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... reality , " and those who accept its terms assume that it is an accurate description of reality , that the model gives them all the information they need to move and act in the world , and that its assumptions can accurately predict ...
... reality , " and those who accept its terms assume that it is an accurate description of reality , that the model gives them all the information they need to move and act in the world , and that its assumptions can accurately predict ...
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... reality - that we refuse to acknowledge our responsibility for acts committed in homes every day . We prefer fantasy , illusion , delusion , and deception to squarely facing the fact that children aren't safe in at least half of the ...
... reality - that we refuse to acknowledge our responsibility for acts committed in homes every day . We prefer fantasy , illusion , delusion , and deception to squarely facing the fact that children aren't safe in at least half of the ...
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... reality appear and others disappear , as though changing our descriptions might visibly alter the reality in which we live . This is good advice , properly taken , but it is also dangerous , especially to the self - esteem of oppressed ...
... reality appear and others disappear , as though changing our descriptions might visibly alter the reality in which we live . This is good advice , properly taken , but it is also dangerous , especially to the self - esteem of oppressed ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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