CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS Topic: ‘Fear is the only motivator for Scrooge. It is when the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows him his lonely grave that he decides to change.’ The main character‚ Scrooge was scared towards the end. Scrooge is a character from “Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens’. Dicken shows Scrooge supernatural things throughout this novel by creating a scary looking angel of death that points to Scrooge’s future grave. The other character who appears towards the
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"People who pursue their own intellectual interests for purely personal reasons are more likely to benefit the rest of the world than are people who try to act for the public good." There are often both sides of the coin. While I believe that both who pursue their own objectives and who try to act for others can benefit the human‚ it is more probable that some selfish malevolent desires of human being lead him to the way which not only have no benefit to the whole society‚ but also undermine its
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In The Quiet American‚ the character of Fowler is‚ at first‚ presented as a selfish and uncaring man. However‚ this is not how he is perceived at the end of the story. Initially‚ the reader is shown that Fowler’s ego prevents him from thinking of anyone other than himself. Fowler is no hero and spends a lot of time trying to convince us that he is not engage or involved. However‚ this is not how the reader finally sees Fowler at the conclusion of the story. As Fowler begins to get involved with the
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In my opinion I do not think that we can know anything purely through emotion because emotions are “reactions or responses related to sense perceptions‚ internal states‚ thoughts or beliefs about things or people‚ real or imagined.” (Emotion as a WOK‚ Mondelli) Also emotions without the other three areas of knowledge emotions would have no way of expression because to be able to recognize what you feel you have to have logic and reason. To be able to feel your emotions you have to have your sense
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Bureaucratic organization has been manifested in the human administration system for over 5000 years. The history has written that such organization has been invented in the times of the Egyptian dominant. The creation of a bureaucratic system raise from the monarchy‚ the ruling of one principle monarch has established a figure that can be seen as the start of the bureaucratic organization. The early establishment of bureaucratic administration were seen and put in to practice in the system of
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Apparently it seems that no high officials in government has ever been jailed for graft and corruption‚ is it because our constitution provides more guarantees on the rights of an accused or is it purely lack of political will on the part of our leaders? Before I answer the question‚ we better cite the existing situation we have regarding the AFP corruption and analyze this situation. Carlos Garcia of Armed forces of the Philippines was accused of plunder. The appearance of witness Heidi Mendoza
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Topic 22: Today‚ people are getting greedy and selfish. some people argue that we should go back to the old days‚ and show respect for the family and community‚ so that we can make the world a better place to live in. to what extent do you agree or disagree? ESSAY Perhaps the tendency toward individualism has never been more manifest than it is now. Apparently‚ people are significantly overwhelmed by self-oriented and snobbish life style. This fact has posted a contentious issue associated to whether
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altering into a generous‚ giving man. Scrooge’s decision to change was also purely selfish‚ due to the thought of losing his wealth. Dickens creates transformation in his characters to highlight the importance of kindness and its effects. We meet Scrooge in stave one‚ a man who is as “solitary as an oyster” and so cold “a chill does not affect him”‚ this leads readers to feel pessimistic and negatively towards Scrooge. His ill treatment of Bob Cratchit and his cold‚ dark nature is then contrasted
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The problem of low birth rate in developed countries is well known and many economic‚ political and social specialists have written about it‚ but they couldn’t found the origin of this issue. They make some hypothesis and they raise some questions about causes and solutions. Some conservative thinks are focused on young people that are seen only as self-centered and “parasite singles” (Masahiro Yamada)‚ because they don’t marry and live with their parents‚ although they are employed. In the same
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Scrooge has changed after the three spirits showed him what happened‚ what was happening and what was going to happen. Before the three spirits casted by Jacob Marley came‚ Scrooge was a selfish‚ dismal man‚ he thought that Christmas was a waste of time and money. Scrooge after the haunting however has turned into a jolly and generous man‚ Scrooge treated Christmas like it was beyond a great holiday. The Ghost of Christmas past changed Scrooge because she showed him all the bad things he has
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