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    highly socialized than any other species. Humanity needs to form society for its own security and its own prosperity. To maintain society‚ everyone is expected to follow rules of it. If someone breaks that rule‚ other people determine if the person is heresy and may try to exclude the person. Same pressure works in the world of literature. In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge‚ and Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ all three protagonists dare to do what society tells

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    Title: “More a victim of his own feelings and values then a villain.” Is this a fair judgement on the character and actions of Eddie Carbone? Target: use precise quotations and make use of redrafting time. Eddie Carbone is a complicated character‚ some say he is a villain due to the actions that he takes‚ others sympathise with him‚ saying that he is a victim. You can view him in different lights‚ although he acts‚ some may say‚ in a villainous manner‚ he is a victim of his feelings‚ confused

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    VIEW FROM THE TOP” Summary By: Angela Gilliam Johnathon Reckford is the prime example of a good leader and educated professional. Beginning his career as a senior executive in the private sector‚ moving on to become executive pastor of a Presbyterian church and into his final and current role as CEO of a global religiously based non-profit organization better known as ‘Habitat for Humanity’. He explains his experiences in depth

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    I am writing to you about a pressing matter. As you most probably know‚ things in the media can effect us drastically. Whether it’s something we hear‚ watch‚ and even read. The Bridge to Terabithia is a book that could effect children in a harmful way‚ ranging from emotional trauma‚ to anti-religion messages. I hope after reading this letter‚ you will consider removing this book from the school curriculum and library. First of all the book deals with a lot of darkness. Jesse doesn’t have the happiest

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    Freud held a very pessimistic view on human nature‚ as stated‚ “I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash‚ no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all”. Freud controversially believed that humans are unworthy‚ rotten creatures that are driven by greed and self-indulgence‚ whether they admit to it or not. Since the dawn of civilization‚ there have been many scenarios of men in societies

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    In “A View From The Bridge” by Arthur Miller I believe that Eddie is the character who changes most in the course of the play. I will show this by talking about his role in the drama‚ the dramatic devices and use of language by Miller as well as the background and social context of the play. Eddie’s role in the play is the most vital one; he is by far the most important character in the play. It is‚ after all‚ his inability to deal with his emotions that triggers most of the story and the tragedy

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    Catherine and B‚ Catherine wanted to wait until B was there before she broke her news. It is as if B understands Catherine but Eddie does not. This is shown by the fact the Catherine brakes the news to B. before she tells Eddie. Catherine feels that she can be more open with B than with Eddie. <br> <br>Eddie thinks that B. is too friendly‚ he is worried that they might end up sleeping on the floor and their guests might end up having the beds. Eddie wants Catherine to finish school and once again this

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    "A View from the Bridge" reflects Miller’s background in terms of its setting‚ plot and context. Miller was born in New York City in 1915. The son of two immigrants‚ he lived in prosperity until the American Economic Crash‚ in which his father’s business collapsed‚ causing deprivation to the whole family. They lived in Brooklyn‚ the setting of "A View From the Bridge" and Miller found himself interested in the work of longshoremen in the harbour‚ many of whom were exploited by their

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    All three authors not only focus on what makes us fundamentally human‚ but like Kaczynski‚ they look at what the greatest danger to humanity is. According to Dick‚ Eggers‚ and Kaczynski‚ the greatest danger to humanity is losing what makes us fundamentally human (via technology). Dick believes that there are a few things which make us fundamentally human‚ a first of which is empathy. The way in which androids (“andys”) are distinguished from humans is by having them take a “Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test

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    View of Human Nature

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    View Of Human Nature Humans are born basically good. It is Karen Horney’s view that “people are essentially good” but in my personal opinion‚ I think that humans are in the borderline of it. Tendencies of them being good or evil or just depends. But if you were to ask me and am only allowed to choose between the two‚ I think I’ll be siding on that people are basically evil meaning here that I will be contradicting on Karen Horney statement. I’ll be talking about why I think humans are basically

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