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    Goodbye to Berlin

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    in the novel is prominently brought up due to the copious amount of debt Germany was in post-WWI. The German economy was slow and the thirst for money was great. Lots of people were shamelessly willing to do anything to acquire money‚ and the only shame in the society came from being poor. In the novel‚ when Christopher’s financial situation becomes tight‚ he moves in with the Nowaks and is embarrassed of his financial situation. He says‚ “I was careful‚ however‚ not to say that I lived there: it

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    Macbeth: Controlling idea

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    Dagger speech soliloquy Glory built on selfish acts is shame and guilt. In William Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” the main character Macbeth comes in between an indecisive situation. In the song Best Thing I never had by Beyonce she says “What goes around comes back around”. Here she expresses the term “karma”. Karma is like cause and effect‚ if you wish someone bad‚ later on what you wished to someone else could happen to you. This quote relates to Macbeth case because‚ if he decides to kill king

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    looked at her “as if she no longer recognized her”‚ this emphasizes the importance of this characteristic leap Olanna has took‚ from this point forth‚ her outlook is expressed when she feels it necessary‚ she makes Ugwu search baby’s hair daily with no shame‚ only concern. She also feels no remorse worrying “that baby would pick up Adanna’s bush Umauahia accent or some disease”‚ she thinks freely as she doesn’t feel as though she is labeled an ‘upper class’ that’s looking down at them‚ but a concerned

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    The Scarlet Ibis

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    kids in order to avoid the embarrassment of having a six-year-old brother who cannot even walk‚ amounting to what is‚ in essence‚ a battle with his own ego. As the story continues‚ Brother tries to fix the irreparable hole in his heart caused by his shame and selfishness toward Doodle. Brother is constantly reminding Doodle of his own debility‚ bringing to light Doodle’s unwillingness to participate in his brother’s cold-blooded attempts to point out Doodle’s mortality. When Brother makes Doodle

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    Parsley Garden

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    The short story “The Parsley Garden" set in the 1940s in California dramatizes the plight and choice of a young boy named Al who struggles with his sense to correct a serious error when he stole a hammer. When a person loses his self respect‚ only he can regain it . This is dramatized when young Al is tempted‚ steals‚ gets caught is humiliated‚ searches and then finds a solution .Al‚ an eleven year old boy with no money wandered into a hardware store to amuse himself. While walking

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    My Mother

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    I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate Candy for breakfast‚ I had to have cereal‚ eggs or toast. When others Had cokes and candy for lunch‚ I had to eat a sandwich. As you can Guess‚ my supper was different than the other kids’ also. But at least‚ I wasn’t alone in my sufferings. My sister and two Brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. You’d Think we were on a chain gang. She had to

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    critique of the article titled "Blushing and Physiological Arousability in Social Phobia‚" (Gerlach et al.‚ 2001) located in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Vol. 110‚ No. 2). Blushing is defined as: "to become red in the face especially from shame or embarrassment. " It is believed that blushing involves physiological‚ behavioral‚ and cognitive factors which react with one another. The actual cause of one blushing is physiological; the amount of blood in one’s face increases causing the amplification

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    economic‚ political or social. Social problems can have a quite big influence on a country like Morocco. Especially all those poor lost children in the dangerous and unwelcome streets‚ and the main causes of this saddening problem is mainly the fear of shame and poverty. Religious and moral ethics faces hidden love and affection in a big clash. One of the most concrete causes of juvenile delinquency relates to illegal couples abandoning their new-borns‚ fearing the embarrassing and shameful gossip this

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    What point of view does Downs show about Going It Alone for Scene deconstructions: Resolution or ephiphany: Scene after birthday fight after subsequent stitching up of Charlie where Jackie and Thomas sit out on the footpath/pavement. Starts with the tail end of Crowded House’s “Fall at your Feet” playing with these words from the lyrics‚ Hey and whenever I fall at your feet Won’t you let your tears rain down on me Whenever I touch your slow turning pain The finger of blame

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    The Historic Fart

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    of his wedding‚ it comes time for Abu Hasan to go to the bridal chamber. “Slowly and solemnly he rose from his divan; but‚ horror of horrors‚ being bloated with meat and drink‚ he let go a long and resounding fart... Abu Hasan was so mortified with shame that he wished the ground would open up and swallow him. He mumbled a feeble excuse‚ and instead of going to the bridal chamber‚ went straight to the courtyard‚ saddled his horse‚ and rode off into the night‚ weeping bitterly‚” (Tales from the Thousand

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