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    Lear‚ Lear’s second daughter suggests a similar idea and implies that suffering is a good teacher: "O‚ sir‚ to wilful men‚ / The injuries that they themselves procure / Must be their schoolmasters" (2.4.328-330). Base on the events that occur in the play‚ it is safe to say that Regan’s implication is correct. Constant torment and anguish can be an excellent teacher and a great source of knowledge if dealt with properly. Suffering is the foundation to the development of helpful characteristics and traits

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    e ringer to have a child‚ but if you ask any good mother‚ they’d do it all over again for their kid. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury exhibits the benefits of suffering in many different instances throughout the story. In fact‚ one of the most monumental moments for Montag‚ the main character‚ portrayed suffering differently. In the scene‚ Montag‚ whose job as a firefighter is to burn books‚ gets a call that books have been found in an older lady’s home. Montag and his co-workers set off to burn the

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    Gaining Wisdom Through Suffering Wisdom is a difficult thing to define and understand. It’s easily recognized when people have experienced it. Wisdom is a tricky thing to obtain. Wisdom is the quality of having experience‚ knowledge‚ and good judgment. King Lear was foolish in the beginning of the play‚ but in the end he gained wisdom from his mistakes. Morrie from Tuesdays with Morrie was wise in the beginning of the book and became wiser in the end. Through suffering King Lear and Morrie

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    The Odyssey and Big Fish

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    ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Big Fish’ In what ways has Homer’s Odyssey influenced your chosen epic? Homer’s Odyssey is full of themes and ideas‚ many that have influenced the modern world today. The ideas have been portrayed in various books‚ movies or epics. The epic i chose is ‘Big Fish’. It is a movie directed by Tim burton and it features a lot of themes and ideas that were in the odyssey‚ and i believe it was highly influenced by it. There are many similarities between Odysseus and Edward’s wives. They both have great love

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    In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of

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    Brianna Labrice Mrs. Campbell 12th Grade‚ Honors Online English September 27th‚ 2013 Suffering In the tragedy “Antigone” there are two main characters who suffer greatly‚ Creon and Antigone. Although‚ compared to Antigone‚ Creon’s suffering is more intense. Creon does not accept and understands his flaws‚ his tragedy basically happens due to his stubbornness‚ narcissism and tyrant-like behavior. Creon suffers the most because he is the guilty one‚ he does the most wrong which

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    kindness and George didn’t want Lennie to suffer. George has been caring for Lennie since Lennie’s Aunt Clara died‚ and George shooting Lennie was the only way he could keep Lennie from suffering. Lennie

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    Lindsey Thiel Nanette Kuhlman Eng Comp 111 April 26‚ 2013 Needless Suffering A recent trend in drug seeking behavior has led many physicians to stop the practice of prescribing painkillers‚ stirring a debate on whether physicians have an ethical responsibility to treat pain even though some patients are abusing the drugs prescribed. Some argue that not prescribing painkillers is up to the physicians because it is their practice at stake. The problem with this line of thinking is that it

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    The Odyssey & Star Wars The Odyssey has been called one of the greatest epic ever written. This epic was made by a man named Homer‚ a famous Greek poem writer. For years this had been considered the best epic ever written by man until Star Wars came along. Star Wars is kind of a future based version of the Odyssey‚ It was famous because of the technology and the characters incorporated in them. This hit movie was written by George Lucas and released in May 25‚ 1977. In both of the epics

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    The Odyssey by Homer encompasses a rather modern idea of women and their role for its time. Homer portrays women as creatures who are strong but are ultimately defeated. It is true that in most stories they are portrayed as being weaker‚ but the women in this poem are oddly strong or have a very strong presence. The three main examples are Calypso‚ Athena‚ and the Lotus Flower. Each of these examples has a predominant presence in The Odyssey making them sturdy objects. At first the goddess Calypso

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