"Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe‚ I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: ’Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.’ That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday." Part 1‚ Chapter 1‚ pg. 3 Mersault’s preoccupation with the exact date that his mother had passed genuinely perplexed me. This man had just lost his only family in the world and he was caught up in‚ what I believe to be‚ a frivolous detail. Off the bat‚ the book starts off with these lines‚ foreshadowing
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All through the catastrophic play of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Macbeth‚ makes countless poor choices. The three witches’‚ also referred to as the three weird sisters‚ prophecy is the event that tipped him over the edge and into mental deterioration. From Act 1 to the very ending of act 5‚ Macbeth suffers through the consequences of his actions and choices which are the ultimate cause of his mental deterioration and downfall‚ as well as the development of psychological disorders
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Lady Macbeth was relentless when she tried to manipulate Macbeth. Macbeth is a weak minded character and with Lady Macbeth’s constant commentary she was able assure the murder went as planned. After the crime is committed Lady Macbeth feels no remorse‚”Who was it that thus cried? Why‚ worthy thane‚ You do unbend your noble strength to think So brainsickly of things” (___). Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth into thinking the murder was a good thing by constantly making him feel like a coward for
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descriptions of gang development theories. Copy and paste the correct description into the table below next to the appropriate theory. There are five descriptions and four theories. One description is not valid. Gang members are violent and rarely show remorse or feelings regarding their violent and criminal actions. Members may join a gang because it provides them a release for their personal problems‚ which may include drug abuse‚ low self-esteem‚ and family problems. Gang members typically come from
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Quotation: “In case of dissension‚ never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.” ― Euripides this quote is saying don’t be so quick to assume that just because the word torture is in the resolution that it is unjustifiable With these words in mind‚ I stand in firm affirmation of the resolution that: the torture of inmates in Guantanamo bay is justified based on the crimes they committed. My value for this debate is justice My value criterion is punish the guilty because it is
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their prophecy‚ "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst wrongly win.." yet whether or not the sisters are true‚ she’s fully aware of what must be done‚ and shows now remorse of that knowledge‚ ""Thus thou must do‚ if thou have it.. And chastise with the valor
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the downfall of human beings: their tendency of being misled and incapability of seeing the truth. Even in the most “holiest” human beings‚ a deep sin is present. This passage personifies cowardice as the “sister and closely linked companion” of remorse‚ showing how being remorseful can result in being afraid as well. Hawthorne personifies cowardice in order to give a more vivid image on Dimmesdale’s conflicts within his mind. Also‚ the selection compares the minister’s suffering as an “inextricable
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What was the most important reason for punishing the killers of James Bulger? The James Bulger case was the trial of the two boys‚ John Venables and Robert Thompson who in Merseyside‚ Liverpool‚ on the 12th February 1993 abducted and Murdered a 2 year old boy named James Bulger. The two boys were 10 at the time‚ however‚ in court were charged and convicted as adults due to the wickedness of the crime and the detectives believing that the boys were simply innately evil‚ and couldn’t have possibly
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Mankind has fought wars for centuries; over many different types of things like religion‚ resources‚ and territorial growth. “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy‚ can undoubtedly be considered an anti-war poem. The narration takes the reader through the remorse the soldier feels as he considers the weight of his actions. The simple‚ straightforward nature of the poem seemingly begs the reader to understand it. However‚ there are many details in the lines that warrant a second reading. There are several
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Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is one of Greek literatures classic tragedies. It supports and demonstrates Aristotle’s view on tragedy in the story‚ and ultimately defines how this drama is a tragedy. He talks about tragedy being “an imitation of a noble and complete action” (Witt‚ 165) along with being artistically enhanced with fearful incidents. Important parts of tragedies also include plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and melody. Tragedies are imitations of human action
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