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    article I’m going to explore this further‚ and explain why I think it’s relevant to Jungian archetypes‚ after explaining what is an archetype. In 1976 Richard Dawkins wrote “Selfish Gene”‚ proposing a gene centered view of evolution rather than an organism or group centered one. The reason he describes the gene as « selfish » and not altruistic is that the gene’s ’agenda’ is to survive as a gene through replication and that the replication of the genes is at the gene level ; a gene of type A‚ when

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    David Copperfield: A Novel of Hypocrisy‚ Sexual Degradation‚ Selfish Exploitation‚ and Fraud "David Copperfield" is a novel of "Passionate jealousy sniveling hypocrisy cold hearted fraud‚ sexual degradation‚ selfish exploitation and much more; but the final impression is one of joy tempered and mellowed wisdom" Discuss. David Copperfield is probably one of the most successful novels of all time. I believe it has inspired many readers to a full life with great success. The novel itself

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    generations the better-suited version predominates. This happens over and over from species to species‚ in small increments of change‚ to build entirely new species. In this way‚ natural selection has built all living things‚ including us. In The Selfish Gene‚ Dawkins defines the basic theory this way: We are survival machines‚ but “we” does not mean just people. It embraces all animals‚ plants‚ bacteria‚ and viruses…An octopus is nothing like a mouse‚ and both are quite different from an oak tree

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    England’s underprivileged people. In the story‚ Dickens furtively joins a fairly roundabout picture of poverty experienced by the deprived with a pitiful‚ sentimental festivity of the season of Christmas. The heartless character of the frugal Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who pours his heart when deal with three ghosts; continue as Dickens’ most extensively well-known and admired work. The spirit of Christmas Past‚ along with his gleaming head representing the brain‚ stands for reminiscences; the spirit of Christmas

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    Bennett Rosen Ware - 1 English 4 - 1 - 17 “Obviously” Gatsby in The Great Gatsby At first glance‚ “Jay Gatsby is seen to be a wealthy man who throws enormous parties”(Fitzgerald back of book). Nick‚ the narrator of the text‚ talks more about his relationship with Gatsby‚ than anyone else‚ hinting that he is a more significant character than the rest. Throughout the text‚ the other characters eventually see Gatsby’s selfishness‚ and obligations for his future. Nick Carraway‚ Gatsby’s neighbor

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    “Never was there a tale of more woe‚ than of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 334-335). Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale that everyone knows‚ but many people are confused at what makes it so tragic. What makes this play so sad is that it did not need to end with such a sad ending. Romeo and Juliet are only children and have many hard choices that are pushed upon them. There are many instances where the kids ran wild with their fantasies‚ thinking that they were the wiser‚

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    When one literally lives in the shadow of someone Great‚ it is natural to begin to idolize them. Nick Carraway spent his days gazing at the seemingly fabulous life of his neighbor‚ and became fast friends with him‚ the elusive Jay Gatsby. However‚ friendship was not enough for Nick’s incredibly unstable personality. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway became obsessed with Gatsby to the point of losing himself in the midst of his subconscious effort to become Great‚ like the Gatsby

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    Private equity is usually medium to long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potential high growth unquoted companies. These equity investments include securities that are not listed on a public exchange and are not easily accessible to most individuals [1]. There are usually available only to high net worth individual ’s‚ corporation ’s‚ institutional clients etc. These investments range from initial capital in start-up enterprises to leveraged buyouts of fully grown-up corporations

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    most people are selfish‚ fickle‚ and corrupt. I’m totally in accord with Mechiavelli’statement that most people are selfish‚ fickle‚ and corrupt. Because if we use the United States of America as an example we will find out that most people are selfish and corrupt. But it’s not our fault for being selfish because the society that we are living in America today require our self to be selfish not selfish in a wrong way but in a good way. What I meant by it is that; someone is selfish when he/her concerned

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    Shadowed judgment: Why the Salem witch trials were led by selfish men. Judge Danforth‚ Hawthorne and Parris all have one thing in common. They resist the evidence that Proctor and Giles gives them due to their own personal follies. Whether it is for pride‚ greed‚ or power‚ their names will grow in reputation for all of it. All three of these men have unethical reasons for ignoring all of the evidence against the Salem witch trials that they think will result in their own personal gain. Judge Danforth

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