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    Through the Tunnel

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    Through the Tunnel- Doris Lessing 1. The inner journey that the boy takes on his self-imposed physical rite of passage is his transition from childhood and emerging into young manhood. This transition is mostly symbolised in this short story by the Jerry’s experience of preparing to go through the tunnel after watching the other boys swim through the tunnel. Jerry practised holding his breath in order to get over the first barrier in achieving his desired destination‚ the light at the end of the

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    Week Two Assignment Anne Yohn SNHU Intro to Philosophy PHL 210 S. Barnett 7/07/13 In his essay “Appearance and Reality”‚ Bertrand Russell asks the question: “Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain no reasonable man could doubt it? Write a short paper in which you compare the contrast the way Descartes and Hume would have responded to Russell’s question. Note‚ that you will first need to explain both philosophy theories and then analyze their possible

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    The antagonistic relationship between Blanche and Stanley is a struggle between appearances and reality. It propels the play’s plot and creates an overarching tension. Ultimately‚ Blanche’s attempts to remake her own and Stella’s existences—to rejuvenate her life and to save Stella from a life with Stanley—fail. One of the main ways Williams dramatizes fantasy’s inability to overcome reality is through an exploration of the boundary between exterior and interior. The set of the play consists of the

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    Reading Response: Through the Tunnel——by Doris Lessing Meaning: In the short story Through the Tunnel‚ Jerry and his mother spent their holidays near the sea. Jerry‚ the eleven-year-old English boy‚ was trying to become more independent and be accepted by the local boys so he left the safe beach where his mother stayed and turned to a more dangerous one. The main conflict appears when Jerry was convincing himself to practice holding a longer breath and dive through a long underwater tunnel made

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    Reality TV in America

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    Reality TV in America Pop culture has been around for decades with so many different categories ranging from books‚ news‚ and television to athletes‚ singers actors/actresses. What was popular pop culture 50 years has evolved into so many other forms of entertainment. Right now reality TV is very popular and in high demand. Theses reality TV celebrities have a huge following ranging from all age groups. With anything‚ it has its pros and cons. Reality TV can also destroy the lives of the people

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    American Dream Reality

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    The American Dream is a Fantasy The American Dream is owning a car‚ a home‚ a piece of land‚ and having free time to enjoy life. The American Dream is an egalitarian principle‚ it is the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. I believe that the American Dream is not a realistic possibility for the average American with things like minimum wage standing in their way. Many people are asserting that the American Dream is an unrealistic goal for the average

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    Reality Distortion Thesis

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    REALITY TELEVISION AFFECTING REALITY A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF ARTS in COMMUNICATION by JULIE TEFFETELLER DECEMBER 2009 at THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Approved by: Dr. Jenifer E. Kopfman‚ Thesis Advisor Dr. Merissa H. Ferrara Dr. Vincent L. Benigni Dr. Amy T. McCandless‚ Dean of the Graduate School UMI Number: 1473049 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon

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    “Social Construction of RealityReality is not an objective thing that is imposed upon us‚ but is created by us. Reality does not exist externally but internally‚ as each individual or group interprets it‚ and is always changing. Due to these concepts sociologists often speak about the “social construction of reality” which is essential to understand when attempting to explain human social behavior. Since realty is the basis of people’s actions‚ W. I. Thomas states‚ “If people define situations

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    Reality Tv and Life

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    Reality TV Response There is social value in the show Little People‚ Big World. There is value in the way that the family overcomes their disabilities and works toward their goals. As we saw in the first episode Matt‚ the father‚ has worked at his own business‚ which helps people with dwarfism‚ to get it to a point where he can make a significant amount of money from it. He started the business with the hope of just making extra side money not knowing where it would take him‚ but it grew to a

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    Human Strggle for Reality

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    fanatical believers (Arnold.112). There are tales of flying saucers and elaborate accounts of encounters with aliens. With all these conspiracies theories‚ TV shows‚ movies and alien life form fascination‚ it hard to decipher the fiction from the reality. E.T. moved movie audiences with a story of friendship between an alien and a human. Star Wars stretched the human imagination and demonstrated the possibility of an enterprise with human and alien life forms out there in the galaxy. The Stargate

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