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    The Odessey

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    can be deceitful but also meaningful. Examples of roles of lies are when Odysseus disguises himself‚ Odysseus’ stories of heroicness‚ and the suitor’s treatment to her husband. Odysseus shows his disguise as a beggar to show many thought out plans and actions. As the beggar‚ Odysseus tries to lie about his identity to show Telemachus and Peneolpe that his person wants to start war with the suitors. In order for him to accomplish this task‚ he first must have held his identity from the

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    foods Another member of the Church Chaucer satirizes is the Friar. The narrator states that "He was the finest beggar of his house" (42). This statement has double meaning. The Friar is a successful beggar because he makes such a good living begging from the wealthy people in his district. Instead of helping the poor‚ he uses this income for himself. In this way he is also a "fine" beggar because he does own expensive clothes that he wears on arbitration days. Friars were not allowed to mediate

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    half-brother to easily undermine his position and push him out of Gloucester’s favour. In order to escape capture‚ Edgar disguises himself as a mentally-ill beggar and says: "Poor Turlygod! Poor Tom! / That’s something yet! Edgar I nothing am" (2.3.20-21). Edgar admits that he has lost everything because of his wrongful conviction and that a mere beggar has more potential than he does. He undergoes a depressing transition

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    realities of living in the Australian bush. These realities create significant experiences for the individuals in his stories as they are faced with hardships‚ mateship and love. Similarly‚ John Misto’s play ’The Shoe-Horn Sonta’ and Ramon Tongs ‘African Beggar’ use distinctively visual language to let the responder engage with the characters and their world. ‘The Loaded Dog’ explores the significant experience of mateship through the characters; Dave Regan‚ Jim Bently‚ Andy Page and their young retriever

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    well‚ meaning he fit the societal standards. Up until his journey to Troy and back‚ Odysseus had never deviated from societal standards‚ at least in terms of wealth. However‚ upon reaching his beloved Ithaca‚ Odysseus was swiftly disguised as an old beggar by Athena to allow him to see how Ithaca had stood for 20 years without his leadership.

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    The book starts with Odysseus‚ who is still dressed as a beggar‚ speaking to his son Telemakhos about their plan to kill the suitors out of spite for trying to marry Penelope. Odysseus commands his son to hide the suitor’s weapons so that will not be able to fight back. He also commands the maid Eurykelia to lock the women in their quarters so they will not witness the carnage. After Telemakhos obeys‚ a light brightens the room and Telemakhos believes that this is a sign from the gods of their approval

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    scene that Swift presents. For example‚ he mentions that it is a melancholy sight to see beggars and their children on the street. The sarcastic paradox in this statement is whether it is a melancholy object for him‚ having to see homeless people every day‚ or for the beggars lifestyle? Upon first reading this one may be led to believe that Swift is a compassionate writer attempting to feel the pain of the beggars. But as the story continues‚ a reader can look back and note that he is using a sarcastic

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    indiscriminately‚ many errors and abuses will result‚ for they will fall into idleness‚ which is the beginning of all evils.” (Document 4) This quote is from Emperor Charles V a prominent member of the upper class who states that if anyone is allowed to be a beggar in poverty idleness will ensue. Furthermore‚ he states that idleness is the beginnings of all evils like abandoning their children and their trade or occupation for a wicked and contemptible life. Thus‚ he thought that if the poor became idle‚ unemployed

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    allocated amount of beggars‚ and after the initial discomfort‚ most my classmates and myself even‚ got accustomed to them as being a part of society. They were happy in their own world‚ and we in ours‚ our paths seldom crossed except for the few exchange of Rupees that would occur every now and then. They were harmless‚ struggling to make ends meet for their large families and we were too‚ harmless‚ struggling to make ends meet to pass our exams. But one day‚ I did cross paths with a beggar lady‚ and that

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    Are People Rational (in the economist ’s sense) and Reasonable (in the lawyer ’s sense)? Both concepts of rationality and reasonableness indicate a process of reasoning by anticipating and analysing the consequences of their potential actions and establishing a list of preferences‚ depending on the anticipated consequences. A rational person‚ having established their list of preferences‚ will choose the action which will maximise their utility. There are many different variations of rationality

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