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    anxious and fragile. This character needs to be in control. He controls his wife, finances, kids, and household in order to maintain his identity. Torvald’s concerns are summarized by Dominic as being the results of a recent breakdown. Dominic uses this idea to bring about an awareness of the anxiety that Torvald feels just beneath the surface at all times. This compounded by his need to be a “man” or “manly” combines to make him both fragile and bold at the same time. Dominic recognizes that Torvald is

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    conceptions; and to make them stand as marks for the ideas within his own mind, whereby they might be made known to others, and the others, and the thoughts of men’s minds be conveyed from one to another.” Having words be interpreted by mere sounds is not enough because even like that, it wouldn’t be enough for the perfection of language. Because words have a multiple range of meanings, it could be confusing to a person that didn’t understand the idea of sound in the word. “It may also lead us a little

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    We would sit in a reserved room in the library and simply go through the outline of the project and answer each question first verbally before writing anything down. While brainstorming and pitching ideas, we would just express our ideas and other members would give their opinion on that idea or add upon it to make it even better. Another communication we used was climate which is creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to contribute and feels comfortable enough to contribute. We

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    In teaching, a large proportion of time is spent in talking and listening. As the major factor in a classroom it should become the main process by which a pupil learns. After all it is the primary method that humans use to communicate. It leads me to ask how important is it? And does what is talked about in lessons equate to the quality of learning that is happening in the classroom. On the basis of these questions, Daniels (2001 cited in Alexander, 2004:8) argues that classroom talk not only mediates

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    existence is merely an idea of the mind. Even though man’s imagination can present an even higher being than God, it fails to make sense in philosophical principles since it is contradictory. Also, the existence of God can be conceptualized. This means that the senses of man are enough to act as proof of the presence of a being higher and more powerful than him. Philosophy allows for proof to be logical and factual as well as imaginative. From this point, the objection to an idea or imagination such

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    Throughout the twentieth century, numerous dramas that were written in the United States presented ideas and situations that had the purpose of changing a reader’s attitude towards a specific subject. This is the case of the play “Inherit the Wind”, a piece written by the playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Throughout the years, many literary scholars have argued whether or not “freedom of thought” has stood as a predominant theme in the play. While this issue may bring about countless

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    even the imagination aspects of education. Without embracing the possible variations in education of students, this leads to the potential decline in advancements of the United States as a society. Throughout his text, Newstok proposes multiple ideas regarding how the change in the education system has led to the decline of the overall function of society. Newstok notes that thought should not be restrained exclusively to what is learned during classes, but instead should

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    Though he lists existence and identity as ideas that the supporter of innate knowledge believes humanity is born with, he left out a few that could be added. Children do not hide emotions or their opinions. They tell someone if they dislike them or if they find them visually unpleasing without a

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    We live in a world where constant change is commonplace in our lives, shifting views and mindsets lead to conflicts and intricate resolutions. We are a split society, in truth. Opinions often outweigh fact, causing people and ideas to crumble. This is why equality is a topic which has become increasingly more relevant. To address this topic we must first define equality. Equality is being able to look at another person and know that they have the same rights as everyone else. It isn't just based

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    people. It’s a natural thing that everyone should have to them. This is where The Private Eye and real life are most alike in that one’s idea of what it is to be human determines willingness to accept new technologies. Familiarity is what causes this idea of what human is when it comes to accepting new technology or ideas. In real life, people generally enjoy the ideas of sci-fi-esque technologies in theory. The reason many inventions in science fiction don’t actually exist is because they go beyond

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