definition of sacrifice is to give up something for the sake of something else‚ whether it is for another human life‚ for an idea‚ or even for a belief. "She was 17 years old. He stood glaring at her‚ his weapon before her face. Do you believe in God?’ She paused. It was a life-or-death question. Yes‚ I believe in God.’ Why?’ asked her executioner. But he never gave her the chance to respond. The teenage girl lay dead at his feet." (DC Talk 17) This example of a sacrifice really happened
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great pressure to ensure the safety of their family members. Another one of Azzam’s works‚ “Bread of Sacrifice”‚ also discusses the theme of gender‚ but with a stronger focus on the female gender. Not many writers focused on the role of Palestinian women‚ but in the “Bread of Sacrifice”‚ Su’ad‚ a nurse at a local hospital‚ is the main and most dominating character in the story. The “Bread of Sacrifice”‚ contains a stronger love-based plot than other works during this time‚ but it has an interesting
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Remillard Mr. Mackay Eng3UI Wednesday‚ May 21‚ 2014 Love and Sacrifice Sacrifice is one of the purest and most selfless ways to love someone. There is no better way to show one’s loyalty or love for another than through sacrifice. The Kite Runner clearly demonstrates the sacrifices individuals made to make the ones they love happy. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner‚ a little boy named Hassan demonstrates love and sacrifice the most. Hassan admires Amir an immense amount and his
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death and darkness‚ sacrifice becomes the best method of moving into better times. For the men and women who see the sacrifices‚ they can go home to friends and family‚ they can go home to a nice dinner or go back to work like they used to and all is well. Unfortunately though‚ for those who make the sacrifices‚ they cannot. Instead they get to go home a broken mind‚ loss of self or just not go home at all. APJ Abdul Kalam‚ former president of India once said‚ “Let us sacrifice our today so that our
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The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne‚ the main character of the book "The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ commits adultery‚ is considered a hussy‚ and has a child as the result of her sin. She cheats on her husband while he is absent from town and receives a harsh punishment for her behavior already. Hester is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her bosom for the rest of her life. It is now on debate on whether or not Pearl should be taken away from her mother’s guidance. This is due
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the ‘Scarlet Letter’‚ Hester Prynne‚ a puritan woman; in the town of Boston‚ Massachusetts. Was found guilty of Adultery. Her punishment was being sentenced to prison‚ and being forced to wear the letter ‘A’ for adultery. When Hester Prynne got pregnant with her daughter‚ Pearl. The townspeople began to talk and eventually figured out she committed adultery. Although‚ some people‚ such as the townspeople and the governor‚ believe Pearl is some sort of devil child. (Hawthorne 87)
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The Aztec’s were a people who believed in human sacrifice. They have the reputation as a people who cruelly sacrificed humans‚ while they were still conscious. But the Aztec people only believed in human sacrifice because they‚ as a people‚ believed that the highest possible honor was to be given to the gods‚ and this honor was human sacrifice. The Aztecs performed these rituals atop of pyramids‚ and it is thought that hundreds of people were sacrificed each year. The Aztecs were seeking to “feed
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In the film The Dark Night‚ Batman sacrifice’s his life for the citizens of Gotham city. As Batman has fought the Joker trying to save lives of citizen‚ in the process many have died. People may say that Batman has caused many of these tragedies due to not doing the job right or saving peoples’ lives in time. The motivation of his sacrifice’s is to put the Joker away and stop the crime rate in the city. He doesn’t want more deaths due to crime from the Joker and any other crimes. He wants to keep
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feeling of what it means to live‚ and making sacrifice can sometimes cause both of these feelings. O. Henry author of the short story “The Gift of the Magi” puts in a very important theme into this story. The theme is centered around the main characters Della and Jim. In this story both of the characters are faced with an important choice to make. Henry tells a theme through irony and the characters’ actions‚ that shows that it’s important to make sacrifices for love and happiness and there are many
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an ex-slave African American woman named Sethe‚ living in Ohio in the 1800s told from both third person omniscient and limited. But even more it explores sacrifices‚ particularly shown with Sethe. Throughout many events Sethe sacrifices continuously to benefit her children and the ones she loves. One quote that displays this sacrifice can be read here; “I got a tree on my back and a haunt in my house‚ and nothing in between but the daughter I am holding in my arms. No more running--from
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