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Henry James was born in New York City into a wealthy, intellectually inclined family. His father, Henry James Sr., was interested in various religious and literary pursuits. In his youth James traveled with his family back and forth between Europe and America. He studied with tutors in Geneva, London, Paris, and Bonn. At the age of 19 he briefly (and very ineptly) attended Harvard Law School, but he much preferred reading ...

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Widely considered one of the greatest actors of his time, Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California to Jewish American parents, Harry Hoffman and Lillian Gold (whose parents Max and Pauline were born in Russia). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School. His first ambition was to be a concert pianist and he attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Then, with an interest in medicine, he attended Santa Monica College for a year before dropping out due to poor grades. But his time at the school wasn't wasted when he took an acting ...

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James's middle to late prose style is frequently marked by long, digressive sentences and highly descriptive passages that defer the verb for a longer space than is usual. James's style seems to change during his career from a straightforward style early on to a more languid style later, and biographers have noted that the change of style occurred at approximately the time that James began employing an amanuensis. Henry James was afflicted with a mild stutter. He overcame this by cultivating the habit of speaking very slowly and delib ...

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James is one of the major figures of trans-Atlantic literature. His works frequently juxtapose characters from different worlds—the Old World (Europe), simultaneously artistic, corrupting, and alluring; and the New World (United States), where people are often brash, open, and assertive—and explore how this clash of personalities and cultures affects the two worlds. He favored internal, psychological drama, and his work is often about conflicts between imaginative protagonists and their difficult environments. As his secretary The ...

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Visvasa - belief, trust, faith, confidence.

 
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utsaha-mayi
lit., “false enthusiasm.” Self confidence based on insufficient realization.

 
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Guided Imagery
is usually incorporated as part of meditation or hypnotherapy. Affirmative images, words and symbols are conjured and held in the mind to promote physical, emotional, spiritual well-being. Guided Imagery can also be used to develop self-confidence in realizing a business or athletic goal.

 
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