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    http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/report/1.xml Read this sample case study report and click on the highlighted text to see comments about the report. Portable computer Use at client sites The title of the report Be consistent in your use of capitals and lower case letters: Portable computer use at client sites Portable computer Use at client sites Prepared for Freda Smith‚ general manager the name and position of the person who authorised the report Prepared for

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    Abuse of Power from Rafael Trujillo the Novel In the Time of Butterflies Abstract Dictator Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic for over 30 years. He made his way to the top by destroying anyone that got in his way. This abuse of power continued throughout his reign as dictator. In the novel In the Time of Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez gives numerous examples that express how Dictator Trujillo abused his power. Trujillo took away women’s rights ‚ took away prisoner’s rights‚ and took

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    Lauryn Renford World Literature (H) Redemption in The Kite Runner Based in Kabul‚ The Kite Runner leads us through the extensive journey of the main character Amir working towards fulfillment and redemption for his past sins. The journey starts during Amir’s childhood: Amir’s father‚ Baba was never accepting of Amir. The journey continues when Amir witnesses Hassan‚ his half brother be raped and does nothing to stop it because he yearns for his father’s affection. The betrayal Amir emitted was later

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    hold the same view of the Greek word redemption. I defined redemption as a ransom or a savior of people. In Collin Brown’s commentary when a person by their own fault has lost their freedom to implement their will and decisions and they need a higher power than them to help regain their freedom. This intervention can only be done by a deal of some short of payment of a ransom. In Romans 3:24 it reads‚ “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” In Romans

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    struggles to gain redemption from his past sins‚ as well as gain the acceptance of his father‚ Baba. Hosseini shows us the death of a child’s innocence when Amir horrifically witnesses his best friend‚ Hassan‚ getting raped and does nothing to stop it because society’s social rankings hold him back. This death of Amir’s innocence propels the story forward by pushing Amir to come to extreme measures in order to rid himself of the guilt pressing down on him‚ and allows the theme of redemption to be displayed

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    decades later‚ and must face them for him to reach redemption. People can change‚ even if they have committed monstrous sins‚ and that is what ultimately saves someone‚ according to Hosseini‚ is attoning for so within themselves. “I was afraid that I’d let the waters carry me away from what I had to do. From Hassan. From the past that had come calling. And from this one last chance at redemption. So I

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    In peace like a river‚ guns are a symbol used for taking authority into your own hands. When guns are used in the book‚ there is always a sense of power belonging to whoever is wielding the gun. From the second chapter where the current land family is being introduced‚ there was a lot of focus on controlling a gun the right way while hunting. Jeremiah‚ Reuben‚ Davy‚ and Sweed were at August Shultz’s cabin. Reuben follows Davy hunting‚ and when Reuben observes Davy holding his gun waiting to

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    In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes Puritan ideology to convey a philosophical reflection on sin and redemption. Adulteress Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A to mark her shame‚ and while her lover‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ remains unidentified and is wracked with guilt‚ her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ seeks revenge. Although all three characters contemplate redemption‚ it is only Hester that chooses to confront her sin; Dimmesdale and Chillingworth refuse. This decision is heavily influenced

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    Sin and Redemption: The Transformations of Prynne‚ Chillingsworth‚ and Dimmesdale In “The Scarlet Letter‚” Hawthorne presents the consequences of sin as an important aspect in the lives of Hester Prynne‚ Roger Chillingsworth‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale. The sin committed‚ adultery‚ between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale had resulted in the birth of their innocent little girl‚ Pearl. This sin ruined the three main characters’ lives completely in different ways. With the sin committed‚ there were

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    ongoing issue for many years now and is a concern that only seems to grow. Many officers are perceived as authority figures that are corrupt and abuse their power‚ we turn on our television and witness an incident where an officer abused his/her power then just like that‚ they have made a bad name for all cops. Now‚ don’t get me wrong many officers abuse their powers in many ways simply because it’s easy to get away with but there are some officers that go to work for all the right reasons but people oversee

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