lives and disturb the harmony among peaceful human beings. I had always viewed them as terrorists and murderers who would do anything just to make their cause seen by the government. It never got into me that they might have been doing all those unspeakable things because of the thing that they have so long dreamed and fought for—freedom. When I learned about this‚ I started to understand the reason why they had to resort to these violent means. However‚ since my view of them had been tainted by the
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could have been avoided if all people were considered the same. In the novel Night‚ Moishe is the archetype of an outsider; he was viewed as different and people didn’t listen to him‚ as he warned of the danger coming‚ and it all changed as the unspeakable happened. An archetype of an outsider is the person who is set up to experience something different of others. It could be used to help setup for the upcoming events. The outsider is portrayed differently to others. The characters in the story see
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Exactly 10 years ago‚ I escaped along with Gaea to the Uncharted Forest. We found an abandoned home from the Unmentionable Times. I still remember the time I saw the Unspeakable Word‚ and I cried out of happiness when I grasped the meaning of it. I took the name Prometheus and I took the name Gaea for my beloved. Since then‚ we have established a self-sufficient home and we have been living according to our desires. Gaea gave birth to two wonderful kids: Leon‚ our eldest‚ and Leona‚ our youngest
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Literary Articles Picture of European Colonialism and Imperialism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness ‘The violence of beast on beast is read As natural law‚ but upright man Seeks his divinity by inflicting pain.’ -A Far Cry from Africa by Derek Walcott The novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is not a critique of European colonialism and imperialism in the post-colonial term. Certainly when the novel was published the colonialism was an accepted matter all over the world. Nobody questioned
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expressing his individuality and his ego‚ fueled by him committing the Transgression of Preference repeatedly throughout the text. The importance of this proclamation is obvious as it is substantially amplified by reason of Prometheus uncovering the unspeakable word “I” coming from a collectivist society possessing the motto “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE‚ One‚ indivisible and forever.” With each preference Prometheus decides to explore‚ he falls deeper into discovering
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be sent to the Home of Scholars. It seems Equality is constantly searching for a way to describe the actions or thoughts of him alone‚ not including others. Until he discovers the word “I” he has no way to do this. When he finally finds this “unspeakable word” it strikes deep meaning within him. Equality is finally able to grasp the idea of an individual. He now possesses the ability to speak and act only for himself. This is a great feeling of accomplishment and he is proud to be independent
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None of the characters came off as being fake or inconceivable; the feelings of the characters were conveyed onto the reader. For example‚ one of the most touching parts in the book is when Ray and Ruth are having a conversation shortly after it was announced that Susie Salmon was very possibly murdered. Maybe it is just the word choice that Sebold uses‚ but she really made the reader feel sympathy for the ones affected by Salmon’s death and anger towards Mr. Harvey. “Do
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unenthusiastic and even hostile towards his work. Wilde established himself in artistic and prestigious circles by his flamboyance and quick wit‚ though many people in the Victorian society thought that he and his work was outrageous and filled with unspeakable sins. More than a century ago‚ Wilde’s work was way ahead of his time and even today he is ahead of our time‚ which is why his literary work baffled the Victorian society. Today however‚ Oscar Wilde is greatly known for his quick wit and influential
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afterward Scout begins to wonder about her true feelings about racism. Miss Gates tells the class that "there are no better people in the world than the Jews" (Lee 329) and wonders aloud why Hitler doesn’t think so‚ too. However‚ Scout remembers a conversation she had overheard outside the courthouse between Miss Gates and Miss Stephanie Crawford. Miss Gates told Miss Stephanie that "it’s time somebody taught ’em a lesson... the next thing they think they can do is marry us" (Lee 284). Miss Gates is
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accustomed to operating in fashions more sociopathic than militarily appropriate. In doing so‚ he sets a sizable challenge for himself. Truly‚ there is no way to address why the German people participated in without elaborating upon some of the most unspeakable acts committed in modern history. To that end‚ Ordinary Men takes its readers through some difficult narratives that reveal brutal‚ amoral behaviors that would imply a society impoverished of intellectual‚ ethical or academic development to that
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