Jane Doe Honors English 9 September 22‚ 2011 If you could get away with repeatedly murdering innocent people‚ would you do it? In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” this is exactly what a malicious man named General Zaroff does up until he meets the courageous animal hunter named Rainsford. In the end‚ Ranford murdered the General out of fear‚ and the fact that he wanted to get off of Zaroff’s island for good. Rainsford murdered Zaroff because he was extremely frightened of
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Differences Between Zaroff and Rainsford In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are distinct characters who share a passion for hunting big-game‚ but disagree on the value of human life. This disagreement leads Rainsford to kill Zaroff and end “ the most dangerous game.” This “game” is the hunting of people. Rainsford is disgusted by Zaroff’s new game animal. Rainsford refuses to hunt with Zaroff‚ which offends Zaroff‚ and instead
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am proud to be a Filipino. Our Lord God’s plan is for me to live my life as a Filipino and therefore‚ in my heart and in my mind‚ I shall always be a Filipino wherever I may be in the world. God wants me to belong to the Filipino family and as such‚ I am a “kapatid” [brother]‚ kapamilya at kapuso to anyone and everyone who is Filipino‚ wherever he or she may be on earth. You will recognize me with polite words "po at opo” in my sentences. We also have our signs of respects with kissing the hand
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I am concerned‚ school is like a wonderland where I can discover something unexpected and precious when I get involved in the learning process. In actuality‚ it is the most common place where I learn the basic things such as knowledge‚ manners‚ discipline‚ demeanor‚ punctuality‚ and some more along with studies. If I would like to do well or even stand out among other classmates at school‚ making plans for my school life is the first thing I need to do at present. First of all‚ as a 9th-grade student
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Recently my family bought a new home‚ and while it was as much money as most homes are ( we are paying $167‚100 for a three bedroom one bath) it was the most expensive thing we have ever bought. Buying a new home in any economy will always be an expensive endeavor. In this current economy it is a buyers market but there are still many things a buyer and seller must consider when buying or selling a home. The strength of the economy for a buyer can affect the benefits of the home ownership because
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A Person I Respect the Most The headline of newspapers read‚” iPhone V is Coming Out in September‚” Nowadays‚ people of all ages are using Apple digital appliances‚ computers‚ iPod‚ and‚ iPhone. People use it everywhere and every time‚ on a bus‚ in a bathroom‚ and even when they’re walking. Who invented these attractive appliances? Steve Jobs‚ the great person I respect the most did. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco‚ California and was adopted by a poor family. He attended a junior high
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My most pleasant and successful team experience The company that I work for uses a processes improvement tool called PPI (Practical Process Improvement)‚ its similar to six sigma and lean manufacturing‚ etc. The steering committee had chosen me to facilitate one of those projects. It was related to reducing the number of days required to solve customer complaints‚ something that was well outside of my scope. Fortunately‚ facilitating does not require the facilitator to be familiar with the
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happen next is the best part of a book. When the author describes the story so you feel like you are in the story‚ and that you are one of the characters is the most important part of a story. The suspense that builds up‚ and the descriptiveness in the story is what keeps you hooked and wanting to continue reading it. Imagery is one of the most important literary devices in a book since it describes the setting‚ and makes you feel like that you are in the story. Foreshadowing in a book makes the reader
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Although there are many great quotes in different books‚that shows different themes‚ The Giver has some of the most memorable. Three quotes that are the most significant in the novel demonstrate the themes of wisdom‚pain and hope In the Giver‚ the theme of wisdom is shown through this quote‚” The worst part of holding a memory is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared” (p.154).The meaning of this quote is that memories need to be shared. For example‚ by sharing memories
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1. Distastefulness By far and and away the most common criticism of utilitarianism can be reduced simply to: "I don’t like it" or "It doesn’t suit my way of thinking". For an example of this‚ here’s something from someone who might prefer to remain nameless. "Producing the greatest good for the greatest number is fine as long as you are not hurting someone you really love in the process. For instance‚ with the trolley situation‚ I would rather kill 5 people on the main track than m mother
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