Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale‚ an eminently respected reverend in The Scarlet Letter‚ as a coward whose actions towards Pearl‚ Hester‚ and himself.By refusing to acknowledge Pearl as his daughter‚ allowing Hester to remain culpable for adultery‚ and by hiding behind his reputation‚ the reverend behaves cowardly. Invision this: you live your entire life being unaware of your paternity. Worse yet‚ your father refuses to accept you as his daugher. Unfortunately Pearl has to
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Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” is an essay by Jonathan Franzen. It is based on his speech at Kenyon College‚ Ohio‚ USA. And the essay was published in The New York Times‚ May‚ 2011. “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” deals with the differences between peoples care and love for consumer technology and real life‚ such as love and nature. Jonathan Franzen starts by talking about his relationship to his smartphone. He is impressed how
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Bryan Dietz Mrs. Collier 10/24/2011 Essay# 4 hero or coward It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a hero‚ a coward or perhaps somewhere in between. A hero is someone whom goes above and beyond the actions of an ordinary citizen. On the other hand a coward is someone whom is presented the opportunity to do something great and be a hero and steps down instead of up. Norman Bowker can be justifiably called all of these at different times in his life. Norman Bowkar fought in a war which
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Jonathan Franzen wrote the article‚ “Liking is for Cowards. Go for what Hurts.” This article caused extreme interest and controversy by the topic of his argument. The purpose of Franzen writing the article was to challenge us to get back to the true meaning of love and not being so terrified of rejection. He feels that we had become too comfortable just liking what people expect us to and have lost the real understanding of the word love. Franzen stated‚ “If you dedicate your existence to being likable
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Being with someone who is twice as old as you is a bad idea. Why do I say that? In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ plays “Oedipus Rex” was cursed by the gods‚ was crazy‚ and did sleep with his mom (and also killed his dad.) Throughout the play he shows part of the cycle of acceptance: Anger‚ Depression‚ and Acceptance. Oedipus first became angry before he accepted the truth. He was angry at Teiresias by insulting him. “It has-but not for you; no‚ not for you‚ shameless and
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that seeks to promote the knowledge of using natural and artificial contraceptives for the control of birth rate and to avoid diseases. This law was first filed during Cory Aquino’s administration but was not passed due to the church declining to accept such ways of living. However‚ the law was once again filed in Noynoy Aquino’s administration and was finally passed as a new law of the Philippines. But even before the current president could sign the law‚ many quarrels and debates have had happened
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My teacher‚ Mr. “Buddy” Coward‚ has impacted my life the most through his ninth-grade Physical Science class‚ eleventh grade Chemistry I class‚ and how he prepares his students for college. The first time I had Mr. Coward as a teacher was for my ninth-grade Physical Science class. From the first day‚ I could tell that his class was going to be much harder than any other science class I have ever had. My entire class and I struggled with understanding dimensional analysis. Since we had never encountered
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different angles and get a different answer every time. In the story of Oedipus‚ however‚ the definition of justice has a more cruel undertone. In the literary work of Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is a prideful man who refuses to accept fate. By refusing to listen Tiresias‚ the one who foretells his fate‚ he angers the gods. In this situation‚ by refusing to acknowledge the words of the blind man whom the gods entrust their wisdom onto‚ Oedipus has wronged the gods. He has disobeyed; denied them‚ even. The gods
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Cooper Chisum Dimmesdale the Lying Coward In the book The Scarlet Letter‚ a character named Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was considered to be‚ by most people in the Puritan community‚ a hero. Dimmesdale was an extremely religious man with great morals and values. Many people in the community looked up to him for his passion and truth about his religious beliefs. Dimmesdale was a very reserved man‚ and was thought to be an angel of God. People worshiped him‚ believed what he said‚ and looked at
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understanding that could shape life. Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King protagonist‚ Oedipus‚ suffers a tragic end due to his decisions and actions. Maybe he didn’t deserve all that happened to him‚ but his destiny was sealed‚ the Gods decided what will happen to him‚ so whatever he did‚ involuntary or not‚ wouldn’t change what was predilected to him. Oedipus’ fate was sealed
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