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    The movie Love and Mercy is about Brian Wilson who struggles from paranoid schizophrenic. The movie has two different time that goes back to 1960 and 1980. In the 1960 where his beach boys were in the studio recording music. At the party‚ Brian tells his brothers that he doesn’t want to go on tour with them. But Brian wants to stay home and write music. Brian’s brother agrees to let him do it. Brian plays a part of God Only Knows for his father who is their former manager before he was fired. Brian’s

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    In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It

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    Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility

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    The Lord of the Flies The boys’ savage and immoral behavior I think is based on biology. Children without parental control have the tendency to be out of control. Without protection‚ we have fear‚ and with fear‚ comes violence‚ and with violence among children‚ is like a bomb ticking waiting to explode. The Lord of the Flies is an example of fear and violence among children. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ he writes about characters who were involved in a plane wreck during World

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    Mercy Killing In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ two men travel together to escape their pasts. They arrive at a ranch in the Salinas Valley with hopes to achieve their ultimate dream; to buy a place to call their own. Lennie‚ who is a simple-minded man‚ and George‚ who is just a typical guy are brought together and make a lasting friendship out of the loneliness of each man. While spending time on the farm George and Lennie meet some friendly characters‚ but because

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    “Facing to yourself‚ Luke‚ facing to all the challenges! ”‚ a sound always said to him‚ shear panic holding him in place‚ Luke Garner‚ the main character in Among the Impostors‚ had spend his whole life in hiding‚ and had a great fear of the Population Police. His life is different from other children‚ full of challenges and dangers‚ the reason for all of this is that he is an illegal third child‚ to be seen by them‚ was certain death. It’s time for Luke to accept the responsibilities he felt to

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    everyone can give mercy to others‚ only the ones who are humane and have power. Many people may say power is only given to someone ranked high in the social hierarchy. Is that completely true?‚ No. There is different types of power; identity‚ legitimate‚ leadership‚ expert and other more. Morrison gave her readers an example of mercy between people with power and those who do not. By doing so the readers could be able to notice how the characters slowly find their identity. In “A Mercy‚” Morrison had

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    Bryan Stevenson is a lawyer and the author of the book “Just Mercy.” The main story is about him defending an African American named Walter McMillan‚ from a small town named ‘Monroeville’ in Alabama. This man was falsely accused and convicted of killing a young white woman. The story of this book takes place in the 1980s and 1990s‚ which makes it so unbelievable. The writer compares the occurrence of his book to a very well-known American Classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” in which a black male was

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    Dr. James is a consultant and specialist in Surgery at Mercy Hospital. The interview took place at his office in Mercy Hospital. The interview focused on his career‚ why he chose the field of medicine‚ various challenges experienced in his career‚ his day to day activities and how he dealt with emergencies and stress due to the workload. Why did you choose to be a doctor? Dr. James chose a career in medicine because he wanted to help ailing people. He grew up in a village where access to medical

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    Enduring Hardships Personal Response Everyone copes with hardships in different ways. Some people tend to escape their difficulties and start to seek short cuts‚ while others face the adversities and patiently overcome them. In “The Mercy” (by Philp Levine)‚ the speaker’s mother faced the adversity of not knowing how to perform certain tasks that may seem ordinary in U.S.A‚ but she remained patient while she learned how to perform those tasks. When I was left‚ abandoned‚ in Fort Saskatchewan‚ I kept

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