warns us in his histories that the longer wars go‚ the more violent‚ and less civilized they become. During the Peloponnesian Wars‚ prisoners were hunted down‚ tortured‚ thrown into pits to die of thirst and starvation‚ and cast into the waters to drown at sea. Innocent school children were murdered‚ and whole cities were destroyed. These wars turned very personal‚ as both Athens and Sparta felt that their way of life was being threatened by the other
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He reaches out to the younger generations in primary and secondary schools all over Australia as a guest speaker to build confidence in listeners. His services in schools successfully decrease suicide cases that frequently happen among the youth in Australia. He has become an international speaker‚ he has travelled to places like India to share his experience‚ and his subject was disability and hope. He believes that he could give disabled people hope. He fought for what he wanted taking the example
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Life is like the beach. If the currents pull you in‚ you can either swim to safety or allow yourself to be pulled in and ultimately drown. Resilience is the capacity to bounce back after being in the face of a challenge and go on to live well. Every human on Earth faces a challenge and they decide if they want to conquer or be conquered. Tupac‚ Malala and Steven are all grand examples of humans who have overcame obstacles with a growth mindset and resilience. Initially‚ Tupac Shakur is an outstanding
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Active and Passive Euthanasia Abstract The traditional distinction between active and passive euthanasia requires critical analysis. The conventional doctrine is that there is such an important moral difference between the two that‚ although the latter is sometimes permissible‚ the former is always forbidden. This doctrine may be challenged for several reasons. First of all‚ active euthanasia is in many cases more humane than passive euthanasia. Secondly‚ the conventional doctrine leads to decisions
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Jaymes Studabaker Running‚ running‚ running down a dark alley don’t know where to go and then you come face first into a brick building you get knocked unconscious and you wake up not knowing where you are. Have you ever had that happen to you? Well that’s happened to me. I was a good kid‚ popular‚ and as the girls would put it hot. Well now I can’t talk to girls or let’s just say any one for that fact. My parent named me Phillip‚ but now I go by James. The person that made me run into that wall
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The Outcast The character archetype of the outcast is described as a figure that is banished from a community for some crime (real or imagined). “The outcast is usually destined to become a wanderer” . Society often times shuns people deemed different‚ making them feel like an outcast. This can be positive or negative‚ depending how the individual reacts to it. Being viewed as an outcast could inspire a person to resist popular opinion and encourage them to do great things in their life. While for
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The oiler‚ the strongest of the group‚ drowns‚ but the sea leaves unclaimed the correspondent‚ the wounded captain and the cowardly cook”(Fiorelli and Edward 1). Another main theme of ‘The Open Boat’ is the overwhelming sense that if society groups together‚ it can potentially be strong enough
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Louise Labé conveys the relationship between pain and joy‚ as well as the back and forth nature of not only love‚ but also life in her sonnet‚ “I Live‚ I Die‚ I Burn‚ I Drown.” The poem acts as a personal diary of sorts‚ in which the narrator‚ Labé‚ is spilling her feelings out‚ possibly about an unrequited love. These emotions are very raw and conflicting of each other‚ and through this use of contrast‚ the ups and downs of the narrator’s emotions are clearly presented. Furthermore‚ Labé introduces
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and wrong have “the meaning praiseworthy and not praiseworthy” (86). Both sides have agreed that it is rational to praise the rescuer of Hitler. What seems to be the conflicting matter of the situation is whether it would be ‘wrong’ to let Hitler drown. A restricted utilitarian would say‚ yes‚ it is wrong to let a drowning man die‚ even if it was Hitler. But‚ the problem with using the word wrong is that is coincides with the phrase not praiseworthy. This is where things get a bit tricky‚ an act
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Hamlet: Method in the Madness Method in the Madness: Hamlet’s Sanity Supported Through HisRelation to Ophelia and Edgar’s Relation to Lear In both Hamlet and King Lear‚ Shakespeare incorporates a theme ofmadness with two characters: one truly mad‚ and one only actingmad to serve a motive. The madness of Hamlet is frequentlydisputed. This paper argues that the contrapuntal character ineach play‚ namely Ophelia in Hamlet and Edgar in King Lear‚ actsas a balancing argument to the other
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