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    status from what she saw during the early nineteenth century‚ it also reflects how the social constraints of the time had their effect on one particular woman. Essentially‚ Fuller argues against the state of ignorance in which she sees women being kept. She dislikes such excuses at that fathers believes that women should be educated as well as men. She believes that women should be able to get jobs and work in the public sphere if they so choose. She gives numerous examples of cases in

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    Army value including Duty‚ Loyalty‚ and most importantly Respect. Now I would like to give some more examples of customs some that are broken each day from ignorance or strait lack of knowledge. • Never criticize the Army or a leader in public. • Never go “over the heads” of superiors—don’t jump the chain of command. • Never offer excuses. • Never “wear” a superior’s rank by

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    desegregated. After seeing Byron de La Beckwith’s thoughts on black people and his use of the word “niggas”‚ I feel he was just a mean person who hid under the covers of racism and used it as an excuse to murder‚ however his thoughts of black people as ‘lesser creatures’ to the whites shows nothing but ignorance on his path. Following the most controversial issue on injustices in America‚ I would fight for racism if there were any reason for me to fight for injustice. I say so because even though

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    Everyone complains about things in life they rather not do. Anything from doing the dishes at home to even boarding a plane for a holiday vacation. People tend to highlight the negatives on what they’re doing and not the positives. If the task they have to do doesn’t benefit them they will most likely consider it negative. This brings out how selfish some people can really be if it doesn’t pertain them. As shown in the play‚ "Nine Ten‚" by Warren Leight‚ a group of people awaiting on jury duty give

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    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS‚ ex rel. MICHAEL O’CONNELL v. ROBERT TURNER‚ Superintendent of the Reform School of the City of Chicago. [NO NUMBER IN ORIGINAL] SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS‚ NORTHERN GRAND DIVISION 55 Ill. 280; 1870 Ill. LEXIS 355   September‚ 1870‚ Decided OPINION:   Mr. JUSTICE THORNTON delivered the opinion of the Court: By the order of this court‚ the writ of habeas corpus was issued‚ commanding Robert Turner‚ superintendent of the reform school of the city

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    “War is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.” (Orwell‚ 6). These words are the official slogans of the Party‚10 and offer the reader an insight‚ early in the book‚ to the party’s creed of ’doublethink’. ’War is Peace’ means that if a country is in a perpetual state of war‚ then

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    care. I was almost certain for a knighthood.’ He only cares about him and his social status‚ but the audience will be more concerned with the wellbeing of Eva and will be unsympathetic towards him. Mr. Birling even goes as far as saying ‘There’s no excuse for what both your mother and I did.’ This suggests that he still hasn’t learned anything from the inspector and is actually trying to defend himself. Mr. Birling is presented as an unsympathetic character not only because he is self-centered and

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    False | | | | | | Feedback: Reason is not the only thing that affects beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and feelings. Rhetorical devices employ everything but reason to influence someone’s acceptance of a claim. | | 2 INCORRECT | | An appeal to ignorance is an ad hominem attack where the intelligence of the arguer is impugned. | | | A) | True | | | B) | False | | | | | | | | 3 CORRECT | | It is fallacious to conclude that a person’s claim should be dismissed if it is determined

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    ”Shakespeare uses aspirant alliteration to illustrate a sinister Tybalt who wishes death upon all. Also‚ Tybalt repeats the word “hate” to show the intensity of the depth of his loathe for the Montegues‚ hell and peace. Tybalt uses honour and pride as an excuse to cause conflict. This is shown in (Act 1Scene 5) “I will withdraw‚ but this intrusion shall/Now seeming sweet‚ convert bitt’rest gall.”Tybalt’s brimming pride prevents him from seeing reason. This phrase foreshadows the fight to come between him

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    Here Victor is warning Walton against following his example. This quote expresses the regrets Victor holds towards the knowledge he grasped and shows that he would have rather been naïve or less knowledgeable. It seems as though Victor believes ignorance is blissful thinking. Walton- (pg. 27) “I spoke of my desire of finding a friend‚ of my thirst for a more intimate sympathy with a fellow mind than had ever fallen into my lot‚ and expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little happiness

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