Adrienne O’Neil Instructor: J. Wiley-Caughron Composition II: First Confession June 17‚ 2013 The Admirable Priest Leo Buscaglia‚ an American author and motivational speaker‚ once said “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch‚ smile‚ a kind word‚ a listening ear‚ an honest compliment‚ or the smallest act of caring‚ all of which can turn a life around”. In “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor‚ a priest shows compassion when a little boy is scared out of his wits because of his first
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hero returning home from the violent Trojan War. Most Greek heroes were shown to be righteous‚ pure‚ and gave the effect that they could do nothing wrong. In this epic‚ Odysseus is portrayed as more of a human in comparison to other Greek heroes due to the fact that he does many good and bad things throughout his journey home. Although Odysseus performs many questionable actions‚ he is an admirable character. Odysseus shows he is an admirable
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Martin Luther King Jr once wisely said: “ The time is always right to do what is right “. He faced challenges because of his skin color and the time period he was in. True heroes exist today because people face challenges. The first reason why heroes exist today is that people are brave. Bravery is when someone goes towards danger and aren’t scared. Melissa Hawkinson that bravery by saving a young boy’s life. The article from Reader’s Digest says “ she tugged on the window until it opened and then
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THE MASS MEDIA TODAY: DISCOURSES OF DOMINATION OR DIVERSITY? : SUMMARY The thesis written by Teun A. Van Dijk talks about how the western media takes a one sided view- portraying minorities‚ immigrants etc in a negative light while still trying to prove itself independent of any bias. He explains that although neo-liberal discourse may now be prevailing‚ but it also exhibits conflicts and contradictions. The optimistic rhetoric of a New World Order after the Cold War is replaced by deep-seated
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HEROES ESSAY Hero stands for different things to different people. Some people understand hero as a film or sports star. In some societies‚ a hero is someone who is handsome‚ rich and powerful. Are these requirements‚ rich‚ handsome and powerful really a hero? All these may help make a hero‚ but it is not necessary one should be rich‚ handsome and or educated to be a hero. What is hero and what makes person a hero? Heroes are role models of society because they have several important characteristics
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concerning Hamlet is whether he can be considered truly mad‚ or simply genius. Did these situations- the ghost’s arrival‚ The Murder of Gonzago‚ and Polonius’s murder in any way change his course? While it is true that all humans have the potential for deeds with magnitudes of great good and evil‚ was he already bloodthirsty‚ did he become bloodthirsty‚ or was his brutality simply awoken from its slumber? While some may argue that Hamlet did not truly lose his innocence in the pages following his pledge
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something is admired is such a way. Although finding people to admire and idolize these day could be viewed as scarce and hard to do‚ everyone should have at least one person they can look up to because heroes nurture us when we’re young‚ they validate our our preferred worldview‚ and they give hope when none exists. It would be safe to assume to say that at a younger age all of us looked up to some kind of heroic figure. For most kids that figure was more than likely but not limited to fictitious beings
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Admirable What is the Scarlet letter? What the scarlet letter is the letter that Hester Prynne wears after she commits adultery with reverend dimmesdale. That Scarlet letter is a bright Scarlet colored letter A that is supposed to mean Adulterer.Through the story the letter develops into something more than an adulterer.Although its first intended to show the meaning as an adulterer‚ throughout the story she becomes empowered and the letter A becomes Admirable instead of Adulterer.This is through
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women in the media today. Film Snow White and Brave Conclusion At this point in time‚ there is an assumption of equality between men and women‚ but if you explore further into the media‚ a clear bias emerges. Women are very often objectified‚ misrepresented‚ exploited‚ distorted or even‚ absent. Women are represented in the media in many different ways‚ depending on which item of media you look at. Certainly‚ the representations of women in the media has significantly
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admire heroes but not celebrities ? Arthur Ashe in Worth Repeating once said ‚ " Heroes have the urge to serve others at whatever cost . So these people can easily acquire respect . Celebrities are other group of people who can be easily known by people . Many people believe celebrities are not as good as heroes ‚ because there are so many different kinds of celebrities and some of them are known for their bad behaviors . In my opinion ‚ those notorious people are not real celebrities . People should
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