environments‚ some are arid‚ some flooded‚ some are basic‚ some acidic‚ some are hot‚ and some are cool. Regardless of the conditions‚ animals have adapted themselves to survive in their surroundings. One of the main ecosystems that is classed as an extreme environment is the desert ecosystem. A classic example of a desert is the Sahara. Aridity is a characteristic shared amongst all deserts. As reported by Smith (2013)‚ the reason most deserts are arid is because of uneven levels of evapotranspiration
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Tough challenges reveal our strengths and weaknesses. This statement is certainly true; adversity helps discover who we are. Hardships often lead us to examine who we are and question what is important in life. The hardships that we endure are the suffering we must go through. This is how character builds. It is often said that without any challenges or obstacles‚ a person’s true character cannot be determined. Clearly‚ "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ and "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan demonstrate
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or Olympians‚ is inappropriate. Penelope views the gods as malevolent beings that chose to cause pain and suffering for their own amusement. Penelope’s contempt towards the gods originates from her troubled life. Penelope blames her suffering on those who control everybody’s lives: the gods. She complains she was “doomed by the gods to a life that is living death”(page 113). Penelope’s suffering in Ithaca is a result of losing her husband Odysseus. She believes the gods are culpable for his delay in
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Chris Carey John Brown: An Extreme Abolitionist John Brown’s beliefs about slavery and activities to destroy it hardly represented the mainstream of northern society in the years leading up to the Civil War. This rather unique man‚ however‚ took a leading role in propelling the nation toward secession and conflict. Many events influenced Brown’s views on slavery from an early age. When he was older‚ his strong anti-slavery feelings had grown‚ and he became an extreme abolitionist. His raid on Harpers
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Suffering‚ in Greek‚ also means passivity (Staehler 63). The suffering is not merely pain‚ but the fact that we cannot escape from our body. Passivity as suffering means in this sense: human is vulnerable‚ and the vulnerability directly shows itself though the body. The inescapability of our body is our suffering. When Gloucester’s eyes are plucked out‚ we feel the unthinkable horror – but not because the
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will die. But you just keep living day after day‚ after terrible day.” This woman plays a key role in the theme of suffering. The readers see her in the past‚ being tortured by it. They see her actions causing it for multiple people. But sadly‚ in the all of what she has done‚ comes back to bite her. This causes her to be the one who suffers the most. This is the theme of suffering‚ circling around the woman who embodies it the most‚ the stone-hearted Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham lived a lavish
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Gary‚ I enjoyed thoroughly reading your insightful monologue. You stated‚ "A lack a Christian perceives should be filled with nothing besides God. When a person‚ Christian in particular‚ seeks God will all their heart‚ soul‚ and mind‚ they will find God to be everything their soul desires. Before one looks elsewhere‚ they should remember the story of Eve in the garden and her conversation with the serpent‚ and how that turned out." I utterly concur with your ideology. My presupposition is
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events of a war. Each person can have a different perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent victims were the Jews. That includes Elie and his father‚ Vladek and his family‚ and Max. All of them had gruesome experiences that no one else in the war would have to endure. For
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Lily Owens is a complex character that went through a trauma in her childhood that affects her as we read the first chapter. She lives alone with her father after her mother died in an accident years before. Her father‚ T. Ray‚ owns a peach farm and has Lily working at a peach stand to sell them during the summer. Lily and T. Ray have a black maid‚ Rosaleen‚ who Lily sees as a surrogate mother. She even fantasizes about Rosaleen being white and marrying T. Ray‚ or her and T. Ray being black and living
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emperor he was‚ his quotes often have deep meaning. What Caesar meant in this quote is that most men do not have the willpower to fight through pain and agony and would prefer death. If given an option‚ most men would volunteer to die with less suffering rather than have to endure the pain but live to see another day. Men do not
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