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- Nov 2020
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reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from
Familiarity and repetition is a common theme among many of the stories in Dubliners. Nothing changes, and there is a certain level of comfort in that stagnant familiarity. Although she dusted her home regularly, it always came back, representing stagnation as a systemic issue that cannot be solved by routine remedies.
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- Jan 2019
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Dissatisfaction surfaces
"Dissatisfaction" is crucial in education. It allows disciplines to not remain stagnant and content. Questioning concepts and beliefs leads to growth.
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This central focus meant that the arcs were perpetually shifting position and overlapping one another. Such shifting is what Ramus hated the most: "For arts ought to consist of subjects that are constant, perpetual, and unchanging, and they should consider only those concepts which Plato says are archetypal and eternal" (99).
Although uniformity within a discipline can be beneficial, "shifting" and "overlapping" combat stagnation. Without this constant movement, would disciplines be able to grow and develop?
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