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    ground up as a child, as he knew what to accomplish and grow toward. As seen in the schedule he made, he wrote down everything he felt he had an importance to do and to better his future. Because of his plans, he set the foundation…

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    utilizes righteous hate and uses perfect judgment. Humans can be lawful, and in doing this reflect God’s perfect justice. While we do have knowledge, ours is incomplete and partial unlike God’s who knows all things. We can express love (God is love), but our version of love will always be tainted by sin. God is a rational being with prefect rationality. We humans on the other hand, are imperfectly rational and will not always come to correct conclusions due to our sin and lack of knowledge. God…

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    in their stories’ plot, the great majority of these plots take a back seat to the subplot of romance. The success of black women in media is relentlessly measured by their love life. Regardless of the success of their financial, employment, or platonic relationships, black women are still conceived in the media to act as if love will complete them. The long lasting effects of minstrel stereotypes placed on black people at the beginnings of American theatre has allowed for this trope to continue…

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    last article” (line21) Shakespeare adds to Desdemona’s character a strong sense of perseverance, different from the sweet and willing wife in Othello’s mind. Here she is determined to help Cassio but it is this relationship that Iago twists from platonic to romantic, giving the line a sense of irony. Closing her speech Desdemona says she “shall rather die” (line27) than not help Cassio. Shakespeare uses her strong statement to foreshadow to an audience, expecting the play to be a tragedy, the…

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    In numerous interviews, author J. K. Rowling has explicitly stated that she is a Christian and implies that she wrote the Harry Potter Series as a Christian work. Not only can numerous elements of the plot can be interpreted to be allegorical to Christian teachings, but there are direct references to scripture throughout the series, especially in regards to death. Rowling focuses on many of the same Christian themes as J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, including…

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    Lao Tzu's Analysis

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    These deadly sins represent Dante’s version of excess love. When one synthesizes all of Dante’s loves, one finds that Dante’s ideas agree with Aristotle’s and Lao Tzu’s. Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, lust, and love seem to be completely unrelated and opposites; however, Dante argues that all seven of them are related and stem from love; however, some lack love, while others exceed love as previously discussed. Dante’s true summum bonum, love, is found when all seven of the deadly sins…

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    ‘Indian Education by Sherman Alexie and The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara. We will look at the separate ideas, themes or elements into a coherent new idea while comparing the articles. It is an in-depth understanding of the two core reading topics of importance to writer and the readers. The intended audience of the paper are the professor, instructor and my fellow coarse mate who are in the same struggle with me. The…

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    Who or what defines human nature? How do human beings shape and create their existence? Humankind is a benevolent species that is fueled by compassion, empathy, kindness, love, and many other emotions that allow people to care for those around them. As a result, human beings are constantly creating and reshaping their existence simultaneously through the choices they make. However, the ability to freely choose and decide can bring positive or negative outcomes on behalf of humankind. As seen in…

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    standard both professionally and personally I will need to have my core values as an individual be in sync with my core values as a clinician. I will be representing not only myself, but will be a symbol “dignity, integrity, competence, social justice, importance of human relationships, and worth of the person” (National Association of Social Workers, 1999). It is important for me to maintain my psychological, emotional, and physical health. If I am not careful, I may become hardened, stoic,…

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    than just friends. If indeed Charles and Sebastian had a relationship, it could be supported by the statement of Charles saying "our naughtiness [was] high on the catalogue of grave sins". The naughtiness he had been talking about could be the non-platonic relationship they have which is not acceptable or is considered a profanity in Roman…

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