the center of the black community‚ and Zeebo’s words exhibit this. Like a family‚ the black church community watches out for each other‚ and helps their members who are facing challenges (Tom Robinson and his family in this case). Additionally‚ generosity is a core value of christianity‚ thus it became one of the black community as well‚ which contributed to the close bonds between all of its members‚ both in the novel and in
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however when Sara goes on to explain why she imagines this‚ you realise her maturity and intelligence. Sara tells us that she pretends to be a princess to help her control her anger‚ and also to give ‘populace’‚ or in her case‚ her kindness and generosity to everyone. Both these references also prove the intelligence of Sara. Sara’s intelligence is not only in her creativity and maturity but also in her
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for Philip ’s love‚ kindness and generosity‚ she gives him pain‚ abuse‚ and misery. She proves her heartless nature when she runs away with Emil Miller‚ has an affair with Griffiths‚ and destroys Philip ’s home. She also abandons her infant to the care of a stranger in order to enjoy life. This demonstrates her selfish nature. Mildred seems to be Philip ’s foil. They ’re so different from one another that Mildred doesn ’t even understand Philip. Philip ’s generosity‚ kindness‚ and love cannot be understood
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then comes along and decides to represent this group of people‚ so in their eyes‚ he is a hero‚ as he has done what other people were not able to. This is then immaculately portrayed by Carr when he declares that we should “…be grateful”‚“…for his generosity”. Ultimately his idolisation is amplified even more by the people’s gratitude and admiration‚ not only by the act of content
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Machiavelli Machiavelli lived during the Renaissance era of the Medieval times. In this time period many concepts and ideas were being reborn‚ including the Christian faith. He lived during a time period in which the people of the time thought of the Black Plague as a symptom of judgment upon the sinfulness of the land. These same people began to scourge themselves in order to express their sorrow and therefore remove God’s judgment laid upon them. Although Machiavelli lived long after the fall
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The Glass Menagerie‚ by Williams‚ Tennessee is set in 1937 in the city of St Louis. The narrator is Tom Wingfield who supports his sister‚ Laura‚ and mother‚ Amanda. Tom acknowledges that he is the only man in the family and he strives to take care of the two women. Laura is a shy girl who drops out of school due to the challenges that she faces because of her shyness. The relevance of the narrative is deeply engraved in the use of the symbolism of the unicorn whose horn was later broken to resemble
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Hospitality in the Odyssey The reason Odysseus has taken so much time to reach back to Ithaca is associated with the greek term Xenia‚ but this element in literature called Xenia can also be helpful for one’s survival. The greek term Xenia refers to hospitality‚ meaning giving anyone respect with food‚ shelter or any need. To the Greeks at the time hospitality was a large way to show respect and to gain respect from neighbors and other civilians. Greeks believed the gods wanted them to show hospitality
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none however as in depth as what is revealed about the titular figure of Beowulf. This is done through a jumble of Pagan and Christian values that are being bounced between throughout the text. Many of his ‘softer’ virtues such as forgiveness‚ generosity and commitment‚ seem to stem primarily from the Christian values whereas his ‘harsher’ virtues such as bravery‚ resourcefulness‚ and determination seem to stem more from the Pagan/ Germanic values. This conflict stems directly from the era in which
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In the Mahayana Buddhism perspective compassion is an essential virtue. In a pursuit to minimize suffering and obtain inner peace‚ having compassion for nature‚ and the every other living being is a course to enlightenment due to the belief that all things are connected. Because of an unselfish perspective the belief of Mahayana Buddhism ensures that all reach enlightenment. Buddhism is one of the world’s religions. It is based on the teachings and experience of Siddhartha Gautama who became known
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Mercy vs. Justice Since everybody is different‚ their characteristics are different so the definition of mercy in their opinion is different. Since they are not the same‚ it is shown that some people do not show any mercy because they have no room for mercy or has very little while others give mercy to many a lot. To imagine such a world where mercy is not shown and just being caught by doing one sin would be the death penalty. In The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals
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