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    Letter‚ were a group of people who were shaped by English experience and complete involvement in religion. The Puritan society molded itself and created a government based upon the Bible and implemented it with force. The crime of adultery committed by Hester generated rage‚ and was qualified for serious punishment according to Puritan beliefs. Ultimately the town of Boston became intensely involved with Hester’s life and her crime of adultery‚ and saw to it that she be publicly punished and tortured.

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl‚ is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother‚ Hester Prynne‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the living symbol of the scarlet letter and has unique traits that make her sometimes appear as a demon. Her love for nature and freedom‚ her spirit‚ her wildness‚ her loneliness and separation from the world‚ her curiosity‚ and her

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    creates Hester as an Eve-like figure to reinforce the concept of original sin and to converse the detrimental effects of guilt and sin on the human psyche. “In the view of the Infinite Purity‚ we are sinners all alike” (Hawthorne 310). Hawthorn derives this statement from his belief of original sin. He models Hester Prynne after Eve or the fallen women. Eve’s sin results her from being banished from paradise‚ falling‚ suffering‚ but finally attaining salvation‚ just like Hester does throughout

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    Characterization of Hester In D.H. Lawrence’s offsetting story The Rocking Horse Winner‚ there are a number of intriguing characters presented to us. None‚ however‚ are quite as thought provoking or as clearly defined as Paul’s morally culpable‚ denatured mother‚ Hester. In a story full of viscous‚ confusing characters‚ Hester is directly and indirectly characterized as being a loveless‚ spiteful‚ greedy woman‚ who abides to the philosophy that luck coincides with prosperity. The first indicator

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    Courage (noun):- 1.The ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous. OR The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger or fear with self-possession‚ confidence‚ and resolution bravery. 4. The power or quality of dealing with or facing danger‚ fear‚ pain‚ etc Examples of COURAGE 1. She has the courage to support unpopular causes. 2. It takes courage to stand up for your rights. Quotations "No one can answer for his courage when he has never been

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    Courage is the ability and willingness to confront fear‚ pain‚ danger‚ uncertainty‚ or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain‚ hardship‚ death‚ or threat of death‚ while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition‚ shame‚ scandal‚ or discouragement. In some traditions‚ fortitude holds approximately the same meaning as courage. In the Western tradition‚ notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers such as Aristotle‚ Aquinas

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    Courage works differently in everyone and everyone has a special kind of courage. Harper Lee concentrated on Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ and Tom Robinson’s courage throughout the novel to kill a Mockingbird. Living in a racist town‚ these three characters have one thing in common‚ having the courage to be outstanding. Taking on the Tom Robinson case took courage‚ the courage Atticus Finch has. Living in a very racist town and taking on the trial of a falsely accused black man is a

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    on Courage by Prasad Nanda A person possesses two types of courage‚ one is physical and other is mental. Physical courage encourages the man to do works of risk like rocket manufacturing‚ launching satellites. It encourages man to discover the other planets of the universe and all types of laborious works. Moral or mental courage is found in man only. It enables man to select right or wrong and to act according to his will. As moral courage is a rare virtue. By the help of moral courage he selects

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    Courage is not a lack of fear; it is doing something in spite of fear. This type of courage is exemplified in the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini when Amir Jan‚ the main character‚ risks his life for another. Amir truly reflects the qualities of a courageous person. One way Amir confronts his fears and acts courageously is when he puts his own life in danger to save the life of a child. He willingly disguises himself with a beard and travels to Afghanistan to free his best friend’s son

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    Courage “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.”Atticus follows through exactly what he said in the novel several times. He displays courage when he agrees to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused wrongly of rape. In a southern town most people would have

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