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    recognize her chicanery. Other’s perspectives also influence the concept of forming one’s personal identity. Viola may refer that she is not who she is, but the other characters in the play have already shaped their perspectives of her. For example, to Olivia, Viola is the man she is starting to adore. Olivia does not detect Viola’s tricks because Viola is clothed as a man and so, from her appearance, she must be one. The shaping of identity by appearance and perspective only proves to be misleading

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    He hopes to gain a new perspective of life by trying to fit back into society and accomplish assignments/tasks given to him. Although he seeks out these qualities, it is apparent in the short story "Beverly Home" that F***head surrounds himself with abnormal individuals by dating

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    Concept of History Whenever you are in any educational situation, you are subject to perspectives and bias of the instructors. In an essay entitled "Indians," by Jane Tompkins, it discusses how different biases may reflect upon one's concept of history. It is imperative to realize that when learning, which generally involves someone's concept of history, we are consequently subject to that person's perspectives that may be a result of their upbringing.      In the essay

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    spite her and for no other paticular reason. Looking back on my expierence with Stacy, it is clear that we would have had better handled the situation if we had looked from each other’s perspectives. Refelctive Observation As I look back, it is now obvious just how much our feelings were affecting out perspectives. For the most part I was angry that she complained about things that I had previously spoken to her about. My anger caused me to look at her as the enemy and everything she said was heavily

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    multiple perspectives and can cleverly represent as many groups an author believes is needed. What becomes the decision of the author is which perspective deems more important or more fascinating. Depending on which the author decides to portray, there tends to be different effects on the readers. Neufeld uses Scott’s Mccloud’s ideas from Understanding Comics, such as adding detail to a character to differentiate them from the reader in order to induce certain emotions. The perspective taken from

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    or engineering inventions as the foundation for many breakthroughs of the modern times. It was the bridge between the middle ages and the early modern period or more specifically the fifteenth century, during Italian Renaissance, when the law of perspective was first introduced, explained, published and started to become widely adopted by generations of artists, painters, artist-engineers and the like. Art historian and professor Samuel Edgerton, however, reminds that the event should be rather noted

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    concept of perspective. Around the globe, perspectives have been and are being shaped by influences in both hand sides simultaneously. Viewpoints are established and changed in both ways in the two reading Ways of Seeing by John Berger and Banking Concepts of Education by Paulo Freire. While the first half of Ways of Seeing consists of possible positive aspects of the worlds perspective, the second half consists of the negative effects that the influences of the world have on perspectives. Also, Banking

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    Art : Art And Art

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    focuses around different aspects and is known to be proactive and controversial. Her work focuses around Politics, sex, mental health, and death. One of her pieces titled “Stern” represents a woman who is dead. We can notice the use of linear perspective and negative space. The model is the common spot on the painting due to the size and the sharp edges whereas the background is black, making the woman appear closer. The use of space is very important in this piece creating a focal point, any objects

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    chose Nick to narrate the text because his perspective creates a multifaceted view of the world Fitzgerald portrays. He is an outsider to the wealthy materialistic world in which he lives. His similarity to Gatsby in that respect helps us gain an appreciation for Gatsby’s character, but although Nick and Gatsby are both outsiders Nick fails to fully understand Gatsby. This appreciation but lack of full understanding gives the reader a very different perspective than a narration from Gatsby’s point of

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    Cultural Reflection

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    bias for each one. The culture I grew up with and around was the traditional southern baptist culture which is a culture with very distinct beliefs and values. Any culture I think shapes your perspective on everything but especially any culture that is mostly rooted in religion. This culture shaped my perspectives from the start and they were the same as my parents and everyone else I was around. As I have grown older that has changed I have developed my own opinions and ideology for different things

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