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    Eldridge Cleaver: A Man of Good or Evil? It’s arduous for a person to decide whether a man like Eldridge Cleaver was born an angel or a demon. Controversy still arises when these contemplations ruminate their conscience. Cleaver has been known for many things in his existence including being a Black Panther leader‚ a skilled polemicist‚ a rapist‚ an international fugitive‚ an obsessive drug addict‚ and surprisingly enough‚ a born-again Christian (Reed/Koury 1). But here’s the kicker‚ after all

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    The Themes of a Good Man Is Hard To Find The vision of Flannery O’Connor is one that is unmatched in the literary world. Her creative foresight and Southern background allow her to create an interesting setting appealing to the reader. A prime example of her literary technique is when she has the grandmother reading the article about an escaped convict running away to Florida. "Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is a loose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida and you read

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    “A Good Man is Hard to Find” In the short story‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” there is irony all through the pages. It shows how you should follow your gut instinct when you think you shouldn’t go somewhere‚ when you know something bad is going to happen. In the story it also talks about how the grandmother wore her nice clothes in case of an accident‚ she wanted to look like a lady in case anything bad was to happen. The grandmother was constantly talking about the good in people‚ but was she a

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    themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval‚ and excess‚ creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream. I agree with that Gatsby is a great man in the beginning. Daisy is a vain and giddy woman.Tom

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    In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” I feel like the narrator wanted to convey a moral lesson to the reader. Flannery O’Connor uses different plot and scenery to reveal the ugly side of human behavior and how our actions can affect others. The story was unpredictable. While I was reading it I felt very anxious and wanted to see what would happened during the family trip to Florida. The ending was very surprising but in the back of my head I knew something was going to happen the minute the misfit showed

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    “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is a short story that shows us the trials and tribulations that this family goes through before their death. I feel that O’Connor shows us that no matter how good or bad of a person you are there will be something in life that changes you no matter who you are. Throughout my essay I hope that I am able to convey not only my message about what I think about this story but I will try and shed some light on what I think O’Connor is trying to convey as well. This short story

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    Candidly‚ after reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor for the first time‚ I was completely shocked by the violence and the story’s tragic ending. While‚ I grasped elements of the foreshadowing she used throughout the story‚ such as mentioning the dangerous Misfit was “aloose” in the first paragraph‚ Red Sammy’s reference to two men failing to pay for gas‚ and the odd name and spelling of the town of “Toombsboro” the family was outside of when the Grandmother awakened and mentioned

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    short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. O’Conner herself was a very religious person when her father died that made her even more religious. In “A Good Man” a family of a gracious grandmother and a loud‚ difficult family go on a road trip. During a detour the family runs into “The Misfit” and his gang. The entire family gets murdered and The Misfit leaves the grandmother for last. The grandmother tries to show The Misfit that there is still good in him. Despite the violence in “A Good Man is Hard to

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    What makes a good ruler‚ in Confucius’s view? A good minister? Confucius became famous as a sage of China during the era of Philosophers. He had influences on the civilizations of most of eastern Asia. Confucianism has some points that highlight what makes a good ruler or a good minister. In Confucius’s view‚ a good ruler won the confidence of the people. He emphasized this by saying that “The art of governing is to keep its affairs before the mind without weariness‚ and to practice them with undeviating

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    pursuing routines rather than looking for new details around them. The results can be disastrous. (Ryan 2008: 416) To sum up‚ following routines without changes brings about mindlessness‚ yet noticing new things keeps people alive. It makes me think of my own experience that can be the perfect evidence for the author’s point. Take my school life as an example. When I first entered college‚ I was so frustrated about what I can do to prepare for exams. Due to the tremendous differences

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