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"People Only See What They Are Prepared to See": An analyzation of the quote by Hassan Ansari.

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:05:03
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 3 pages (741 words)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "People only see what they are prepared to see." A statement so veridical, that the people to whom it implies are either not capable of understanding it or simply cannot accept it. In fact, most of humanity can read the undeniably prodigious quote ad infinitum, without comprehending the profound meaning behind it. There are four types of individualities, each reacting to the quote in a different manner. And how individuals …

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…Literally, you will see everything on these pages. However, mentally, your mind will comprehend only the details herein, for which it is prepared to accept. If you have read this far, you certainly are not ignorant; you have already gone below the surface of the quote. If you have understood and accepted everything, congratulations, you are in fact, a realist! If not, time may be the remedy to your innocence or stubbornness. - Hassan Ansari

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