any interpretation you like. If it’s yours‚ then that’s the right one‚ because what’s in a book is not what an author thought he put into it‚ it’s what the reader gets out of it.” -William Golding. This novel can be viewed through a reader’s response lens because of all the different responses
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Ethical Lens Inventory Keith A. Hovey US/101 May 19‚ 2013 Karen Alston Ethical Lens Inventory My ethical lens inventory suggests that I have a rounded sense of things. It was a pretty accurate assessment of how I see the world‚ and of how I make my decisions. I really do try to see all sides of anything so that I can determine a sensible outcome. I do attempt to remain ethical at all times as I move about in the world‚ but it is right in one other case. I do have a difficult time
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Critical Lens Essay Helen Keller once said “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through the experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened‚ vision cleared‚ ambition inspired and success achieved. In other words what this quotation means is what individuals go through in life makes them what they are. Individuals have to go through good and bad to learn love and strength. Two examples that support the validity of this quotation are Night by Elie Wiesel and The House
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Thomas Torres Professer Underwood RWS 101 October 28th 2013 The Ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the lens of Thomas Jefferson. In Jean-Jacques Rousseau ’s “the Origin of Civil Society‚ Rousseau presents Ideas that‚ in his society‚ were considered very radical. He points out that a Society was in a natural state and that when we were that we were born free‚ and when we subject ourselves to a king‚ he must hold up certain rights and protect them‚ and in return they give him power‚ what
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I. 1st Stanza “Had we but world enough‚ and time‚ This coyness‚ lady‚ were no crime”. An old gentleman is trying to win a heart of a young woman. She could be a coquette that seduces men to gain their admiration and the affections‚ for the sake of praising their beauty or from a desire of conquest; and would not respond to their feelings while she is toying them. At any rate‚ it was more than the convention in Marvels’ day for a pretty woman when she found herself talking with any man‚ displaying
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Martin Luther King Junior stated that‚ “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In other words you never really know a true person until they are put in an unwanted‚ hard situation. A person could state their values and opinions‚ but you can never really truly know how they feel until they are put in a hard “live or death‚” situation. If a man stays true to his values in a time of conflict
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Society as Seen Through the Novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald “Well-lit streets discourage sin‚ but don ’t overdo it.”-William Kennedy. The 1920’s were days of carefree living‚ American dreaming‚ and wishful thinking. Society differed from just ten years before hand‚ and society was moving forward with the new changes. However the day to day living of this American dream was nothing but a sin in the making‚ and the crash resulted with immoral thoughts‚ harsh gender roles‚ and the
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classical mythology‚ modern music and archetypal characters to convey the contrasting attitudes to love in his film Moulin Rouge? Truth‚ beauty‚ freedom and above all: love; these are the key principles of the bohemian revolution. Luhrmann represents and portrays these themes in a variety of different ways throughout Moulin Rouge. The film has strong links with the Orpheus myth giving Moulin Rouge a predictable‚ yet classic storyline. Through the use of archetypal characters‚ modern music and classical
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Ms. Rodriguez placed an order Lafonts eye glasses and a set of doctor-prescribed Ciba Vision contact lenses on that site‚ DecorMyEyes.com. The total cost was $361.97. The next day‚ a man named Tony Russo called to say that DecorMyEyes had run out of the Ciba Visions. Pick another brand‚ he advised a little brusquely. Ms. Rodriguez‚ informed him she did not want another brand she then asked for a refund. Mr. Russo was rude and asked what the big deal was. With the contacts issue unresolved‚ her eyeglasses
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A poet named Carleton Noyes once said‚ “The human heart has always dreamed of a fairer world than the one it knows.” Part of the human condition is always yearning for something better than what we have. People constantly strive for their idea of a “perfect” life. I agree with this quote because there are several people throughout history that have never failed to push for more and strive for better. Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams supports this idea through the use of strong literary
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