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    consequences of doing otherwise. Spring Awakening’s Whisperings captures the hidden thoughts from someone who is alone. Constantly reminds, how the newer generation is more accepting and more eager to learn. Each decision the artist made serves a purpose. The imagery adds emotions and visuals to the already melodic song. The symbols deliver elements that are done so beautifully. Personification and rhyming impacts each lyric. The word choice reflects the inner struggle the character is going…

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    Socrates final hours went down, inquiring about what his final thought where, as he pays very close attention to details being told by Phaedo. “Then he, or any man who has the spirit of philosophy, will be willing to die, though he will not take his own life, for that is held not to be right.” Says Socrates in Plato’s dialogue as he starts to really question it. According to our philosophy book it states that “Both Plato’s general metaphysical dualism and his mind-body dualism are evident in…

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    He states that youth and beauty is the only two things worth having in life. As a result, Dorian becomes uneasy and unconsciously pledges to trade his soul and morality in exchange for his youth and beauty to reign perpetually (which is granted). His first transition occurs after Dorian’s relationship with Sibyl vane results…

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    they also believe that it is the most important life event because the dying individual will be on his or her way…

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    categories of solitude, disquietude and curiosity. She seems to feel that she is being deprived of this life other than the one she is used to and comfortable with. She mentions in the poem of these curtains and the neglect of making sure they are there. She is seeing past these so called curtains and seeing a different life. She is curious but she doesn’t want to be because she is so comfortable with her life. She is looking figuratively out this window that was once covered with curtains and…

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    The Earth is the only known place that can sustain and create life. What happens if it can no longer serve its purpose? In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, the world can no longer be seen as lush, green, or even inhabitable. Animals and vegetation have rapidly died off and there less consumable matter exists as each day passes. Similarly, humans are struggling to survive the harsh conditions of this reality; some people turn to cannibalistic habits in order to receive their next meal. However, this…

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    exciting parties a lot of people from different cities would come but when he died nobody came to his funeral. This shows how people can be selfish and careless. I learnt that although having wealth and money is important to have a good and comfortable life, love and friendship are keys to happiness. This was obvious with Gatsby because even though he could buy anything he wanted his happiness never truly developed as love and friendship was missing in his…

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    Good morning, my names Anthony Anderson and today I'll be sharing my life story with you all. Everyone's probably wondering why today, a limbless man is on this table, raising his voice at everyone… well I'm here to help you. Now, you're all here because you're in an unpleasant or unfortunate situation in life and you simply can't take it anymore. Well, let me tell you, I've been there… I've lived through those thoughts and situations… I know how you feel. It's difficult, I know, but it's…

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    The main point of Mrs. Costello’s argument is that humans deny that animals have a concept of life and death, thus, humans are needlessly cruel to animals and show no sign of ending the cruelty due to the fact that crimes toward animals remain unpunished. Poets, like herself, are able to have “‘ a feel for’ an animal’s experience. That leads them to recognize the crime of killing any animal that can experience the sensation of being alive to the world” (Introduction, 5). After the speech at the…

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    Since the beginning of man, people have already developed their means or purpose of finding a place to stay. Whether its for survival or simply having a shelter, we all wanted something more, a home. A house would be nothing more than a pile of rocks and wood, if you’re not comfortable with it. Real Estate is basically our way of improving our old lifestyle of “survival of the fittest” to a more civilized and modern way of sharing houses, land and even commercial skyscrapers. As we see now,…

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