‘War brings out the best and worst in humanity.’ Compare and contrast the ways in which your chosen writers reveal the impact war has on the individual and society. War brings out extreme experiences for the human condition; extreme pain‚ guilt‚ pride‚ mercy and anger all present within the novels I have chosen to write about. Some of us may find these experiences good things and others‚ bad; I have decided to explore this idea using the novels ‘Birdsong’ written by Sebastian Faulks and ‘War
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“Night‚ Mother” The play “Night‚ Mother” addresses the human condition and how character human depth influences the way readers understand drama. The invisible characters play a large part on how the two main character’s act‚ and how it influences their dialogue. The father‚ the son of Jessie‚ and her ex-husband are mentioned throughout the play‚ and they set up the dynamic of the story‚ physically and emotionally. Exploring their human depth and their importance throughout the play helps the
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Her First Ball – Katherine Mansfield Characters: Protagonist: Leila Her first ball is based primarily on Leila‚ who is the protagonist of the story. In this story‚ we do not particularly know her appearance‚ but can form an image of her through the description of her personality. Leila is youth and idealism personified. She is simple; she tries to act mature in the story because she feels indifferent amongst her cousins and it is uncomfortable for her. “She tried not to smile too much; she
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Self-Assessment Questions Further readings 1.1 INTRODUCTION Man is a social animal. The early origin and development of social life among homo sapiens was within-the context of collectives where the sustained human group was a social invention of critical evolutionary importance. The human group originated presumably through mutual interaction among factors such as partial care‚ the growth of larger brain‚ development of language‚ extended childhood‚ exchange behavior‚ and play. Once the sustainable
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paper. If you do read other sources (than your own brain)‚ create a works cited or works consulted page. 1. What does the play say about what it means to be human There are many famous passages in the play in which the human condition is discussed. In addition‚ there are events and characters in the play that suggest ideas about the human condition. 2. What does this play say about thinking carefully versus taking action Hamlet discusses this issue in several speeches in addition‚ his and other characters
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“correlates questions and answers‚ situation and message‚ human existence and divine manifestation.” Or it is like the correlation between “form” and “content” (or “substance”) in a work of art. Indeed‚ it is possible to correlate them because in concrete reality “religion” and “culture” are always a single whole of which “the form of religion is culture and the substance of culture is religion.” Tillich suggests that the human condition always
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discourse that is essential to a healthy democratic process. 6. Students follow in the footsteps of famous Philosophy majors as Phil Jackson (Chicago Bulls)‚ Umberto Eco (Novelist)‚ Carly Fiorina (CEO of Hewlett-Packert)‚ Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmanese Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)‚ David Souter (Supreme Court Justice)‚ Bruce Lee (Movie Star)‚ Harrison Ford (Sexiest Man Alive‚ People Magazine 1998)‚ Tom Morris (Corporate Consultant)‚ and Robert MacNamamara (Former Secretary of Defense
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under-the-surface meanings; a narrative form so ancient and natural to the human mind as to be universal; a form found in pagan mythology‚ in both Testaments of the Bible‚ and in Classical to Post-Modern literature. Likewise‚ the characters become much more than themselves or even types — they become archetypes (universal representations inherited from the collective consciousness of our ancestors and the fundamental facts of human existence). From this perspective‚ Santiago is mentor‚ spiritual father
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when I realised exactly what I do have to share with you - fear. Not in the sense that I want to scare you all at once‚ I think I’d struggle to do that without undressing‚ but to educate you on one of the most crucial and valued aspects of the human condition‚ and why it is actually a good thing. I’m here to tell you today that ‘fear is good’. Some of you may even feel fear right now - fear that you won’t make it into the
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A confident Jake strutted from one side of the stage to the other and did twenty minutes of insults on the human condition. Feeling invincible‚ Jake asked‚ “With a show of hands‚ how many cyborgs are here?” Over half the audience raised their hands. Some waving their CereBio prosthetics‚ others shouted out their various bionic internal organs. Jake raised his
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