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    highest among 18- to 25-year-olds (Fishburne‚ Abelson‚ & Cisin‚ 1980)” (Jeffrey Arnett‚ 342). There has been some psychological studies done on why music is so much better when a person is “high.” In Vannatta’s article‚ “Why Marijuana Makes Music Sound So Much Better‚” she explains the psychological effects and reasons of why that “high” feeling you get makes music more enjoyable. According to her article‚ “The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain. THC‚ the active ingredient

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    question ‘What is the best way to communicate’ ? Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning. Sound devices are poems that honor people important to the speaker or focus on the speaker’s own identity. People can communicate with poetry in many ways talking about their relationships using sound devices such as rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. “Annabel Lee” was written by Edgar Allen Poe who was born in 1904 and passed

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    Quentin’s neurosis: a psychoanalytic interpretation On looking at The Sound and The Fury‚ Faulkner’s fourth novel ‚ through the lens of psychoanalytic discourse‚ we may easily discover that this novel keenly deals with the various psychoanalytical and psycho-sexual problems of the Compsons family; as a matter of fact‚ Benjy is a congenital moron‚ Quentin suffers from neurosis and melancholia‚ and Jason is a monomaniac. However‚ of the three brothers‚ Quentin deserves our special

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    all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle. Life ’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage‚ And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ Signifying nothing. (Macbeth: V.v.18-27) These Shakespearean verses lend William Faulkner the title of this novel‚ and speak of the philosophy behind it. In this soliloquy‚ Macbeth implies that the life is only a shadow of the past. He

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    To establish whether or not effective study skills are indeed the core foundation of a sound education‚ there firstly needs to be an understanding of what study skills are and what is meant by a sound education. Other factors that impact on education also need to be explored. The term study skills is defined in Wikipedia (2012) as “techniques to assist the individual to be an effective learner.” Although some students may naturally possess good study skills‚ most people do not. However Cottrell

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    Have you ever wondered why friends will be friends even at risk? In Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor‚ friendship at risk is accurately portrayed. Both the film and print versions of Mildred Taylor’s novel Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry depict the importance of family and home in the face of society’s brutal racism. Even though they both portrayed the same story‚ the book did a much better job than the movie. The story takes place in old mississippi where racism and discrimination is at

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    Where the Sleeping Tyger Lies: An Analysis of the Sound Devices Used in The Tyger by William Blake The Tyger‚ written in 1974‚ is one of both simplicity and mystery. Within this poem written by old English William Blake‚ there are 13 full questions within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to forge a meaning from this work‚ not one theme has a more correct stance than any of the others. One clear symbol within the piece is the Tyger‚ who represents some form

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    There resounds a proverbial question‚ "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear‚ does it make a sound as it falls?" Capricious as this query may appear I have had occasion to entertain just such a notion when‚ as a youth‚ I found an exploratory journey down a deep wood ’s path abruptly halted by the greeting of an enormous fallen tree. The colossal obstacle lay across my path and presented itself a motionless‚ silent guardian that protected that which lay beyond from my further

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    Yeager is by the far the most enjoyable history lesson anyone could wish for. The autobiography tells the story of Chuck Yeager‚ the world’s greatest pilot and first man to break the sound barrier. The story‚ told by General Yeager himself‚ has the perfect balance of humor and action. Witty anecdotes and suspenseful flight sequences keep the reader engrossed. The book is a multi-million bestseller for a reason. Chuck Yeager was born in 1923 in West Virginia. He learned to always do his best

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    inspirational role models also have a strong influence on our ability‚motivation and willingness to learn. Source: www.gov.uk research brief‚ institute of learning‚ University of London‚ Sabates and Duckworth‚ July 2009. Let us consider ‘sound education’. In the 1980’s it was considered a reasonable achievement to gain 5 O levels. Today employers have much higher expectations‚ many will not consider a

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