complicate things‚ when in fact make it worse. It would affect some things‚ maybe not visible now‚ but in the future. Robinhood is one example of prioritizing charity over justice. He neglects justice to serve other people. If he considers justice‚ it would be somehow impossible for him to help other people because he doesn’t have money or enough resources to do such charity. As what they say‚ the end does not justify the means. When people enter politics they have to be aware of their responsibilities
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Task A: “Otherness” “The Other‚” retrieved from one of the websites through the course study states that “The Other” is an individual who is perceived by the group as not belonging. It can take the form of a different race‚ nationality‚ religion‚ social class‚ or sexual orientation. It is summarized as “The Other” lacks essential traits that the group at large has. “The Other” may be doomed forever to remain separate. Dr. Seuss gave a great example with his poem “The Sneetches” which summarized
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activity in our everyday life. However‚ it seems rather ironic to present people separated from each other by the spider web when they attempt to communicate. The metaphoric and impressive portrayal has subtly revealed the duality of the relationship between man and Internet. The spider web undoubtedly serves as a symbol of Internet‚ both connecting people and isolating them from each other. On the one hand‚ there is no denying that Internet is currently one of the most efficient media used
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economy based entirely on giving. That would be the ideal way to heal the excesses of unfettered capitalism (and many other woes)‚ but the basis for universal giving can only be expansion beyond our present sense of self. Merely turning the tables‚ expecting to be rewarded for how lavishly you give‚ won’t work. Expansion of the self brings a direct experience of love‚ joy‚ and the other things I mentioned. You get a glimpse of ecstasy‚ the state of standing outside yourself in the infinite field of Being
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better than you. They are making you an other. You are someone other or not like them and not up to their standards. According to the course of study‚ otherness results in prejudice‚ discrimination‚ inequality‚ oppression‚ and genocide. (Pearson‚ pg 12) Otherness results in a person being outcast or a group of people being outcast because of their differences. The course of study tells us that if you are different but accepted‚ then you are not an other. You have to be different and not accepted
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moment‚ Gene has become Finny’s double. In a sense‚ Gene and Finny have been each other’s doubles since the beginning of the novel. In the first description of the boys standing together by the tree‚ the narrator makes clear that they resemble each other physically to a remarkable extent. Their heights and weights are nearly identical‚ although Funny weighs about ten pounds more than Gene. But the crucial ten pounts‚ Gene notes with envy‚ are distributed evenly over Finny’s body. Finny‚ therefore‚
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old man‚ the bushy‚ dirty‚ old beggar‚ tapped the waiting passenger on the shoulder. The businessman‚ caught unaware‚ turned suddenly‚ and the two stood face-to-face. The beggar‚ surprised that he’d startled the man‚ stood there and looked at the other‚ speechless. The businessman stepped back and surveyed his face‚ taking in the cracks‚ the sullen eyes‚ the bits of something that were caught in the old man’s beard‚ and the snot around the nose. The old man lifted his hand‚ palms up‚ and started
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Otherness is a term in literature that means the quality of being different. When a character in literature is the other‚ that character is seen as not fitting in or being different in a fundamental way (Melani‚ 2010). Another important feature of otherness is that it can take many different forms. It can also be based on a number of different factors. A person or group of people may base their othering on things like race‚ religion‚ gender‚ or social class. Also‚ the person or group of people
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Photography is not just used to show an event; photography is used to capture the details‚ feelings‚ and thoughts of something – it provides a compelling representation of the author’s view. All this is done by Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives‚ where the reader is informed about the hideous conditions that the poor had to face in New York City. Riis uses detailed images‚ facts with statistics‚ and examples to create an image to the reader of what these people go through in their everyday lives
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Jacob Riis Jacob Riis was a social reformer who used photography to raise awareness for urban poverty. He became a reporter and wrote about individuals facing certain plights in order to garner sympathy for them. His book How the Other Half Lives caused people to try to reform the lives of people who lived in slums. He used vivid photographs and stories about individuals to call people to action. No one could argue with a picture‚ so his book showed urbanization and the problems that accompanied
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