Marijuana has been used for achieving the feeling of euphoria since ancient times (“History of Marijuana”). This drug was brought from Asia to Europe at least as early as A.D. 500. People had been smoking marijuana around the world‚ dating back as far as 2737 B.C. China (“Historical Timeline”). The Spanish brought it to America in 1545‚ and the English arrived with it in Jamestown in 1611‚ where it became a major commercial crop‚ eventually replaced in the American south by cotton (Miller). Marijuana
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ways show the reader that Simon is clam‚ slow and not panicking‚ giving him a good mind to start with to make a serious decision. Simon is “suddenly” pulled several feel‚ just like Joe but he instantly pushes his ‘axes into the snow.’ Rather than feeling hopeless by the ‘speed of it’‚ Simon quickly thinks and does a sensible thing to save himself immediately. This tells the reader that even in a sudden accident‚ Simon
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In the essay "Feeling and Form‚" Susanne Langer discusses how art is not a thing‚ but a symbol that shows feeling (58). In Chapter 3 she writes: "A work of art is often a spontaneous expression of feeling‚ I.e.‚ a symptom of the artist’s state of mind. If it represents human beings it is probably also a rendering of some sort of facial expression which suggests the feelings those beings are suppose to have. Moreover‚ it may be said to "express‚" in another sense‚ the life of the society from which
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Sharing feelings with people is very hard. It’s because you are basically showing your weak side to other people making you defenceless if they use that against you. In the movie Inside Out‚ Riley‚ the main character who is around 11 years old is suffering from being able to show her feelings. Since the family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco‚ her feelings were unstable because of a few reasons. The first one being that her parents were busy (especially her dad) and it made her worrisome. The
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The Era of Good Feelings was one in which the federalist dissolved thus leaving only one party; the republicans which left no room for party politics‚ this resulted into nationalism which was emphasized not only with that of Madison’s letter but also the Star Spangled Banner‚ the Bonus Bill‚ the Monroe Doctrine‚ The Court Decisions of John Marshall and most importantly National Spirit through the U.S. After the win of James Monroe a Virginian Republican president nationalism was looked at through
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offensive comedy makes us think about hard topics and restricting humor can mean these topics are not brought to surface‚ but these issues are still there. This argument is often joined with a distain for political correctness. In ‘Moral Licensing: When Feeling Good Frees Us to do Bad’‚ Merritt‚ Efron‚ and Benoit through a series of studies found that being political correct removed moral inhibitions for individuals because of the illusion of goodness it created. It is perhaps the case that we must be presented
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The Vietnam Syndrome: America’s Gut Feeling The reason the Vietnam Syndrome infected so much of the American population so deeply is due to the film industry. Filmmakers were able to tackle their issues with the war by making films that expressed or demonstrated the flaws that they saw in the way the United States participated in the war‚ such as a toxic division of support and a flawed military culture that produced insanity. The most popular and critically acclaimed Vietnam movies were anti-war
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DEDICATION I dedicate my dissertation work to my family and many friends. A special feeling of gratitude to my loving parents‚ William and Louise Johnson whose words of encouragement and push for tenacity ring in my ears. My sisters Katie‚ Linda and Rhonda have never left my side and are very special. I also dedicate this dissertation to my many friends and church family who have supported me throughout the process. I will always appreciate all they have done‚ especially Suquesta Myers for helping
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2. Analyse methods used to affect both feelings and thoughts in the texts you have studied “Soldier” – Rupert Brooke “Dulce et Decorum est” – Wilfred Owen Two poets I have identified to affect both feelings and thoughts through war poetry are Rupert Brooke with his pre- world war one poem ‘Soldier’ and Wilfred Owen through his poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’. Both poems were written with the aim of affecting reader’s views towards the war‚ but the contrast between the two is unmistakeable. All throughout
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In the book How to kill the Mockingbird‚ prejudice feelings play an important role in the main character’s life. These same feelings play a big role in real life also. In the story‚ as in real life‚ many people are hurt by the prejudice feelings. The main character‚ Scout‚ has to deal with these issues throughout the book. However‚ they also teach Scout a valuable lesson. This same scenario is evident in real life. Many people are prejudice towards other people‚ because of race‚ gender‚
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