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    “The Art of Forgiveness” by Lewis Smedes is a book that got me thinking during the time I was reading it. Forgiveness is something that is hard to do‚ and especially if someone that did a big damage to your life. The objective that Lewis Smedes has for the people to learn how to forgive. By forgiving the person you don’t need to make the enemy your best friend‚ or it doesn’t make him in good terms with you. The author states “Each person’s healing follows the same basic script. This is why for

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    sign of remorse. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare suggests that no sin is too great for God to forgive‚ but first we must ask for forgiveness; not to seek forgiveness is the greatest sin of all‚ worse even than murder. Prince Hamlet is justly angered by his uncle’s actions and vows to "sweep to [his] revenge."(1.5.37). Although Claudius never asks God’s forgiveness‚ there are many other characters in the play who commit sins but later express remorse. Laertes plays a main part of the king’s plan

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    understandable why he did not respond to the officer. Yet‚ if he had at least tried to ease his anger and talked to the officer‚ maybe he would not feel troubled for many years. The holocaust is dreadful‚ and it does not deserve forgiveness; nevertheless‚ the SS officer deserves forgiveness because he expressed a genuine

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    Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ the main character‚ made some bad and selfish decisions that some might think are unforgivable. However‚ as Amir grew older‚ he demonstrated not only bravery and courage‚ but alsoredemption of forgiveness for his past. Amir is worthy of forgiveness because of the letters from both Rahim Khan and Hassan‚ constantly fighting for Sohrab‚ and letting Sohrab in the family. Amir deserves to forgive himself because if Rahim Khan and Hassan both forgive him in their letters

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    Mercy is defined as “compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.” According to the article‚ it is pointless to show mercy towards someone who does not realise he is in the wrong and conscious of God. If the person who does wrong does not realise his mistakes and feels sincere remorse for what he has done‚ mercy would not help him. The person must ask for forgiveness sincerely in order for the mercy shown to have any meaning. If not‚ showing mercy

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    Near the end of The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth both ended up with forgiveness by God and society. Hester‚ a married woman who committed the sin of adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ this ended with Hester becoming pregnant with Pearl. Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester’s husband committed his life to revenge on Dimmesdale for this. Hester took her punishment as the scarlet letter‚ and she did not complain proves that she ended up as forgiven. Hester also took the scarlet

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    The Great Gatsby shows several iconic scenes of characters coming together for one underlying purpose: to forget. Have we considered to ask why beautiful luxuries and tempting vices fill nearly every page of this novel? Why are the stunning homes‚ expensive liquors‚ and divine meals imperative? The opulence of these scenes is not just for the sole reason to impress--these are the distractions by which each Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Jordan‚ and Tom use to forget their suppressing responsibilities. Even Daisy

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    Forgiveness and Freedom We always observe in our lives a struggle between society‚ its norms‚ strong influences and natural inner peace. It’s worth understanding that our nature should guide our destinies and only after that we will truly understand the word freedom and we will see its power in action. In “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” we see how authors portray the moments of standing of person as a part of nature but not as a part of society. It gives hope and chance

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    in hurting others to achieve what the single person wants. Not everybody apologizes or deserves pity‚ but it is generally best to forgive and move on. Although William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” teaches of betrayal‚ the main moral of the story is forgiveness. Forgiving oneself and whomever had done them wrong is an important aspect of this play. Forgiving someone is not always an easy task‚ especially for Cordelia in “King Lear”. In the beginning‚ she and her two sisters are asked by the King to tell

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    “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” ~ Anne Frank. In this quote it is shown that forgiveness and hope are truly the key to getting through something. While 6 million people may have died in the Holocaust‚ think about all of the people who survived and struggled to have hope in the hard times. The only way to get through such a tragedy like the holocaust was to be optimistic‚ and try to forgive people for the horrible misfortunes they committed. Anne Frank

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