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    Epicurus Epicurus (342.-270 B.C)‚ unlike Aristippus had a more intellectual view of pleasure‚ and he was mainly concerned with the pleasures of the mind. Epicurus felt that man’s insecurity could be partly traced to his false opinions regarding God: "First of all‚ believe that God is a being incorruptible and happy‚ as the common opinion of the world about God dictates; and attach to your idea of him nothing which is inconsistent with incorruptibility or with happiness; and think

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    consolidation of a government which aimed to support and ensure dignity‚ freedom and social equality above any kind of selfish individual benefit. As a result‚ “a profound awareness of social injustice”1 outstands in the majority of his works. Orwell’s fable story Animal Farm‚ first published in 1945‚ cleverly portrays the author’s strong opposition to totalitarian regimes. Through common farm creatures‚ he illustrates how scarce or lack of education‚ dooms the working class to suffer the tyranny of

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    In the ancient Greek fable about the tortoise and the hare‚ the speedy and overconfident rabbit fell asleep on the job‚ while the "slow and steady" turtle won the race. That may have been true in Aesop’s time‚ but in today’s demanding business environment‚ "slow and steady" won’t get you out of the starting gate‚ let alone win any races. Managers these days recognise that getting products to customers faster than the competition will improve a company’s competitive position. To remain competitive

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    Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Roberts and Jacobs Mary F. Clifford‚ Instructor English Composition III What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It? • Literature is – Composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation‚ expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas – Helps us grow personally and intellectually – Provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding – Shapes our goals and values by clarifying our own identities‚ both positively and negatively

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    Tyler Williams 1919 world series Mrs. Smith English 11CB Multi-Genre Research Paper For this project‚ you will select a topic of your choice that explores a facet of the 1920’s. Your goal is to gain a comprehensive perspective of your topic and analyze how this historical event‚ figure‚ trend‚ or invention helped to define the spirit of the 1920’s. After completing the expository study of your topic‚ we will read The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald; you will then continue

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    author gives us this piece to have an allusion on which we should be like Spartans and live indifferently to not stress over everything in life. To enumerate‚ in the second paragraph there is an allusion to Greek myths . This allusion shows the fable over the ants in Greek mythology stating that we shouldn’t be battling over every little thing like these ants did over all the "wretchedness".

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    This poem is a modern twist on the classic Cinderella fable we have been told since childhood. A young girl who loses her mother‚ and later gains a stepmother and two stepsisters. She then became a maid to her two new stepsisters who were very cruel to her. She would find solace through a kind white dove that made a home in a large tree that overlooked her mother’s grave. The dove would bring her anything she wished for. Then came the Royal ball where the prince would choose a wife. Cinderella begged

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    2. The Seneca orator known as Red Jacket‚ for the red jacket the British Awarded to him for his services as a message runner during the Revolutionary War and Benjamin Franklin both made very valid point in their speeches. The Indians had a very peaceful way of life. They had their own governing and civility system and they taught their young the way of their ancestors‚ never taking what “The Great Spirit” (pg 230) gave them for granted. They always welcomed strangers; giving them clothes‚ shelter

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    novel written by Yann Martel‚ which has many remarkable aspects‚ some of which include the voice of Pi and religion. Martel exemplifies these aspects by utilizing linguistic and stylistic features. Firstly‚ the genre of the novel itself is an allegory/fable. This means that it can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral justification. In Life of Pi‚ the ‘meaning’ interpreted by readers is arguably a statement of how one can live a comfortable and unreflective life like the meerkats

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    written by John Keats which deals with the cycle of life and nature. It is a Patriarchal sonnet‚ as it is divided in an octave and a sestet. Generally these two parts oppose each other. This poem was written on December of 1816 and is based on Aesop’s fable The ant and the Grasshopper. The first octave refers to the grasshopper who jumps “from hedge to hedge”‚ having a delightful summer. The sestet refers to the cricket beside the stove‚ in the cold winter‚ when there is no life and all is static. The

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