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A student proposes that the scene is less about two people joining separately than about both of them joining together in God.
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Jiang says years of meditating on Diane Webber let Harold Rubin integrate desire, memory, and self-acceptance so completely that the fantasy becomes part of his own identity.
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Jiang argues human sex, at its highest level, is about religious reunion and self-discovery rather than pleasure alone.
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Jiang argues that slavery was not the North's main war aim; preserving the Union and federal authority was the central issue.
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"that's a great point yes uh this is again my personal feeling but I think that uh this is more like these two uh..."
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"So it's like Harold is having a conversation with each of these people. Okay? His imagination is creating a person in front of him..."
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"Okay? He would merely have to glance at the cover and would know exactly where she was within. How she was standing, what was..."
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"When we receive him completely, this creates a union which allows us to understand ourselves and understand the universe. Okay? So this is exactly..."
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"So this is what sex is for humans. Sex for humans is not about pleasure. It's fundamentally about discovering who you are. And creating..."
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"...declared independence from the United States. They basically succeeded from the Union. And Lincoln responds in this way, They invaded the South. So basically..."
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A June 2024 lecture arguing that the next American civil war will not repeat 1861.
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