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    blindness added to a student’s thirst for knowledge’ this thirst for knowledge in victor was not accompanied by thought for the future it was the ‘childs blindness’ to go with his ‘ardent curiosity’ that created a ‘monster’. Frankenstein’s arrogance and ignorance is making a statement about humanity’s lust to be enlightened with ‘both eyes open‚ only to be blinded in one eye’ with the morals and ethics of our society lacking the support and discussion needed. tragic circumstance’s within Frankenstein are

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    are compared to European Americans‚ these minority groups have higher rate of chronic diseases‚ higher mortality‚ and poorer health outcomes which is documented due to health disparities. While‚ aversive racism is caused by clever bias and ignorance rather than any malicious feelings towards minorities.  Persons who often interact with minorities as equals (ei. coworkers‚ friends) rather than on a different level (employee/employer) will find themselves less likely to have hidden prejudices

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    in an unjustifiable immoral way. Mayella Ewell’s actions lead to the unjust imprisonment of the Tom Robinson‚ and cause devastation among his family and the black community. Her life experiences and position as a ‘victim of cruel poverty and ignorance’ make her a character deserving of sympathy. ‘Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world’ and if she had admitted that the rape had not occurred‚ the prejudiced society she lived in would have rejected her. Her fear of her community

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    Characters in Crime One can derive a great deal from the character and behavior of an individual. It is essential for the patterns‚ characters and nuances of criminals and crime to be documented‚ not only so that a solution may be ascertained‚ but also for the future generations so they will not succumb to the failures of the past. The documentary‚ One Year in a Life of Crime‚ serves its purpose by documenting the lives of three criminals for one year. The film shows the cycle of violence‚ abuse

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    Assignment ONE: Consider Burma (named Myanmar by its military rulers). What political rights do you have that the average Burmese citizen does not?  Post your response. Having an authoritarian government‚ the people of Burma face intense control by the government with limited‚ if any‚ elections or choices. The people must show complete obedience to the government to avoid harsh and usually unjust consequences. While my democratic government posses strong authoritarian elements‚ I still have the

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    Commandments‚ was one of the pigs who made speeches ‚ and drew up the plans for the windmill. Napoleon saw Snowball as a threat and called his dogs on him while presenting his idea for the windmill. After Snowball was gone‚ Napoleon used him as an excuse for everything bad that happened‚ whether it be caused by nature or by the remaining pigs. He used Snowball as a way to manipulate the other animals. 4. When the

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    During the early 1940’s many European‚ countries and the United States‚ were recovering from World War I and the depression. Due to the fact that no one initially could or wanted to control Hitler’s dictatorial power his extreme racism got out of control and he was able to slaughter millions of Jews. Though eventually Hitler brought destruction upon himself‚ if other countries would have stopped him in the early stages‚ World War II may have never happened. Though countries might have wanted to stop

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    implies that Polly is only worth a useless‚ stinky‚ old fur coat. When evaluating her worth‚ the man judges her physical beauty and how useful she could be to him. He then decides to take her on as a project for him to improve. Then to show Polly’s ignorance‚ the writer has her follow the man to be “trained” or taught to think. As he instructs her and becomes increasingly rude and impatient with Polly‚ she continues to use ignorant phrases and gestures to comply with the man’s commands and to please

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    struck both blind and deaf. Her blindness was caused measles‚ which is the number one cause of blindness in children worldwide. In America‚ with vaccines available‚ parents are choosing not to give their kids vaccines. This is most likely due to ignorance‚ which can be an easy fix. The main reasons to vaccinate children can be briefly described as the increased and unnecessary risk of developing a nearly eradicated disease‚ having unvaccinated people can endanger those who cannot be vaccinated‚ and

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    Ah‚ Woe Is Me A) Summary of The Story: In the beginning of this short story we are introduced to Sarah‚ an aging black servant living in South Africa. She works hard for an upper-class white family and spends all of her money on education for her three children who are sent to a boarding school. They come home once a year at Christmas‚ and the first time the narrator meets the children‚ she is surprised at their well-mannered behaviour. She finds‚ however‚ that Sarah is a bit harsh towards them

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