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    Alex DaPonte Mrs. Gill College English March 27 2012 Atonement and Redemption‚ the Cure to Sin Sin will always be part of humanity‚ but the atonement of those sins is what matters in the end. What changes is the severity of the sin and the lengths one has to go in order to atone for those sins and redeem one’s self. In Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ guilt‚ atonement of sins and redemption all show that no matter what a person’s sin may be‚ he or she will always be able to atone for that

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    Injustices of social class appear throughout McEwan’s novel ‘Atonement’‚ Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ and Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’‚ each character which is of a higher status uses their power to manipulate their desires and warp other characters opinions to suit their own. The most obvious example of this social power is between the protagonists and their manipulation for love of another; seen predominately in ‘Hamlet’ between Hamlet‚ himself and Ophelia. Nora’s controlling state for her own love for herself

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    Christmas is Ian Somerhalder to have the power to turn into a real vampire and to be on my doorstep with a tux on Christmas morning. Just kidding‚ even though that’s my dream come true‚ I would like him to get fifty million dollars for his charity to help the environment and the planet for that matter but not just for free. First off‚ I’m going to be in possession meanwhile‚ and Ian Somerhalder is going to be in Miami‚ for his Miami fundraiser for his charity. Secondly‚ I’m going to win Ian Somerhalder

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    Day of Atonement Sacrifices: Text: Leviticus 16. Based on Zohar on Repentance and Purification and Fretheim on The Book of Leviticus. Sin Offering Sacrifice forshadowing the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a disputed issue not only among the non-Catholics but also among the Catholics. Why should we go to a priest to have our sins forgiven? Don’t we receive forgiveness when we turn to the Lord directly with repentance? I see a lot of Catholics not approaching to

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    There are a lot of deaths in “Jurassic Park‚” but the one that was most weird and out of the ordinary; is Ian Malcolm’s death. There are a lot of reasons that are out there‚ but I’m going to pick the main ones that stick out there for me. First one I really strongly believe this is he going to be in second book which is “Jurassic Park: The Lost World”. Which I haven’t read it; yet. The second one is that maybe he just had it coming to him. He probably just couldn’t survive his injury. 3rd thing is

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    presented in Atonement and the Great Gatsby? 1920’s America was very much a materialistic society revolving around money‚ wealth and status. This obsession with wealth is portrayed in the majority of relationships in Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’. Not only does the idea of money being the most important factor in life means one’s partner comes second‚ it additionally solidifies one’s class‚ meaning families are separated just by the amount of money they have to their names. Atonement comes from

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    their own morals. Usually‚ obedience wins because of the emphasis society has placed on it. Most of human’s actions are a result of a previous action in which they felt necessary to do. Both authors‚ Stanley Milgram of “The Perils of Obedience” and Ian Parker of “Obedience” agree that‚ humans‚ as a whole‚ will not respond the same in every similar situation because their actions are usually a result of obedience or of their current situation‚ rather than their personality. In Milgram’s article‚

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    following this that Joe goes to buy a gun‚ and the final climax scene of confrontation occurs. Therefore the climax in the restaurant is significant to the plot of Enduring Love because it defines the end of the story‚ and this is a key point which McEwan marks with the climax of tension and the slowing down of time. A moment of anti-climax in Enduring Love comes when Joe and Clarissa have an argument in the apartment‚ which Joe attempts to tell from Clarissa’s point of view. The fact that Joe distances

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    Germans‚ and the Final Solution written by Ian Kershaw and published by Yale University Press in 2008. Ian Kershaw is a British historian whom is regarded as the best expert on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. Professor Kershaw received a BA at University of Liverpool and Ph.D. in Merton College‚ Oxford. Professor Kershaw has written a variety of books from his oldest book - Hitler‚ 1889-1936: Hubris to his newest book To Hell and Back. Source G comes from Ian Kershaw book Hitler‚ the Germans‚ and the

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    and wealth in Atonement and The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby‚ written in 1925‚ was heavily influenced by the politics and what was happening within society at the time. The 20’s was and is known very well for being the ‘Big Boom’‚ where Wall Street was running at its best and it was a lift from the misery that the first World War has caused. Speak easies were big and the number of rich was on the rises‚ although only approximately five percent of the population was rich. Atonement‚ however‚ was

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