Both Cates‚ in Inherit the Wind by Lee and Lawrence‚ and Procter‚ in The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ are both subjected to unjust laws. Both demonstrated that ‚ "if the law is of such a nature that it requires one to be an agent of injustice toward another‚ then I say break the law‚" as stated by Henry David Thoreau. When a law is put into effect that will convict a person who is a free thinker then it is a unjust law. One might as well break it because if no one stands up for the principle then
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small-town life‚ many characters see the evil in human nature‚ while others cause the evil with being racist. The kids’ innocence gets demolished‚ yet they learn valuable lessons about being prejudice. The small town of Maycomb has some fault in the injustice made when Tom Robinson is pronounced guilty. Miss Maudie says “ The town has taken … baby-steps… ” towards justice‚ for nobody
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Personal Essay June 6th 2014 Topic Question: How is the human spirit more powerful than any drug? Awakenings The movie Awakenings portrays the true story of a doctor named Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ and the events of the summer of 1969 at a psychiatric hospital in Brooklyn New York. Dr. Sayer is a research physician he’s never worked with people before; Sayer’s carrier has been dealing with plants and some insects. Dr. Sayer is confronted with a large number of patients once he accepts the job
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Personal Essay #1 Both of my parents were in the navy‚ that’s how they met and where they fell in love. They got married in 1994 and soon had two girls‚ my sister Breana and I. Growing up I always thought I had the “perfect” family‚ we went to church every Sunday‚ had family dinners every night‚ a happy family that cared for each other‚ we always spent time together‚ went on family vacations‚ and my Mom and Dad didn’t fight. Or so I thought anyway… At the age of seven I started to notice a change
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Personal Brand Essay – Who am I? In order to succeed in a diverse and competitive world‚ one must distinguish between his strength and weakness and understand how to utilize such strength. In the past few years‚ I had been contemplating on who I am and what I am good at. Through few life experiences‚ I finally discovered what my strengths and weaknesses are and I have been able to improve myself and apply my strengths to real life situations. My biggest strengths are the abilities to
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Personal Issues Essay “Honor your father and your mother” the fifth of the Ten Commandments of God. Is placing my dear father in the nursing home at this time dishonoring him? We generally get into care giving for our elders because of our love for them. However‚ diseases such as dementia‚ Parkinson ’s disease and strokes‚ can take such a huge toll on the elder that we barely recognize the personality of the person we are caring for. They can become so difficult to manage‚ care can be
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Personal Worldview Essay The three components that make up my worldview are God‚ knowledge and ethics because they shape my thoughts‚ experiences‚ education and life decisions. I have picked these three components because it is not easy to get through life without God guiding us through our lives with our everyday decisions. The knowledge is important because God has put us here to teach and help others and the more I know about what I am doing and with the experience it is easier
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"Said a Christian‚ expostulating with the heathen rulers who were urging forward the persecution: You may "kill us‚ torture us‚ condemn us....Your injustice is the proof that we are innocent....Nor does your cruelty...avail you.." "The oftener we are mown down by you‚ the more in number we grow; the blood of Christ is seed." (Persecution in the First Century) These people were known for their unswerving faith in the One who had come about 30 years ago as the man known as Jesus; the only person who
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injust acts from happening‚ but at the same time prohibited people to be free. A quote from the Apology after Socrates was convicted‚ stated‚ Now I shall depart‚ convicted by you and sentenced to death‚ while they go convicted by truth of villainess injustice(18). This statement would seem to say that a person is born free under the laws of justice‚ but already in chains by those same laws because they‚ the free born‚ cannot examine themselves to find There is no less difference between rule over a free
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The Great Injustice of College Athletics Collegiate athletics first started back in 1843 when Yale created a boat club in an effort to give their college students extra opportunities for exercise (Lewis). Athletics were purely a resource for healthy exercise as well as a helpful opportunity for teaching team building and leadership skills. As it is with anything‚ human beings are not satisfied with mediocrity; we want to see the very best of anything that we are interested in and are willing to
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