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    Right when the family sees Heathcliff‚ they react by saying‚ “put him in the cellar‚” and stereotypes him as a thief because of his lower status (Brontë 53). They also say that he is “quite unfit for a decent house” and then kicks Heathcliff out of their house (Brontë 53). They view him like a servant that is dirty and not worthy of anything. However‚ their treatment towards Catherine is completely different. They treat her like a princess by pampering her‚ and Heathcliff notices the “distinction between

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    Sympathy for the creature “Who has the right to create life? God or Science?”(Bissonette‚ Melissa Bloom 1) One of the compelling monstrosity of Shelley’s novel continues to appeal readers‚ but why? (3) The monster is a victimized child‚ mistreated and misunderstood‚ or evil some may say. (3) Is he really a monster? If so what made the monster so monstrous? ( Britton‚ Ronald 1)Like most children or babies when they are born‚ they never asked you to create/make them. The creature is no different.

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    Staff Plank Sympathy

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    Please accept my deepest sympathy and the deepest sympathy of every member of this unit on the recent loss of your Mother‚ Staff Sergeant Stephanie W. Plank. This is not only a huge loss for your family but also for our military and for the nation. Staff Sergeant Plank was a brave soldier and was an inspiration for the young ones who entered into the military. She was a born fighter. On the evening of May 31‚ 2013‚ Staff Sergeant Plank was with her Platoon during the National Training Center

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    the creature and many other people’s subsequent rejection of the creature‚ based on appearance‚ reminds the reader of how society (both in Shelley’s era and in the modern day)‚ can and do reject those who are different and Shelley cultivates more sympathy from the reader this way. Frankenstein has had love and support from family all his life‚ by showing us Frankenstein’s childhood and then showing us his acts toward the creature readers are positioned to think of how callous‚ selfish and awful Frankenstein

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    Sympathy vs Empathy

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    2013 Life is beautiful and yet life is not a bed full of roses. Empathy is the understanding what others are feeling because you have experienced it yourself or can put yourself in their shoes. Sympathy is acknowledging another person’s emotional hardships and providing comfort and assurance. Sympathy and empathy are both similar in a way because they both have to deal with feelings. The movie Precious is about an innocent girl who is physically‚ emotionally‚ and verbally abused. She learns that

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    in their messages‚ photos‚ emails and contacts. Apple acknowledges the fact that people lost their lives due to the San Bernardino tragedy‚ “We were shocked and outraged by the deadly act of terrorism in San Bernardino Last December” “We have no sympathy for terrorist”. Apple is sorry that this happened that the terrorist was a apple customers and that they don’t feel bad for him‚ but they have already helped the FBI in every way that they could. Apple should have detected the terrorism

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    Curley's Wife sympathy

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    Of Mice and Men - Notes Steinbeck never names Curley’s wife. She is defined by her relationship to Curley‚ as his property‚ not as an individual. Namelessness also has the effect of reinforcing how insignificant she is in the life of the ranch‚ how dependant she is on Curley‚ for her identity and how little she is respected by all. In the book‚ Curley’s wife is shown to be a very mean‚ unfavourable‚ self-willed‚ troublesome‚ young and lonely girl with no one to comfort her‚ so she

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    In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Heathcliff is haunted by his past of childhood mistreatment and grows up with a mentality seeking revenge to those he believes took so much from him. His inability to let go of his past abuse‚ affects not only himself but the people around him. The cruelty in Wuthering Heights plays an influential role in the actions of some of the characters. Heathcliff‚ who was brought into the home of Catherine and her older brother Hindley‚ wins the affection of

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    the men using different strategies. In Wuthering Heights Catherine couldn’t decide if she wanted Edgar or Heathcliff. She tried to get Edgar to let Heathcliff come over to the house. “She will not choose between Edgar and Heathcliff‚ or tolerate their neglect of her” (Wing-Chi Ki 207). She loved them both‚ but for different things. She says she loves Edgar for his riches‚ but she knows Heathcliff has true love for her as she does for him. So‚ it was hard for her to choose. While talking to Nelly‚ Catherine

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    therefore there was a lot of new cultural difference introduced into Britain at this time. Therefore the concept of the “other” would have been one which was unfamiliar‚ and unaccepted to a 19th century audience. Our protagonist and “gothic hero” Heathcliff is a character which would have scared a society and this is symbolised by his degrading treatment by all those who are considered as “normal”. The “unreclaimed creature” is immediately dehumanised through his descriptions as “it”‚ and is immediately

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