An essay outlining the autistic condition and discussing what it can teach us about consciousness

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   01/27/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « All of this sounds to me like extreme unconsciousness. That is precisely what the autistic child fails to do. (2) If you ask a three year old what the minds ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Part 1.. Autism: A psychiatric condition.. The parents of the autistic child.. Part 2.. Philosophers of the mind and psychologists.. The ability to hypothesize what another person is thinking. . Evidence collected over recent...»

Theater and audience perception in a postmodern perspective

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2007   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « for the audience to decide what they want to do, as in decide if we want to open it or not, if we want are asked to stay together and that is all that matters. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The work of The Wooster Group. Developing new forms of understanding and perceptions . Questioning the existence of objective truth and authentic reality. Deconstructing and fragmenting different texts considered as 'classics' . What...»

Sexuality in modern melodrama

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   11/21/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « over his teeth where the braces would go on if he had Now all he wishes for is a little attention from an attractive even as his father screams at him to do so ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The use of sex as a weapon.. Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari) in 'American Beauty'.. The occurrence of true love and healthy relationships.. Sex and sexuality - heightened emotional effects. . The sexual exploits characters explore.. Donnie...»

Self-awareness: The problem of the self in the work of Samuel Beckett

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   09/10/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « what if Godot was not there. It is only embodied in our hope, in the hope that salvation will someday come, and all that we can do is wait. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Questions in relation to the self-awareness of the characters.. Martin Esslin, in a chapter from The Theatre of the Absurd on Samuel Beckett.. The problem of having a sense of identity when we are not the same at any moment.. The...»

How is the traditional notion of subject challenged in "Boating for Beginners?" (Jeanette Winterson)?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « to know what is going to happen: If I told Conclusion All things considered, we can say that Boating for brings no answer: What happens when we do not fit in ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Boating for Beginners as a challenge of the traditional notion of subject: The character of Gloria.. Intellectual and physical descriptions of Gloria.. The use of point of view.. Gloria's development.. How has Gloria's self been...»

The ill ego-consciousness

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   12/18/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « 1 Loss of Soul for Jung, is largely to do with the If you ask your friends or relatives they may be able to Par 442: All these well-known facts show beyond a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Extreme cases of dissociation.. Spiritualists and mediums in the late nineteenth century. . The abductee experience.. Part 1.. Extracts taken from Jung, C, CW: Vol: 18.. A symbol as a living thing.. The interpreting mind's...»

Erupted states, Corrupted hearts, Disrupted narratives: Sleep and Sleeplessness in Hamlet and Macbeth

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   09/24/2008   |   .doc   |   12 pages
Document abstract : « Furthermore, how do these differing relations to sleep in his own oppressive ambition if Hamlet possesses wisdom, grace, and fear And you all know, security Is ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The crucial conclusion about sleep and its similarity in Macbeth and Hamlet.. Catalogues sleep's virtues and restorative benefits in Macbeth.. Summoning of ghosts, witches, and other such things in Shakespeare's world.. Inefficient...»

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