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Catttt Posted 6 years ago
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Reference of "as"

1. Does the highlighted "as" in the following text refer to "masochistic qualities"?

2. Is the highlighted "thereby" referring to "masochistic qualities" or "I" or "this book"?


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While I have ended this book with more of an emphasis on healing and transformation, I have put more weight on the masochistic qualities that can be engaged in art practice as transformative of the sadistic-aggressive projections of the psyche, thereby offering the potential for an ethical stance between subjects and objects that does not impose the will to either recognise or confront the other.

  

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catttt 1. Does the highlighted "as" in the following text refer to "masochistic qualities"? Yes.

  • catttt 1.
  • Does the highlighted "as" in the following text refer to "masochistic qualities"?
  • Yes.
  • catttt 2.
  • Is the highlighted "thereby" referring to "masochistic qualities" or "I" or "this book"?
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catttt1. Does the highlighted "as" in the following text refer to "masochistic qualities"?

Yes.

catttt2. Is the highlighted "thereby" referring to "masochistic qualities" or "I" or "this book"?

No. She has enabled us to see the possibility of an ethical stance by putting more weight on the transformative ability of

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