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Faking Orgasm, 2002.
This paper examines the question of whether a woman should fake orgasms in order to please her sexual partner.
1,854 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 95.95
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This paper looks at the reports of women faking orgasms throughout history and their reasons for doing so. It examines an article by Laura Lewis, ?Why Women Fake Orgasm,? and then presents an argument against faking orgasms - from a feminist perspective and from an equal relationship perspective. The writer concludes that the worst result could be that a woman will feel obligated to continue doing so in the future, indefinitely perhaps, and never achieve the intimacy and joy that results from climaxing with their partner. Includes an outline.
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"Why would any person, male or female, fake an orgasm? Throughout history, women have reported faking orgasms much more frequently than men. The reasons are varied, and include the desire to please their mate, self-consciousness at actually achieving orgasm, and the lack of knowledge related to how their ?plumbing? works. Most individuals have likely ?faked? an orgasm at least once in their life. There will always come a time when one just wants to get the process over with, please their partner, and catch a few zzz?s. However, the reality is this: Orgasms are wonderful. Yet for many inexplicable reasons, thousand upon thousands of women fake orgasms on a frequent basis. They do not fake orgasms on occasion only, but rather fake the majority of time rather than the minority."
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Orgasms: What are They Really Good For?, 2005.
This paper is a literature review exploring the question: "What are orgasms really good for?
4,640 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 22 sources, APA, AU$ 193.95
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This paper examines physiologically orgasm in both males and females, the psychologically and physically benefits accorded the participants in sexual intercourse and orgasm and how the American work ethic forces society to view sex and orgasms as something to be "achieved" rather than in which to take great delight. The author points out that, while researching this topic, he has learned that sexual intercourse and orgasm, when experienced regularly, can serve to replace long, boring and strenuous workouts at the gym and, when engaging in a sexual relationship, it is most beneficial for the partners to communicate and try to enjoy the entire experience in and of itself. The paper relates that society focuses heavily on its goal that orgasm is achieved each time there is sex thereby neglecting all the wonderful feelings and excitement that is associated with orgasm.
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"Today, in an era with the fabled multiple orgasm and general sexual liberation (although the U.S. military still has a don't ask don't tell policy), the trend is that sexual intercourse is the prized portion of the intimate relationship and everyone should work to attain orgasms. The following will examine how this belief system has even infiltrated the language of sex. The term foreplay including activities like kissing, hand-stimulation of the genitals, and mouth-to-genital stimulation indicates that they are not the real sex act. Foreplay implies they happen before the real deal, before in heterosexual orientation the penis penetrates the vagina. Hyde and DeLamater (2003) coined it perfectly in reference to the common phrase, "'achieving orgasm,' as if orgasm were something to be achieved like a promotion on the job." This is why I chose to research the topic of orgasm and society's perspective. Sex is something special - a biological and psychological requirement and should surpass the influences that burden our days. Once our work behaviors infiltrate the bedroom, it turns sexual intercourse into another work-related activity almost as if we should be punching in our time cards before having sex."
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"China Men and Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book" by Maxine Hong Kingston, 1992.
An argument of how the author moves from ethnic concerns to more universal issues including style, themes, vision of life and cross-cultural influences.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 179.95
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"This study will examine Maxine Hong Kingston's works China Men and Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book. The thesis of the study will be that, in moving from the earlier China Men to the later Tripmaster Monkey, Kingston's work came to transcend the question of what it means to be Chinese, or Chinese-American, or American, and to focus instead on what it means to accept one's circumstances and to boldly forge one's personal and cultural identities based on the reality of those circumstances.
The argument of the study will be, then, that Kingston's earlier book focuses on the Chinese traditions which served as the foundation for the culture of Chinese-Americans, while the later book develops the character of one individual who has melded Chinese and American traditions to such a degree that something new emerged, something which, perhaps, transcends both..."
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Snowboarding, 2005.
This paper is a personal essay arguing against snowboarding fakes and posers.
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 58.95
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This paper explains that more and more snowboarders care more about looking cool than busting out a new trick, which has given the sport a bad reputation from these fake boarders who do all the trash talking and none of the actual riding. The author points out that a poser is any boarder who exaggerates and lies about their skills as a rider to impress an interested spectator; therefore, the social crimes committed by these unethical posers must be stopped by the true boarders who cherish their favorite sport. The paper relates that, to handle these villains of the snow, just ignore their stories or publicly embarrass them in front of preferably a large group of boarders.
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"When you didn't physically see your "friend" go down the whole run, of course you should believe him that he pulled off that huge 540 tail grab. Obviously if you did not see it happen it has to be true. Most importantly, the majority of the time we're not physically on the mountain showing off our skills. Does this mean whichever boarder can tell a better story is the greater of the two? You know that's not true, but a gullible snow-bunny might not think the same. So when the poser is lying to impress the snow-bunny, all you can do is sit back and hear the trash come spewing out of his mouth like upchuck. There's no point of blocking him from this and making yourself look like the worse of the two. Are you going to put up with this winter outrage? So ask yourself, when the mountain closes what chair are you going to be in?"
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Hamlet's Madness, 2002.
A paper which argues that the mad behavior of Shakespeare's character Hamlet was faked.
1,351 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper questions whether Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play, "Hamlet" was really mad or whether his madness was feigned. The paper argues, by bringing evidence from the play, that Hamlet faked his mad behavior towards an end - that of vengeance.
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"The scenes involving madness have been contrived. Each of the scenes where Hamlet feigns madness is easily ?seen through? by the audience or readers of Shakespeare?s plays. The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe described Hamlet as a poet, a sensitive man who is too weak to deal with the political pressures of Denmark. Goethe drew parallels of Hamlet to his own work ?Werther.? (Goethe, n.d.) Sigmund Freud, father of psycho-analysis, viewed Hamlet in terms of his oedipal urges: that Claudius had taken Hamlet?s father?s place. However, Freud is careful to note that Hamlet represents modern man. He does not kill Claudius in order to sleep with his mother, but rather kills him to revenge his mother's death. (Freud, 1900) Neither however, alludes to any madness."
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The Prejudice Level on the Behavioral Effects of Priming, 2002.
A fake social psychology research study about racial priming and prejudice levels.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 188.95
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This is a fake study written in APA format that concludes that one's level of prejudice affects the extent to which one will have their behavior affected by subliminal racial priming. This conclusion contrasts with Devine's theory of activated stereotypes and falls in line with several real studies that are cited in this paper. This paper has extensive introduction, method, results and discussion sections as well as a full reference section. It also includes some of the "materials" supposedly used during the experiment. The conclusion is hardly controversial and the results are consistent with results that have been found in similar experiments that were actually carried out.
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"While society continues to become less overtly racist and prejudiced in general (Dovidio & Gaertner, 1998), the relationship between stereotypes and behavior remains an important focus of social psychology. This is especially true given the results of several different lines of research over the last 15 years that suggest that stereotypes wield a covert, but strong power to affect behavior even in people who do not endorse - even in those who strongly deny - the validity of the stereotypes (Fazio, Jackson, Dunton & Williams, 1995; Devine, 1989). The true force of stereotypes is even more alarming based on research that shows how easily stereotypes can be activated in a wide variety of situations (e.g., Bargh, Chen & Burrows, 1996; Colcombe, 2001; Devine, 1989; Fazio et al, 1995; Lepore & Brown, 1997)."
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The Art of the Past, 2007.
An analysis of John Berger's "Ways of Seeing" and Orson Welles' "F For Fake", discussing the history of art.
1,712 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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This paper discusses the essay by John Berger, "Ways of Seeing" and the video by Orson Welles, "F for Fake". The paper discusses the history of art and how it has changed over the years. It discusses forgeries and how paintings can be viewed by people using their senses, as opposed to just what they physically see on the canvas. The paper concludes that we need art from the past in order to guide us how to act in the present.
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"Berger demonstrates the change of perception to a particular image to his reader through the painting by Van Gogh. In this painting we have a peaceful outlook which is misrepresented by words into a most violent scenario when we read that this was the last work that Van Gogh painted before he ended his life. In some way words and paintings can never exist in complete harmony and nevertheless we can not have one without the other. Berger is also worried of that fact that when we see images, we often be likely to mystify them with the usage of money-oriented or acquisitive objects."
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"Sexual Behavior In The Human Male" ( Alfred Kinsey, Et Al ), 1999.
Reviews these 1948 findings and methodology of work on male sexual outlets, marriage and orgasm.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 76.95
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"In Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Kinsey and associates (1948) studied sex phenomena of human beings just as a biologist would study biological phenomena. He presented evidence from a scientist's point of view, void of moral bias or prejudice (p. vii). This report will present a summary and critique of the book. It is a report from a nine year case history study regarding all aspects of human sex behavior (pp. 3, 8). An attempt was made to obtain objective facts about sex through first-hand interviews of persons residing in the United States; approximately 12,000 subjects contributed to the study and around 6300 were male. The male data provided information for this publication (female data was to be presented in a future volume.
This volume began with a presentation of information regarding other studies and the concept of interviewing. The ..."
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The Piltdown Forgery, 2005.
Details the Piltdown Forgery in which an amateur archaeologist planted fake skull and jaw bones and managed to fool the scientific world.
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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In 1912, Charles Dawson, an amateur archaeologist, revealed to some of his scientific friends that he had found a curious skull in a gravel pit near Piltdown, England. The case of the Piltdown Man turned out to be one of the greatest hoaxes of the 20th century. The paper shows that, allegedly, the unearthing of these fragments was proof that man evolved from apes. The human brain case and the ape-like jaw fit the theory of the day, which held that the brain would evolve faster than the body. The ruse was to create the "missing link" and thus prove Darwin's theory. The paper traces the events of the forgery and its implications on the scientific world after it was discovered to be a hoax. The paper includes illustrations.
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"In conclusion, The Piltdown Forgery was a deception with far reaching tentacles. Whether it was Dawson, Hinton, Theilhard or Woodward, the effects of this deception still cast doubts on legitimate archeological finds. This however is advantageous for both the anthropological and archeological communities. It requires science to base its discoveries on pure science rather than raw emotion. The moral of Piltdown is that science is fallible and human passions sometimes overshadow the facts. Occasionally, science does not always take the most direct route in fulfilling its aim of understanding nature."
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Mental Disorders in "Don't Say a Word", 2008.
An analysis of various mental disorders displayed by the character Elizabeth in Gary Fleder's film "Don't Say a Word".
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper examines the movie "Don't Say a Word", directed by Gary Fleder, and focuses particularly on its deeply disturbed protagonist, Elizabeth. The young lady manifests a number of mental problems, so many and so variable that her psychiatrist becomes suspicious that she is faking. The paper points out that she is indeed partially faking her symptoms. At the same time, she is a troubled young woman and does suffer from depression and related problems because of certain traumatic events. The paper adds that the link between the events and her reaction is clearly made and serves to show her portrayal to be realistic. The paper takes a close look at how well she mimics certain problems so convincingly, enough to fool even medical professionals. Ultimately, she is diagnosed with counterfeit schizophrenia. The paper concludes, however, that the severe traumas in her life might have led to the onset of real disorders.
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"Schizophrenia may be the most severe of the psychiatric disorders, and this problem leads to a disability resulting from negative symptoms and cognitive deficits, which may at times include delusions and hallucinations. These symptoms are in keeping with what psychiatrists in the film see when they examine Elizabeth. The modern conception of schizophrenia was made first by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin at the beginning of the twentieth century, and in 1959, Schneider offered a set of first rank symptoms of the disease. These symptoms included audible thoughts, hearing voices arguing, hearing voices commenting on one's actions, the feeling of influences on the body, thought withdrawal, delusions, and the belief that one's feelings and volitional acts are influenced by others (Stefan, Travis, & Murray, 2002, pp. 12, 15)."
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Evolutionary Psychology and Sexual Attraction, 2008.
An analysis of men and women's different desires when it comes to sexual partners and how they go about obtaining what they are looking for.
2,112 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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This paper looks at what women want and at what men want when it comes to a sexual partner. It discusses how they go about obtaining the partners they find desirable and looks at the biological defense mechanisms in place to ensure that the right outcome is achieved. The paper first looks at how physical appearance and certain body types make both males and females more desirable to members of the opposite sex. It then examines why women are relatively less promiscuous than men and why the female orgasm is not linked to the exchange of genetic material in the same way that the male orgasm is.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Sexual Reproduction and Survival of the Fittest
Physical Appearance: What Men and Women Appear to Want - and How Physical Attractiveness Might Determine Personal Mating Selections and Behavior
The Behavioral Patterns of Men and Women vis-a-vis Sexuality (Relative Levels of Promiscuity)
The Function of Orgasm in Female/Male Sexual Behavior
Conclusion
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"The female orgasm becomes important in all of this because an ovulating woman who is sexually aroused is in a position to have an orgasm that will facilitate the impregnation process. To wit, female orgasms shortly before or shortly after male ejaculation are associated with higher sperm retention whereas the absence of female orgasm greatly increases the likelihood that no impregnation will occur; in short, the female uterus appears more receptive to the male sperm than it would be otherwise (Baker & Bellis, 887-890). In the end, it may be put forward that the female orgasm is actually a defense mechanism for women that reduces the risk of pregnancy at the hands of men they may find tolerable but not altogether desirable; conversely, the male orgasm, to the extent it is always accompanied by ejaculation (and thus climax), can be viewed as a means by which pleasure and the male biological imperative are intertwined. As a result, physical gratification is a spur driving men towards the pursuit of sexual reproduction - and men, as noted, greatly increase their reproductive chances if they have sex with large numbers of women."
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Gender Performance and Transgenderism, 2005.
An exploration of the relationships between transgenderism, drag and shemale porn.
4,806 words (approx. 19.2 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 198.95
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Sexual difference is a recent addition to studies of gender. It is generally defined as the intersection between biological sex, social aspects of gender, as well as the impact of sexuality. In effect, it posits that none of these are mutually exclusive, that they combine to create "gender identity." It particular, this paper looks at how transgenderism poses challenges to this - and how it asks why these intersections come in to play and what the costs of incongruity between the three are. This paper looks at drag performance, 'true' transgenderism, and shemale porn in this context, asking whether they each support or erode hegemonic ideals of sexual difference. By looking at the specific gender performances in each category, drag can be presented as subversive to ideas of sexual difference, transgenderism can be perceived as supportive of sexual difference, and shemale porn unintentionally falls somewhere in the middle - it is both subversive and supportive.
Outline
Drag - Entertainment and Political Subversion
True Transgenderism - Replications of Hegemony?
Shemale Porn - Dominance, Subjugation and 'Faking It'
Conclusion
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"Raymond suggests that transsexuality, without the option of surgery, "could turn our sexual order upside down because it evades the impact of both socialization and biology as instances of sex typing" (cited in de Castro, 1993, p 88). In other words, transgenderism could have the political effect of drag performance everyday, on all people. Drag, unfortunately, only has the opportunity to challenge hegemonic norms at specific and scheduled times, to a limited (usually paying, interested, and open-minded) audience. However, by escaping into surgery, by 'matching' gender and biology, it is argued that transgendered people give up that opportunity in order to participate in the dichotomous thinking of our gender-repressive society."
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?Catch 22?, 2002.
Discusses the theme of the futility of war in Joseph Heller's novel.
1,136 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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The paper examines how, in "Catch 22", Joseph Heller chronicles the pointlessness and ultimate dehumanization of war. While stationed in the fictional Mediterranean island of Pianosa, Air Force soldier John Yossarian participates in several brutal and dangerous operations, where his men give their lives not for their country, but to obtain good aerial pictures of the exploding targets. The paper explains that, disgusted that his life is constantly in danger for nothing, Yossarian vows to survive this pointless war at all costs. He thus spends much of his time faking illness and devising ways to be sent home. The paper also touches on the circular pattern of the novel and gives examples of where they occur.
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"Several instances of the circularity of Catch 22 reasoning are found through the struggles of a number of secondary characters. Chaplain Tapmann, for example, struggles to maintain his belief in a just and loving God, despite all indications otherwise. Around him, people die for no reason, and he witnesses how religion -- like war -- is used to further the agendas of officers. Eventually, the chaplain is forced to give up his principles and lie by faking an illness to escape from being beaten. Though he is a man of God, the chaplain nevertheless finds that the results are "wonderful." In a parody of Genesis, Heller writes, "The chaplain had sinned, and it was good.""
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"Hamlet", 2002.
A debate over William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and whether he was sane or not.
2,610 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 126.95
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An analysis of the character of Hamlet. This paper debates whether Hamlet was faking his madness throughout the play or whether he was really insane. The writer provides a brief synopsis of the plot and examines scenes from the play which would justify sanity or insanity.
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"In William Shakespeare?s play of the same name, the character of Hamlet appears to be insane to the casual observer. However, many incidents show that Hamlet is simply faking this madness. In exchanges where he appears irrational, his subtle sarcasm may often be misinterpreted. Hamlet also acts irrational as a guise to attempt to buy him time and manipulate other individuals. Further, Hamlet remains rational and logical throughout the play, indicating that he is, in fact, sane."
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To Feign or not to Feign, 2000.
Examining whether Shakespeare's character Hamlet in the play "Hamlet", is sane or not.
620 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 36.95
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Shows that the character of Hamlet is a very complicated one. The paper looks at his speeches as the main source to examine whether he is faking his madness or not. The writer concludes that Hamlet is sane and very intelligent.
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"Hamlet, the young Danish prince, is possibly one of the most complicated characters in English Literature. Shakespeare created a three-dimensional and multifaceted individual, whose constant in depth soliloquies ask the most significant questions that have ever been ask. Hamlet has the reader in a constant guessing game trying to decipher whether or not he is truly insane. Why does Hamlet feign madness? Is he really feigning? Was Polonius accurate in saying that there was a ?method to his madness?? Hamlet?s speech is the doorway to his soul, in which we find the answers to all our questions about him. His dialogue gives us hints as to his intentions and purpose. Shakespeare showed Hamlet?s intentions in many of his speeches. ?How strange or odd some? or I bear myself that you, at such times seeing me, never shall, with encumbered thus, or this headshake... Or such ambiguous giving out, to note that you know aught of me - this do swear...?"
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Aesthetics and Ethics, 2006.
Examines the aesthetic value of forged art and the ethics surrounding this issue.
2,392 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 118.95
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When discussing the philosophy of art, the issue of forgeries is a standard component. Oftentimes this component includes the component of whether or not forgeries have any sort of aesthetic merit. A work of art, forged or not, could have some element of beauty, and therefore have some aesthetic value. This paper questions whether the knowledge that it is a forgery detracts from this value and whether the fact that a piece of art is a forgery immediately removes it from aesthetic consideration. The paper also questions in what ways forgeries and fakes are detrimental to the art market and whether fakes and forgeries offer any intrinsic benefits for the market.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Aesthetics Defined
Ethics Defined
Does Forgery Affect the Aesthetic Value of a Piece of Visual Artwork?
Forgeries and Their Effect on the Art Market
Conclusion
References
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"A forgery is typically created to attribute a piece of artwork to a person who did not create it, in hopes of making money. The primary fault with forgeries is that they not only misrepresent the piece of art's origin, but also misrepresent the achievement of the artist's performance (Dutton, 1979). It is not that the forgery artist's work is not worthy of aesthetic value, it indeed may be as in the case of van Meegeren, however the level of achievement must be adjusted for the individual challenges, or lack of challenges, that that particular artist faced in the creation of the forgery, to determine its value."
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