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    His Soul

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    The Souls of Black folk written by W.E.B Dubois is important piece work to the African American race. It is important because Dubois tell through several essays was its like being “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” That leads why living through the “Veil”‚ which separated black from whites‚ and caused blacks to have this “double-consciousness” of always viewing themselves through the eyes of other. Dubois had a plan to influence blacks that it okay to live inside

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    MERMAID STORY: THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL by OSCAR WILDE This classic mermaid story was written as a reaction to Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Mermaid". In Andersen’s mermaid story the mermaid longs for a soul‚ here a fisherman longs to rid himself of his soul for the love of a mermaid. Andersen’s mermaid story is strongly Christian in it’s outlook and philosophy‚ Wilde’s is delightfully pagan. Here is a brief synopsis: A young fisherman fell in love with a mermaid and wanted to join her

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    Beowulf and His Virtues

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    Beowulf: A Moral Man Amongst Men Morality‚ a standard of right behavior‚ was one of the most important characteristics during the Anglo-Saxon era. The story Beowulf depicted many virtues of the times. Beowulf holds his morals and virtues above all else‚ from the way he fought in battle until the day he died. Beowulf showed his honor as he traveled from his homeland to battle the vicious monster Grendel‚ who was terrorizing the Danes. Grendel "raided and ravaged" (105) the mead hall‚

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    Nature is what compels us to develop the virtues which define us as humans. Odysseus virtues are the only things which keep him alive in the face of incredible danger at the hands of natural threats. Today we live insulated and protected from hostility nature. We do not have the virtue in the same capacity as those which enable Odysseus to survive. In Odyssey many people consider Odysseus as a man of virtues and vice. He was declare as a man of virtues during the time Polyphemos start to eat

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    1) I think eulogy virtues play a big part in everyone’s lives from personal‚ academic‚ or professional. Developing eulogy virtues come from the type of person you really are and are handy to communicate and build relationships with others. Some believe that these virtues can be taught‚ but it’s really up to the own person to take an initiative based on their moral believes. You can be told and shown millions of times to be kind‚ and honest to others‚ but it’s all up to the person to take that step

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    Good Man

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    Analysis of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” In the short story‚ A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ by Flannery O’Connor‚ many characters and objects are symbols. The story is a spiritual journey because of the Grandmother’s dilemma. In the beginning of the story the Grandmother is obsessed with everything worldly and superficial. She cares far too much about how others perceive her. The grandmother is also the protagonist and is a sinner who encounters an unusual “agent of grace” and is redeemed from her

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    Review of Saint Augustine’s Virtue and the Human Soul In Augustine’s article “Virtue and the Human Soul‚” happiness is discussed in great detail. What makes a man happy? How do we obtain this happiness and where does happiness reside? Can this happiness be lost? Augustine answers these questions by the notion of one’s “chief good.” He explains that a man’s chief good is the reason behind all happiness. If one is not happy‚ it is because they have not found their chief good‚ and therefore cannot be

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    follows a leader or crowd‚ it is called conformity. Themes relating to conformity are found in the short stories‚ “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury and “The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher. In Ray Bradbury’s story‚ a group of children in a school

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    Faculty

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    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THESIS PROPOSAL MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Roberto F. Guinto SUBJECT: Undergraduate Thesis Proposal DATE: February 20‚ 2014 SUBMITTED BY: Villanueva‚ Jonas Manuel P. Abaiz‚ Zyrel S. PROPOSED TOPIC: A Web-based Faculty Evaluation System of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela for a convenient collection and interpretation of data CLIENT: Ms. Nancy Hira Lim Admin Staff Mr. Ernesto Ylaso Admin Staff Dean’s Office Pamantasan

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    Conformity to society‚ is it for the good or for the bad? Every human is different we cannot all be the same‚ therefore we cannot allow there to be conformity in our society or allow it to overpower us. As young adolescents and even adults‚ society has high expectations for us that we must meet in order to “fit in”. Society should not have rules or laws for everyone to follow when they are simply told to be themselves but so much is expected of them. No good benefits can ever come from society giving

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