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    talking, despite the fact that it defies common sense. How do they do this? In its not-so-simplest form, ventriloquism relies on science—specifically, science related to how our brain works. The Science Behind Ventriloquism Scientists used to believe that a different part of the brain processed each of the five senses. As explained by Jennifer Groh, a neurobiologist, "The prevailing wisdom among brain scientists has been that each of the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste—is governed

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    see beyond those imperfections. It’s hard to describe ‘love’ through the sense. When we experience through the sense of sigh its hit us like a stuck of lightening. Almost love at first sight. Love through the sense of touch is when they you or putting their arms around you when you are sitting down. Love through the sense of taste is when the person you are attracted to kisses. When we experience love through the sense of smell when you’re used to a certain aroma from that person. You seem to

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    the sense all together the are able to create their own beauty which is never overlooked. To see differs in every human based on their imagination, in the letter, “View from the Empire State Building,” by Helen Keller reveals that sight is not limited to a physical trait. The full understanding of viewing the world is not derived from the sense which is shown through character traits in the play, Oedipus the King Part I

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    Spotting the Differences and Connections: Uta Hagen and Stanislavski Constantin Stankislavski and Uta Hagan are considered to be two greats in the art of acting. After reading the excerpts from the packet, and the chapters in the book it is really understandable as to why they are so respected in this art. When taking a look into their work there are some similarities about their craft and technique, however there are also some differences, as Utah Hagen branched out as did many others. In this

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    feel as though you’re special. In Robert Frost’s poem, “A Time to Talk”, the central component of it is friendship and dependency. The senses that are provoked by imagery are mainly those of sight and sound. The symbolism is subtle, but it’s still there. The theme is one of being there for the people you care about. Imagery is any kind of appeal to the senses in a work of literature. In the first line, it says “When a friend calls to me from the road…”. Imagery is there because one can hear

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    The tongue, soft palate, and epiglottis are covered with structures known as taste buds, or lingual papillae, that allow humans to sense different tastes in the foods they eat. They are chemoreceptors, meaning that they transduce, or translate, chemical signals in food into electrical signals in the body. These electrical signals, called action potentials, travel to the brain via the nervous system, allowing us to experience the sensation of taste. Taste buds are known as direct chemoreceptors, meaning

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    Every human has five senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. These senses often help us perceive and understand certain factors of our daily lives. But how do our senses work when in reality our brain never actually saw the world outside. Like David, Eagleman says our brain is a closed chamber, it has never seen what our world looks like. Despite our brain not knowing the world, we are still able to see, smell, hear, feel and taste everything. After watching an hour-long documentary of “The

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    question “What if we designed for all senses?” Very similar to articles from Pallasmaa, the book leaves the reader wanting to know more about this method although this book covered many topics and included many references. Malnar is an associate professor at the University of Illinois, and Vodvarka is an artist who wrote many articles on architectural history. The book consists of twelve chapters that propose this idea that designers should explore the nature of our senses’ response to the spatial built

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    because the book they were reading was filled with suspense. It is suspense that separates the great stories from the good stories. And “The Most Dangerous Game” is definately a great one. By using foreshadowing and utilizing his characters five senses, Connell keeps readers at the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting to find out what comes next. Foreshadowing is a vital ingredient to any suspenseful story. It hints at the idea that something is off-kilter, without ever revealing exactly what

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    awareness of the world. Same goes our consciousness which gives us representations of the world: ideas of things. There are several main ideas in Kant work that I would like explore in this paper. He talks about experience, ideas, logic, and the five main human senses. He explains that in order to have an idea of something, humans first have to experience something that is similar so that they can create something new in their mind. If this does not happen, then they cannot have the idea of the thing since

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