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    Identity is what we defined as recognizing and accepting your own personality as a whole. For some people, it is difficult to recognize or accept themselves because of other people’s opinions or their own experiences in life. The people who take other’s opinion seriously do not realized that they are judging themselves; while the people who let their experiences defined them. Identity can change based on many factors and it takes time to understand what your identity is. A great example is my…

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    What is identity? I once believed identity could frankly be found when someone asked, “who are you?” and one would acknowledge by endowing their name. However, I have come to the realization that although a name is a significant aspect, it is still solely a scratch on the surface of representing identity. Numerous factors such as gender, age and race to the more varied such as personality, values and backgrounds, among others, all convene to structure this one concept we label as identity. If…

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    Identity is a very convoluted and confusing subject to many because it covers so many aspects of oneself, the way people view others, the social context and all the choices made during the growing period. Beverly Daniel Tatum wrote an article “The Complexity of Identity” to explain its construction using the many identities of oneself and the relationship between domination and subordination. When trying to identify oneself people usually ask the question who they are. It began a multitude of…

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    Our identity is like a kaleidoscope. With each turn, we reset it not to a former or final state but to a new one that reflects the here-and-now positions of the pieces we have to work with. Firstly we must understand the concept of who is "I". Identity or "I" usually refers to certain properties to which a person feels a sense of attachment or ownership. A personal identity in this sense consists of features a person uses to "define themselves as a person". Even if the identity may feel…

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    Music Description Langsam . Schleppend (Slowly, dragging) The first movement was in modified sonata form and started off with strings playing harmonics creating a ghostly scene and then the woodwinds play a rhythm pattern. As the piece goes on, it is obvious that Mahler is trying to recreate a nature scene in his first movement. To match the dark setting that started the movement is little bits of music that poke out. An example would be, throughout the sluggish melody an awaking would call…

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    Music Synthesis Essay

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    Formally, the first movement of the Quintet is of considerable interest. The interest is generated not by a problem in determining the overall form, for that is clearly sonata form. Rather, it is in determining the exact location of the main sections and subsections within the sonata form. The sections which will most concern our discussion are the introductions, the exposition and the developmental section. I say introductions as plural as it appears actually be two sections of music. These two…

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    “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds”-Albert Einstein (BrainyQuote.com). This quote is important in the story of Gil Pender. The bad spirit is driven without much thought and is instinctual and pleasurable. While the good spirit usual can take more time to develop because it can be the hardest decision to make. People and experiences in life drive good and bad spirits to formulate our decisions. To discern which spirit is the right one, we need to take in…

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    Argument Against Parfit

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    In this essay, I will show that Derek Parfit is wrong to think that without perfectionism we cannot avoid the repugnant conclusion. My first step in defending this thesis will be to review Parfit’s argument on the repugnant conclusion and the way perfectionism helps us avoid it. I will then try to undermine his view by showing it supports implausible claims. For example, the premise of Parfit’s argument is that perfectionism does provide a full means of avoiding the repugnant conclusion. However…

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    I am following up on my final report by providing information in regards to the exhibit of “The Celebration of Writing” I attended. As you have requested, I have attended this festival and am reporting to you on the positives and negatives of what I saw and by using my observation and thoughts about the exhibition. These observations will provide you with information to create a visual exhibition on the ethical issues of payday loans. I know you are looking to make an exhibition on the final…

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    1) In Nietzsche’s first treatise, he elaborates on the notions of slave and master morality. He opens his argument for these concepts by observing that his take on morality will be passed on the history of morality to provide a better insight unlike the English psychologists. (I:1) Nietzsche mentions a very powerful thought that permeates history that the strong and the winners are who writes history. In this sense, he states that it was the nobles; the ones in charge were the ones to associate…

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