To characterise a man as “good” or “bad” is undoubtedly a near impossible task. There are few men (or women) in this world that can honestly be defined as purely one or the other. Most cannot be categorised as “righteous” or “depraved”‚ simply because there is no such thing as a one-sided personality. Each person has multiple faces‚ multiple identities. Such is the case of John Proctor. Proctor is one of the key characters in Arthur Miller’s satirical play “The Crucible”. Set in 1692‚ the play is
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Why does man treat others so harshly and with such cruelty? Since the beginning of time man has shown inhumanity to his fellow man. This was shown especially throughout the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s to get rid of segregation. Man’s inhumanity to man was even shown as early as the beginning of the 20th century. In some parts of the world today you can still see remnants of racism and other acts of cruelty that man does to his fellow man. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper
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OF HARD DETERMINISM Hard Determinism argues that every event is causally determined. For an event ‘A’ to occur casually means that there are antecedent causes that ensure the occurrence of ‘A’ in accordance with impersonal‚ mechanical causal laws. To clarify hard determinism further‚ let me present hard determinism as an argument. Basically hard determinism argues that: (a) Determinism is true (b) Determinism is incompatible with free will (Holbach‚ 451). In defense of premise (a)‚ the hard determinist
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Guy Montag relates to this quote in the story by going against the government and fighting for books. In the beginning of the novel Montag has no respect for books as he is a fireman and burns peoples house down that is caught with books‚ but later finds out about the truth of books. This refers to the theme of state-sponsored censorship. In the beginning of the story Montag meets a young girl named Clarisse McClellan. She makes him think‚ which he isn’t used too. She is the first to change his
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In the article Find the coaching in criticism‚ Heen and Stone propose that the main reason why it can be difficult receiving feedback from others stems from the “tension between two core human needs—the need to learn and grow‚ and the need to be accepted just the way you are” (2‚ Heen and Stone). That is to say‚ although one might see the importance of bettering oneself through taking in criticism‚ it risks offsetting the balance of staying true to one’s beliefs and values. Like many others‚ I face
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be a simple topic. On the contrary‚ it’s a very difficult and critical exercise. I describe myself as a hard worker. Whatever the circumstances‚ I have to reach my goals. I do whatever it takes to get the job done‚ sometimes working extra hours. I inherited that aspect of me from my parents who taught me that‚ “to succeed‚ you must work hard‚ because sun always shines for those who work hard”. I am not influenced by the gender and race of my colleagues or people around me. I
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him. Nick has a special place in this story. He is not just one character among several; it is through his eyes and ears that the story takes place. In this novel‚ Nick goes to some length to establish his credibility in telling about this “great” man called Gatsby. For example‚ “He has one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it‚ that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced‚ or seemed to face‚ the whole eternal world for an instant.” (Fitzgerald 48) This
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Flying to Find Love Toni Morrison whose born name Chloe Ardelia Wofford‚ grew up in a home of storytelling and retellings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison). One of her favorite past time mythological stories from her childhood‚ has become the basis for a new tale to be told in Morrison’s “Song of Solomon”. The original myth tells of a story of the Igbo People of the West African Nation of Nigeria who were boarded on ship to be sold to slavery‚ and had revolted‚ causing white overseers
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Many students are wondering whether they should get a job or not because there are different opinions about it. Some people claim that the main task of students is studying hard so that after graduation‚ they may get a good degree‚ which offers them a better opportunity for well-paid jobs. Nevertheless‚ I believe great benefits‚ which part-time job provides‚ outweigh more than that. Looking for a job does require some effort. Whether looking for one online‚ through newspapers‚ or going in person
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The shortest of Dickens’ novels‚ Hard Times‚ was also‚ until quite recently‚ the least regarded of them. The comedy is savagely and scornfully sardonic‚ to the virtual exclusion of the humour - that delighted apprehension of and rejoicing in idiosyncrasy and absurdity for their own sakes‚ which often cuts right across moral considerations and which we normally take for granted in Dickens. Then‚ too‚ the novel is curiously skeletal. There are four separate plots‚ or at least four separate centres
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