actions and agency. Taking into account what we know of Dickens’ background and ideologies‚ Houses’ may be a valid take on Pip’s journey. Dickens was staunch in the idea that money can not fundamentally change character. “What I dreaded was‚ that in some unlucky hour I‚ being at my grimiest and commonest‚ should lift up my eyes and see Estella looking
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wondered why is it blue? If you have then you probably just ended up googling it. What if I told you that the sky isn’t in fact blue? You would probably diagnose me as color blind‚ but that statement is true. You’re eyes are just perceiving the sky to be that certain color. You see‚ everything around you is being perceived for something it’s not. Perception is an insane topic. For example‚ if I asked you "what does it mean to be to be normal?" You wouldn’t be able to provide a definite answer because
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I believe diversity has a wide variety of definitions. It means accepting others despite their moral values. As a young African-American woman attending a school where people come from all different walks of life‚ I am challenged with different types of people and accepting their moral values. One of my best friends is an African-American male‚ Christian‚ and homosexual. Typically Christians and black people don’t accept those who attribute to same-sex relationships‚ but I love and see past his beliefs
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which I get to call you mine and that privilege means the world to me. It has been 2 years; 24 months; 104 weeks; 731 days; 17‚544 hours; 1‚052‚896 minutes; and 63‚158‚400 seconds since we took our very first step into something wonderful. To be honest‚ the thought of being together for two years has hit me like a brick‚ and I am still amazed at what you do to show me you love me. I still remember the first time we talked‚ it was like yesterday for me‚ and I remember all the times I purposely sat
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The poem itself is good and once you know what is talking about you start to understand what it is talking about. This poem is not so good as a read if you are not ready to look up what half the poem means. The poem majorly is about triumph and glory to slay the beast so theme could be about glory or good vs. evil. Many words are old english or made up entirely of Lewis Carroll own mind‚ so you unless you use old english you will not understand what the poem is talking about. This poem is really
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if despite anything that might happen you wouldn’t feel any kind of pain‚either emotional or mentally? That would be great wouldn’t it? That despite any words or actions you wouldn’t get hurt and continue with your normal life. For me Invulnerability‚ would be the best superpower anyone could have‚to be able to be invulnerable to things that make us‚ as humans‚ suffer and that most of the time are out of our control therefore we are not able to stop anything
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depended in part on Patrons for financial support. In the poem Meditation 17‚ I think that statement‚ “No man is an Island” does not apply today for three main reasons‚ everyone has become more individual‚ power within the government has grown‚ and technology is separating people. First‚ would be that everyone has really become more individual. In today’s world it seems to me that people are growing apart. People would rather work on a task alone‚ then with partners. Like in school‚ I see more individuals
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literally means happy‚ carefree‚ or cheerful back in 1637. But as time past by into the 19th century‚ the term was defined into a different meaning‚ homosexual‚ using the term in a negative way. The actual definition of the term slowly fades away as people use it in different ways to describe someone or something.
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peaceful manner while accepting the consequences. Many people feel it is wrong and disruptive; however‚ it is what makes people free and true to themselves and what they believe in. Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it is truly giving the people their freedom. It does not harm anyone‚ since it’s only done to prove one’s point or to let them stand up for what they believe is right. The normal population seems to dictate that civil disobedience is wrong because it
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that ownership and sense of self both have different meanings. The main question is "What does it mean to own something?’ Many argue that ownership is not much of a great thing‚ it can be of different negative meanings‚ while others disagree and think that ownership helps develop character. In the society we live in today‚ people own a lot of things from a car‚ to a house‚ and other things‚ but what does it truly mean to own something? Is it possible to own tangible and intangible objects? As aristotle
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