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    Sheila McClure ENG103 June 1‚ 2012 Literary Research Paper Obsession with Wealth and Power The exploitation of the weak and the poor by the strong and rich‚ as well as an obsession with material possessions is a common theme found in Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House”. Karl Marx states that “the ruling ideas are nothing more than the ideal expression of the dominant material relationships‚ the dominant relationships grasped as ideas” (Marx). These ideas are realized throughout “A Doll’s

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    The Danger of the Public Obsession of Physical Appearance in Korea In recent Korea‚ the most frequent used words are eoljjang(perfect face)‚ V-line (perfect face-line)‚ momjjang (perfect body) and S-line(perfect body-line)‚ which express the public obsession of physical appearance. Particularly to young students‚ this social obsession of external features has resulted in undesirable outcomes: a waste of time and money‚ an acquisition of distorted values of beauty and human beings and a serious

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    Introduction Cooper et al (2001) defines sexual addiction as ‘a life threatening obsession- a pattern of out-of-control sexual behaviour with serious physical‚ emotional and legal consequences.’ While there are many definitions and translations of what sexual addiction truly is‚ the above mentioned definition of sexual addiction reveals to us that‚ like all other addictions‚ sexual addiction affects the individual on many different levels and has serious consequences which are progressive and could

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    Factory‚ by Iain Banks‚ All the characters possess an uncommon character trait. The main character‚ Frank Cauldhame is obsessed with killing. He has been obsessed with killing since he was a young child‚ when he murdered three innocent children. His obsession has evolved into a daily ritual due to multiple reasons. First‚ Frank’s dad has secretly put additional male hormones in Frank’s food since he was a young child. (Frank was born female‚ but after years of irregular male hormone in-take‚ his body

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    pressure on women to maintain a slender figure. Through childhood to adulthood‚ we are bombarded with images of stick skinny woman and this is the way almost everyone wants to look. Although there are other factors the media is the primary source of obsession with being thin. Why has this become such a popular trend? Is this what society says is acceptable? Prove has shown that ladies exposed to pictures of thin models experience more depression‚stress‚guilt‚shame‚insecurity and body dissatisfaction than

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    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a horror story revolving around Victor Frankenstein’s obsession for success and science. Born out of great scientific knowledge and months of ardent dedication‚ the Creature should have been the pride of his creator‚ Frankenstein. However‚ Frankenstein is blinded by a scientific education; his ignorance of moral implications allows him to pursuit a god-like figure carelessly creating life. Unable to face his consequences‚ Frankenstein rushes away horrified from his

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    Chantall Bernuil Alex Tavares ENC1102-32007 11/04/12 Willy Loman’s Obsession to Accomplish a False Dream Accomplishing a dream or a goal is one of the most important achievements in anybody’s life. In Arthur Miller’s story‚ Death of a Salesman‚ becoming a successful (well liked and wealthy) salesman‚ seems to be the one and only dream that defined the purpose of Willy Loman’s life. In order to accomplish his lifetime dream‚ Willy should have taken certain aspects into consideration‚ he should

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    From Obsession to Failure In literature‚ a character’s obsession with key events in their life can lead them to either success or failure. Obsession is defined as an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind. In Robertson Davies novel‚ “Fifth Business”‚ the central character’s intruding thoughts bring him to failure. Throughout the novel‚ it is evident that Dunstan Ramsay’s obsessions are what cause his slow‚ tragic‚ exclusion from society

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    Obsession can control someone’s entire life. If people are unable to handle their fascination it can alter their reality. Obsession leads people to extreme acts. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” shows how a man becomes controlled by his roommate’s eye so much so that he commits murder so he does not have to see the clouded eye every day. Correspondingly‚ Dennis Villeneuve’s Prisoners is about a father who is so determined to find his daughter that he goes to extreme measures. Both stories

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    Home - Techucation - What Is Technology – Meaning of Technology and Its Use What Is Technology – Meaning of Technology and Its Use Posted by: Karehka Ramey in Techucation December 12‚ 2013 0 1. 1.    DEFINITION: What Is TechnologyTechnology is a body of knowledge devoted to creating tools‚ processing actions and extracting of  materials. The term ‘Technology” is wide and everyone has their own way of understanding the meaning of technology. We use technology to accomplish various tasks in

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