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    “THE LEFT” broadly support: communist, marxist, socialist, liberal Cooperation, Problem-solving, Victim needs, Justice to take priority Favoring the “left side” of the political compass shows the representation of the belief of richer people not having to pay for the poorer people. It also demonstrates the belief of not having to pay taxes. Without taxes, common resources each citizen needs when living amongst others within a country would not be accessible. It also ensures the importance of…

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    Neil Gaiman’s novel The Golden Compass was brought to life in a film. While the film is a great representation of the novel, there were distinct differences between the two; such as the means surrounding the alethiometer, and the ending. The movie was an adaptation of the novel, so obviously there would be differences. But some of the changes made were not for the best intention of the story. Both platforms of the story portrayed the plot well, but the book was far superior to the movie. As…

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    The films ‘STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE’, MARIA FULL OF GRACE’, and THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION’ shows the audience, political view, family affection and more. The films were featured in countries such as, Cuba, Colombia and Brazil. This is beneficial because it gave the audience who has little to no knowledge about these countries an understanding of their social or political views. In ‘Strawberry and Chocolate’, one can see that Cuba is not accepting of the gay population and in such…

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    characters’ experiences in the novel and explain how it may or may not defined their own way of thinking. Principle 1 (1 point): In one to three paragraphs, describe ways that multiple means of representation are included in the model lesson. The Golden Compass is provided for students by oral (in book form) and visual (in a film form). The students will have a choice to…

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    Jay Gatsby Moral Compass

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    are many different characters throughout the novel of The Great Gatsby, but two personalities stand out among the rest. These characters exhibit traits that make one seem to be greater and worse than the latter. The character with a strong moral compass is Jay Gatsby for the reasons of him wanting to achieve his goals through the American dream and his unwavering stance on being able to live in the past, however, Daisy is quite the opposite as she manipulates people into giving her wealth for…

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    Many historians disagree about where and when the compass was created. A common opinion was that it was invented in China and Europe during the twelfth century. The ‘mariner's compass’ was created and perfected in Italy during the later thirteenth century and early fourteenth century. The mariner's compass was used as a guide for ships and sailors and helped them figure out which way north is and where the nearest land is. Before the compass was invented and used, ships would sail close to land…

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    yra Silvertongue [formerly Lyra Belacqua]: Lyra is the main protagonist and a dynamic character in the Golden Compass. She has dark blonde hair and pale blue eyes. Her dæmon is Pantalaimon who hasn’t settled in a permanent form yet. Dæmons are the physical form of a person’s soul. As a child they often change form, but after the child grows up, their dæmon establishes a permanent form. Lyra is the estranged daughter of Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel, who both basically got rid of her, and…

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    literary critics often face the question of morality in each character or rather which character is the moral compass of a novel? By definition the term moral compass is used to describe someone who has a great ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the narrator, Nick Carraway, is often one who could be named the moral compass because he is a honorable and virtuous man and often shows his good character in the novel. Through his…

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    Pearl’s Ultimate Role As A Compass (Of Moral Means) Morality is a key influence of actions. It dictates the thought process and logic that determines the decision of a person. Without morality, it would be nearly impossible to narrow down what makes an action good or bad. Leading the person’s actions and decisions, it helps others know if a person’s decision is morally right or wrong. In The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, morality is gray, which makes it difficult to figure out…

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    the most part. In this case, we would technically still be a whole human, as our thoughts are still with us, just in a different form. Surely, the only thing that matters are the thoughts are still there in some form. In Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, the humans have inseparable…

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