Adrian's Perception

Adrian's Perception
Author: Terrence Antoine
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496923901

Today I awoke Like any other day Today was the fi rst and my last day Today is the day that I take my life Today is the day that I take this one last walk I have all the stuff And I will even carry the pain But this isnt no ordinary walk You see this walk defi nes me It will let you see all of my You will know my naked truth Today in this last walk You will see all I was once a happy child with smiles and cheer I had the mother the father and the sisters to share With family and friends that followed near I had an aunt the loved me o so dear But later that year the tears began to fall And my tears begun to follow so close in the air Right foot left foot Just as easy I lost my dad to the streets that he loved so dear Later she said I love you so dear And she died the aunt that loved me o so dear. With less that 15 steps I would take near I would almost loose my mother 3 times that year With father no where in sight my sister step in so dear Th e walk isnt over with more to come 20 more steps and she molested me 5 more and I never trusted no more since then 10 more steps I take And I see me with 10 more suicide attempts Failure came with no success So my heart became depressed With comfort in food and my world Where I found little boy blue As the steps continue my life fl ashes by All that haunts me and where I said goodbye With 6 more steps I take I found friends but I also found hate Hate from others and yes that includes family and friends With one step that adds seven now I hate myself once more now 18 steps more I take and I end up a t a street light Red means stop but with me it means rage With not much more to go now With a fl ame that use to burn bright with a fellow And yes he was my knight But thought from my head with unexplained truth And the taste for the world Took me 9 step further away When it ended with 25 steps of one night stands And a gift to carry with my souls that is now save But at a cost of family friends and a love life that is no more 5 more steps now and the rode is almost there. With the last few tears follow the steps One more step and I stand here With all my secrets exposed And a body that bares it all with the marks and there no end Today I took my last walk And step by step I told my life And I wonder why I am still alive And why he hasnt taken my life or why he wont let me take my own Oddly, he speaks to me and says youre not done With every step you took was an obstacle and when I pushed You pushed back Dont give up now when youre almost done I know your story now the world does to Now show them what you can do You beaten the odds over and over again Now this year its is the end you fi ght once more And my blessed child you shall win Today I awoke with and end insight and now I see I must begin again But this time with happiness insight at the end

Disjunctivism

Disjunctivism
Author: Adrian Haddock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2008-01-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199231540

Disjunctivism is the focus of a lively debate spanning the philosophy of perception, epistemology, and the philosophy of action. Adrian Haddock and Fiona Macpherson present 17 specially written essays, which examine the different forms of disjunctivism and explore the connections between them.

Vision and Mind

Vision and Mind
Author: Alva Noë
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2002-10-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780262640473

The philosophy of perception is a microcosm of the metaphysics of mind. Its central problems—What is perception? What is the nature of perceptual consciousness? How can one fit an account of perceptual experience into a broader account of the nature of the mind and the world?—are at the heart of metaphysics. Rather than try to cover all of the many strands in the philosophy of perception, this book focuses on a particular orthodoxy about the nature of visual perception. The central problem for visual science has been to explain how the brain bridges the gap between what is given to the visual system and what is actually experienced by the perceiver. The orthodox view of perception is that it is a process whereby the brain, or a dedicated subsystem of the brain, builds up representations of relevant figures of the environment on the basis of information encoded by the sensory receptors. Most adherents of the orthodox view also believe that for every conscious perceptual state of the subject, there is a particular set of neurons whose activities are sufficient for the occurrence of that state. Some of the essays in this book defend the orthodoxy; most criticize it; and some propose alternatives to it. Many of the essays are classics. Contributors G.E.M. Anscombe, Dana Ballard, Daniel Dennett, Fred Dretske, Jerry Fodor, H.P. Grice, David Marr, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Zenon Pylyshyn, Paul Snowdon, and P.F. Strawson

Physical Background of Perception

Physical Background of Perception
Author: Lord Adrian
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781013307959

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending
Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2011-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307957330

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

THE FIFTH BOOK OF LOST SWORDS

THE FIFTH BOOK OF LOST SWORDS
Author: Fred Saberhagen
Publisher: JSS Literary Productions, LLC
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-03-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 193742202X

Prince Murat of Culm possesses Coinspinner, the Sword of Chance which brings untold good fortune to its owner. Can Coinspinner aid Murat in his efforts to acquire Woundhealer, the Sword of healing Murat’s ruler desperately needs? Or through lack of wit and Coinspinner’s propensity to whimsically change owners will Murat find himself caught up in different quest? Prince Adrian, away at a school for magic, is assigned a test of his abilities. More challenges than a school trial await him. Adrian is being relentlessly pursued by the greatest of evil wizards, Wood, armed with more than one of the great Swords and intent on Adrian’s destruction. Will Coinspinner decide Adrian’s fate? Will Adrian’s father, Mark, come to the boy’s aid in time to save him ? Who holds Coinspinner? Who commands the powers of Shieldbreaker and Sightblinder? What will come of Murat’s fascination with Princess Kristen? Warriors, wizards, princes, thieves … all seek the power of the Swords.

X3, Healing, Entities, and Aliens

X3, Healing, Entities, and Aliens
Author: Adrian Dvir
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9789657269008

A book describing ongoing aliens' medical activity in Israel and all over the globe. The aliens medical team collaborates with psychics and cures humans. The author is a psychic and describes his first-hand experiences.

Perspectives on Anton Bruckner

Perspectives on Anton Bruckner
Author: Crawford Howie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1351554441

A century after his death Anton Bruckner still remains one of the most complex and enigmatic creative personalities of the nineteenth century. A leading avant-garde figure of his generation, he was an accomplished performer and teacher in addition to being a great composer; few people in the history of western music can boast his level of achievement in all these areas combined. This book, a collection of essays written by an international group of scholars, offers diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Bruckner the composer-teacher-performer. Facets of his formidable theoretical training and his application of it as part of the compositional process are explored. A variety of analytical methodologies is used to examine the Second through to the Ninth Symphonies, the heart of the composer‘s mature repertoire. Finally, aspects of Bruckner‘s career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence and dissemination of his music are considered.

Migrant Returns

Migrant Returns
Author: Eric J. Pido
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-06-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822373122

In Migrant Returns Eric J. Pido examines the complicated relationship among the Philippine economy, Manila’s urban development, and balikbayans—Filipino migrants visiting or returning to their homeland—to reconceptualize migration as a process of connectivity. Focusing on the experiences of balikbayans returning to Manila from California, Pido shows how Philippine economic and labor policies have created an economy reliant upon property speculation, financial remittances, and the affective labor of Filipinos living abroad. As the initial generation of post-1965 Filipino migrants begin to age, they are encouraged to retire in their homeland through various state-sponsored incentives. Yet, once they arrive, balikbayans often find themselves in the paradoxical position of being neither foreign nor local. They must reconcile their memories of their Filipino upbringing with American conceptions of security, sociality, modernity, and class as their homecoming comes into collision with the Philippines’ deep economic and social inequality. Tracing the complexity of balikbayan migration, Pido shows that rather than being a unidirectional event marking the end of a journey, migration is a multidirectional and continuous process that results in ambivalence, anxiety, relief, and difficulty.

Extent: Year of the Titans

Extent: Year of the Titans
Author: Jason Cochrane
Publisher: Jason Cochrane
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2023-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Adrian Hooper has superpowers. He's not the only one. His siblings have powers. His parents have powers. His grandparents have powers. And so on, back thirteen generations. Now he has been sent across the country to a boarding school that caters to others like him: the Claremont Academy. It is a prestigious school of refinement and reputation. At Claremont he can learn to control his powers and then blend into society without causing any alarm or concern. Or at least, that is the plan that Adrian's family has for him. But a little education goes a long way and now Adrian is dealing with giant killer robots, alternate dimensions, and peer pressure. High school is never easy for anyone.