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    An Expectation and Its Reality The thought process is one of the main differences between human being and animal. People have the ability to think‚ to plan for their future in a specific way than animal. A state of the art building‚ music‚ designs of any kind‚ and assays show in the real world what the artist has been thinking in the abstract. People have that ability to conceive or image everything first in their mind‚ than try to accomplish what they have pictured in the abstract‚ where no

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    1920’s through The Great Gatsby Given all of the crimes that were committed in the 1920’s‚ why does Fitzgerald focus his attention so much on prohibition and gender roles? The era of the 1920’s was a time of prosperity and corruption throughout society. Some wealth was gained through honest work while other wealth was earned through greed‚ organized crime‚ and other illegal acts. In Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he displays multiple accounts of prohibition‚ gender roles and organized crime

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    women feel as if they must behave in a manner that is acceptable to the public. Expectations can be seen as something that is suppose to happen. As well as societal expectations‚ which are unclear‚ and unwritten standards‚ followed by people in a specific environment. They differ for every individual depending on their environment‚ and culture. One would assume the individual would conform to their societal expectations‚ but that’s not the case. Instead the individual performance reflects the way they

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    that the pit would grow an olive tree forth from his corpse. This tree would be a sign of peace and an apology to his victim’s family. Feguer’s remorseful peace offering was a gleam of goodness in the heart of an evil man. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Dickens shows a theme much like Feguer’s‚ that all evil people have potential for goodness. The three major characters who show this are Abel Magwitch‚ Miss Havashim‚ and Estella.

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    Great Expectations was a book that describes a humble orphan that had been in a forge doing the dirty work for most his life‚ and then he was taken by his Uncle Pumblechook to basically change his life. Charles Dickens’s life was like that of Pip‚ they both had experienced poverty and both had success at a young age. It was like he had written an autobiography‚ but had changed some things around. Some things in the novel are confusing‚ like I’d like to know what happened to make Miss

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    Well within those chapters of the story " Great Expectations" Magwitch which is Pips bean factor and also the thief that made Pip bring him food has died in prison. Before he died though he tell Pip about his daughter which is a coincidence because Pip is in love with his daughter Estella. So as he dies talking about his daughter Pip would go through a change. Basically because now the way he saw the world has changed. Like how him and Magwitch didn’t get off at a good start but he sent him money

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    the same coin‚ and this is evident throughout many classical literature pieces. Hate is one of the most prevalent themes in classical literature as exemplified in Animal farm‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Great Expectations. Within many classical literature pieces’ hate is the precursor to love‚ and is what most of the story builds off of. In Animal farm all of the animal’s animosity and hatred towards the farmer bring them together to overthrow him. Clearly‚ these actions illustrate that hate is able

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    In the book The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character James Gatz‚ also known as Gatsby plays a very important role in the book. Throughout the story he reveals his true self to someone he barely knows and makes a friendship and new experiences after being hidden for a while. Gatsby in the beginning of the book was unnoticed. No one really knew who he was as a person or if he was alive or dead‚ but that’s what makes him so spontaneous. Gatsby is always ready for an adventure

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    MORALS Morals http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Growing up I always was told to tell the truth‚ treat everyone how you would want to be treated and not to lie‚ cheat‚ or steal because these are morals I should live by. The definition of morals is a principle or habit with respect to right or wrong conduct. What is right and wrong‚ and who decides these rights and wrongs? I will go back and explore Kant and Locke to hopefully answer my questions. • The values people

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    satisfied. Poor communication‚ as seen in the film‚ can also lead to the dissatisfaction‚ as it can lead to unmotivated workers and low productivity levels‚ therefore effective communication and good feedback can increase the employee’s confidence and moral levels‚ as well as the productivity of work. Rewarding employees is another way to motivate their hard work‚ in the film Peter stated that they were motivated to work only not to get fired or hustled; therefore they didn’t have the desire to work with

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