Presence Essays

  • Presence Of Angels

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    Angels are equipped with supernatural powers that allow them to rarely be seen by the human eye. Any scientific terms or proof cannot explain their existence. Those who believe in the existence angels are those who have already experienced their presence (Stevenson 5). The Catholic Perspective on the Kinds of Angels Catholics believe that angels have a special role of praying to God on behalf of humans. They are “messengers';, carrying hints or signs from God to his kingdom (Stevenson 195)

  • The Scene of the Screen Envisioning Cinematc and Electronic Presence

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    The Scene of the Screen Envisioning Cinematc and Electronic Presence It is obvious that cinematic and electronic technologies of representation have had enormous impact upon our means of signification during the past century. Less obvious, however, is the similar impact these technologies have had upon the historically particular significance or "sense" we have and make of those temporal and spatial coordinates that radically inform and orient our social, individual, and bodily existences. At

  • The Presence of Darkness in James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues

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    The Presence of Darkness in James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues In the story Sonny's Blues the author, James Baldwin, uses the image of darkness quite frequently. He uses it first when the older brother (main character) talks about his younger brother Sonny. He says that when Sonny was younger his face was bright and open. He said that he didn't want to believe that he would ever see his "brother going down, coming to nothing, all that light in his face gone out." Meaning he had gone from good (clean

  • A Summary and Application of Presence and Resistance: Postmodernism and Cultural Politics in Contemporary American Performance

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    A Summary and Application of Presence and Resistance: Postmodernism and Cultural Politics in Contemporary American Performance Here it is a book seen from the outside. A book is only a book when seen from the outside. Seen from the inside, a book is not a book, but a train ride at night - Michael Goulish In his book Presence and Resistance, Philip Auslander responds to the claims of many prominent cultural theorists that recent performance has been unable to engage in political critique. He

  • Hamlet - Ghost

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    Hamlet - Ghost The presence of the apparition in the opening scene of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet sets a macabre and eerie tone while emitting and foreshadowing a theme of death. In addition to the death theme the presence of the ghost illuminates on the mystery surrounding the death of Hamlet’s father, the King of Denmark. Often in literature the presence of a ghost indicates something left unresolved. In this case, the death of Hamlets father is the unresolved event as well the revenge

  • Child Observation Report

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    Child Observation Subjects: Boy-3 years old, Girl-4 years old, Mother. Hypothesis: My hypothesis was to determine the effects of maternal presence versus absence on sibling behavior. Setting: This observation took place in the children's home. As a playroom they used the living room because that is where all their toys are. For my observation I used both the siblings and their mother. During the observation I was present including the children and their mother. I am not related to those

  • James's Pragmatism and Plato's Sophistes

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    James's Pragmatism and Plato's Sophistes ABSTRACT: In the first chapter of Pragmatism, William James outlines two philosophical temperaments. He argues that though one's temperament modifies one's way of philosophizing, its presence is seldom recognized. This statement by James led me to Plato's Sophistes, especially the relationship between temperament and being. Although Plato describes certain temperaments, I hold that the main topic is being. The ancients restricted All to real being, e

  • The Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate

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    the species in question at certain times. However, this would be inconvenient, especially for a three hour laboratory period. Since the iodide ion can be oxidized by the persulphate ion, we can use sodium thiosulphate to be an indicator of the presence of iodine in the solution. For this experiment, we can simply calculate the rate of the reaction by timing the amount of iodine being produced in several runs. The reaction between iodine and sodium persulphate can be depicted as: I2 + 2Na2S2O3

  • The Terminator

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    live so that she could give birth to John. In Terminator 2, Sarah is pushed into the background. She becomes merely a secondary character. Her presence in the movie is not as important. She has already completed her job of giving birth to John and raising him to be able to take care of himself, so there is no reason for her to be there. Her presence even puts John into more danger. John wanted to save his mother from the mental institution, but the Terminator... ... middle of paper ... ..

  • Femininity in Homer’s Iliad

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    Homer’s Iliad, predominant feminine presence inspires the events of the poem and the destinies of the men involved. This feminine presence is not a product of the actions and decisions of the women in the poem, but rather a conceptual, creative feminine force without which the poem and even human life would not exist. Homer personifies this presence in nature and maintains it through the voice of the Muse, his inspiration. There is a deeper essence of a feminine presence in the poem, however, which lies

  • The Reliability of Heidegger’s Reading of Plato’s Gigantomachia

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    meaning of being" supposedly guiding and controlling Greek ontology is "Being = presence." This made "the question of the meaning of ousia itself" inaccessible to the Greeks. Heidegger’s Plato’s Sophist is his most extensive treatment of a single dialogue. To test his own reliability, he proposes "to demonstrate, by the success of an actual interpretation of [the Gigantomachia], that this sense of Being [as presence] in fact guided [Plato’s] ontological questioning . . .". I will show Heidegger’s

  • The Pros and Cons of Ethnographic Reflexivity

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    ethnographer is aware that his/her writing choices are shaped to acknowledge the ethnographers presence in the culture being studied. Thus, while writing and analyzing fieldnotes, the ethnographer-as-author grows increasingly aware of his role and responsibility in telling the story of the people being he/[she] studied; for in writing he/[she] re-presents their everyday world[1]. By taking the ethnographers presence in consideration, the ethnography becomes more than a mere piece of text. In the process

  • Importance of the Ghost in Shakespeare's Hamlet

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    The Importance of the Ghost in Hamlet The stage presence of a ghost would have been familiar to an Elizabethan audience and so the appearance of the Ghost in 'Hamlet' carries some messages which are general - almost as though the ghost was a familiar symbol which evoked certain thoughts merely by being present. The Ghost in 'Hamlet' has a more specific role than that given to ghosts in general, however; it has a crucial part to play in the development of the plot. Thirdly, the interaction between

  • The Meaning of Smoke

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    the cigarette is giving off is starting to make sense. "Smoke curled from his nostrils out onto the table, like some kinda dragon" (Avellone, 3). Throughout the entire story the smoke seemed to make Dave feel more comfortable. It seemed as if the presence of the smoke made him telling the story and him even being around Kyle okay. With the smoke curling from his friends nose the reader is able to get a picture that the smoke is starting to clear. It is only when the smoke seems to be clearing in his

  • Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

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    look the gap between the words and the character's representations who is using the words is the one of the ways to read this novel. Especially, in this novel, she uses words and actions for showing and erasing the gap between the absence and the presence which is prevalent in this novel. Between th... ... middle of paper ... ... Newman, Fashioning Femininity & English Renaissance Drama , from the footnote of chapter 6,(Chicago, Chicago University Press) I think the concept of heteroglossia

  • Sufism

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    but you can't see it. That God is all around us, but His presence is too overwhelming to see. An example is like fish who is in water. The fish can't really see the water, even though it is all around the fish. Once a person realizes the presence of God, he or she will feel closer to God. (Frager 27) Sufi's believe that God remains hidden, so that people don't complain to Him (this however is not an Islamic belief). In Islam, God's presence isn't seen, because He has too much power for the human eyes

  • Online Presence

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    Online Presence Impact on Life and Career Internet and technology have great influences on life and daily activities. This paper discusses the author’s experience in her online presence research. The paper explains the author’s point of view regarding the use of online presence as a factor in the hiring process. In addition, the author of this paper identifies some changes that she may need to consider regarding her online presence. Online Presence and Organizations Many organizations

  • Presence Of God

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    faith and wrote what they intended to be words of admonishment and encouragement to the believers of the time. It is apparent that they were very sincere in their love of God and wished to share a knowledge of Him with others. The Practice of the Presence of God, a compilation of conversations and letters of Brother Lawrence (Nicholas Herman), gives great insight into the life of a Catholic monk in the mid-1600s in France. He had chosen a strict monastic life in order to devote himself fully to learning

  • Comparing Service Providers ISP vs ASP

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    Comparing Service Providers ISP vs ASP In today's society, technology is the wave of the future. With the invention of the Internet, the world seems to get smaller and smaller, minute-by-minute. When using the Internet, one must have a service provider to access any information that is out there on the information superhighway. The two service providers I will be explaining in this report are Internet Service Providers (better known as ISPs and Application Service Providers (better known as

  • In Remembrance of Me: The Lord's Supper

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    Barclay,W. The Lord’s Supper. Louisville, Kentucky: John Knox Press.2001 Grudem,W. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, Michigan.: Zondervan.1994 Maxey, A. One Bread, One Body. Frederick, Maryland: PublishAmerica. 2010 McEachern, A. The Lord’s Presence. Nashville, Tennessee.: Broadman Press.1986 Phillips, J.B. Appointment with God-Some Thoughts on Holy Communion. New York: MacMillan.1967 Ryle, J.C. Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew. Carlisle, Pa: Banner of Truth.1986 Whitsett