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  2. The Philosophy of Composition - Wikipedia

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    Even the term "Nevermore," he says, is based on logic following the "unity of effect." The sounds in the vowels in particular, he writes, have more meaning than the definition of the word itself. He had previously used words like "Lenore" for the same effect. The raven itself, Poe says, is meant to become symbolic by the end of the poem.

  3. List of fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    Second Hindu-Muslim unity fast [3] 18 1948 (13-18 Jan) 123 hours Third Hindu-Muslim unity fast for restoration of communal peace. Gandhi was reading the dreadful news of the Kashmir war, while at the same time fasting to death because Muslims could not live safely in Delhi. Meeting Maulana Azad, Gandhi laid down seven conditions for breaking ...

  4. Classical unities - Wikipedia

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    The many Italian playwrights that came after Trissino in the 16th Century, also wrote in accordance to the unities. However, according to The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, the imitation of classical forms and modes had a deadening effect on Italian drama, which became "rhetorical and inert". None of the 16th century tragedies that were influenced ...

  5. Group cohesiveness - Wikipedia

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    Cohesion can be more specifically defined as the tendency for a group to be in unity while working towards a goal or to satisfy the emotional needs of its members. [5] This definition includes important aspects of cohesiveness, including its multidimensionality, dynamic nature, instrumental basis, and emotional dimension. [ 5 ]

  6. Consilience - Wikipedia

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    The principle is based on unity of knowledge; measuring the same result by several different methods should lead to the same answer. For example, it should not matter whether one measures distances within the Giza pyramid complex by laser rangefinding , by satellite imaging , or with a metre-stick – in all three cases, the answer should be ...

  7. Diderot effect - Wikipedia

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    The Diderot effect is a phenomenon that occurs when acquiring a new possession leads to a spiral of consumption that results in the acquisition of even more possessions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In other words, buying something new can cause a chain reaction leading to one buying more and more things.

  8. Sufi metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    To call wujud or Real Being "one" is to speak of the unity of the Essence. In other terms, it is to say that Being—Light in itself—is nondelimited (mutlaq), that is, infinity and absolute, undefined and indefinable, indistinct and indistinguishable. In contrast, everything other than Being—every existent thing (mawjûd)—is distinct ...

  9. Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity - Wikipedia

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    The diversity of colors in a rose-garden adds to the charm and beauty of the scene as variety enhances unity. [6] The Baháʼí writings note that unity will not be arrived at through the suppression of difference, but instead when each respects the intrinsic value of other individuals and cultures.