The Message of the Gettysburg Address In 1863‚ the sixteenth President of the United States found himself engulfed by a horrific civil war and in leading his people to victory‚ Abraham Lincoln found himself in a predicament that required a well thought out motivational presentation. He found that opportunity with the address at Gettysburg. President Lincoln knew his people were dissatisfied with the loss of so many comrades and knew there must be a way he could prove that the lives of so many fallen
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Sample Persuasive Message Rodolfo G. Garcia Jr. COMM/470 August 22‚ 2011 Margarette Chavez Sample Persuasive Message E-tailing‚ short for electronic retailing is the sale of retail merchandise over the internet. There are many factors that beckon different behaviors in e-tailing ( Searchcio.com‚ 2011 ). It is the new wave of the world today. As technology steers our habits toward electronic commerce‚ it affects different behavioral aspects for both e-tailers and their customers. E-commerce
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The Destiny of Victor Frankenstein Thesis: Victor Frankenstein’s death was not because of fate or destiny but because of his own values and choices. In his tragic story‚ Victor Frankenstein tends to blame his mistakes on other people or events. He placed blames on his father‚ his professors and the various events that are his destiny. However‚ it was his passions and beliefs that led him to his demise. He created his own destiny when he created the monster‚ and determined his own fate when he
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Victor Frankenstein is usually portrayed as a crazy lunatic with goals of world domination‚ a typical “mad-scientist”. These portrayals completely contradict the original character created by Mary Shelley. The real Victor Frankenstein is a passionate‚ determined‚ and devoted character that desires to find a cure for disease and create the perfect human being. Three characteristics that shape Victor Frankenstein’s personality are that he is passionate‚ strong-minded‚ and committed. Victor’s passion
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Frankenstein deals with two main social concerns‚ the level of moral responsibility that a creator possesses in relation to his creation‚ as well as the issue of the moral boundaries that exists in one’s quest for knowledge‚ including the fine line between good and bad knowledge‚ The novel also deals with two main human concerns‚ which include a person’s goals or aspirations as well as the issue of pride and its affect on a person. Mary Shelley highlights the issue of moral responsibility by
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Effects of acquirement of knowledge being dangerous Throughout history‚ knowledge has been shown as a fantastic thing‚ but the novel Frankenstein shows that knowledge is not always a virtuous moral. Across the story every main character shows what knowledge has done to them through their actions and their words. With this in mind‚ there are also magnificent things knowledge has created in history‚ which will be shown and supported with excerpts from academic articles. First‚ evidence of what
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owest me. Oh‚ Frankenstein‚ be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone‚ to whom thy justice‚ and even thy clemency and affection‚ is most due. Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam‚ but I am rather the fallen angel‚ whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss‚ from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy‚ and I shall again be virtuous." As the monster clings to Frankenstein for guidance
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Summary: Preface Frankenstein opens with a preface‚ signed by Mary Shelley but commonly supposed to have been written by her husband‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley. It states that the novel was begun during a summer vacation in the Swiss Alps‚ when unseasonably rainy weather and nights spent reading German ghost stories inspired the author and her literary companions to engage in a ghost story writing contest‚ of which this work is the only completed product. Summary: Letter 1 The novel itself begins with
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impoverished. The negative aspects of Romantic England included the men’s superiority over the women and the poor conditions of the commoners. These problems were part of England’s culture in the years 1800 to 1850 which had a profound effect on the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley. During Romantic England‚ the people were still divided into different classes based on their social and economic status. These classes were distinguished by “...the basis of power‚ education‚ economic status‚ prestige
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In the novel‚ Frankenstein by Mary Shelly‚ Victor creates the creature in order to be noticed and remembered for creating life. However‚ even though making the creature was fascinating and exciting for Victor once the creature was animated Victor wanted nothing to do with his creation. Throughout the novel the creature can be seen trying to fit in and be accepted by Victor and the other people in the society. However‚ he is turned away and treated harshly because he does not look like a normal human
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