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 Post subject: School Project: Question.Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:17 pm 
Yullo, I'm a sixth year school student, studying Advanced Higher (the highest level of work you can do at school; a step between school and university) Religious, Moral, and Philosophical Studies. The course comprises two compulsory units and a dissertation. The dissertation can be on anything related to do with the course, and my chosen area, as it interests me is Religious Experience. I aim to use the lyrical content of Eisley’s songs and Sherri’s artwork as a pretext to critique the views of the philosopher and psychologist William James, http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/james.html, who wrote about his view on how religious experience happens. Is there any way any of you can help? I’m looking for ideas on what lyrics mean, and connotations that Sherri’s artwork gives. If you know anything at all about William James, or indeed anyone related to him (such as Davies or Sigmund Froyd), that'd be great. Maybe I'm posting this at a long shot, but as the saying goes, if you don't ask you won't recieve. Ewan. _________________ She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the girl from Belfast City, she is courtin' one two three, please won't you tell me who is she? TheClassicRomance wrote: Facebook is a dirty skank blog! |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:03 am
Should you really be focusing on connotations for a dissertation? JD _________________ "Well, hopefully that's our job, to strap rockets onto everything." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters |
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005 | Posts: 3655 | Location: Waterloo, Tejas
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:17 am
jdstories wrote: Should you really be focusing on connotations for a dissertation?
JD how do you mean? I don't understand what you mean. _________________ She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the girl from Belfast City, she is courtin' one two three, please won't you tell me who is she? TheClassicRomance wrote: Facebook is a dirty skank blog! |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:58 am
Sixth year of school? The metric system sucks... _________________ Scriptozoology, a screenwriting blog .. Facebook |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:51 pm
mad_sam_purple'ead wrote: jdstories wrote: Should you really be focusing on connotations for a dissertation?
JD how do you mean? I don't understand what you mean. I just mean that connotations are usually a little subjective. I'd imagine you'd want to concentrate more on facts for a dissertation, but what do I know about it? JD _________________ "Well, hopefully that's our job, to strap rockets onto everything." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters |
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005 | Posts: 3655 | Location: Waterloo, Tejas
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:26 pm
everything is totally over my head....how about that. _________________ But I cannot discover any advantage except in honor, in glory, and in right action. Therefore I consider these goals to be primary and supreme over all others. Cicero |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:36 am
are u sure u want to use eisley though? i thought the whole idea of their band was that they dont put a certain message out there.. just write about stuff they like, so their lyrics don't really mean much? i mean there's emotion in them but about fictional stories and whatnot. and sherri's drawings just go to that same wave of imagination. sherri's art connotations..hmm.. each one is a little different but they're all def on the spooky side, just the way she draws, sort of mysterious. im not much into philosophy so i wouldnt be able to help you on that side  hope it works out.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:28 am
Oh man, I have a Philosophy paper that's due in less than 2 weeks, so I feel your pain. I still don't have a topic, either, which stinks. Anyway, I'm not quite sure how you plan on fitting Eisley into Philosophy, so I can't help you there. _________________ - Jessica ------------------------------------------------------- "So many bands are like painters standing in front of their paintings going, 'Look at me, I did this.' It's like, 'Get out the way, I can't see it.'" - Dougie Payne, bassist of Travis ================================ http://www.xanga.com/madsenfan35 |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:25 pm
jdstories wrote: mad_sam_purple'ead wrote: jdstories wrote: Should you really be focusing on connotations for a dissertation?
JD how do you mean? I don't understand what you mean. I just mean that connotations are usually a little subjective. I'd imagine you'd want to concentrate more on facts for a dissertation, but what do I know about it? JD yup, I see what you mean, but religious experience is subjective anyway. starbucksgod wrote: everything is totally over my head....how about that. 
Starnothing. I see what your saying, but I think that could be built into the essay, either saying that James' thoughts are completely useless because they fit into non-religious ideas, or because they're really good because of that. Cheers for replying. _________________ She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the girl from Belfast City, she is courtin' one two three, please won't you tell me who is she? TheClassicRomance wrote: Facebook is a dirty skank blog! |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:05 pm
i don't know about william james, but i know something about freud. Quote: "I’m looking for ideas on what lyrics mean, and connotations that Sherri’s artwork gives. and freud would have said that the lyrics to many funerals were an unconcious way of saying goodbye to jon. (where they sing goodbye over and over) death is a symbol of change, and unless someone died recently in thier family, death is just symbol of change. or maybe it was a conscious thing. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:14 pm
forumlurker wrote: i don't know about william james, but i know something about freud.
Quote: "I’m looking for ideas on what lyrics mean, and connotations that Sherri’s artwork gives. and freud would have said that the lyrics to many funerals were an unconcious way of saying goodbye to jon. (where they sing goodbye over and over) death is a symbol of change, and unless someone died recently in thier family, death is just symbol of change. or maybe it was a conscious thing. Sherri and Stacy claim that none of their songs are personal. They're all about other people, or made up people. _________________ Scriptozoology, a screenwriting blog .. Facebook |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:27 pm
yeah i see what you mean, but i'm referring to freud's theory of the unconcious mind....even though they don't think they're talking about such thing....they are unconciously expressing themself... according to freud at least. its his theory, not mine. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:15 pm
forumlurker wrote: i don't know about william james, but i know something about freud.
Quote: "I’m looking for ideas on what lyrics mean, and connotations that Sherri’s artwork gives. and freud would have said that the lyrics to many funerals were an unconcious way of saying goodbye to jon. (where they sing goodbye over and over) death is a symbol of change, and unless someone died recently in thier family, death is just symbol of change. or maybe it was a conscious thing. i could certainly build that into the paper. _________________ She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the girl from Belfast City, she is courtin' one two three, please won't you tell me who is she? TheClassicRomance wrote: Facebook is a dirty skank blog! |
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