“If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be punishment-as well as the prison." (Dostoyevsky 336). Guilt is commonly understood to be an emotion that results as an outcome of an evil act. However‚ is it always this simple? No human being with any sense has the ability to commit an atrocious crime without some feeling of guilt or remorse afterwards. Gradually‚ this guilt festers and eats away at one’s conscience until the point of escape‚ reached by confession‚ thus leading
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The Elephant in the Room The “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is an excerpt about a couple whom come to a crossroads when they discover they are expecting a baby and are contemplating having an abortion. The couple is at a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees in a valley in Spain. A man known as the American and a young girl sit at a table outside the station‚ waiting for a train to Madrid. The young girl says‚ “The hills look like white elephants.” When the young
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direction for my life. It is not strange from outside‚ but from inside. It is to be an engineer. At first‚ I could hardly decide what I want to be in the future because there are so many choices painted in my mind. But at this time‚ I am at the crossroads where I have to make decisions‚ specifically at my choice of course in the college and at the same time‚ my profession. With all the sacrifices and eschews that my parents are exerting just to send me in school‚ I don’t have reasons not to give
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Standing at a crossroad‚ some turn left while others turn right. Will you still choose to go straight even if nobody chooses so? Will you still believe in your beliefs if your values are being strongly challenged by the main stream? The ideal statement is that one should be steadfast in his/her beliefs! However‚ in reality‚ exposure to conflicting ideals can cause people to lose sense of self. To settle the conflicting ideals in order to belong predicates to sacrifice one’s own beliefs. As human
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“"Come now‚ Harlot‚ I am going to decree your fate‚ a fate that will never come to an end for eternity! I will curse you with a Great Curse… may a crossroad be your home‚ may a wasteland be your sleeping place…” In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ having crossed paths with Gilgamesh and his harlot‚ the life of our character‚ Enkidu‚ was turned to a wasteland. Enkidu lived freely. He ate with gazelles and drank with lions in a manner uncomplicated by pursuit or expectation. Unbeknownst to Enkidu‚ however‚ his
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Delta Zeta has a set of high standards‚ which is why they runs of five key values‚ like empowerment‚ personal growth‚ community involvement‚ and lifelong friendships. The first value being friendship‚ this is where the sorority begins when we promise ever-lasting friendship. From the time Cayley first became a member in Delta Zeta her freshman year she has never meet a stranger. She loves to be involved and meet all of their members‚ she sees the importance of sisterhood and has always been involved
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Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost HUM 2000 A1 Apryl Price July 25‚ 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost When comparing Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” it seems that there are plenty of obvious similarities that are on the surface and there are subtle differences that one can find when they truly look deep into the meanings of things. In both poems the speaker is putting all meaning into what they are seeing. The speaker in
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of economic development‚ environment‚ and trade‚ global peace and health. At the beginning of the new century‚ Asian countries are promising a brighter future for our coming generations. Within Asia‚ Pakistan is one such country; located on the crossroads of swiftly modernizing cultures and economies‚ with historic legacies of stone-age civilizations as old as 500‚000 years. The strategic location of the country is such that oil rich Middle East/Gulf makes its southern border‚ unprecedented growing
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Despite Alarcón’s poem "Mexican is Not a Noun" being of a few words‚ it’s meaning is extremely powerful‚ especially for the Mexican American people group. “Mexican Americans‚ the largest and fastest growing Latina/o subgroup in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2011)‚ share unique demographic‚ historical‚ sociopolitical‚ and immigration experiences (Villegas-Gold & Hyung‚ 2014).” Alarcón uses stanzas to connect his ideas from the smallest impact to the largest punch regarding them. "Not only
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Eleanor. The Handmaid’s Tale. New York: Anchor Books‚ 1998. Brown‚ Lucy‚ and David Romano Steps Back?." NWSA Journal 18.3 (2006): 51-70. Professional Development Collection. EBSCO Crocco‚ Margaret S.‚ Nadia Pervez‚ and Meredith Katz. "At the Crossroads of the World: Women of the Middle East." Social Studies 100.3 (2009): 107-114 Behavioral Sciences Collection. EBSCO. Web. 18 Sept. 2010. Genny. "The Handmaid ’s Tale Book Review." Pajiba - Scathing Reviews. 9 Apr. 2009. Web. 18 Sept. 2010. .
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