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    Civil disobedience I believe Civil disobedience  positively impact a free society ‚ A free society is defined as one where individuals act entirely out of their own will. In civil disobedience they disobey it peacefully they do not harm anyone‚ they just peacefully try to get their voice heard. Not only that but the individual him or herself accepts the consequences not the society. Civil Disobedience is a positive thing. Many of america’s biggest victories has came from many people’s disobedience

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    weaker‚ idealistic society grows stronger. A major theme is sin‚ relating easily to the evilness of sex in a puritan society. -Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Frankenstein’s monster is scared by outside society as much as they are of him‚ but in this way‚ the un-accepting nature of society is strengthened. ______________________________________________ Chapter 5 – Now‚ Where Have I Seen Her Before? Chapter Summary: -There is no such thing as a wholly original work of literature. All books borrow

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    country and its people. The war wasn’t the most destructive‚ but it did change how people thought; normalizing cynicism and resulting in a new view of life itself. Effects of the Great War were not only seen on the battlefield and newspapers‚ but it also influenced music‚ art‚ politics‚ and even the over-all atmosphere of each nation. But possibly most importantly‚ it influenced literature. I argue that the literature that came out of the Great War is important because it’s almost like looking through

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    influence to our daily life. But now‚ there is a voice that religion impede our society and increase instability. There are plenty of controversies about this question but it seems that the opinion is unreasonable and unreliable. In this article‚ there will be three aspects of evidences which are religion with war‚ religion with science and religion with the stability to prove that religion does not impede our society. Let’s begin our journey and first discuss the issue of war. Religion issue is

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    How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster is a book that explains there is more to literature than just a few words on a paper or a few pages in a book. Thomas Foster’s book portrays a relatable message to a wide based audience. This book is relatable for two reasons‚ the way it is written and the examples it uses. The book is written in a conversational manner‚ as if the reader was in a group discussion about books

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    1. Memory‚ symbol and pattern affect the reading of literature by separating the professional reader from the rest of the crowd. Memory of what happened allows you to enjoy later scenes of a book of a movie‚ yet this does not necessarily improve the experience of popular entertainment. When reading you have to assume everything is a symbol until proven otherwise. Its good to think of things as existing as themselves while simultaneously also representing something else. Patterns are everywhere. While

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    and people’s culture. Music‚ cuisine‚ current events‚ and even how history is conveyed assist the researcher. Fine arts help meet this end too‚ but combining fine art with the interpretation of historic events provides more depth of understanding. In other words‚ values are very much informed by culture and vice versa. Howard Chandler Christy‘s 1940 work demonstrates how the view of the Constitutional Convention has changed to reflect current events‚ culture‚ values and politics over the last 200

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    To Heal People from Racism Is racism in societies inevitable? Prejudice‚ discrimination‚ bigotry and sexism all are synonyms of "racism." Longman Advanced American Dictionary (2009) defines racism as "Unfair treatment of people‚ or violence against them‚ because they belong to a different race from your own‚ or the belief that different races of people have different characters and abilities‚ and that the qualities of your own race are the best" (p.1298.) People can work together to be cured from

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    Discuss how art can be used to reflect‚ promote‚ or challenge cultural beliefs. Art‚ throughout the times have reflected‚ promoted and challenged the cultural beliefs of many different societies. To reflect a culture or society the artwork must create or suggest a particular impression of that era. To promote the cultural beliefs of a society the artwork must encourage and support the beliefs. For the artwork to challenge the beliefs it must question tradition. Gislebertus and Michelangelo promote

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    1. Why do we need to study literature? * Literature is filled with ideas that need to be explored.      * Literature helps us to see our world in new ways. It brings us to a deeper understanding of life. * It is important to study literature since when we begin the study of literature‚we find it has always two aspects‚one of the simple enjoyment and appreciation and the other of analysis and exact description. Usually what happen when we go through literature in our classroom either by

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