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    Paul Keating

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    Paul Keating’s commemoration speech at the funeral of the Unknown Soldier carefully utilises rhetoric technique to persuade the greater part of Australia to reflect on the great sacrifice made by those who served our nation. The epideictic format and inclusive language engages the audience‚ whilst anonymity of the unknown solider establishes curiosity‚ capturing pathos both within the speaker and the audience. Keating’s position as Prime Minister establishes ethos‚ allowing him to speak on behalf

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    Gryndal ------- Professor ---------- English 2328 14 November 2006 Romantic Illusion and Vulgar Realism In the short-story “Editha‚” by William Dean Howells‚ Howells presents the movement in literature from the idealistic romantic period into modern realism showing the conflict that exists between these ideologies through the expression of sexual dominance. Howells uses the expression of sexual dominance from the highly romanticized views of war to show the catalyst for the conflict

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    trying to wed the already married Daisy Buchanan‚ and Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s wife. Jay Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway‚ Tom Buchanan‚ and Daisy Buchanan each make illusions‚ they also believe those illusions are the truth in their lives. Jay Gatsby has the largest illusion which is that you can relive the past to change the future. Jay hides behind this illusion to conceal the truth that he is not with Daisy and his wealth is made on a black market by selling alcohol‚ which was illegal at the time. When the

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    To Be Free

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    Tiempo’s To Be Free‚ numerous aspects of freedom were emphasized and highlighted. One of them is national freedom‚ as seen in the three different historical periods: the American‚ Spanish‚ and Japanese colonisation. Another aspect of freedom is also highlighted in the personal life of the servant‚ Rubio‚ before and during his wedding. This scene emphasizes the fact that “to be free is to feel free.” (Tiempo 274) In addition‚ it also emphasizes the general theme of freedom in the book: being free was feeling

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    Free Will

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    Are we free to do what we want? Humans are species with highly developed brain‚ intelligence‚ wisdom‚ and self- awareness. We do also have a free will. Does it mean that we are free to do what we want? Does it give us ability and permission to act regardless of any other features? In the topic of this essay we can notice the construction of argument with its hidden premise. The full argument can sound: ‘If we have a free will‚ then we are free to do what we want and nothing can stop us in achieving

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    Muhammad Zaid Prof. Dr. Asim Karim 28 January 2013 FREE WILL IN GREEK TRAGEDIES ABSTRACT There are many occasions in the Greek tragedies where the characters are making decisions according to their own free will. They are not merely the puppets in the hands of fate and gods but their own motives surpass over all other influences. if they are performing any action or making any decision by following the gods even at that time their inner feelings and desires are there that compel them to act

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    Free Will Vilayandur S. Ramachandran came from a distinguished family in Tamil Nadu‚ India‚ and was neuroscientist‚ which is a field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the nervous system. Ramachandran ’s views on the brain and how it works are discussed in his work “The New Philosophy”. In his essay he discusses the nature of consciousness‚ discussing the effects of certain mental states and their influence on the body and the brain. One of his main topics‚ however

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    Paul Levy

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    Paul Levy’s strong transformational leadership style facilitated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) from ailing to thriving. The organization faced many dire issues including financial crisis‚ poor quality of patient care‚ and low staff morale. This grim outlook required a strong transformational leader. Levy displayed all the characteristics of a powerful and effective leader by embracing intellectual stimulation‚ individual consideration‚ and charisma which enabled him to lead them through

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    Aleeza Shakeel May 16‚ 2013 Research Mrs. Garland Results Table 1: The Relationship between Self Perception of Teachers’ Stress and Optical Illusion Participant | Financial Stress (1&4) | Family Stress (2&3) | Emotional Stress (6) | Time Management Stress (5&7) | Total Score | Illusion Perception | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 |

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