic period is the real period of organogenesis, enduring around two months from conception. Amid the fetal period, enduring until around 38 weeks after conception, development, practical development, and further separation of tissues happen. Body There are a few standards of prenatal development which fundamentally controls the entire procedure. These standards are as per the following. Development happens in the head to toe course otherwise called cephalocaudal. That is the head creates first before the toes consequently the head and parts of the furthest point are constantly more created than the lower appendage at any specific time amid development. The essential manifestations of organs get initially created before they practice to make useful organs. In this manner, development happens from the fundamental structure to concentrated structure. Development takes after the request of essentialness. Paramount organs are the first to be produced trailed by organs that are less essential. Subsequently the cerebrum and the heart are the first organs to...
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...“Canada is an unknown territory for the people who live in it, and I’m not talking about the fact that you may not have taken a trip to the Arctic or to Newfoundland, you may not have explored as the travel folders have it – This Great Land of Ours. I’m talking about Canada as a state of mind, as the space you inhabit not just with your body but with your head. It’s that kind of space in which we find ourselves lost. What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is in relation to everything else. Literature is not only a mirror; it is also a map, a geography of the mid. Our literature is one such map, if we can learn to read it as our literature, as the product of who and where we have been. We need such a map desperately; we need to know about here, because here is where we live. For the members of a country or culture, shared knowledge of their place, their here, is not a luxury but a necessity. Without that knowledge we will not survive.” Margaret Atwood, Survival As Atwood’s statement demonstrates, Canadian literature is concerned with place and displacement, and with the development of an effective identifying relationship between self and environs. Canada’s literature whether written in English or French reflects three main parts of Canadian experience. First, Canadian writers often emphasize the effects of climate and geography on the life and work of their people. Second, frontier’s...
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...Abstract Like any other form of business or enterprise, investing internationally is a risk that can be turned into opportunity once well managed. There is a veritable sea of benefits in international portfolio investment. These include participation in the growth of other countries, hedging against exchange rate exposure to risk, diversification benefits and advantages (abnormal returns) of market segmentation on a global scale. However, we cannot be so overwhelmed by the payoff of international portfolio investment as to overlook the bitter side of it. In an international environment, financial investments are not only subject to currency risk and political risk, but also to many institutional constraints and barriers. What are crucial in international portfolio investment are optimal portfolio allocation and the associated market and currency risks. Diversification into multiple securities can practically eliminate potential severe losses from any individual security. However, domestic diversification cannot remove systematic market risk due to high correlations among most domestic securities. Since market risk differs from country to country, international diversification can reduce substantially the overall risk exposure of investment portfolios. Introduction and Overview Increased global competition and opportunity have attracted many national economies and individual domestic businesses to the international markets. In recent...
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...there are no statutes in the United States that protect trait discrimination or more so, tattoo discrimination unless it is affiliated with religious discrimination. In the workplace, there are plenty of cases of employees being discriminated because of their tattoos. In this society, there are simple revisions we can work towards to help protect a larger population of people because of their tattoos. People should be able to express themselves in a manner of their choosing and should not be penalized for it. Tattoo discrimination lawsuits have only been successful when the clause of Title VII for religious protections has been used. Without the involvement of religious protections, tattoo discrimination has recently fallen under the manifestation of trait discrimination. Trait discrimination has become known as a “second generation” discrimination concept for today’s society. It is when the Title VII typical protected classes are suffering from unfavorable treatment assimilated into the employment policy with stereotypical notions of traits that are culturally or statistically associated with race. A prominent source for trait discrimination is based off of a workplace dress code that designates clothing, beards, grooming expectations, hairstyles, and tattoos. Many situations concerning tattoo discrimination do not get reported in general, but if so, according to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 there are two main details that cause an environment to be an unlawful...
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...Bank Risks and Risk Factors Abstract The Federal Reserve System has established a banking risk framework that consists of six risk factors: credit, market, operational, liquidity, legal and reputational risks. During examinations, institutions' risk management structures are reviewed using these risk categories. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Seventh District) supervision group follows current and emerging risk trends on an on-going basis. This Risk Perspectives newsletter is designed to highlight a few current risk topics and some potential risk topics on the horizon for the Seventh District and its supervised financial institutions. The newsletter is not intended as an exhaustive list of the current or potential risk topics and should not be relied upon as such. We encourage each of our supervised financial institutions to remain informed about current and potential risks to its institution. Credit Risk The marketplace for C&I loans is highly competitive. Soft loan demand, the low interest rate environment, and strong market liquidity from banks and investors flush with cash has heightened the level of competition for C&I lending and will continue to make loan growth for our institutions very challenging into 2013. Anecdotally, financial institutions have responded to these dynamics in a number of ways, including: • Granting pricing and structural concessions in order to maintain or potentially grow market share • Increasing leverage tolerance ...
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...© Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust 1997 Published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department Printed at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press, Pondicherry PRINTED IN INDIA VOLUME 19 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SRI AUROBINDO Publisher’s Note The first series of Essays on the Gita appeared in the monthly review Arya between August 1916 and July 1918. It was revised by Sri Aurobindo and published as a book in 1922. The second series appeared in the Arya between August 1918 and July 1920. In 1928 Sri Aurobindo brought out an extensively revised edition in book form. For the present edition, the text has been thoroughly checked against all previous editions and against the manuscripts of the revised Arya. CONTENTS FIRST SERIES I Our Demand and Need from the Gita II 3 12 20 29 39 47 57 68 81 94 105 114 124 The Divine Teacher III The Human Disciple IV The Core of the Teaching V Kurukshetra VI Man and the Battle of Life VII The Creed of the Aryan Fighter VIII Sankhya and Yoga IX Sankhya, Yoga and Vedanta X The Yoga of the Intelligent Will XI Works and Sacrifice XII The Significance of Sacrifice XIII The Lord of the Sacrifice CONTENTS XIV The Principle of Divine Works XV 134 145 158 168 177 188 200 212 224 234 247 The Possibility and Purpose of Avatarhood XVI The Process of Avatarhood XVII The Divine Birth and Divine Works XVIII The Divine Worker XIX Equality XX Equality and Knowledge XXI The Determinism of Nature XXII Beyond the Modes of Nature XXIII Nirvana and Works in the...
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