Escaping Reality

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    Why Some Children Have Imaginary Friends

    normal phenomenon which happens to children at the age of four or five. Some parents concern about this appearance. They think that it can be the result of physiological disorder of their child. This phenomenon can even been accepted as avoidance of reality. However, doctors claim that the fact of having imaginary friends shows some good qualities of children and has an important influence on them. The most significant result of having fictional friends is developed imagination of the person.

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    Eastern Matrix

    Metaphysics PHL/215 Nilson Goncalves 03/24/2014 Metaphysics can be defined as attempt to understand the basic characteristic of reality, a branch of philosophy similar to chemistry and astrology only to be defined by it’s subject matter. Metaphysics is Aristotle’s significant philosophical work explaining the fundamental nature of being, and the world that contains the theory of being. According to Plato and metaphysics transcript “ there exist two worlds that of physical object, which

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    Crime

    together. Which determines truth and false. But in every theory in every type of work and in science has to be developed of evidence for it to be considered workable and true. But takes special people to look in between those lines to make it real in reality to get the correct

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    Barbie World

    Are you a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, unlike the song I doubt you and everything around you is perfect. In my opinion girls today are trying too hard to be a life size Barbie. Sometimes girls might think everyone will like them if they are super skinny, tall, and blonde. Believe me you wouldn’t want to be a Barbie in real life; you’re fixing to find out why. Some say it shouldn’t matter, “she’s just a toy”, or “she’s so pretty who cares if she doesn’t look real.” But to me it does matter. If

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    Barbie World

    Are you a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, unlike the song I doubt you and everything around you is perfect. In my opinion girls today are trying too hard to be a life size Barbie. Sometimes girls might think everyone will like them if they are super skinny, tall, and blonde. Believe me you wouldn’t want to be a Barbie in real life; you’re fixing to find out why. Some say it shouldn’t matter, “she’s just a toy”, or “she’s so pretty who cares if she doesn’t look real.” But to me it does matter. If

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    Smarts

    Intelligence I have this theory about intelligence. It's an over-simplified theory but here it is... There are three basic levels of intelligence. The first level consists of people who are not smart enough to know anything about the complexities of the universe and the deep suffering humanity has endured since its beginning. These people, unaware of the dark or disappointing aspects of existence, take blissful pleasure in small, insignificant things like a sunny day or a blueberry waffle. They

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    Allegory of the Cave

    humans are depicted as being imprisoned by their bodies and what they perceive by sight only. In the Allegory of the Cave Plato plays with the notion of what would occur if people suddenly encountered the divine light of the sun, and perceived “true” reality. In other words, what would happen if people actually embraced philosophy and become enlightened by it? In the beginning of the Allegory of the Cave Plato represents man’s condition as being “chained in a cave,” with only

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    Worldview

    Professor Duane Carmody Worldview Assignment Part I. A worldview is a set of beliefs that you hold true and live by to answer key life questions and make decisions daily. It’s the “glass” in which allows you to see the world through your idea of reality. A worldview is a response of our heart or inner being, our intellect emotion and will (Dr. Lew Weider, 2011). It is the framework we bring to decision-making that can also be described as a filter from which one sees and interprets the world (Dr

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    A Beautiful Mind

    After a conflict with his wife, where in he had encountered an illusion ( conflict between the reality & his world of illusions ) which effects the people around him especially his wife) John Nash realizes that all of the characters of his illusion never get old. And thus he concludes that none of the characters in the series of illusions can be real. After this his mind is open to the facts of reality but he is still very confused & puzzled ( b’coz his mind is now telling him that the characters

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magical Realism

    Gabriel García Márquez: Life Influences and Magical Realism September 19, 2012 Introduction The goal of this project proposal is to present background on the subjects of realism, magical realism, and Gabriel García Márquez. It will go in depth into Gabriel’s life as well as define the difference between realism and magical realism. The ultimate goal is to present a valid project idea pertaining to the three subjects previously mentioned; the project being a combination of a well-researched

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