The scene was not without a mixture of awe‚ such as must always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame in a fellow-creature‚ before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile‚ instead of shuddering‚ at it. The witnesses of Hester Prynne’s disgrace had not yet passed beyond their simplicity. They were stern enough to look up her death‚ had that been the sentence‚ without a murmur at its severity‚ but had none of the heartlessness of another social state‚ which would find only a theme for jest
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Persuasive Essay Kuresa Tauanuu 10/17/16 At some schools‚ students are required to wear school uniforms. Why does some of these schools have a dress code? The school’s staff believed that if they make a dress code in their schools the students would feel more discipline and were able to understand that learning should be only their priority. The students would feel like they wanted to subvert the school’s staff. So the fight within the schools began. If the students weren’t able to select
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be used to hurt other people. Whether done in person or through technology‚ the effects of bullying are similar. Many kids and teenagers who are cyberbullied are reluctant to tell a teacher or parent‚ often because they feel ashamed of the social disgrace‚ or because they fear
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- Introductory phrases or sentences for that person. - Who is the person you admire? (Is he/she a popular person‚ a special one to your life‚ your acquaintance‚ your (close) friend‚ your partner‚ your colleague or just your relative?) - What does he/she mean to you? (Idol‚ example…) - His/her special condition. (Poor‚ rich‚ handicapped‚ disabled‚ orphaned‚ adopted…) - Is he/she an extraordinary/ordinary person? - Is he/she a wacky person? (Does this affects him/her a lot about his life‚ personality
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In the book Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Women’s Rights‚ the author Lois W. Banner wrote about the life of Stanton and the psychological problems that she had. Stanton is best known for her work in equal rights for women and achieving women’s suffrage. The book covers her entire life‚ from birth‚ to childhood‚ to middle and late life‚ then death. The reader of the biography felt as if he were being tortured not physically‚ but mentally because of the long and boring book. It took the reader
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The Soloist‚ with its root in a real life story‚ offers a remarkable opportunity to observe a number of very essential disputes in the long-term management of schizophrenia. The film gives us a good example of how the effect of the illness can have on the words‚ thoughts‚ perceptions and behavior of sufferers and highlights the fluctuations that occur naturally in the disorder. It also elevates the topic of treatment and the individual’s right to choose whether or not he or she wants to take medication
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In comparing Kenton’s treatment of both AIDS victims‚ we can conclude that he was not only morbidly afraid of contracting AIDS‚ but he was more fearful of the moral implications attached to the transmission of the disease. The entire firm feared Beckett because of the stigma attached to AIDS and‚ ultimately‚ to homosexuality. Kenton personally justifies labeling Beckett as a guilty victim of his own actions who deserved punishment for his negligence. In this case‚ AIDS is seen as a crime against
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Religion is one of the most important aspects of a civilization‚ because it helps to form the structure‚ organization‚ and justifies the actions of the civilization. Religion has been be used politically to justify extreme political actions in civilizations including‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Judaism‚and Daoism. Throughout history religion has been used to placate the people about war‚ and to justify war itself‚ however some used various other techniques to justify war.. All religions though did
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Macbeth The play I chose is Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare. The protagonist of the story is Macbeth. He starts out as a brave‚ noble warrior‚ but by the end he is a disgrace to his nation. In the beginning his guilt is almost too strong to bear‚ but by the end he only cares about being the king. Lady Macbeth is almost as important to the story as her husband. She seems heartless at first‚ but her guilt takes over in time. The main antagonist to Macbeth is probably Malcolm. Malcolm is the
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Europe. Because he is captured by Native Americans‚ he arrives in Boston belatedly and finds Hester and her illegitimate child being displayed on the scaffold. He lusts for revenge‚ and thus decides to stay in Boston despite his wife’s betrayal and disgrace. He is a scholar and uses his knowledge to disguise himself as a doctor‚ intent on discovering and tormenting Hester’s anonymous lover. Chillingworth is self-absorbed and both physically and psychologically monstrous. His single-minded pursuit of
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