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    that she already forgave the murderer. Anne needed to free herself to the tragic‚ that became her burden‚ by forgiving the killer‚ and her numbness was gone. In order to remove or lessen the feeling of guilt or conscience‚ we need to forgive. By forgiving someone we might remove the feeling of guilt that became a burden to us. Just like in Anne’s story‚ she held grudges‚ anger‚ and vengeance towards her father’s killer. Anne lived carrying those burdens thinking every day about revenge and hatred

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    Abstract The general objective of this study is proposed a systematized way of keeping and filling of all the books information in the library of University of Makati. We the researchers proposed a system entitled “A Proposed Library System with Barcode Reader for University of Makati” that will computerize the library activity of

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    such as ‘I want to eat at a table with my own silver and I want candles.’ The husband‚ George‚ shows no particular interest or even gets annoyed when his wife shows these changes after trying to get the cat. He pays no attention as her wife is saying how much she wants to get a new life and later he even asks her to ‘shut up and get something to read’. The husband represents the difficulties that the American wife has to face. However‚ despite the difficulties‚ the wife is very determined to get what

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    Old Man’s Guilt People may find it difficult to interact with others due to a past filled with adversity. Because of a guilty and a harsh past‚ they may not feel comfortable confessing their sins; instead they may have a bitter perspective of life. This is illustrated in Clint Eastwood’s film‚ Gran Torino through the characterization of Walt Kowalski. Walt Kowalski is initially portrayed as a grumpy‚ racist old man who transforms in to a hero who sacrifices himself to bring peace to himself and

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    and Holocaust. He claims that Poland has shared responsibility for the Holocaust and that the Poles were not the victims that they claimed to be. It is not that they did not suffer during the war but that victim was not their only identity. The guilt and responsibility of the Poles is that they were bystanders that could have done for to help the Polish Jews. This article is not about making people feel guilty but rather that Poland has a shared responsibility in the Holocaust because of their

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    him all the way through‚ his guilt. Guilt never leaves you no matter how much you try to make it. His drinking and his growing insanity only cause more pain to himself and to others. By the end of this analysis‚ you will know how the narrator’s never-ending guilt affected him and the story and why it is the theme. You will also know how the narrator showed his guilt‚ and how the story showed his guilt. The narrator in the story “The Black Cat”‚ was filled with guilt throughout and most of what he

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    Afghanistan. When the Soviet Union decides to invade Afghanistan‚ this causes Amir and Baba to flee the country to Fremont‚ California‚ leaving behind Hassan and his gentle father‚ Ali‚ to a terrible fate. For many years‚ Amir has carried a strong guilt with him throughout his adulthood

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    Hanatu Scott Professor Shandor English 1102 10/9/13 Guilt and Burdens in The Things They Carried Contradictions‚ guilt‚ physical‚ and emotional burdens are pains that all human beings face throughout their lives. In Tim O’Brien’s novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ this is no different. This novel is a collection of the adversities he and his comrades face while fighting in the Vietnam War. This collection comes with accounts from various perspectives‚ but each story has argument that provides a

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    prose text may‚ to some extent‚ control reader response to themes within the text but the reader’s context may also influence the way the text is read. It is particularly evident in Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale that by examining the experience of women within the world it is evident that women are more repressed. The characterisation of Offred may control reader response to theme because her own personal experiences are projected onto the reader. In Gilead‚ women are repressed by male

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    One main theme present in the work "The Scarlet Lette" is that of sin and guilt. Nathaniel Hawthorne attempts to show how guilt can be a form of everlasting punishment. The book represents sin and guilt through symbolism and character development. In his novel‚ "The Scarlet Letter"‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explains how the punishment of guilt causes the most suffering among those affected. As with any piece‚ symbolism plays an important role in representing the main ideas of a novel. The plot in "The

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