...PRE-MARITAL SEX: MUNDANE AFFAIRS Who the hell in the world doesn’t like sex? Who doesn’t want it or need it? I mean, sex is the most beautiful art God has ever created. It is the sweetest, very satisfactorily act that will make you feel pleasure from the very beginning until the very end. It is the strongest and passionate way of expressing love and the experts says “it is the healthiest form of exercise”. But some are abusing this wonderful gift and crossed the line. Sex is sacred. It requires two people in love and the sacrament of matrimony. Sex done outside the sacrament of matrimony is a pre-marital sex which is a mortal sin. Pre-marital sex is the fruit of an immature decision brought by lasciviousness, pressure and teenage dream. Pre-marital sex is the in thing today, never got out-fashioned and never got old-fashioned. Its primary reason: lasciviousness. The youths of today’s generation are very lascivious and the proclivity of it is engaging to pre-marital sex. They are very aggressive to satisfy one’s sexual desire that they turn bonding time to sex time. Sex for them is like a drug. Once you’ve take it you’ll seek for more. I can say that one contributory factor that makes a teen lascivious is because of the most influential advertising element, the television. I remember this advertisement that I have watched. It’s a commercial promoting that having sex before getting married is important. I found it very insulting and disgusting. How can that be important? I don’t...
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...such as adding Gunpowder to turn a Potion into a Splash Potion. Tip: Always try to use three Glass Bottles at a time when brewing. Only a single Primary Ingredient can be used to create three potions so it is very inefficient to create only one potion at a time unless you are in a pinch. Potions are brewed in stages and the first potion you'll need to brew before you can get to the more interesting ones is the Awkward Potion. The primary ingredient for this is a Nether Wart. You can then add additional ingredients to the Awkward Potion such as Sugar or a Ghast Tear to create a useful potion. Creating a potion by starting with any other ingredient results in either Mundane or Thick Potions that are essentially useless right now and can only be used to create a Potion of Weakness after combining the Mundane/Thick Potion with a Fermented Spider Eye. If you need a Potion of Weakness, it is best to just start with the Fermented Spider Eye. INGREDIENTS Starting Ingredients Nether Wart Fermented Spider Eye Additional Ingredients Effects Blaze Fire -...
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...television writer’s job is to take the everyday moments of the chosen cast and develop a story that creates drama in order to keep the attention of its audience. This calls for countless hours of analysis of developing relationships between the cast members and crafty editing to angle storylines for dramatic affect. In his article, “Of Losers and Moles: You Think Reality TV Just Writes Itself?” Derrick Speight, a reality TV writer, says his job is to “sniff out what I think the story will be, then craft the interviews or situations that will draw it out”. (Speight p.351) He essentially dissects the mundane and reassembles it to highlight an interesting line for the audience. The writers do not script the lines of the cast members but they “make sure the right interview questions are asked to round out what appear to be the prominent stories.” (Speight p.352) In essence, they take the mundane, private real life and personality of cast members and create a public one. The lines become blurred between what is the real person and the character portrayed on television. Writers use that...
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...In the short story "Waiting" written by Peggy McNally the narrator of the story tells the reader about this lowest paid substitute teacher, and what she does five days a week. The way this story uses repetition, future tense, and syntax can convey the theme that if an individual live their life mundane and settled they won't have any moral to move forward in their lives. The repetition of the phrase "Five days a week the lowest paid substitute teacher in the district drives her father's used Mercury to Hough and 79th...he lets her drive his car five days a week towards the big lake, to the NE corner of Hough and 79th and you know the rest". This evidence highlights that in the beginning part it’s the start of a new day and when it says "and...
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...“Third Person” George Saunders’s and David Foster Wallace’s speeches to graduating classes show differing views to the aspect of a selfish world. They similarly convey the effort for one to shift their perspective in order to be considerate of others is present, yet they differ in undertone. Saunders’ depicts the path of kindness as progress with an optimistic development in the eyes of retrospective, in contrast to Wallace’s more solemn, immediate depiction of the struggle to be compassionate to humanity with little promise of a better life. David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” demonstrated how the typical human being is pre-disposed to the idea of selfishness, especially paired with a mundane life since the only aspect, the mundane “day...
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...Marriage as a Literary Theme in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Amy Barnes ENG125: Introduction to Literature Instructor Victoria Schmidt February 24, 2014 Marriage as a Literary Theme in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” portrays an average man leading a normal, mundane existence, who is married to a controlling, dominating woman who is in charge of her husband Walter’s every move. The literary elements of plot, tone and setting define the reasons why Walter must escape his daily life from his domineeringly aggressive wife, and find a place where he is happier and more content with himself. “Theme [is] associated with an idea that lies behind a literary work. In a story, theme is a representation of the idea behind the story.” (Clugston, 2010) Another viewpoint of theme is derived from K. Griffith (1990) as he implies that theme is the central idea, commenting in some way about the human condition. A theme is what the work says about a topic and must apply not only to the characters in the story but to the "real" world as well. In the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber (1939), the image of marriage emerges. The author portrays the typical life of two married people, one being passive and the other being dominant. This is not to say that either one is good nor bad, but to show the reasons why Walter fades off into daydream. The characters of Walter and Mrs. Mitty, on the outside are in conflict with each...
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...however, view technology as distracting for today's youth, causing them to focus their efforts more on the social aspect of technology. The mother in this December 2010 article "Is It Just Us, Or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid?" sides with the latter option. She has observed her son Jake progress through school without ever fully retaining quality information. For example, she recalls that Jake, a high school student, is not aware of the proper order of the days of the week yet he could name the inventor of Facebook from watching The Social Network. She expresses the following concern: "Technology was supposed to set us free, to liberate us from mundane, time-consuming tasks so we could do great things, think great thoughts, solve humanity's most pressing problems. Instead, our kids have been liberated to perform even more mundane, time-consuming tasks (text messaging)." While the mother in this article brings up a valid point, technology such as text messaging has grown to become accepted by people of our generation. In addition, this phenomena has spread to older generations; I know many parents and even grandparents with smart phones. Therefore, I believe that it's not a matter of using technology but rather limiting personal use in order to partake in other...
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...palmer carried out a lab experiment which involved 45 students. They were shown 7 clips of a traffic accident. Afterwards the participants were given a questionnaire to answer series of questions. Although a critical question was asked, which was “how fast was the car going before hitting the other car”. Here the P’s were being split, one group were given this question while the others 5 groups were given verbs such as: smashed, collided, bumped and contacted instead of hit. Result: smashed (40.8), collided (39.3), bumped (38.1), contacted (31.8), hit (34) Findings: loftus and palmer found that the P’s weren’t able to recall the investigation properly due to the verbs that were given. strengths | weaknesses | * | * It lacks mundane realism because it isn’t likely to happen in real life. * It was done in a lab therefore it lacks ecological validity. It is within an artificial setting * P may not be emotionally aroused as they watch a video because it is not the same as real life * P also may not feel any sense of responsibility as they would have felt in real life. * Because P’s took part in all the studies they might have shown demand characteristics. * Small sample size limits generalizability | Effects of age on eyewitness testimony. Aim: conducted an experiment to see if age affects recall ability (1993). Method: He got a young woman to stop people in the street and chat to them for 15 seconds and then 2 minutes later they were asked to recall the...
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...“Icarus” Poem Analysis The poem “Icarus” by Edward Field tells the story of Icarus’s life after his wings fall to pieces and he plummets into the ocean. In the poem, unlike in the myth, Icarus swims ashore and grows up to live a mundane life in the modern world. Field adapts the myth to a contemporary setting so that a modern audience can better understand the inner turmoil Icarus experiences on a daily basis in his new life. Icarus was once capable of great things; he and his father were the first men to fly. Now he is older and stuck in a dull, meaningless life and is unable to relearn how to fly. The poem uses the story of Icarus as a metaphor for the experiences of many people as they become adults. When they are young, there are no bounds to what they believe they can accomplish; they feel they could reach the sun if they wanted too. But when they enter adulthood they are hit with the hard reality of how difficult it is to accomplish great things or make a difference. These people, now shaped into adults by their...
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...lack schemas and the vocabulary needed to describe the science experiment. This means that they wouldn’t have been able to describe the experiment when asked to recall it, and therefore would make this experiment less valid. Anastasi and Rhodes performed an experiment in 2006 to see if recall is better when identifying people from the same age range (own age bias). They showed 24 photos to 3 age groups and then later they were shown 48 photos and had to identify the original 24. They found that generally the younger age groups were better at recall, but all age groups were better at recognising their own age group. They concluded that it’s easier to recall people in your own age range. This experiment was conducted in a lab, so lacks mundane realism and so would have affected the results. Also, individual differences would have affected the results because some of the photos may look like people you know, so recall would be better. Yarmey conducted an experiment to see if age affects recall ability (1993). He got a young woman to stop people in the street and chat to them for 15 seconds and then 2 minutes later they were asked to recall the characteristics of the woman. They conducted this on 651 participants (pps). The results showed that all age groups performed similarly, but younger people were more confident in their recall, and so concluded that age doesn’t affect EWT. This...
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...At a glance, singer Sarah Smith seems to be just listing off spots in and around Brattleboro (“Gilford / Vernon / Newfane / Dummerston… Whetstone [brewery] / river retreat / reservoir” (Smith and Phillips 2012)) in her typical aloof monotone. Taken as a whole though, Smith’s lyrics evoke a rich sense of place: the snapshots of sited memories and mundane spaces that really constitute our understanding of ‘home.’ Smith’s view of Brattleboro shows a cherishing of the little things (“Brattleboro winter library…a fair view of the studios on High [street]” (Smith and Phillips 2012)), as well as a humble embrace of the less-than-perfect aspects of the town (“the Tinderbox [local art gallery] is closing all the time / businesses that die to stay alive” (ibid.)). The song also show a loose appreciation for the town’s history, with allusions to the long-retired Estey Organ Factory—once the “largest manufacturing operation of its kind” (Estey Organ Museum)—the arrival of the railroad, and the Vermont Yankee nuclear...
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...and humanity’s homogenous society. One of the greatest names that debuted from this period is Andy Warhol. His many depictions of food in his pieces and films have brought about many discussions and are still popular subjects of conversation to this day. Most noticeable is his collection of Campbell’s Soup Cans which eventually launched this artist’s career. Arranging these almost identical paintings in rows the artist tries to mirror the products in a grocery aisle. Warhol drew most of his inspiration from advertising and comics, and even moreso, his past experiences as a commercial illustrator. This connection to commercialism makes Warhol an exceptionally interesting artist. What is most noticeable is that Warhol could take something mundane and shift the focus of the viewer. When looking at the canvasses, a plethora of feelings might overcome a person. One person might experience feelings of insignificance and emptiness, as the other might feel that the art portrays how our society is no longer unique and realize industrialisation is playing a bigger part in day to day life. It is safe to say that this artist has influenced modern art in a great way, and with it changed humanity’s view on both industry and...
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... Tumnus is one of the aspects of Lewis’s books that spark the human interest in fantasy. This “unlocking” of inner human desire to communicate to animals is further explained by in Lewis’s essay. He writes that the reason a reader choses fantasy is because of their “desires and…[satisfaction] in the very fact of desiring” (Of other Worlds, 30). Another instance of anthropomorphism in Lewis’s novel was when the four Pevensie children were lost in the woods and a robin appeared. At first they question if birds can talk, but then Lucy asks for assistance. The Pevensie’s wondered if the message of safe passage was received the robin flew away. Lucy says, “I really believe he means us to follow him” (Lewis, 54). This scene transforms a mundane animal to one of fantasy because it speaks. This loops back around to the immediate acceptance of fantastic characteristics. This immediate acceptance is shown in Tolkien’s “Faërie” when he states “…[O]ne thing must not be made fun of, magic itself. The story must be taken seriously, neither laughed at nor explained” (Tolkien, 44). Evidently the robin leads the Pevensie children to encounter Mr. Beaver. After the interaction with the beavers and the safe haven provided by them the Children soon learn how truly important the animals in Narnia are. Once again the Pevensie’s are accepting the seriousness of the situation and no longer question the reasoning behind the magic of Narnia and truly become immersed as the protagonist they will...
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...Describe and evaluate two or more theories of the formation of romantic relationships (9 marks + 16 marks) January 2011 One theory that outlines the formation of relationships is the reward/ need satisfaction theory that was developed by Byrne and Clore (1970). The theory suggests that we form a relationship because the presence of a particular individual is associated with reinforcement. This is because rewarding stimuli creates positive feelings and these stimuli may be people. These people therefore make us happy, so, due to operant conditioning, we seek to adopt behaviours that lead to a desirable outcome and avoid those that lead to an undesirable outcome. Therefore, the presence of an individual produces positive reinforcement as they have a more attractive appeal. This theory also suggests that we are attracted to people if we meet them whilst we’re in a good mood, an example being at a party. As a result, previously neutral stimuli become positively valued as they are associated with the pleasant event, therefore meaning that we learn to like people through classical conditioning. Griffit and Guay (1969) conducted a study to investigate how the reward/need satisfaction theory works and how well it is acceptable. Participants were evaluated on a creative task by an experimenter. Later they were asked how much they liked the experimenter, and an onlooker who was present. The rating was highest when the experimenter had given positive evaluation of the task. This is rewarding...
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...My service to the community at the Douglas County Library changed some personality defining values of mine such as my perspective on work ethic. My expectations of the volunteering experience changed dramatically as I continued to work. The experiences I had under the authority of Andrea Spark were often times boring, but they taught me valuable information. I learned more about independence through my obligation to self-schedule and self-motivate without an overbearing authority guiding me onward, improved my work ethic, especially for mundane tasks, and learned that even seemingly insignificant activities can be helpful to the community. An expectation I had was that there would be a lot of supervision. Not to say that the volunteer coordinator, Andrea Spronk, did not lead us, but, rather, she gave us personal space and independence. I did not expect as much lack of external moderation as there was. As a volunteer, I just had to do the work in isolation and then write down my hours for the day, having no extended contact with the established order of the library. This gift of independence reflects adult life. The actual...
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