“We have no right to put Jewish survivors in the impossible moral position of offering forgiveness‚ implicitly‚ in the name of the six million. Placing a Jew in this anguished position further victimizes him or her. This‚ in my reading‚ was the final sin of the dying Nazi." (Eugene J. Fisher) A Nazi officer is asking to be forgiven by a Jew in the name of all Jews whose public execution was the cornerstone of everything he pledged himself to believe when he became a Nazi. He is asking for
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Critical Response Essay Fred’s Dilemma 1. - If Fred were a Utilitarian‚ what would he do? Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory where right and wrong depends on the consequences of one’s actions for everyone who might be affected by them. In other words‚ utilitarian individuals are trying to bring the best system to the society than any other system. Sometimes utilitarianism is summarized as "the maximum well-being for the maximum number". We know that life is full with situations
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"The Story of An Hour" Reader’s Response After I read the short story "Story of an hour" by Kate Chopin I was surprised about marriages from back in time‚ and how women barely had any rights. The story expresses a woman’s hurt‚ and pain towards the supposed death of her husband. The news takes her by surprise‚ and she becomes more depressed with her life. Kate Chopin uses profound language to depict her pain and sorrow. When Mrs. Mallard hears the new’s about her husband’s death she is appalled
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Antigone Response "In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise
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Urinetown Response Coming into this show I knew exactly who I wanted to observe/analyze‚ John Watkins. He played the character of Cladwell and I was really excited to analyze him since last semester I wasn’t allowed to. I believe his work on stage definitely helped the given circumstances of the show. He seemed to understand what it meant to be a powerful business man who was exploiting the resources of the poor during the water shortage. I could feel his presence as an audience member whenever
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Assignment 1.1 Summary and Personal Response to “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits” By chin Uva‚ Professor‚ Dr‚ Atia Yasmeen‚ Course: English Composition 115 Date: Feb 11‚ 2012 Suki Kim who came from Korea‚ tells in this essay that is named “Facing Poverty with a Rich girl’s Habits” about why she and her the richest family moved to Queens‚ New York in the early 1980’s. When she was enrolled the seventh grade‚ her millionaire father bankruptcy overnight. After her father lost all
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A Response to “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Everyday millions of children around the world fight for survival due to starvation‚ lack of shelter‚ and proper healthcare. World poverty increases significantly daily‚ and innocent children lives are being affected and destroyed. The fact that the child cannot address their world poverty issue hands on‚ should encourage people to give back to communities that are less fortunate. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Peter Singers argues
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Write a response of 150-200 words to one of the topics listed below. Your journal entry must be well organized and contain correct grammar‚ spelling‚ and sentence structure. (Your work will be graded according to the Grading Form for Chapter Journals‚ pictured below.) You will not need to perform outside research to write this journal entry; after completing the assigned reading for the week‚ respond thoughtfully with your reasoned and measured opinion‚ using the chapter reading as context.
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transversal explanation‚ it refers to faith as a belief not only in a God but also to a person‚ duty‚ or idea. Faith is a concept that is believed in your heart and can be described in individual interpretation from prior experiences. In Letter to Menoeceus and Letter to Herodotus‚ Epicurus describes how one can differently view faith: with question because of lack of proof or with the understanding that God knows all. Although the difference in the definitions of faith are minimal‚ only really changing
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A Response to “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” Overall‚ I found the argument presented in “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” interesting and informative. Author Greg Graffin presents a clear thesis and supports it well with logical examples and sound reasoning. However‚ I also found parts of the essay confusing which makes me wonder about the intended audience of the piece. “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” examines how people can relate to being alienated from certain groups‚ and how the author found his
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