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Symbolism of Journey in I Used to Live Here Once and A Worn Path Literature Essay
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The various experiences encountered on the journey become an inspiration for literature. The significance of these experiences varies according to how people perceive it. Two of the most memorable literary works with the same central subject are: “I Used To Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty.
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The theatrical purpose of Othello's blackness Literature Research Paper
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According to the essay, in Othello, Shakespeare has moved against the conventional stereotyping of black as evil by changing the meaning of black and white in the play. Through his attempt to alter the significance of black and white, Shakespeare seems to be making a political statement with respect to race.
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Shakespeare: Henry IV. Part 1: Honor Literature Essay
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Henry IV Part I singles out the story of Prince Hal’s rise to being a leader along with the various valor of war pressed on from inside and outside of England. After King Henry killed King Richard II and was dethroned, he was then at war with his subjects trying to murder each other and with the war the Scotland had been waging in the northern part of the country.
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Hughes Poetry as an Apt Expression of the African American Pride Literature Research Paper
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The metaphors used in the poem “I, Too”, like “I am the darker brother” are actually the attempts on the part of the poet to give expression to the dejection and weariness of the masses at being treated as secondary citizens by their fellow countrymen. Not to say that these metaphors are aptly accompanied by an abundance of feeling and remorse.
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Prajakta Kanegaonkar: Experiences of Human Life Literature Research Paper
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The author states that during the 19the century Europe was swept by winds of change. These changes took form in every stratum of the society. This was the time when colonialism began, although slavery was coming to an end. Advancements in science and technology made communication easier and widespread.
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Hamlet and Oedipus Literature Research Paper
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In “Oedipus Rex” and “Hamlet,” there are specific pursuits that are used in finding information about the murder of the main characters fathers. By doing this, there is the ability to create tension in the plot and to show how there are direct relationships with the conflict which has occurred with both characters.
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Text Messaging and the Effects on Childrens Learning to Read Literature Annotated Bibliography
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Though the results established clear links between academic performances through increased mobile phone literacy, the participants being young adult students are not consistent with the subject of the current research. The information contained in this research would not be useful for the current study.
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The Sensory Imagery of Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen's Literature Research Paper
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Owen, who was immensely troubled by his wartime experiences, wrote a significant amount of poetry about the Great War, describing the unimaginable in terms of the unknowable. However, as the film developed as a medium, and the unknowable became manifest in people's acted interpretations of it, audiences began to react to Owen's work.
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Use of irony in Oedipus the King Literature Essay
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It is essential to understand the meaning of dramatic irony before analysing the impact of the device used in one of the greatest plays by Sophocles, Oedipus the King and understand the perspective from which Sophocles treated this literary device into the plot of the play.
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Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Literature Essay
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This essay shows that the reader is taken through Janie’s life and watches her psyche flourish in the form of symbols. According to Keiko, Hurston seems to rely on symbols to her get point across. As symbolism permeates the premises of this story, Hurston considers Janie to be The New Negro Woman.
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Alade Wole The Book, Olodumare, The Creator Literature Essay
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Each individual living soul present on Mother Earth wants to find out this hidden reality, which has been woven and embedded within the lives of different beings so intelligently by the creator of Universe.
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Marys Concept of Social Evil and Humanization of the Monster Literature Book Report/Review
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 Most of the symbols, related to the character-traits of the Monster in the play, are engaged in assigning the visually horrifying features that are the typical characteristics of a traditional monster. But some of these symbols dominantly go on to purport that Frankenstein’s Monster is the victim of its creator’s as well as the society’s injustice towards him. 
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Writing Los Angeles, Los Angeles Writers Literature Essay
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In conclusion, it’s clear that the writers discussed articulate Los Angeles in a variety of ways. Some of the predominant themes that have been discovered include the presentation of Los Angeles as a destination of immigrants. Another view considers the idealized nature of Los Angeles as an area of dreams and romanticized notions of show business. 
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Indian Boyhood by Charles A. Eastman Literature Book Report/Review
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The author then describes his final relocation into a White neighborhood, where Eastman grew up to be a top-class physician but throughout his entire life, he tirelessly fought for Native American rights and became a key figure in politics.
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Critical Evaluation of Style of English Language Literature Research Paper
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Achebe also uses various native symbols. Locusts are used to mean impeding whites. Fire represents Okonkwo’s nature which is fierce, constructive as well as destructive. Drums are used in the narration to bind the heartbeats of the villagers in unison. All these symbols were unheard of in English by then.
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The Role Played by Humans in the Myths Literature Essay
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This is so considering that the deities do the work of creation and recreation. The humans always have to worship or ask the deities for help and in some cases to overcome bad divinations. The difference that exists in each myth with respect to the manner in which creation took place is the level of order or disorder.
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What is the significance of title of Sylvia Plath's novel 'The Bell Jar' Literature Essay
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The title of the novel is highly symbolic because besides representing the protagonist’s physical and spiritual isolation from the rest of the society it also suggests her confinement within a particular state of mind, which she could not overcome.
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The Development of King Lears Madness Literature Essay
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Through his journey of madness, that is discussed in the essay King Lear undergoes a transition from ignorance to awareness- from darkness to light. More importantly, this essential element of madness also threads together some of the most thought-provoking and reflective themes of the play by Shakespeare.
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The Destructive Power of Love in the Legendary Love Story Romeo and Juliet Literature Research Paper
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It is a heartbreaking love affair fuelled by passionate love and bitter hate. However, it is evident that the dichotomy of love and hate is not the only contrasting image that Shakespeare provides the readers with, his collision of opposites goes much deeper, and touches upon the contrasting of life and death, youth and age, light and dark.
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The Comparison of Keats's and Shelley's Poetry Literature Essay
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The poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats, in a lot of ways, is similar but also displays differences that arise out of a difference in the way they perceived nature and other poetic faculties. Their backgrounds in terms of their class were also as far apart as it could be; this resulting in a lot of dissimilarities as far as their poetry was concerned.
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Greasy Lake by T.C. Boyle Literature Term Paper
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Other authors see Boyle as a master writer that brings a special twist of humor and reality that leaves the reader with a feeling of satisfaction.At what point does a boy become a man, at what point does the boy put away childish things in search for the ritualistic commitment that makes him an adult.
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The Noble Savage in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the self-obsessed Victor Frankenstein travels an isolated path to his own destruction by superseding the boundaries of death and by not taking responsibility to nurture his own creation. Casting aside the medical community’s advice and any hindering sense of spiritual morality.
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Good Country People Literature Essay
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The author states that Manley went on to concoct a story that will persuade Mrs. Hopewell to empathize with him and to sketch a character that would personify him as good-natured, poor, somebody to pity, a Christian whose beliefs and values in life were formed in the ideals of trust, honesty and within as a true believer in the commandments of God.
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What are the origins of Modern American Autobiography What changes have there been since c.1950-present Literature Essay
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One of the texts this paper is going to focus on is Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings which was written at the end of the struggle for civil rights in America in1960s. The second text that this paper is going to focus on is The Autobiography of Malcolm X which is based on the interviews Malcolm X himself
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Capital Punishment Literature Annotated Bibliography
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This paper locates the nature of the discussion within the discourse of the relationship that it has with the public. The relationship that the state has to the public serves as the focus of how the punishment serves the public. The center of how this creates a dialogue is through the understanding that an offender is part of the public.
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The Vulnerability of Love in Shakespeares Othello Literature Research Paper
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‘Othello’ an awesome tragedy play. Other Shakespearian plays involve themes of political conquest and fight for power. Unlike Hamlet, Macbeth, or King Lear, the tragedy in Othello does not erupt from a quest for power, it stems out of the fragility and corruption of love and love's vulnerability to hate.
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Symbols in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Literature Essay
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Puritan people and their community leaders used to consider these celestial symbols as messages from God. They believed that these explosions at sky are warnings about future and various issues that affect their community. The meteor in the Scarlet Letter shows communal reaction as well as individual reaction (Baym, 1986).
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Metaphysical and Cavalier 17th century poetry Literature Essay
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It is also the case with literary growth that observed unabated progress by the end of 16th and beginning of 17th century, during which the divergent schools of thought appeared on the horizon of literary developments and left indelible imprints of their intellect and creativity on the future generations to come.
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Fairy tales and story telling in contemporary art Literature Essay
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This essay discovers the Fairy tales and story telling in contemporary art. There is the ability to apply techniques and concepts which intertwine both the past myths as well as the present applications with the style of contemporary art. When examining artists, it can be seen that the stories which are told imply a deeper message that is universal in nature.
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Femininity in The Yellow Wallpaper, and Woman Hollering Creek Literature Essay
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Protagonists in both these stories suffer injustice from the hands of their husband and finally breaks away from the relationship.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story of repression of women. In the story the husband’s domineering nature has imprisoned the wife into a domestic prison.
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Shakespeare's Measure by Measure: A Play Misunderstood Literature Book Report/Review
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“Measure for Measure” is a comedy, but some critics consider it as a form of bitterness and cynicism (Clark 17). The play explores vital moral issues evolving around Puritanism and Christianity. Manipulations and secret identities are the frameworks of the play that eventually led it to its happy ending.
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A Critical Response to Youre Thinking of Getting a What by Gray John Literature Book Report/Review
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People who mark themselves so are definitely not mad or have unstable minds, but may suffer from fantasies which are enhanced with a tipple or two. And the glitzy, neon-lit commercial tattoo parlors look so attractive on such trips of delusion, that a person just gets drawn towards it in an inebriated state. 
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Mrs Dalloway and The Great Gatsby - Thematic, Narrative and Philosophical Differences Literature Book Report/Review
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The era of modernism in English literature introduced a new form of artistic sensibility, perception, and sense of aesthetics, which can be regarded as an unprecedented experience. The novels like Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald are brilliant examples that encompass the modernist spirit.
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Classical Greek Burial Rites as Evident through Classical Mythology Literature Essay
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The author of the essay states that one of the most prevalent concepts within the Greeks mythologies was the connection of the gods' works to the deaths of their more famed heroes and characters. It is also mentioned the Greeks believed in the direct intervention of the gods and also in the need for rites to be performed to control the crossing of the dead into the afterlife.
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Realistic Portrayal of Prison Life in Movies based on Stephen Kings Novels Literature Essay
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Movies are known to be superficial portrayal of real life affair and events, even one that claims being based on the true story. Conversely, there are some films that are close to realism with their delivery of certain subject, theme, or information – making the superficial nature of the film tolerable.
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Analysis of Jealous Mistress by Harriet Jacobs Literature Essay
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Literature captivates subtle intricacies of life, age and the society making them eternal through the paradigm of its creation and reflection of those subtle features in the creative piece. Slavery is always tormenting and with women, it appears to be the most tormenting phenomenon in the entire world.  
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An Analytical Perspective: Central Aspects Of Art And Literature Literature Essay
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This essay functions by analyzing essays by Susan Sontag, David Sedaris, and T.S. Eliot, in an effort to gain an analytical perspective on what they consider to be central aspects of art and literature. In her classic essay Notes on ‘Camp,’ Susan Sontag explores a particular sensibility within the art that she refers to by the name of the camp.
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Short fiction analysis of The Man Who Was Almost A Man Literature Essay
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Teenage is almost certainly the most critical phase in a person’s life. It is where young people confront harsh struggles in order for them to be prepared for adulthood. Identity crisis is one of the highly grave issues each youth shall battle against.
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The role of Violence in Aphra Behn's Oroonoko Literature Essay
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The role of Violence in Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, is very often used in a way that is slightly different. It is used to bring attention to the horrific nature of slavery. Violence is not only used for the purpose of demonstration, but it is also used to “buff” someone up, or exert power on another; oftentimes, to show masculinity.
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Machiavelli: The Prince and St. Thomas More: Utopia Literature Essay
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Machiavelli wrote in The Prince the qualities that is necessary for a prince to have. In the list of the qualities that a prince or ruler should have, he excluded the four cardinal virtues of Greek political philosophy.
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The Supernatural and the Reality of Zombies Literature Annotated Bibliography
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It specifically tackles the role of voodoo and the priests that summon the spirits in order to reanimate the dead. The writers detail the process of natural summons and the rituals entailed prior to the creation of zombies. They were also aware of the specific terms that classify the un-dead as zombies.
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The Environment and Human Experience as Explored in Three Poems Literature Book Report/Review
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 Poetry allows for a writer to examine themes through their emotional context in regard to topics that can be explored through the imagery that is evoked. In three poems that discuss the nature of human impact on the environment and within the environment, the negative role that humanity plays is revealed through the imagery of corruption, destruction, and decay.
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The Tragic Hero in Julius Caesar Literature Research Paper
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As the paper outlines, William Shakespeare’s title character in his play Julius Caesar appears just twice in the play, alive. Even though critics have pointed out to the silent presence of Caesar throughout the play, as is symbolized by the ghost of Caesar who appears later in the play, it is Marcus Brutus who takes up much of the play’s space and the attention of the audience.
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Analysis of Shakespeare's Play Othello the Moor of Venice Literature Essay
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Shakespeare criticism is vast. The nature of interpretation itself entails that no one single unified reading can ever fix and finalize an explanation of a text. And, the vastness of Shakespeare criticism suggests that many conflicting and evolving perspectives are the very reason for this breadth of scholarship.   
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Science Fiction Monster Theory Literature Annotated Bibliography
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This annotated bibliography will discuss and describe a couple of articles and books written by different researchers who have investigated the monster theory in science fiction context. The paper includes Fred Botting's "Making Monstrous: Frankenstein Criticism Theory" and Jeffrey Cohen's "Monster Theory" along with other books on the topic.
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare Literature Essay
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This essay is well-structured and fully responds to it's thesis statement. Various themes, such as revenge taken by Hamlet himself and the relation between Hamlet’s revenge and King Hamlet are explained as well as another relations between characters of the tragedy. Also, Ophelia's, Polonius`s and Queen Gertrude`s revenges are organized in separate subtopic and discussed in detail.
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The Little Prince and Christ Literature Essay
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Christ was confronted and tempted in the bible, the Little Prince also met his tempter in the desert. But the Little Prince is not so much bitten by the snake, it is because he allowed himself to be bitten. Jesus also laid down himself and sacrificed for the people. Like Jesus Christ, the Little Prince is self-sacrificing.
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Animal Farms Parallelism to Russian Revolution Literature Research Paper
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The author states that the powerful message emerging from the novel is that, as Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus write, “one is driven to the cynical thought that men are decent only when they are powerless”. Whatever Orwell seriously wrote since 1936 were in one way or other connected with his dislike of totalitarianism.
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F.Scott Fitzgerald's Biography and his story Babylon Revisited Literature Essay
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Charlie Wales, the protagonist of the 1930 short story “Babylon Revisited,” bears an undeniable resemblance to F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author who crafted his story. Charlie, a recovering alcoholic who takes “one drink every afternoon, and no more” (Fitzgerald) to prove that alcohol no longer has a hold over him, seeks to regain custody of his daughter, Honoria.
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Susan Sontag: In Platos Cave Literature Essay
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They do not realise that they are only shadows, and the philosopher reflects then on how it is that human beings actually know things. What Susan Sontag wants the reader to think about is how “real” photographs are, in so far as they do reflect many aspects that we recognise from the real world around us, but also in so far as they are only brief shadows
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