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    Text analysis of the short story Piano by William Saroyan Piano by William Saroyan   Text Analysis   SaroyanWilliam (1908–1981) was a successful playwright. The eccentric‚ spirited author was born in Fresno‚ California‚ where his Armenian parents were fruit farmers and where he worked at odd jobs before gaining fame as a short‐story writer. He came to playgoers’ attention with My Heart’s in the Highlands but became famous with his much lauded The Time of Your

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    The world has some very terrible people; but some people believe that people are good at heart. At tough times people can still be nice to one another. Even though people may be frustrated with one another at the moment‚ they will find a place in their heart for forgiveness. Lastly people are good at heart and yourself when they can be trusted them with something important. At tough times people can still be nice to one another. An example is when Miep brings that cake to the secret annex‚ and

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    short story‚ “Good Country People” tells the ironic story of two families living in the country without true devotion to any faith. One family‚ the Hopewells consist of a cliché loving mother‚ and am educated self-proclaimed atheist‚ Hulga. The other family‚ the Freemans consists of two daughter and a mother that likes to linger around the Hopewell household. Hulga however is the main focus of O’Connor’s story. Hulga‚ the reader learns has changed her name from Joy‚ to Hulga simply because it is a harsh

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    Good People “In spite of everything‚ I still believe people are really good at heart.” This was quoted by Anne Frank from her diary. She was forced to hide out in an annex for two years because of her religious beliefs. This young‚ bubbly girl was malnutrited for two years yet‚ she still believed everyone was good inside. I would like you believe the same as Anne. People express their goodness by showing generosity‚ joining helpful groups‚ and by turning a horrible situation into something

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    In the Good Country People” by Flannery O’Conner‚ we met Mrs. Hopewell’s daughter‚ Joy. She was a very educated woman with a Ph.D. in philosophy. She later changed her to Hulga. For‚ she did not have much joy with her prosthetic leg‚ and she felt that naming her as Hulga would fit her personality. Because of high education‚ she felt superior than everyone in town. If it was not for her fake leg‚ she would be far from the “good country people” (1343). Later in story‚ Hulga met Manley Pointer who

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    People are not good at heart. People have a choice to be good at heart but the sad reality is that a lot of people choose to make bad choices‚ they choose to hurt other people. For example‚ During the holocaust more than 6 million jews were killed‚ for no reason and without any warning The thief told where the Franks were hiding for selfish reasons.In the real world people are evil as well During the holocaust more than 6 million jews were killed‚ for no reason and without any warning. In the

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    Are humans naturally good or bad? Humans are not evil “ it is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly” (Anatole France). Humans are naturally good because the people have acts of kindness‚ art & beauty and also heroism. Most people in the world show this characteristics and give the world knowledge and creative ideas to one another. People are good because they show act of kindness by helping one another. They show this in many ways by showing that they care for each other and also how

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    People are not good at heart because they are selfish. In the “Diary of Anne Frank Play” Anne Frank states‚ “Father says he’s going to sell her fur coat.” (Pg. 492). This proves that Mr. Van Daan is selfish and that he is willing to sell one of his wife’s prized possessions for a couple of cigarettes. Peter states‚ “Maybe Mouschi went back to our house.” This proves that Peter is selfish because all he cares about is his cat. Mrs. Frank states in the “Diary of Anne Frank Play” that‚ “We’re all of

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    Are people really evil? Or‚ is it their actions to blame? Are we capable of judging such things‚ or are we trying to take things into our own hands? I believe that both can be good‚ but i also feel that both can be just as evil. For we humans can be corrupt and overly zealous thus tainting our actions‚ but just as we can taint our actions our actions can just as easily taint our very selves changing us as we once changed them. First I will show how the person can be evil while his actions are

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    perspective on life. In the class I’m currently learning about great philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. I now understand the importance of the Good life opposed to the “Good’s Life”. The good life is basically going through life questioning things and self-examining yourself the goods life is basically a materialistic life which most people want to live today. Plato was a Greek philosopher and one of the students of Socrates. You probably remember learning a little about him from Mr. Kummel’s

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