An Imaginary Life

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    Sociologists can analyze the most important aspects of life such as, love, romance, intimacy, marriage and family. My one piece of media is a song by Beyoncé called “Cater 2 U.” The song is about letting your man know that you appreciate his hard work and showing that it is the women’s job is to temporarily take the stress away. Heterosexual imaginary of appreciation is viewed in the song “Cater 2 U” by the emphasis on feeding the man. The heterosexual imaginary about relationships focus on pleasing a man by

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    the marriage due to their differences in cultural backgrounds. Using the scared texts Compassion and Politically Dangerous Discipleship by Maureen O’Connell and What is Social Imaginary by Charles Taylor, the community can look at the ideas presented about compassion/desire and common good in relation to social imaginaries that may be upheld within a community. Maureen O’Connell provides ample information concerning the idea of passion in the sacred text Compassion and Politically Dangerous Discipleship

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    reality with imaginary. It also has a great focus on the theme of ‘escapism’ and an ending that depicts the moral of the story and makes it distinct from other films. It is also one of the very few films that Woody Allen has directed but not starred in as well as having a female lead role. Woody Allen’s movie, The Purple Rose of Cairo begins to escalate when movie character, Tom Baxter, literally “breaks the fourth wall” and enters the real world, juxtaposing reality with imaginary. As the movie

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    atmosphere they are both different in many ways as well. “The Signal-Man” takes place in one setting while “The Trial for Murder” takes on many settings. Lastly Dickens includes a setting from his own personal life in “The Signal-Man” while “The Trial for Murder” was not based off any of Dickens personal life. To first understand Dickens and how these stories relate to a literary element of setting, we need to understand what a gothic atmosphere entails. According to The Cambridge Guide to Literature in

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    (Black book) Children who participate in pretend play also tend to grasp verbal skills better later on in life. (http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/Researchers-take-on-imaginary-playmates-for-1161361.php) Children also learn and mimic adult roles that they have observed in their everyday lives such as how their mothers pour tea into teacups for guests or older family members and copies

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    Throughout childhood, everyone has at least a few favorite television shows they sat down and watched every morning or afternoon. While it may have not been apparent while viewing them as a child, these shows ultimately effects those who are watching them. Depending on the TV show and the advertisements during the program, these effects could be either negative or positive. When comparing my personal favorite TV shows from childhood, Arthur and Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, I found they ultimately

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    are caused by the lack of experience of the imaginary order, a process those with parents experience and eventually slip out of as time passes. “Lacanian theory holds that we all suffer from "lack" because nothing can ever satisfy the desire one holds to return to what he terms "the imaginary order" represented by the mother” (Brackett). In Frankenstein's situation he is denied this order due to the lack of companionship and love. His first moments of life distanced immensely from perfection as the

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    Everyday that passes marks another day older. For some people that is horrifying because they do not know what will happen tomorrow. For others, however, see the next day as a day to try new things. In the poem “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins, a child struggles with the idea of growing up. He reflects on his past and tries to cope with growing up and entering the adult world. The speaker’s feelings and reflections throughout the poem demonstrate how the speaker copes with growing up by remembering

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    like the last chapter of Lewis story where everyone is a happy winner. When someone is threatened several times by various situations in her/his life, imagination is the only way to control what you have no control on within your real life. In the imaginary world, everyone experiences to be whom he/she desired to be in the personal dream. Imaginary world is where nobody is criticized for his/her own personality. However, there is a great guide for everybody who chooses the wrong pathway. Then, everyone

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    Refugee warriors are citizens of one state who crossed the border as a refugee and live in in a neighboring country. Citizens live in camps on the borders of the state that they were born. In the camps the refugees live in the refugee warriors conduct war against the regime that is in power or control. Sometimes we feel sympathy for what they do and in other instances we may disapprove. Whether we approve or disapprove their actions they are refugee warriors and if they have and if they flee from

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