Janelle Waters Response Paper #1‚ Topic #1 “Its inhabitants are‚ as the man once said‚ ‘whores‚ pimps‚ and sons of bitches‚’ by which he meant Everybody. Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said‚ ‘Saints‚ and angels and martyrs and holy men‚’ and he would have meant the same thing” (1). The residents of Cannery Row include: a beloved marine biologist‚ a forgiving Chinese grocer‚ an operator of the local whorehouse and an array of other essential characters that are
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“Lord of the Flies” Topic Sentence: In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” symbolism is illustrated in Ralph and Jack‚ two main characters who battle for power; Ralph represents leadership‚ and Jack‚ in contrast‚ represents lust and greed. Transitional sentence: Ralph‚ a boy stranded on an island along with other boys who have to fend for themselves‚ is chosen to be the “Chief.” He illustrates just and fair leadership as he takes charge over the other boys. When the boys argue about whose
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JooSeok Lee Mrs. McKenney British Lit Response November 1st‚ 2013 The Pardoner’s Tale The Pardoner’s Tale is different from a normal tale. The Pardoner begins to first stress the vices that corrupt people. He explains the vices of gluttony‚ drunkenness‚ gambling‚ and swearing. The pardoner deviates from the norm because he starts out with a sermon rather than a tale. Corruption is detrimental. Out of the many types of corruption‚ avarice is very destructive. Avarice can blind
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According to William Penn‚ “The jealous are troublesome to others‚ but a torment to themselves” (Brainyquote.com). In the world we live in today‚ unfortunately‚ greed and jealousy is very common. It has put a damper on society today. People tend to want what others have‚ whether it is something materialistic or just a notion of doing something that the other person has done. Being this way makes them very greedy too. One of the worst combinations anyone can have is to be both greedy and jealous.
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"Harmony within diversity must be nurtured and cherished" is a statement which brings forth an empowering message. It is a beautiful message that instils tolerance and contentedness within an individual towards their brethren and sistren‚ for it does not condemn nor does it condone unity but merely states that one should cherish their individuality or nationalism‚ as they would their fellow countrymen‚ with their heads held high. It is at its core‚ a relatively simple and tacit message that spreads
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Walter’s Transformation Lorraine Hansberry’s character Walter is a man who wants to follow his dreams. Throughout A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter tries to fix his family’s financial problem but instead makes them worse. Walter’s plan to become rich combined with Hansberry’s dialogue indicates that if we are consumed with envy of someone else’s accomplishments‚ then we forget to appreciate what we have. “…Walter Lee is so interested in ‘bout the store… I mean we figured it out me and Willy and Bobo
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(10) “Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind” The Harm Done by Evil Passions The misfortunes of human beings have their main source in evil passions rather than in ideas or beliefs. People in the past enjoyed the spectacles of cruelty such as the burning of heretics‚ and many people even today find the brutalities of war to be enjoyable. Men’s cruel impulses can do tremendous harm to them. The Harm Done by Christian Asceticism and by Political Asceticism As for ideas and beliefs‚ much harm has been done
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Zoya Shepko Ms.Wozencraft English 101 April 6 Definition Essay Humility is the “quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people” (Longman).Humility allows us to be caring of others without proudness or arrogants. With any word‚ there are many definitions and thoughts of the true definition‚ from the latin and greek meanings to what buddhist and christians believe is humility. However‚ one thing that is common in all is that humility is a virtue of honesty and unpretentiousness
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therefore lowering his sense of pride. Too much pride can lead to conceit or what we commonly call a big head. By 1340 AD‚ pride was comparable to arrogance. (OED 1) Later during the Middle Ages there were seven sins listed as the worst sins of all. They were called "the seven deadly sins". The first on the list was pride. Pride was believed to be "a high or overweening opinion of one’s own qualities‚ attainments‚ or estate‚ which gives rise to a feeling and attitude of superiority over and
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Knowledge Without Character One of Ghandi’s 7 deadly social sins‚ Knowledge without Character‚ is a deadly social sin for an intellectual without a principled character will make poor choices‚ let alone a person who is not of high IQ with a bad a character will make poor decisions might not harm someone but themselves‚ but an intellectual can prove rather dangerous with their poor character. Encourage those to follow this principle‚ incorporate it in the American education system so
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