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    Necessary Evil It is inevitable that with the mention of slavery emotions will be aroused within whoever is present. Today most people look at slavery as one of the biggest mistakes our country has ever made. However‚ some will say they can see positives within the topic. It is the obvious nature and cycle of life that everything is not perfect and mistakes must be made to learn valuable lessons. Appalled by any notion of slavery as being necessary‚ most people do not see the evidence showing why it was

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    In Crime and Punishment‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky incorporates a variety of dreams from characters in the novel for a particular purpose. The genuine reason or function of dreams is still not so much comprehended‚ and definitely why we dream stays one of the great unanswered questions of life. However‚ I think the best answer is that dreams help us to control‚ analyze‚ clarify‚ and recollect recent events in our lives‚ in a sort of intellectual housekeeping method. Most dreams are situated in vast part

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    In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ Raskolnikov finds himself torn between the forces of good and evil and becomes unsure of his footing on such unstable ground. He believes that he can put good into the world by killing his evil pawnbroker‚ but he ends up having his world go spiralling out of control due to unforeseen circumstances. Raskolnikov believes that extraordinary men should be exempt from commonly perceived “wrongdoing” because they are more intelligent than the common masses

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    Raskolnikov goes psychotic. Svidrigailov commits suicide. In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment‚ these two principle male characters experience dreams that are a result of their extreme guilt. The dreams portrayed in the novel reveal aspects of their subconscious selves. Nightmares are dreams that connect to the unconscious soul that cause a dreamer to wake with the profound feeling of loss of life or dismemberment with a sense of threat to his or her self-esteem and interpersonal security

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    to consider things objectively for fear of afterlife consequences. Fictional stories can help us see how hypothetical people deal with hypothetical situations. From the reading‚ Why is there evil? By Fydor Dostoevky‚ Ivan‚ a good person‚ wants to end his relationship with God. Ivan states‚ “The fact that God allows evil to exist is so unforgivable‚ that I’ve decided worshipping such a God would be just unconscionable.” Ivan even declares that he is returning his ticket to Heaven. Ivan concludes that

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    WHY IS WAR A NECESSARY EVIL There is no double that war is evil‚ human suffering in the biggest man-made disaster. It brings death and destruction‚ hunger and dieses‚ and run in its wake. If looking back to the havoc war only brings destructive effects to social and economic of this world. However‚ according to Richard Gabriel nations normally just customarily measure the ‘costs of war’ in dollars‚ lost production‚ or the number of soldiers killed or wounded. Rarely do military establishments

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    Why Is Boo Radley Evil

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    In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is a character named Boo Radley. The children believe Boo is an evil being who goes around the town at night making flowers die and slaughtering chickens‚ even though it was proven that it was not him. One reason they believe Boo is evil is because he is locked up and never actually leaves the house. Boo is locked up because he started the closest thing to a gang ever seen in their small town. He also apparently stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of

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    Why Is Boo Radley Evil

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    Boo Radley‚ the Mockingbird How can a soul who has been sheltered to the point of insanity be seen as evil? “Boo”‚ also known as Arthur‚ is a kind soul who has never truly known kindness‚ but manages to remain innocent. He is also pure despite his mistreatment. Boo Radley did not let his emotional and mental problems affect his ability to remain the moral voice of the story. Boo is a very kind and misunderstood soul. The children feared Boo in the beginning when he truly only wanted to be friends

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    and Punishment‚ a realm of suffering and deep distress was illustrated through the characterization of Sonia Semyonovna Marmeladov. Within the novel‚ Dostoevsky paints an image of Sonia as a young lower-class woman who struggles with her physical reality of suffering as well as an emotional battle to redeem herself and others. In doing so‚ Dostoevsky forces the reader to examine the corruption that followed the religious systems within the Russian society. Throughout the novel the use of characterization

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    the Underground Man’s character. Contrary to popular opinion about the Underground Man’s eccentricity‚ Dostoevsky provides his audience with ample evidence to validate the Underground Man’s likeness to mankind. Although Dostoevsky creates a complex character‚ he seems to harness mankind’s nature by harporing on the contradictory tendencies man exhibits when searching for life’s meaning. Dostoevsky creates a character who believes in nothingness but also recognizes the unattainable somethingness. To

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