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    Lundahl 1 Daniel Lundahl Jr. (Herbert) Jill Ciofani-Nolan Third Period English Monday‚ November 25‚ 2013 The Metamorphosis‚ The Stranger‚ and Existentialism One of the saddest aspects of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is the fact that young Gregor genuinely cares about his family. From the opening of the story‚ he is shown to be a person who works hard to support his family‚ even though they do little for themselves. When Gregor morphs into a cockroach‚ however‚ the limits of familial loyalty and

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    In the novels‚ “The Nose”‚ and The Metamorphosis Gogol‚ and Kafka demonstrates how identity does not depend on what society depicts you to be‚ it’s whatever you (as a sole proprietor of your life) decide what and who you are‚ they both portray this idea by transforming their protagonists into what society sought them to be‚ to see how they would react. In response to this idealistic concept the authors use their protagonists to convey this “Hidden” concept by putting them through a situation in which

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    Breaking Down "The Metamorphosis" Franz Kafka’s beginning of his novel‚ "The Metamorphosis‚" begins with what would seem a climactic moment: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect." From this point on‚ the reader is determined to make sense of this transformation. However‚ the reader later comes to realize that Gregor is actually not an insect‚ but this metamorphosis into a vermin was purely symbolic. It symbolizes

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    Iago's Cruelty

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    and mysterious villains of all time. He spends all of his time plotting against Othello and Desdemona‚ eventually convincing Othello that his wife has been cheating‚ despite the fact that Desdemona has been completely faithful. Iago’s capacity for cruelty seems limitless‚ and no motivation he gives for his actions seems enough to explain the incredible destruction he wreaks on the lives of the people he knows best. Although readers tend to think of evil people as being brutal and insensitive‚ or at

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    Animal Cruelty

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    Animal cruelty Some people (in RSPCA so forth PETA) feel that animals are treated cruelly; however some believe that humans treat animal’s kindly‚ giving them homes and food. This subject has two sides including good points that help animals survive or bad points that endanger animals throughout the world. After all humans protect animals not to forget give them homes even though it is cruel and barbaric to eat animals and use them for ivory or entertainment. Firstly meat consumption is a terrible

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    Machiavelli's Cruelty

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    is through the cruelty presented in works such as The Prince that has led to the disdain for the term Machiavellian. It has become synonymous with the ideas of duplicity in diplomacy‚ with little regard to the effects on morality. However‚ The Prince is not necessarily a treatise desiring violence and cruelty‚ but a document founded upon the ideas of pragmatism. To Machiavelli‚ the use of cruelty is not meant to be done for the sake of cruelty itself‚ but for the ideas of cruelty being well used

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    Monsanto's Cruelty

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    These concrete facts clearly contradict Monsanto’s previous statements and debunk this multinational corporation’s deceitfulness‚ its callous attitude towards other human beings as well as its acceptance of animal cruelty. Since Monsanto deceives the public through the media in a flagrant manner‚ it further illustrates the company’s open disregard of the laws and exposes its discreditable nature. Moreover‚ the discovery of health risks did not impede Monsanto’s search

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    The Cruelty of Circumcision Throughout the years‚ many traditions have had their customs and have practiced rituals and beliefs. Many of these practices have been harmless and focused more on spiritual lifestyles‚ while others have gone to the extremes in human sacrifice‚ including mutilation of a human being. Many have gone to the extremes as to mutilate the human body to please a superior being. When it comes to circumcision‚ males have been known to undergo such process in stories of the Bible

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    rodeo cruelty

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    March 30 2015     Rodeo Cruelty    Animal cruelty or family entertainment?   Rodeo has been a part of western traditions in America for over 300 years‚ ever since the Spanish  Cowboys first introduced the sport on American ranches.  Most of the general public does not  view rodeo as a form of animal cruelty because it has been developed into an “American” sport  for many years.  However‚ forget the myth of rodeo as All­American sport‚ modern rodeos are  cruel and deadly.  Animal cruelty laws need to be changed in order to ban rodeos in the United 

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    Animal Cruelty is the reflection of a decaying society. Animal cruelty is the crime of inflicting physical pain‚ suffering or death on an animal. Society has become a dreadful place for animals where humans can no longer be trusted because of their incongruous behaviour. The animals of the world exist for their own reasons; they were not made for humans to abuse and experiment‚ however‚ society has become decayed and inhumane. In the poem ‘Foxes among the lamb’ Ernest G.Moll demonstrates how the

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