A categorical imperative is an unconditional command‚ where a hypothetical imperative is a self-command or a goal that is set‚ driven off of desire within oneself. This applies to both Ishmael and Ahab‚ but especially Ahab. Immanuel Kant would be understanding of Ahab’s motivation to kill Moby Dick‚ and would say that his vengeance has valid reason‚ but that doesn’t necessarily make him a good person. Ahab does not have much devotion to
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In 1740‚ Frederick the Great said‚ “All religions must be tolerated … for … every man must get to heaven his own way.” This defines the purpose of most religions‚ which is to help people reach an afterlife with their God‚ and‚ as such‚ most monotheistic religions have a great deal in common with only a few differences that set them apart. The religions that developed among Christian societies in Europe and in the Islamic Civilization in the Middle East between the years 600-1200 C.E. are no different
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Despite their major loss‚ Tobias gets the family started up again. He builds them a new house. The Indians give the MacIveys a marshtackie and two dogs for their kindness when they accepted the Indians in their time of need. The marshtackie‚ named Ishmael‚ and the two dogs‚ named Nip and Tuck‚ help out a lot but protecting the house and helping round up cattle. One day‚ Nip and Tuck spot something in the woods. It is a man. This man’s name is Skillit. Skillit helps the MacIveys out a lot throughout
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Violence and conflict have always been issues among animals and humans due to the instinct to survive and hack down whomever or whatever gets in the way. Violence and conflict are major themes in both Antigone and the book of Genesis. Antigone is laden with violent imagery; countless arguments causing conflict between Antigone and Creon as well as Creon and Haemon; and the blatant violence of the various murders and suicides present in the play. Genesis‚ on the other hand‚ has a range of stories;
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In the reading “America: The Multinational Society‚” written by Ishmael Reed and “The Cult of Ethnicity‚” by Arthur M. Schlesinger JR.‚ the authors point out the issues of cultural diversity in the United States. First‚ I appreciated an opening quote of the “America: The Multinational Society.” The quote brilliantly demonstrates a vivid rich picture of America. I still remembered the moment when I had met a German roommate‚ a Jewish teacher‚ the Hungarian‚ Hispanic‚ Saudi‚ English‚ African-American
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Bibliography: 1. Quinn‚ D. 1992. Ishmael‚ New York‚ NY: Bantam/Turner. 2. Kline‚ B. 2011. First Along the River‚ Lanham‚ Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. 3. Lake‚ O. 2011. Water is Life‚ White Cloud Press. 4. Oregon Environmental Council. Willamette River‚ June 5‚ 2013.
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in the bible became pregnant‚ she was left out and abandoned‚ in the result of changing her personality to be cocky towards Sarai. She‚ after a while‚ returned to Abraham and gave birth to his first son‚ Ishmael. Sarai also got pregnant and gave birth to Isaac. While teenagers‚ Sarai caught Ishmael making fun of Isaac and threw both Hagar and Isaac out. Fortunately‚ God provided protected from their death. The racial parallel in Morrison’s book happens with this. Her‚ Hagar‚ status is low. Abraham’s
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as a real human being instead of merely a nomadic figure devoted to his faith. God promises Abraham two main things in their conversations‚ one being a child and the other a homeland. God fulfills his promises and provides Abraham with Isaac and Ishmael and also the land from the river of Egypt to the river of Euphrates as his homeland. With all ideas in mind‚ it is not clear whether Abraham was simply a spiritual figure conjured up as an example of pure faith in one God or whether he was a man who
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Sierra Leone government forces‚ a quarter are children below the age of 18”. Many of the kids who fought are still alive today‚ and they are left to struggle with the knowledge of what they were forced to do. Not all of the soldiers were as lucky as Ishmael and had people who helped him process what happened. Many of the soldiers had no one to help them‚ and they still hold onto the guilt of what they did. A final example of the
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|PROSA Y FICCION DE LOS EEUU I (HASTA 1850) | 1. Introduction: American Literature Why and how is American literature different from its mother country (Great Britain)? In the beginning‚ America was a colony of Britain so its literature was the offspring of British literature; it was a sort of colonial literature‚ which would later give place to post-colonial literature. There are differences in themes
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