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    Evil Doers or Evil Genes

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    Evil Doers or Evil Genes? Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating‚ exploiting‚ or violating the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal. Like all personality disorders‚ antisocial personality disorder is a deeply ingrained and enduring behavior pattern‚ manifesting as an inflexible response to a broad range of personal and social situations. This behavior represents an extreme or significant deviation from

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    especially in early Germanic culture‚ became the foremost means of transcribing values‚ and past events. Written down in approximately 1‚000 A.D. by an unknown author‚ Beowulf‚ originally a pagan fable‚ became a Christian allegory upon its transcription by Christian monks. However‚ as scholars have debated over the religious context in Beowulf‚ the attempts by the monks to turn the epic poem into a Christian parable ended merged‚ including both original and Christian aspects. Throughout Beowulf‚ the epic

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    Good vs. Evil

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    Good Always Conquers Evil In many pieces of literature the hero always triumphs over the villain. The literary works that prove this correct are anonymous epic poem Beowulf‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Harold Bloom’s critical analysis on Beowulf‚ Lisa K. Kasmer’s British Writers‚ and William Blake’s poem “A Poison Tree”. In BeowulfBeowulf continuously never fails to defeat whatever evil there is and save the day. In Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein finally gets what he truly wished for

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    Plato’s Republic: THe Virtues I. The Virtues In Robin Waterfield’s translation of The Republic‚Socrates attempts to give a definition of justice. At the end of Book II he began a detailed description of the construction of a good city. The good city is a relation to the human soul‚ and its four virtues. In the following paper I will discuss the virtues‚ what they are and where they are found. Also discussed will be the foundation‚ arrangement‚ and the interconnectedness with each one.

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    Generosity in Beowulf

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    As people mention the virtue‚ generosity‚ they always conceive of an image of a wealthy philanthropist who donates his money to people in need. However‚ in my opinion‚ the concept of generosity exceeds the narrow connotation of giving to others‚ and not only can rich people become generous; rather‚ generosity comprises of empathy to share others’ feelings‚ magnanimous tolerance towards other people‚ and returning to them with kindness. In the well-renowned epic Beowulf‚ the main character shows

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    The theological virtues of faith‚ hope‚ and charity furnish a strong basis for all other virtues. The cardinal virtues of prudence‚ justice‚ fortitude‚ temperance‚ are the foundation of all moral virtues. The theological virtues define our relations with God; the moral virtues define our relations with ourselves and our fellowmen. If we have these virtues‚ we are on the way to perfection. | 43. Moral Virtues Are there any other virtues besides the theological virtues of faith‚ hope‚ and charity

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    Archetypes In Beowulf

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    Beowulf Primary Values: *“Heroism is most valuable treasure” Pg. 58 Lines 850-855 *“Evil never triumphs (Regardless of how the outcome may seem during the battle)” Pg. 47 Lines 405-410 Lines 320-360 Secondary Values: *“The part is not important as the whole” *“Heroism is a significant part of everyone’s society” Pg. 46 Pg.43 Lines 300-305 Lines 173-177 * “Mothers will defend their children regardless of their

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    Beowulf Critics Analysis

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    In the essay "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics"‚ the author‚ J. R. R. Tolkien explains how Beowulf is portrayed as a historical document‚ rather than that of a work of art as he argues. The main argument of his paper is that Beowulf is “poor in criticism” as this would affect the way the reader would interpret the text. Tolkien argues that many of the interpretations are incorrect as they make us analyze the text historically versus analyzing is from an artistic point of view. Tolkien’s essay

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    The underlying notion of Plato’s Symposium is that love lies in the metaxy between good and evil and therefore‚ contains properties of both. An understanding of this concept will lead to an understanding of love. One must feel the pain that goes along with the pleasure in order to actually be in love. In Plato’s Symposium‚ Alcibiades cannot understand his love for Socrates because he has only felt the pleasures of love and has never experienced the pain of it. Plato’s Symposium is a recollection

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    Burial and Grendel Beowulf

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    Story The main protagonist‚ Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats‚ comes to the aid of Hrothgar‚ the king of the Danes‚ whose great hall‚ Heorot‚ is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel’s mother with a sword‚ which giants once used‚ that Beowulf found in Grendel’s mother’s lair. Later in his life‚ Beowulf is himself king of the Geats‚ and finds his realm terrorised by a dragon whose treasure had been stolen from his hoard in a burial mound. He attacks the

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