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    Sacrifice is a choice you do to help your family; bravery is what is inside of you. To understand both main characters you first have to understand that strength is in everyone‚ but it’s up to you to use it to your advantage. In the books‚ The Hunger Game and Divergent‚ they had to accomplish strength otherwise there weaknesses are going to overcome them. Both Katniss and Tris had to deal with different types of societies. In The Hunger Games their society was split into 12 Districts that were all

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    incentive in others. Albeit its Latin origin‚ several regions have taken the word and altered it to fit the culture and society. The biblical tradition maintains that when an object has been made holy‚ it should be given to the gods. Hence revealing the word ’s foundation: sacer meaning "holy" and facere meaning "to make". As a result‚ humans must then surrender one object for another (Shipley 308) when performing a sacrifice. Forfeiting an item from one’s possessions symbolizes thanks for God

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    Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Gentleness‚ self-sacrifice‚ and generosity are the exclusive possession of no race or religion.” This quote genuinely describes how anyone has the capability of sacrificing for others‚ no matter if an individual looks different from someone else. Sacrifice does not discriminate. When friends or family sacrifice for each other it shows that the priorities for loved ones come before one’s own selfish needs. It creates opportunities to help people when it is needed the most

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    In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Carol Oats uses characterization including methods such as symbolism and allusions to develop her characters‚ and thus establish her theme of the cross roads Connie faces in her transition from the innocence of her adolescence to the impurity of adulthood facilitated by the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader sees Connie has a strong desire to make her early transition into adulthood. Although

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    Debrionna Mulhall Jennifer Schaller English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in

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    It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish

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    position? Or simply‚ have a job that you like?. Depending on the particular people‚ who will have different answers. However‚ everybody knows that the road to success should always be accompanied by sacrifices. If you want to succeed‚ you need to sacrifice. These sacrifices‚ we couldn’t describe it in a sentence or so. Therefore‚ we are here today to discuss thoroughly about “Personal sacrifices for career success”. II) Development 1) What is career success and personal sacrifices ? First of all

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    Concept Analysis on Self-sacrifice Concept Analysis on Self-sacrifice Concept analysis is a method of defining a concept‚ which may be laden with assumptions and where a demonstration is needed of how the concept is applied to the clinical setting. The method of concept analysis provides a logical and analytical approach to the complex‚ and often‚ abstract language that is mental health nursing (McKenna‚ 1997; Walker & Avant‚ 1988). This article undertakes a concept analysis in an

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    ENG-1D1-08 May 28th‚ 2012 Self Sacrifice One’s humanity is not measured by what they have but what they are willing to do. If an individual shows that they will be overpowered by an opposing threat‚ they have already lost. In Steven Galloway’s novel The Cellist of Sarajevo‚ the attacking Serbians have surrounded Sarajevo and have taken away the safety of the civilians. In order to protect themselves and their fellow civilians‚ one must be willing to sacrifice their own safety to help others who

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    "Madison‚ what is going on?" a swarm of sobbing teenagers crowded around me. I walked through the small mob to the window and lifted up a blind. I felt a weak tap on my shoulder and jumped slightly. "Please‚ explain what’s going on‚" the teacher in the classroom begged‚ trying to hold back his tears. I pointed to the shambling corpses outside the window. "T-Those things are attacking and k-killing humans‚" I stuttered‚ "I’ve only seen them once before." The teacher glanced out the window and

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