an identical twin‚ give me multiple lenses of the world. Devising a quick mnemonic about our character traits is a common occurrence to aid new acquaintances in distinguishing between Becky and me. Providing our friends with a mnemonic offers them a lens through which they can learn our quirks and personalities. As toddlers‚ we were color coded with “Becky Blue” and “Libby Lellow” [sic]‚ a color I would love to find in a crayon box one day. In third grade‚ we changed to “Libby Lenses” based on my new
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My personal ethical lens is “Rights-responsibility and results lens.” The ethics game defines this lens as “I balance rationality and my intuition to decide how to complete tasks for the best of an individual.” Ethical lens report www.ethicsgame.com The results of the Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) state my strengths as making choices for the greater good of everyone involved. I make it priority that each person’s rights are protected to assure everyone in the community is treated fairly. My opinion
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Juliannah Vining March 26‚ 2012 Critical Lens English “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience”–J.F.Clarke J.F. Clarke once stated‚ “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” To me‚ this statement means that any individual who follows their conscience‚ and what they find to be right or wrong‚ is most brave‚ or strong‚ because they step away from society’s opinion and go with their own feelings whether
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Critical Lens Essay Somebody once said‚ “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers”. Both The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Color Purple by Alice Walker prove this quote true. Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ a family struggles with the dreadful murder and rape of a family member. The book demonstrates how the family only got stronger with the passage of time. Their success in moving forward in life regardless of their encounter with such an evil act emphasizes the victory of good
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Michelle Veliz Period 7 4/27/12 Critical Lens Essay A famous author named Richard Wright once said‚ “All literature is a protest”. In simpler terms‚ books have been written to raise awareness about problems in order for humans to find solutions for them. This quote is true because in most works of literature the author makes their characters go through difficult obstacles to overcome that not everyday people go through. The book Night was written to protest against anti-Semitism‚ which means
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Cultural Lens People have many different thoughts and feelings on a variety of multicultures. Some of those multicultures might be poor people‚ persons with disabilities‚ rich people‚ homosexual women and persons in the United States who do not speak English‚ just to name a few. We all learn or gather how we feel about certain people differently and for certain reasons. This paper will tell you my thoughts and feelings on each multiculture and how each will or could affect
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Hamlet Through a Post-Structuralist Lens EQ: How does ambiguous language reveal deeper truths about the characters in Hamlet? Prior to Act 4‚ Hamlet has murdered Polonius‚ and now he has to face the consequences of his actions. At the end of act 4 scene 3‚ Hamlet tells Guildenstern “The body is with the king‚ but the king is not with the body. The king is a thing‚” and Guildenstern asks‚ “A thing‚ my lord?” to which Hamlet replies‚ “Of nothing” (IV.ii.24-27). There are many possible interpretations
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The Ethical Lens Inventory supports Equality and Sensibility as my core values. The results describes that I “prioritize the value of equality over autonomy” (ELI inventory). In addition‚ it indicates the well being of the community as my primary concern as the “best way to assure that individuals are treated fairly” (ELI inventory). The explanations of these core values reassure my conviction that one-size-fits all approach isn’t the best way to find solutions‚ but rather the best results are achieved
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end of my junior year we were instructed to write a critical lens paper. My English teacher persistently reminded us this was not an essay to be done at the last minute. I was unfamiliar with this assignment and at first glance it seemed fairly easy. With that in mind‚ I decided to hold off and focus my attention on other courses. As the due date was approaching‚ nerves set in. I immediately began working on a rough draft. The critical lens final was due Monday‚ giving me only the weekend to complete
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Will Behan Critical lens for The Crucible Edmund Burke once stated “No passion so effectively robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear”. In other words fear of anything especially what a person does not know or understand can cripple one’s mind very effectively and with a large magnitude. A person would only need to recall the last time they were afraid of something they didn’t understand or when they didn’t know what to do to stop something from happening and reflect upon
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