In my Ethical lens Inventory I found that my preferred lens is that of a reputation lens‚ meaning I listen to my intuition to determine what character traits and virtues will best serve the community equally. My core values are sensibility and equality. I prioritize the value of equality over autonomy. My primary concern is the well being of the whole community and I believe that assuring the communities well being is the best way to assure that individuals are treated fairly. Prioritizing the values
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performing. The reader by default is looking for some form of connection to the literary work he/she may be reading. Therefore‚ when the reader begins to make these connections‚ they are already utilizing the reader-response perspective. In the Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ James Thurber seemed to create a character that found ways to patch over his wifes nagging with how own imaginary stories. It seemed as though he had pretend lives that he used with the wife. When he was driving the car‚ he pretended
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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bad in human nature than what is good.” This quote means that literature tells more of the bad things that people do than the the good things. This is because it is more thrilling to read about the misfortunes of someone than an a characters regular life. This quote is proven true in the two works The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. “Literature opens a dark window on the soul‚ revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good‚” written
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In the book “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Herbert‚ Walter Mitty daydreams all the time. He daydreams while driving‚ eating‚ and if he’s working he is probably day dreaming. I would have dinner with him because I can talk all I want‚ I can space out when I want and he won’t care. Also when I’m done eating I can leave him the bill and he has to pay. Those are some of the reasons I would like to have dinner with Walter Mitty. The best reason I want to have dinner with Walter is that he
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Introduction James Thurber is one of America’s best known humorists‚ and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is his best known story. The story was first published in 1939 in the New Yorker magazine to great acclaim. It was reprinted in Thurber’s 1942 collection‚ My World-And Welcome To It and in Reader’s Digest in 1943. The story’s main character is a middle-aged‚ middle-class man who escapes from the routine drudgery of his suburban life into fantasies of heroic conquest. Upon the story’s publication‚ Walter
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In the book‚ “Strength to Love”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. said “ 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‚ a person’s character is defined by how they respond at a time of despair‚ hurt‚ and struggle and not how a person acts and what they stand for at a time of peacefulness and luxury. Both‚ “Fences” by August Wilson and “The Color of Water” by James McBride illustrate the
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Critical Lens Essay “Good people... are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure”. This quote from William Saroyan means that wise people acquire their insight from experiences‚ especially unsuccessful ones. I agree with the quote and the idea of people being knowledgeable because of the hardships and journeys they had endured. The two novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger both support the idea of gaining wisdom through
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Jurrell D. Harrison The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Story of an Hour Introduction to Literature Professor Daw Monday 12th December 2011 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ written by James Thurber (1939) and the Story of an Hour written by Chopin (1894) are the two literary works that will be compared and contrasted in this paper. Both these pieces depict some of the trials and tribulations of a union in marriage‚ such as the want of independence and excitement; experiences
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Juliannah Vining March 26‚ 2012 Critical Lens English “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience”–J.F.Clarke J.F. Clarke once stated‚ “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” To me‚ this statement means that any individual who follows their conscience‚ and what they find to be right or wrong‚ is most brave‚ or strong‚ because they step away from society’s opinion and go with their own feelings whether
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