consciences and their moral values. Although some characters succumb to their temptations in the novel‚ others like Jane are able to stay true to their inner selves and learn from their mistakes. One’s moral values and inner truth are the things that one must strive to find‚ and to maintain. It is important that once one finds them‚ one upholds his or her commitment to them‚ as a guide throughout life. One of Jane Eyre’s central topics is the conflict between Man and morals. Since Saint John‚ Rochester
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Great Gatsby Essay Please select a topic of your own choosing‚ or one of the options below‚ in a 5 paragraph essay. The essay is due on Monday April 8th and will be worth 100 points. Each paragraph should have two quotes to support your argument‚ with proper citation as well. Remember that a good thesis does not state something obvious- it proposes something that someone could theoretically disagree with‚ but that you prove with your strong arguments. Nick takes great pride in his honesty
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Through The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald seems to communicate a message about people’s failure to accomplish their dreams—Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy all have ideas for the perfect life and none of them are able to achieve them. Deeply explore one character—his/her dreams‚ his/her dreams‚ his/her attempts to accomplish those dream‚ his/her reasons for failure‚ and the message that Fitzgerald might be communicating through this failure. The pursuit of dreams is the eternal topic for
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A moral dilemma entails a choice between two highly conflicting values‚ where the decision made may result in guilt and remorse. As responders we are able to assess our own values in regards to the character’s actions. These characteristics are present in the texts Montana 1948 by Larry Watson 1993‚ The Returning by Daniel De Paola 1964 and Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby 2004. I personally have been influenced to assess my own values towards family ties‚ justice and the balance between right
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a serious dilemma in the book‚ Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. He is staying at the new bugger planet and is searching the planet; during his search he encounters a familiar structure‚ only to realize that it is the structure from his fantasy game. Upon further examination‚ he finds a cocoon and realizes it can bring back the buggers. Ender must decide whether he wants to help bring back the bugger race‚ or whether he wants to end their existence forever‚ thus posing a moral dilemma for him about
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Deal With Their Moral Dilemmas As humans we tend to lose our morals when we are around certain people‚ or in certain situations. Through life we are confronted with obstacles that test our sense of strength and character. How we choose to demonstrate our character is entirely up to each individual; some will choose to benefit and grow while others will choose to fall. William Golding shows a similar situation as the characters in Lord of The Flies grapple with their moral dilemmas once they are not
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The Great Gatsby: a linguopoetic analysis of extract 1‚ chapter 1. While reading the given extract for the first time‚ we may think that it is just the description of landscape. Nick Carraway is describing the area where he lives‚ calling it “one of the strangest communities in North America”. To support this idea of strangeness he uses a number of lexical means and synonyms. Thus‚ he defines the island as “slender” and “riotous”‚ attributes that are normally used in connection with some animate
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Whether it’s the lavish parties or immoral behavior of the upper class‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ in the beginning of the story seems to be going for the shock value. The books repeats and focuses on how much the rich don’t care for societal norms‚ and shows the reader just what happens when a normal person tries to become like them. Fitzgerald shows Gatsby as an attractive personality that doesn’t bother following the rules if it means achieving his dream. However‚ that isn’t all
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and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress.” While people are waiting for the train‚ between West Egg and New York they are surrounded in a place where Fitzgerald names the “valley of ashes.” The opening chapter of the Great Gatsby details the rich and American values. The second chapter is where the valley of ashes is introduced. Fitzgerald portrays this landscape in such specific words that helps the reader capture the ambience of the plot. The valley of ashes influences
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Van Doorn 1 Jinny van Doorn Mrs. Hinkley Humanities 2O 12 Nov 2014 A Moral Dilemma: Accountability and Intellectual Property in Engineering The Challenger was primed for takeoff. The countdown had begun‚ and an entire nation was captivated as the countdown began. The Space Center thrummed with activity and excitement‚ betraying no hint that something was fundamentally wrong. Seventyfour seconds after takeoff‚ the jet trail of the the huge rockets’ exhaust was engulfed by an implosion that will be forever recorded
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