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    Many people conform to society’s views or perfection and normalcy. People do this to fit in‚ go unnoticed or because they lack the courage to go against the social norms. When people do not stand for what they think is morally correct they are often left with an inner conflict of morals. Mark twain writes about the character Huckleberry Finn dealing with this and more. In Mark Twain’s Novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the reader can see Huck morals are put to the test through his inner conflict

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    It was whilst reading The Clockwork Orange that I met a protagonist who as unapologetically evil and I was fascinated‚ it led me to discover more literature that dealt with the darker side of human existence; literature that explored the transgressive and subversive. My curiosity for the morbid and dark only grew through my reading of novels like American Psycho‚ Frankenstein‚ Naked Lunch and Lolita; novels which tried to describe something wholly alien yet contain something I found familiar. Unlike

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    Compare the dystopian societies‚ and the methods used to create them‚ in ‘The Handmaids Tale’ by Margaret Atwood‚ and ‘1984’ by George Orwell (paying particular attention to the representation of gender). The futuristic and oppressive themes that define a dystopian society are in ‘1984’ by George Orwell and ‘The Handmaids Tale’ (THT) by Margaret Atwood. These forms of society feature contrasting types of repressive social control and these stories often explore the concept of humans abusing technology

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    The Tale of Genji and the Tales of Ise‚ both being of the monogatari literature‚ share similarities in their theme of romantic courtship‚ presence of male protagonists famed for their romantic exploits and the presentation of courtly ‘miyabi’ aesthetics. Differences between the two‚ however‚ lie in the nature of their storytelling – while both texts incorporate poetic verses‚ the Tale of Genji is largely written in prose while the Tales of Ise is known as an ‘uta monogatari’ with waka poems being

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    The Tale of Lynx case The most critical choices faced by James Milmo‚ early in founding of Lynx are as follows: Going to Business School or not? He always wanted to be an Entrepreneur He knew that a new business is a risk So he wanted to make sure that if business does not work‚ he should be able to be back to Business School Therefore he did first semester It was a good decision as he was trying to play safe and he knew what he was doing to himself Partnering with Doug Curtis or Not? Doug

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    No story in The Canterbury Tales is more alike as the Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale‚ but on a person level they are extremely different. Yet they are both personally alike in some ways‚ and their stories do have some diversity. The Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale are considered folk tales but it can be said that they are courtly romances‚ yet it is a stretch. Each tale has some sort of magician‚ or a supernatural person if you must‚ who will solve the protagonists conflict

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    host’s remarks to the drunken Miller in the prologue of the Miller’s tale is biased as the host accolades the noble Knight’s tale and asks the Monk to tell a tale and when the Miller offered to tell a tale‚ he tries to stop him. According to the host‚ everything should proceed in descending social class and this suggests that the host is a stereotypical medieval person. The Miller‚ on the other hand‚ insists on telling the tale. This conveys his uncaring attitude towards others and his rough and

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    Morality is a very interesting and sometimes a very difficult topic. I believe that everybody has a different vision about “morality”. Can we determine from right and wrong? Or live‚ culture‚ religion and social standards are influences on how we perceive morality? As a society‚ we should have a set of standards and regulations that should help us live happily and make us better as human beings in this world we live in. There are instances‚ everyone beliefs are different‚ and the standards an

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    Have you every had a family member that has been in excruciating pain and were going to be like that for the rest of their life and no way to end it. Now there is something that states have started to look in to that is assisted suicide. People who argue this issue think that is inhumane. When you think about it wouldn’t it be more inhumane to let your loved one just suffer until they die. I believe that assisted suicide is a good option for people who are suffering. Many people think that assisted

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    “However‚ we might oppose it‚ Abortion is a sad feature of modern life” (Casey). A mother’s womb should be a safe place for a child‚ it shouldn’t be an alternative. It should be illegal because abortion is the murder of a child‚ federal law has already been passed to protect the unborn‚ and they have an adoption center for a reason. Abortion is probably one of the most high-ranked topics. When you have an abortion‚ you are killing a baby that was willing to be born and have a life. Women have a

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