Honor your father and your mother

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    thosemany people of the lower class are unable to afford marriages due to the high fees associated with it. He supports his point further by questioning whether the Church would rather have these unmarried men “repudiate”(87) his children and their mother. However, Pastor Manders rebukes this point and emphasizes self-restraint. His obstinate view towards such issues expresses his ignorance of human life as he overlooks the necessity for sexual relationships and romantic love. Manders’ genuine…

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    Assignment 1. How would you describe Okonkwo’s life and background as portrayed in the beginning of the novel? What role did his father play in this? A. After reading the beginning of the book, I am confident to say that Okonkwo's life has been spent attempting to shy away from his father's legacy, and create his own, from his own ideals. From Okonkwo's perspective, his father Unoka was an unsuccessful man, lazy and improvident. There is a passage on the fifth page which says "his wife and…

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    Thomas 's mother appears in the kitchen questions what he is speaking about. Costa quickly then walks away and goes upstairs when he hears Thomas showering. Costa speaks upon Thomas 's birthday which that night and says they must create it to be so awesome so that they can make girls more attracted to them. Costa then compromises that he would be responsible for the event and make they look good. Thomas is still unsure about whether it will be too let it be large or small. Thomas 's mother and…

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    Ancient Greek Gender Many nations and civilization have ruled different lands and different people. One of the most ancient civilizations was the Greek civilization. It existed around the Mediterranean Sea where the country Greece is located. The ancient world and society have similar perspectives and different once. Democracy is an example of parallels thoughts in compare to nowadays. Although democracy in ancient Greece and modern life are diverse, the old Greeks, at least, advanced in…

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    experienced a lot of tragedy starting at a young age. When Parker was five years old her mother died, and just two years later her father remarried. Parker’s stepmother died three years later when she was eight years old. In 1912 Parker’s uncle died when the Titanic went down, and the following year Parker’s father died too (Poem Hunter). Parker had a lot of tragedy and death hit her in her younger years. After losing her father, her last close relative, Parker could have experienced…

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    progress in one’s lifespan and to be capable to take more mature responsibilities. Seung Joo definitely stated that studying in Korea is expected to be extremely hard because of their values that education will lift up your social status and that education will bring fortune to you and to your family. They value education because many Koreans believe that education is that one thing you keep and will never get taken away from you. She also said that other people will pay you more respect when…

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    Forrest despite his disability, is able to achieve personal best and other achievements such as being in the “Ping-Pong” team, help him to make it to the White House, the highest honor to be awarded. In the movie, Forrest Gump met the President of USA twice, once for being a hero in the army, and once for being part of the “ping pong” team against China. This chance of meeting the President, symbolizes that even a mentally handicapped person can have a chance make it to the top and be recognized…

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    at short notices and making time to honor our father during your busy schedule. It has been a difficult time for us. Thank you for being beside us throughout it. While writing this biography, it has brought us so much memories of our past with our father and showered us on how important he was part of our everyday life, from the little things that he did to our happiest moments. Each one of us have had special moments that we cherish with him. Ly Tan was your usual John Doe. He did not save…

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    Similarly, Ophelia’s influence of male authority and social norms affect her actions and consequences with the help of Polonius and Laertes. Ophelia follows male influence, which is the historical and social norm of the Elizabethan era, by obeying her father and taking the advice of her brother. In Act I, Scene III, Polonius gives advice to Ophelia: For Lord Hamlet, Believe so much in him, that he is young, And with a larger tether may he walk Than may be given you. In few, Ophelia, Do not…

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    King: Fortinbras Vs Hamlet

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    1.Who would you prefer to be your king -- Fortinbras or Hamlet? I would prefer to have Fortinbras as my king, due to the few unworthy qualities Hamlet contains. Some of these characteristics include patience, distraction, and selfishness. He show patience by taking a long time to kill Claudius. Hamlet is provided with multiple opportunities to kill Claudius. However, Hamlet waits to till the right moment, which unfortunately happens at the very end of the play. While spending all this time…

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