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    “SAMENESS” IN THE GIVER What would it feel like living in a world which everyone is same and the life is monotone?In “The Giver”‚written by Lois Lowry‚there’s a community based on perfection and the citizens who have strict and ethic rules to prevent their community from becoming unethical and unequal.Lowry conveyed her ideas both with in advantages and disadvantages‚and the diversity which citizens in the community have lost. To begin with‚the main advantage which citizens have is the relief

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    age. Strikes‚ marches‚ boycotts‚ and revolts are things that happen often in this world. A recent example is the Women’s March‚ which occurred nation wide on January 21st‚ 2017‚ due to the election of Donald Trump. "Perfection is not attainable‚ but if we chase perfection‚ we can catch excellence"‚ a quote by Vince Lombardi. Of course‚ we all know‚ that no government is perfect. Every government will have flaws. It is this‚ that keeps the world spinning. People have something to talk about

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    Greece and Rome‚ beginning in the Golden Age of Greece. The ancient Greeks aspired to perfection in both body and mind‚ and sought a synthesis of the two poles of passion and reason. Through athletic behaviour‚ they were able to exercise the value of perfection of body. Through philosophy‚ government‚ poetry‚ drama‚ law‚ logic‚ history‚ mathematics and architecture‚ they were able to express their desire for perfection of the mind. Through artistic portrayal of the human form they tried to achieve a

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    As the film American Beauty‚ released in 1999‚ comes to a close‚ Lester Burnham final arrives at peace as he realizes the beauty that is depicted in the title. Be as is may‚ he is suddenly met with his ultimate demise‚ but not before his penultimate realization. Although this film is coming upon nearly two decades old‚ the cinematography cannot be undermined‚ nor can the message as it becomes ever increasingly relevant in today’s society. For that‚ American Beauty is the quintessential movie that

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    In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ creative symbols‚ such as radiant sunlight‚ represent perfection‚ truth‚ and happiness thus characterizing Pearl as a perfect and innocent girl who is unmatched in her intelligence or beauty. Throughout the book‚ Hawthorne uses sunlight to convey the “beauty that [becomes] more brilliant [every day]” and the magnitude of intelligence Pearl possesses‚ which together made the sun “[quiver as it] [shines] over” her (Hawthorne 61). The comparison

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    these virtues and what they meant. Franklin gave each virtue a week to successfully master‚ as he “determined to give a week’s strict attention to each of the virtues successively.” Overall‚ for all of his attempts‚ he was never able to reach moral perfection. He commented on himself that he “made so little progress in amendment‚ and had such frequent relapses‚ that I was almost ready to give up the attempt.” Yet‚ even though he didn’t

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    the perfect hair‚ the perfect group of friends‚ or the perfect body; people strive for a perfect life. But is a perfect life an achievable thing? Everyone has a different idea of perfection‚ therefore; it is impossible to find one that we can all agree on. But the media sure does give everyone an idea of what perfection really looks like. Women must be skinny with smooth skin and men have to be muscular with great hair. “These cultural messages feed the deepest insecurity in ourselves and encourage

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    Introduction St Anselm (1033-1109) fame rests on his belief that faith is prior to reason: “I do not seek to understand that I may believe‚ but I believe in order to understand. For this I also believe- that unless I believed‚ I should not understand”. Anselm employed his powers of reason in order to establish‚ by rational argument‚ the existence of God (Ally 2010:62). Anselm’s ontological argument When we are really thinking of something (and not merely uttering the associated verbal symbol)

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    St Anselm was impressed by Gaunilo’s objections and wrote a careful reply to him. The crux of Anselm’s response was that his argument only applies to the greatest possible being: it is part of the essence of the greatest possible being that it must exist. It is not part of the essence of the greatest possible island that it must exist (islands can exist or not)‚ but it is part of the greatest possible being that it must exist. So whether an atheist thinks Gaunilo’s Lost Island objection is decisive

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    characters‚ and symbols of this story. All of which are easy to assume and figure out. Although‚ there are many themes in this story‚ there is only one that completely describes this story‚ which is the foolishness of striving for perfection. Aylmer wants perfection so terribly that it turns into a mistaken imperfection. He tries to use

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