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    as the calm composure of great souls‚" - Gabriel de Riqueti. He said this during the beginning of the French Revolution and was most likely talking about the evil injustices of the government. How ever this is true also when talking about Gene and Finny‚ Gene is consistently trying and failing to find fault in his flawless best friend Phineas. This begs the question of is Gene truly evil? In the novel A Separate Peace‚ Gene is inherently evil‚ because he is mis-trusting‚ self- centered‚ and cannot

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    in A Separate Peace by main character Phineas. What classifies Finny as a tragic hero‚ instead of just an ordinary hero‚ is his downfall. As defined by Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character who faces their own destruction due to fate‚ a mistake‚ or a personal flaw (Literary Devices). Finny fits the noble and heroic characterization naturally‚ and it is without a doubt that his demise was certainly a tragedy. In A Separate Peace‚ Finny is a prime example of a tragic hero because of his positive thought

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    the "emblem" for the Allied bombing of Central Europe - and looks at himself in the mirror. There Gene sees he has become Finny "to the life." The physical resemblance Gene senses‚ brings on a surge of Finny’s own unique spirit within him. Unexpectedly‚ Gene feels free‚ daring‚ confident - just like Finny. For a moment‚ Gene has become Finny’s double. In a sense‚ Gene and Finny have been each other’s doubles since the beginning of the novel. In the first description of the boys standing together

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    Although a friendship often implies many similarities‚ Gene and Finny also appear very different in many aspects of life. Their friendship gives the impression that at some times it was unstable‚ but overall it was bound to be everlasting. This companionship is a primary example of any real-life friendship of the common person. It is possible to portray many differences within a friendship‚ but still hold on to whatever is the quintessence of the cohesion between the parties involved. <br> <br>The

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    whether or not Finny is a Christ- like figure‚ we thought it best to make sure we know what a Christ-like figure really is. According to Wikipedia‚ a definition of a Christ-like figure is: “a literary technique used to draw allusions between characters and the biblical Jesus Christ. In general‚ a character should display more the=an one correspondence with Jesus Christ. For instance: manifestation of divine qualities displaying loving kindness and forgiveness‚ and living for others.” Finny possess many

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    Sociological Outlook

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    FdA in Health and Social Care – Introduction to Sociology Developing a Sociological Outlook: Learning to think sociologically – looking‚ in other words at the broader view – means cultivating the imagination. A sociologist is someone who is able to break free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and put things in a wider context. Sociological work depends on what Mills (1970 cited by Giddens 1997) famously called the ‘sociological imagination’. The sociological imagination requires us

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    The two main characters of the novel‚ A Separate Piece‚ were Gene and Phineas‚ or Finny. These two were best friends who went to the same boarding school‚ the Devon School‚ in New Hampshire. During the story‚ Gene and Finny faced some very difficult conflicts and obstacles that greatly affected their strong friendship. Throughout these disputes‚ I think that Finny turned out to be the better friend. Phineas is a more loyal and leader-like figure than Gene and actually helped Gene to find something

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    Nikky Finny Report

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    am excited to write about my experience with hearing Nikky Finney speak at Butler. Butler University hosted Nikky Finney as apart of their visiting writer series. It gave Butler students a wonderful opportunity to talk with Ms. Finney about her life as a poet‚ ask questions about her work‚ and it gave Ms. Finney a chance to offer insight to Butler students. I did not know what to expect going into her talk. This was my first opportunity to meet an author in a setting other than a book signing

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    The Gandhian Outlook

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    RESUME NAME: – DINESH KUMAR MEENA FATHER’S NAME: – Sh. DUNGAR SINGH MEENA MOTHER’S NAME: – Smt. SANTOSH DEVI GANDER: – MALE DATE OF BIRTH: – 17/07/1989 PRESENT ADDRESS: – 376-CHANKYA PURI‚ MAIN ROAD‚ SECTOR-4‚ HIRAN MAGRI ‚ UDAIPUR‚ RAJ.(313001). CONTACT NO. :– 9680225209(M) EMAIL: – meenadineshbalaji@gmail.com BRANCH: – Electronics & Communication COLLAGE: – Aravali Institute of Technical Studies ➢ QUALIFICATION:- |S.no

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    (enhcp9) INTERFACE IST358FS2013 Microsoft Outlook 2010 is an effective and helpful personal the personal information manager. It is commonly used to help organize work and connect for personal. Outlook is very versatile and can be installed on a work PC‚ a home PC‚ and on a smart phone. It functions as an email which can stand-alone but also works with Microsoft Exchange Server. This provides access to other helpful features. Outlook is a simple program that is easy to learn and use

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