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    workers‚ Schindler leads an unremarkable life: he does not do good works or act as a champion of the powerless‚ but rather he again cheats on his wife‚ spends money lavishly‚ fails at his business ventures‚ and bankrupts himself. Yet‚ he is honored by the Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority (Yad Vashem) Museum in Israel and declared a "Righteous Person." Perhaps the most difficult and interesting question raised by Schindler’s List is‚ in fact‚ in what way Oskar Schindler is considered a "Righteous

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    To what extent does the problem of urbanization can be met by sustainable development? For the past decades the trend of urbanization has rapidly increased‚ especially in developing countries. Urbanization may be defined as a process in which people from rural areas are migrating to the city. The sudden increase of the population in cities has brought significant problems to their inhabitants‚ the environment and resources. These problems are providing housing with basic facilities and public

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    How Does Jem Show Courage

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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many times Jem‚ Atticus‚ and Boo showed their courage. Jem is one of the characters which showed his courage many times by confronting a situation or accepting difficult challenges. One of the examples when Jem show courage is‚ “ ‘I’m going’ said Jem‚’don’t hurry me’. He walked to the corner of the lot‚ then back again‚ studying the simple terrain as if deciding how best to effect an entry‚ frowning and scratching his head”(Chapter 1‚ pg 18). Despite the fact

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    To what extent does confusion and disguise contribute to dramatic comedy in Twelfth Night? Twelfth Night in set in an era of dramatic comedy under going changes‚ certain themes that used to perfectly acceptable although controversial was now seen to be distasteful and often looked down upon‚ this was due to the emergence(or rather acknowledgment) of two very different types of comedy: old comedy and new comedy‚ although neither were genre had a very high status in theatre compared to tragedies

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    Faulkner's Gay Homer

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    Faulkner ’s Gay Homer‚ Once More Faulkner’s Gay Homer‚ Once More‚ written by Judith Caesar discusses the questionable sexuality of Homer Barron in the story “A Rose for Emily”. Judith’s stance on the topic is that Homer is not a homosexual man‚ but is a heterosexual man. She discusses how the times changing affect the meaning of the words “gay” within the text and how it causes the confusion for the reader. At the end of the article‚ she backs her thesis up with strong facts. Judith explains

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    arrow containing the food? Air resistance is small enough to be ignored. Ans) He should aim it at the monkey. Question no 18)An object has a position given by r= [2.0 m + (5.00 m/s)t]i + [3.0 m - (2.00 m/s2)t2]j‚ where quantities are in SI units. What is the speed of the object at time t=2sec? Ans) 9.43m/s Test 2: Question no 16)In order to lift a bucket of concrete‚ you must pull up harder on the bucket than it pulls down on you. Ans) False Question no 17 )Two weights are connected by a massless

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    He killed him for his pride because he is a fisherman (105). After days of sweat and agonizing pain trying to keep a hold of the fishing line‚ the old man finally kills the fish. The fish is going to die anyways‚ but does he have to kill me too (92). Even though‚ Santiago has killed the fish‚ he has gone through more pain then he had to just for his pride. In addition‚ to his displeasement‚ he figures out that the fish is too big for his boat. To fix his problem‚ Santiago

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    Throughout the epic of The Odyssey of Homer‚ Odysseus‚ the main protagonist‚ receives help‚ and is frowned upon by the gods. There are many gods‚ and goddesses who play significant roles in Odysseus’ journey back to his homeland of Ithaca. Athena‚ the gray-eyed goddess‚ or the daughter of Zeus‚ is the most predominant goddess in the epic. One of Athena’s roles is to act as a guardian towards Telemachus. In the beginning‚ Athena travels to Ithaca in the guise of Mentes‚ and states to Telemachus

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    sexuality norms of society. However‚ there were cases that challenged the Masculine‚ Feministic‚ and Sexuality norms. The show seemed to reshape the way that society views women and men and seemed to counter hegemonic masculinity in many cases. In this paper‚ I will argue that the show challenged the ideas mentioned more so that they support them. In the show‚ they present many scenarios where the idea of hegemonic masculinity is countered. For instance‚ in the beginning of the show when Terri‚ the

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    worshiped the animals and by painting‚ he was thought to invoke its powers. The significance of this scholarly approach is that those scholars were evaluating and interpreting the paintings with their own cultural biases‚ which means that historically civilized man paints to memorialize or find a way to worship abstract concepts through a tangible medium‚ such as art.‚ which many find on walls. Of course‚ there are many ways to interpret art‚ “a moment’s

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