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    and bullying. Because someone is different‚ they are seen through different eyes and discriminated against. Many times misfits are forced over the edge of good judgment and make poor decisions that cause others to see misfits as “weird” or “strange.” This puts them into stereotypes in which they can never climb out. In the short story “A Good Man is hard to Find‚” the Character of the Misfit is a mentally insane human that was forced into a life of killing in which he does not think of the killings

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    Foreshadowing can be overlooked when reading through a story the first time. It is not until one goes back and re-reads a story after knowing the ending that they can truly see the signs along the way. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor has an unexpected ending but it comes as less of a surprise if the reader pays attention to the details in the story. In this particular story‚ O’Connor describes the way grandmother dresses‚ the graves‚ and the automobile that the Misfit drives. Those

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    Grandmother In the story A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ the grandmother plays a significant role. She is the typical grandmother of‚ “years gone by”. She gives critical advice to her son and his wife. She seems to know best when it comes to the children as well. She mentions in the story that children used to be respectful towards their parents‚ when the children make snarky comments about her having to go wherever they went. Aside from her feeling that the children are disrespectful‚ the no-name grandmother

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    Nature Nature‚ in the broadest sense‚ is equivalent to the natural world‚ physical world‚ or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world‚ and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic. Nature is an integral part of our lives. But even while we appreciate the blessings she bestows on us‚ we forget that we are plundering her treasures and thereby denying our children the pleasure of enjoying nature in all her abundance and variety in the

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    Chinese Conceptions of “Rights”: From Mencius to Mao—and Now One interpretation is “moral vacuum”. Some western journalists and scholars describe the contemporary protests as symptoms of a pervasive“moral vacuum” in which Chinese supposedly find themselves. They depicted Post-Mao China as a society where Marxism has been discredited‚ but—absent a Western appreciation of individual natural rights—Chinese have no moral compass to guide their changing and confused lives. In other word‚ We Chinese

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    Deng Xinchen Geography in the news 1 November 12‚ 14 Article dated November 9‚ 2014 from The New York Times (online): http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/science/earth/climate-tools-seek-to-bend-natures-path.html Accessed November 12‚ 14 Climate tools seek to bend nature’s path Dr. Schuiling‚ a retired geochemist from Netherland‚ has proposed a new solution of global warming by making the use of olivine‚ a green-tinted mineral found in abundance around the world‚ which could absorb the carbon dioxide

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    Primary Source Document with Questions (DBQs) SELECTION FROM THE XUNZI: “HUMAN NATURE IS EVIL” Introduction Xunzi (Xun Qing‚ or Xun Kuang: c. 310-c. 219 BCE) lived at the very end of the Zhou dynasty. Like Mencius‚ he was an advocate and interpreter of the teachings of Confucius. Living a generation after Mencius‚ Xunzi lived through the final‚ brutal wars which ended with the state of Qin absorbing and unifying all the Chinese feudal states. Xunzi was a widely traveled scholar‚ teacher‚ and official

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    The Use of Nature as a Motif Rebecca stands as a perfect example of modern gothic literature. Gothic fiction can be characterized by vivid settings‚ an atmosphere of mystery‚ terror‚ violence and the supernatural. The book encompasses a murder‚ a terrible fire‚ and features a sinister servant; finally‚ the entire story is pervaded by the unrestful ghost of Rebecca herself. The novel also exemplifies the typical gothic novel by the use of weather and nature as a motif. Nature seems to skillfully

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    Golding uses children to make a point about human nature. The question Golding wants the audience to answer is whether human nature is good or evil when it’s left to develop freely. The best way to show this was to have children‚ who haven’t grasped the meaning of moral values‚ live on their own and find out how to survive and make a civilization without knowing the basics of right and wrong. These children are good when observed by adults but when they are left alone and get to pick what controls

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    Explain the origin and nature of good and evil in Augustine. In the Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ Augustine thoughtfully examines the origin and nature of Good and Evil‚ which is important for the daily Christian living. Augustine claims that God is the greatest good and He creates humans with that same good‚ so God does not create Evil. However‚ Evil‚ writes Augustine‚ is like a parasite‚ which comes as a deformation or corruption of something good. It is clear to say‚ “There can be

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