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    Gattica

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    physically able‚ they should be considered a handicap and be given special privileges. I believe very strongly in God‚ and fate. I believe that everything that happens is meant to be. I believe that God has a plan and there is a predetermined destiny for my child to follow. However‚ because invalids are treated the way they are in that society‚ I would not doom my child to a life of inescapable misery. I would sacrifice the faith in fate so that my child can have an equal‚ successful place in

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    There is controversy as to rather or not Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deserved their fate. Despite what these two did to Hamlet‚ their death was not necessary. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were blindly following the king’s orders and the king didn’t tell them his true intentions. Overall‚it feels as if they had good intentions for Hamlet to recover or to die quickly and possibly find peace because it is possible they have believed he was completely mad. One part of the controversy is that they did

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    Coelho writes about when people are young‚ they are aware what their destiny is. “At that point in their lives‚ everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream‚ and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But‚ as time passes‚ a mysterious force begins to convince

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    believes that he has outsmarted the gods by leaving Corinth. He obviously believes in the concept of predestination but refuses to obey it himself. Like Laius and Jocasta‚ who tried to kill him after his birth‚ he sought ways to escape his horrible destiny. The chorus takes the side of the gods and preaches their power throughout the play‚ only deviating from this position once. "But if any man comes striding‚ high and mighty/in all he says and does‚/"¦let a rough doom tear him down." The mortal who

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    A Fortune

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    A Fortune By: Joy Monica T. Sakaguchi‚ 2000 Knowing how much you are worth and what is worth treasuring is not always easy to tell. The story is about a man who started pickpocketing as a boy and still does it as a grown up. One day he discovers a little boy leaning against the wall of a liquor store. The same boy‚ whose father he had just stolen a wallet from an hour earlier. The narrator starts a conversation with the boy and asks him if he wants to come home with him. The story outlines the

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    Old Man and the Sea

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    of disillusionment one will learn the importance of their dreams and hold on to the ones that make them most productive. In Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and The Sea‚ the main character Santiago needs this rite of passage to define and seal his destiny‚ and to truly understand and believe in himself. It is through this journey that he establishes limits and boundaries on the illusions he holds onto ritualistically‚ and yet opens himself up to the larger possibilities of life at the same time.

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    Finally‚ the tale concludes with the true mark of a hero‚ the ability to pass the torch on to a younger generation to which he has offered guidance‚ wisdom‚ and experience under his wing. Beowulf truly does deliver his people to their destiny and ensures that this destiny remains for years to come after his departure. Unlike most heroes in literature that are often portrayed as having humble beginnings‚ Beowulf’s youth is relatively fortunate and comfortable. Nevertheless‚ Beowulf’s obvious passion

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    In an assessment of happy endings‚ the British Novelist Fay Weldon observes that‚ “The writers‚ I do believe‚ who get the best and most lasting response from the readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending‚ I do not mean mere fortunate events – a marriage or a last-minute rescue from death – but some kind of spiritual reassessment of moral reconciliation‚ even with the self‚ even at death.” In his literary masterpiece‚ Lord Jim‚ Joseph Conrad’s

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    Donedra Invictus

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    Donedra Williams April 30‚ 2014 P.1 Final Draft Literary Analysis of “Invictus” By (William Ernest Henley) I believe that the theme of the poem “Invictus” is taking responsibility for your own destiny. No matter the challenges and obstacles we face in life we need to overcome them and become the master of our fate. Don’t let anything bring you down even though it looks bad. Keep pushing until your last breath‚ don’t ever give up. In the first stanza‚ the speaker prays in the dark to “whatever

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    Fate and Destiny exist as two separate events‚ “a set of predetermined events within your life that you take an active course in shaping” (Kumar) defines destiny‚ while “the preordained course of your life that will occur because of or in spite of your actions” (Kumar) define fate. Unlike destiny fate does not change‚ it will occur. Fate remains a driving force of nature‚ a natural and unstoppable occurring event that will take place. The book I am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot by Nancy Springer takes

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