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    Anthem Theme Essay

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    Anthem Theme Essay This wonderfully crafted novel‚ Anthem by: Ayn Rand suggested many ideas concerning how effective and “perfect” utopian societies are. In the story our protagonist‚ equality‚ lives in a utopian society in the future however the societies technology isn’t very futuristic. All of what we have know has been stripped from the society to the point where they don’t have electricity and they use candles for light and primitive ways of farming instead of more productive ways to mass

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    Bernie Ebbers should have gone to jail. I disagree with the 25 year length of his sentence but he is at least partially to blame for the WorldCom fiasco. I think the government used the length of the sentence to prove a point and the only prior sentence comparable to this was John J. Rigas from Adelphia Communications earlier in the year . I think the CFO Scott Sullivan got a light sentence and consciously knew what he was doing and could have put a stop to it. He should have been the good advisor

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    Theme Essay

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    Justice is said to be the act of being just and fair. However‚ justice is defined less by words and more implicitly by the work and actions of those that strive for it‚ and the hardships they undergo to attain the aforementioned justice. History has shown to us that the path of true justice is paved by true sacrifice. In consequence‚ it is very true that achieving justice often comes at a price. Illustrated in real life tales from these three masterpieces ; ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini‚

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    Tracing the Development of Theme in The Way the Crow Flies In Isaiah Berlin’s Agnelli Prize winning essay‚ “The Pursuit of the Ideal‚” the British philosopher claims that‚ “we are doomed to choose‚ and every choice may entail an irreparable loss.” Berlin’s statement is proven true in The Way the Crow Flies by award winning author Ann-Marie MacDonald. Set in a post-war era‚ The Way the Crow Flies tells a captivating story of a wing commander‚ named Jack McCarthy‚ and his family after they move

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    Doby's Gone

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    Doby’s Gone is a story about a little girl Sue Johnson and her imaginary friend Doby. Sue is a lonely‚ innocent girl‚ and she has no one to play with. Moreover‚ the author wants to mention about the relationship between Sue and Doby‚ a racial prejudice and how the girl struggles at school to get a respect. At the beginning of the story‚ we see the appearance of Doby in Sue’s family. Sue is a little girl‚ but she has no friend at her age to play with. So she creates Doby‚ an imaginary friend‚ and

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    Essays‚ Not Rants! 276: Hanging Out Upon having it recommended to me independently by two friends‚ I’ve finally started reading The Long Way to A Small‚ Angry Planet. And the book’s delightful; it’s a space opera about people on a ship written by a writer who’s clearly seen the same movies‚ read the same books‚ and played the same video games as me. It’s one of those books I can’t stop reading but don’t want to end. It’s a very episodic book; while there is a definite narrative throughline‚ thus

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    Outsiders Theme Essay

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    Through his many struggles‚ Ponyboy ultimately becomes a hero. His heroism helped him to decide right over wrong. His heroic decisions helped him stand by his friend’s side and help save kids from a burning church. Ponyboy shows extreme loyalty by sticking by his friend Johnny’s side when he killed Bob. He defies the law by going to Windrixville with Johnny to hide out from the cops instead of turning themselves in‚ but they eventually make the right decision to turn themselves in (pg. 56-87). Ponyboy

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    Gone but Not Forgotten

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    Even Though He Is Gone He Is Not Forgotten To watch the life slowly slip away from your baby‚ to see the doctors and nurses try to do everything to save his life‚ even though he was able to be resuscitated still did not mean he would live to see another second‚ minute‚ day‚ week‚ or month. Little did my husband‚ children‚ or I know that on the morning of February 13‚ 1991 it would be the last time our son‚ their brother would be at home. None of us knew that on February 14‚1991 at Elgeston Childrens

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    ST. LOUIS (AP) — The company that makes "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs is seeking to overturn a verdict awarding nearly $6 million to a St. Louis-area woman who claims her bare breasts were recorded without permission. St. Louis Circuit Judge John Garveylast month sided withTamara Favazzain her suit againstMantra Films Inc.andMRA Holdings LLC‚ awarding her $5.77 million. She was a 20-year-old college student in 2005 when someone lifted her tank top during a party at a St. Louis bar‚ exposing her breasts

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    Beowulf Themes Essay

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    Themes Essay: Beowulf In the Epic Beowulf there are three specific themes. The themes are “Good vs. Evil”‚ “Revenge”‚ and “Personal Honor and Reputation”. These symbols depict the main concepts for Beowulf. Good vs. Evil is demonstrated through the bible reference of God and Cain‚ and The battle with Grendel. Revenge is portrayed throughout the poem from Grendel to his own mother. Personal Honor and Reputation is shown mainly through Beowulf. Putting these three themes together

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