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    argument with Jude Law, who portrays Brad Strand, over the reasons of his actions resulting in an epiphany of his own free will. This idea is ultimately related to Sartre’s concept of transcendence and our ability to choose our actions. Jude Law only saw the facticity of his self and also experienced transcendence which causes him to re-evaluative his motives, specifically his motive for repeatedly telling a joke. Jude Law was a businessman who had effectively, lived in “bad faith”. He was…

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    Immanence Vs Transcendence Analysis

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    Immanence refers to something inherent within oneself. Transcendence means to go beyond ordinary limits or to be superior. De Beauvoir uses “immanence” to describe the domain set on women; the limits of the domain are the boundaries of themselves. “Transcendence” expresses the opposing force, men. Men are thought to be powerful in the external universe, while women are more passive. Throughout history, men claim themselves to be more productive than women. For example, in times of war only…

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    God within the world and its processes (Jer. 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-29; Heb. 1:3; Matt. 10:29). Every event is of supernatural causation in some sense. However, God is over the universe and in the universe, the universe is distinct from God. The Transcendence of God God is prior to the world, apart from it, and exalted above it (Isa. 55:8-9, 46:5). There can be no proper visible representation of God. We should worship Him. Names of…

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    objective of this paper is to clarify what Androgyny is discuss its influences and benefits on both male and female and demonstrates this by the use of a few examples and finally show the relationship of Androgyny and the concept of gender role transcendence. Understanding Androgyny The roots of the androgyny concept can be traced back to ancient Greek…

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    Pfister’s “Transcendence”, which first appeared on 2014, and was written by Jack Paglen. The prominent stars of the movie are Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser and Morgan Freeman. It is a science fiction movie which mainly discussed the evil would appear while artificial intelligence is developed. Will Caster is a scientist who researches the nature of sentience, also try to transfer human emotion and thoughts to machines, in his words is…

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    The Personal Values Survey indicated that my top three values are Transcendence, Justice and Humanity. I value transcendence, because my spirituality is what inspires me, comforts me, and provides me a support system throughout my life. The Bible tells me in John 14:8 that “If God is all you have, you have all you need”. My faith is what gives me my drive to succeed and become the best person I can be. Principle: I have a purpose for my life. Jeremiah 29:11 tells me “For I know the…

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    affects his ability to experience true love and wholly appreciate his life. Gregor’s obsession with his job, and Gabriel’s constant fear of being judged by others, hinder their abilities to reach self-transcendence. Once they break these barriers, they learn to possess this theory of self-transcendence, and ultimately seek to espy the true essence of…

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    Transcendence Victor Hugo is one of the most celebrated authors of the 19th century. He was known to use tragedy and destruction and change it into something beautiful and good (Weingarter 5). In the book that Hugo is most famous for, Les Miserable, he captures this human transcendence at its best with the character Jean Valjean. (Hugo vii) After nineteen years of human depravity in prison, Valjean is left with a heart full of bitterness and animosity: (Hugo 25). Throughout the book, you can…

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    The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir, she uses the terms "immanence" and "transcendence". These two terms have very opposite meanings. Immanence is a term used to define women and transcendence is used to describe the male gender. These terms define the situations that men and women are involved in. In one of the chapters Beauvoir goes into depth about three kinds of illusions that women construct that demonstrate transcendence within the home or within their domestic activities. Beauvoir shows…

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    In his book titled The Sabbath, Abraham Joshua Heschel outlines the transcendence of the Sabbath in terms of the personal relationship between Jews and God. Heschel wrote on how the Sabbath stands as a testament to time for the Jewish people, in that they would be able to withdraw themselves from their secular lives, one day a week, to further appreciate the world God has created. He specifically holds an issue with the increasingly materialistic sense of society and memorably notes how things…

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