... The Silver Lining Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema 3 rd EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. ... ... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ... Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. The Talented Mr. Ripley II. The Truman Show III. The Matrix IV... ...The Matrix IV. Shattered V. Titanic VI. Being John Malkovich VII. Dreamcatcher – The Myth of Destructibility VIII. I, Robot – The Fourth Law of R... ...ecessary in pursuing this goal. Ripley's reality test is maintained throughout the film. In other words - while he gradually merges with the object... ...tional. He lacks real talents - he know how to play only six jazz tunes, can't make up his musical mind between his faithful sax and a newly allurin... ...tic figure in this respect is that of Truman's best and childhood friend. They grew up together, shared secrets, emotions and adventures. Yet he li... ...Brain) Return The Interrupted Self In the futuristic sci-fi film "Surrogates" (2009), people stay at home, their nervous system wired to allow ... ...to 1994 Co-owner and Director of many business enterprises: – The Omega and Energy Air-Conditioning Concern – AVP Financial Consultants – Handiman...

Moral deliberations and philosophical dimensions in thirteen modern films.

... 1 ANTONIO MERCURIO THE ULYSSEANS The Theorem and the Myth for traveling from one universe... ...nother Sophia University of Rome 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Cr... ... Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way tha... ...ISBN 978-88-95806-04-4 Translated from Italian by Martha S. Bache-Wiig 2009. Chapter XV translated by Alice Pinto and Martha Bache-Wiig, 2009. ... ...anslations authorized by the Author. 3 Note from the translator: In this text, several of the author’s books are mentioned. Some are alread... ...t by chance that I have been able to think about what no other philosopher up until now has been able to imagine. The other philosophers are capable... ... energy which is both material and immaterial at the same time. It is made up of freedom, of love, of truth and of beauty that are created day after ... ...y of the foods we eat? Everything is polluted. What is the quality of the air we give our bodies? It is almost all polluted. What is the relations... ...he land, the city of Messina where they lived, isn’t this a cause? And the air they breathed, isn’t this a cause? And I could go on and on ad infini...

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...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS THE ZOHAR Rav Michael Laitman, PhD THE ZOHAR Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL L... ..., Canada 194 Quentin Rd, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11223, USA Printed in Israel No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner with... ...ook may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical... ...roduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. ... ...hudah. Perush ha-sulam. 2. Zohar. 3. Cabala. I. Title. BM525.A59A7755 2009 296.1>62--dc22 ... ...een through the spiritual path, gained experience, and could guide others up the spiritual ladder. He decided to join the group of the greatest Kabb... ...im, but to their disappointment, Rashbi seemed to have vanished into thin air. THE CAVE AT PEQI’IN Legends have it that Rashbi and his son fled to th... ... CHAOTIC, AND-THE DARKNESS, OVER, THE FACE, OF THE ABYSS, AND-THE SPIRIT, up to the word Elokim” (In Hebrew, “and” is written in conjunction with th... ...eshama-Haya-Yechida and is left with just the Light Nefesh-Ruach, called “air.” This is designated by the entry of the letter Yod into the word Ligh...

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..., Canada 194 Quentin Rd, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11223, USA Printed in Israel No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner with... ...ook may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical... ...roduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. ... ...aitman Executive Editor and Translator: Chaim Ratz FIRST EDITION: FEBRUARY 2009 First printing TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. There Is None Else Besides Him ..... ........................................................................20 3. The Matter of Spiritual Attainment ........................................... ...hat the Creator gave him a desire and craving to amuse himself and breath air in a place of stench. (And you might say that it is written in books, t... ...they did not want both, which is the Mi and the Ele, which together make up the Name Elokim (God), meaning enough and everything. This they did not... ...is the meaning of “He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again.” It follows that all that the Sitra Achra had taken into her own... ...er Gates concerns the Hassadim from the perspective of AV I, called “pure air.” This is because only once he has Hochma, but draws Hassadim, these H...

...One evening in September 1991, Kabbalist Rabash summoned his prime student, Michael Laitman, to his bedside and handed him a notebook, whose cover contained one word-Shamati (I Heard), containing transcripts of Rabash's conversations wit...

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...The great Kabbalists, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, and his son and successor, Rav Baruch Ashlag, offer modern readers valid answers to life's most vital question: What is the meaning of my life? Their interpretations of The Book of Zoh...

... “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book One Touch Down Return to Earth “... ... Return to Earth “. . . And Gulliver Returns” 2 --In Search of Utopia— “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search ... ... © 2008 ISBN 978-0-9823076-0-1 3 Table of Contents THE RETURN FROM SPACE ...................................................... ............................................................................ 4 THE GOOD LIFE .............................................................. ...” —“Some might think that I would want to take a month on Tahiti and soak up some rays, but remember, I have been alone for 25 years. I want to ju... ...on. I want to see for myself. We’re choking ourselves with our wastes in the air, in the ground and in the seas. We live in fear of criminals, terror... ...verpopulation of the earth with its attendant problems of insufficient clean air and water, of loss of soil and oxygen producing trees, the populatio... ...lear targets for suicidal terrorist fanatics to attack. Rather than blowing up a 12 passenger bus or a high rise building, the nuclear fallout of a ... ...0, 2008 1aa. USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Report August 2009. (Housing is the largest single expense, followed by food and chil...

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... 1 . “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book 3 My Visit to Kino A Modern S... ...odern Sino-Province 2 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 3 MY VISIT TO KINO by Lemuel Gull... ................................................................... 6 TOUR OF THE AREA .................................................................... ........................................................................... 7 THE HISTORY OF CHINA ....................................................... ...of human knowledge and to perfect the potentials of humanhood. I walked up the marble steps of the Great Hall, not knowing what to expect from my ... ...perous economy. Still, she warned, Kino was contemplating a war to stop the air and water pollution of the United States and Europe which was endange... ... and the world. The threat had forced the West to rapidly move to cleaning up the global mess that they had spewed on their brothers. The sanctity ... ...re cars and oil, more electronics products, uses more water, pollutes more air and does all of the same negative things that the advanced economies ... ...ions. So until we meet again. . . ― NOTES 1. The Economist, July 23, 2009 1a. Sayings of Confucius Ch. 5 2. Mokdad AH et al. ―Actual causes o...

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...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ... ... Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gul... ... ISBN 978-0-9823076-3-2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE HOTEL .................................................................... ...—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING ............... 24 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR VALUES ......................... 28 SELF-CENTERED A... ...point ................................................ 483 10 SUMMING UP ........................................................................... ...t Commander Gulliver at one o’clock. She knew his jet lag was slowing him up, he was still lagging somewhere west of Tahiti. She found him in the ho... ...y on a mattress. I had trouble sleeping on my bed in California, but these air flotation mattresses at the hotel are like being weightless. I sure wo... ... it out! We have to continually be aware that truth does not depend on an air of confidence or a posture of certainty. Throughout history progress h... ...ordinary means for physical life preservation can be averted. ―In 2009 Pope Benedict XVI said that euthanasia is a "false solution" to suffer...

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...omer’s Odyssey 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Cr... ...y-nc-nd/3.0/ You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work. Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribut... ... Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way tha... ... Ipotesi su Ulisse Translated from Italian by Martha S. Bache-Wiig 2009, authorized by the Author. 3 ANTONIO MER... ...n forces. The Odyssey is the greatest love story that has ever been told in the history of world literature. It is based not on love and death (li... ... attributed to the Olympian gods is a false immortality that does not hold up through the ravages of time. This is why Ulysses refuses to accept the... ...place and from this union a new form of life will be created that is made up of true immortality and indestructible beauty. k. Whereas the Eleusi... ...ubject: The Ulysseans, Published by the Sophia University of Rome, (S.U.R.) 2009, “La nascita della Cosmo-Art”{The Birth of Cosmo-Art} Published by t... ...ality or on a reality based on fantasy. We all have the right to breathe air that is not polluted and we all had the right to live for nine months...

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...87-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use vari... ...ht January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and ... ... Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not f... ...ed in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the title. The word: ‘Splitness’ is ... ...e various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the title. The word: ‘Splitness’ is used to describe two complimentar... ...ened, and what the triggering device was. This can be demonstrated by lining up dominos. You can The Path of Splitness Chapter One: The Universe... ... Infinity of the Universe: aim the Hubble telescope in one direction and pick up the farthest detectable radiation 13 billion light years away. Now... ... in the atmosphere there is almost nothing else except the Formless Medium of air. Is a fish aware that it is traveling through the Medium of water ... ...ravels? No. Are animals aware that they are traveling through the medium of Air as they travel? No. They take the Medium they travel through for...

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...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans ...

... 0 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Sea... ...ychological Motivations 1 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Sea... ...UR REASONS FOR DOING ........................................................................................................... 10 FREUD--AND THE NE... ...REUD--AND THE NEED FOR PLEASURE ........................................................................................................... 12 The Po... ...t have any? It‘s doubtful that we have shaken off every instinctual gene in our march toward free will! When you realize that our genetic make up is ... ...e free will? The philosopher-mathematician Bertrand Russell said that if he knew all the laws of the universe and everything that had happened up unt... ...f-actualization.‘ These needs Maslow called the meta needs. ‗Meta‘ is from the Greek word meaning ‗highest‘ ―The physiological need for air is... ...onscious or the unconscious mind, they express powerful needs. But even these needs have a priority. If I am being suffocated, my drive to get air wi... ... religiousness, and happiness in children aged 8-12 years. Journal of Happiness Studies. And: Health News , University of Cincinnati, Jan. 8, 2009) ...

...Table of Contents IN THE HOTEL 8 LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS 10 WE MUST THINK MORE DEEPLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING 20 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 24 -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR VALUES -- 24 SELF-CENTEREDASSUMPTIONS 32 GODBASEDASSUMPTIONS 41 CONCEPTS OF G...

...ugust 13, 1813, p. 6. 37278_u00.qxd 8/28/08 11:04 AM Page ii James Boyle The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Yale University Pres... ... www.caravanbooks.org. Copyright © 2008 by James Boyle. All rights reserved. The author has made an online version of this work available under a Crea... ... be accessed through the author’s website at http://james-boyle.com. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN: 978-0-300-13740-8 Library of Congr... ...served mockery. “Want that insignia torn off your car, Dad? Then it would be in the public domain, right?” My colleagues at Duke are one of the main i... ...Commons and ccLearn are divisions of Creative Com- mons that I helped to set up which concentrate on the sciences and on educa- tion, respectively. Th... ...thers. The entire community of librarians de- serves our thanks for standing up for free public access to knowledge for over two hundred years. Librar... ...ions, and ideas—become, after voluntary communication to others, free as the air to common use.” 12 Our art, our culture, our science depend on this p... ...e over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of ... ...rty, 1800–1930 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming 2009). Of course, the history of copyright or of intellectual property ca...

... economic welfare all depend on a delicate balance between those ideas that are controlled and those that are free, between intellectual property and the public domain. In The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Yale University Press) James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current...