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    In my search for a video to write over, I stumbled upon a title that struck me immediately. “There’s more to life than being happy” is a speech written by Emily Esfahani Smith and covers a deep issue that society faces. What is the purpose of life? According to Smith, meaning in life gives people something to hold on to, which, consequently, brings a deeper fulfillment than superficial happiness. Utilizing the three essential appeals to an audience; ethos, logos, and pathos, Smith has created a…

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    Many people are curious as to whether Buddhism is considered a religion or a philosophy, but I believe that it is both. According to http://www.ancient.eu/buddhism/ (2016) Buddhism is a non-theistic religion or philosophy that covers a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices mostly based on the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhism involves several traits that consider it a religion and a philosophy. There is not a clear difference that categorizes Buddhism as one or the other.…

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    Robert Frost’s “Design” Robert Frost has always been one of my favorite poets. The excellent poem “Design” written by this great scientist poet has many examples of figurative language, like similes and imagery. Also, the theme of this poem is very inspiring and meaningful. First, Robert Frost uses numerous similes in his sonnet “Design”. For example, in the third line of the first stanza it says, “like a white piece of rigid satin cloth” describing the moth as white is telling that its pure.…

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    Among all of theories to understanding religion, in this paper the feminist theory will be discussed, along with theories of anthropologist, and the methods they use, and the transcendence and non-transcendence…

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    necessarily opened up the possibility that some persons deliberately resolved the riddle by destroying life, consequently accepting self-destruction. Human badness should, therefore, be understood as a personal and individual task for self and world-transcendence. Following from this, where the personal will failed no political, therapeutic or didactic actions could reconcile, substitute immediate actions for the protection of life and property, or replace santions. As a logical conclusion,…

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    her father's death but she couldn't find it in her to kill the man that killed her father so she talked to him the killed herself. Transformed is someone who was once this kind or type of person and then becomes a total different person. While transcendence is someone who existence or experience is beyond the normal or physical level. Transformed can be a sweet kind girl and then turns into a rude mean girl. Transcended is a sweet kind girl that transcended to either killing herself or…

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    Is the thought of death just white noise to our lives? Jack Gladney, the main character in White Noise, is overtaken with the fear of death at every turn- he has a strange fascination with death. We can see it everywhere- from his thoughts, arguments with his wife, even in his profession. The only thing more prevalent than his thoughts of death are his thoughts of how to escape it. He turns to consumerism, drugs, and plain denial. Even though Jack seems terrified of dying, He is completely…

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    from when we wanted a job, and education wasn't the best either. Whites always thought they were better than the blacks and deserved more because of their skin color. Just because blacks were a little bit darker than the whites, they were more transcendence, but they we were are all equal. Blacks do not get much of an education, jobs, or as many rights as the whites did. When it came to education, we could only go to school until we hit middle school, we couldn't go to high school because…

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    Mukudj Mask Symbolism

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    This paper examines the symbolic importance of Mukudj mask in the culture of Punu community of southern Gabon. The paper follows the historical research methodologies and examines what is the importance of the Mukudj mask to Punu community, how does viewer describe it, and understand the symbolism in the Mukudj mask. The Punu reside on the left bank of the Upper Ngoume River (Gabon), where villages are divided into clans and families, and society known as moukouji. Officiates of moukoudji…

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    Highly Sensitive Person

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    Is this you? About 15-20% of the population are highly sensitive people. What a highly sensitive person (HSP) is a person who “has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in his/her surroundings, and is more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment” (Aron, 2018). There is another name for this personality trait is Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), this name is from the fact that they have a sensitive nervous system which can make their senses stronger when in a…

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