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    These characteristics are symbolic because they are the virtues to which mankind finds comfort in the gospel. The church holds a tremendous role in appropriating the importance is important in nature and in that it sends a clear message. Citations ````Bailey, Tom. 2010. "Analyzing the Good Will: Kant 's Argument in the First Section of the Groundwork." British Journal for The History Of Philosophy 18, no. 4: 635-662…

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    “Louis' inability to provide support and love at a time of crisis that separates them,” Louis emotionally begins to detach himself from Priors AIDS trying to “protect himself” while really he is running away from his problems. ( interfaith) When Prior first tells Louis that he has contracted…

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    French fries in the restaurant in the corner, dance. We watched TV about sitting next to the other, my hand in his. My mother was watching us, it tired. She told me sometimes "peel off". It was a healthy relationship, and a pure and platonic love. It never made love together, and that, today, I regret. He respected me because he considered me a lot. He was proud of his "black " and it was reciprocal. When I found myself in his family, I felt confident, accepted, respected. They were a 'normal '…

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    The Great Gatsby: A Time of Doomed Decadence and Harmful Hedonism The 1920’s is often depicted as a time of economic prosperity, social optimism, and lavish decadence. What is commonly obscured, however, is that the 1920’s was also a time in which the morals and motivation of Americans reached its lowest point. This is the unexplored truth of the 1920’s as it is perfectly examined in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic novel, The Great Gatsby, giving readers a true taste of this decade-long party…

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    motivational state and an interest in sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities”, and a theme which appears to be significant in Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Enduring Love. In all three, sexual desire proves to contribute in both building solidarity within relationships, and the destruction of them. For Shakespeare, sexual desire shows how concealing physical feelings can lead to the breakdown of one’s…

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    Sal says of Dean Moriarty at the beginning of On The Road: “Dean just raced in society, eager for bread and love; he didn’t care one way or another” (Kerouac end of chapter 1 p1). This is reflective of Dean’s hedonistic motivations; seeking satisfaction from the sensual and emotional aspects of human nature. This “Dionysian irresponsibility” manifests in his…

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    interrogation he was able to conclude that some of those he conversed with, like Euthyphro, knew nothing about what they were talking about, and ultimately made them to look like a fool. As Navia states, “the Platonic Socrates pursues everybody around him, as if intent on finding something of great importance…he appears as a wrestler who competes with others in intellectual contests, disputing the meanings of words…as a hungry hound, sniffing around for any bits of spiritual worth among his…

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    their children how to be good as well. Aristotle believed goodness is attained through a parent and a child’s friendship. A parents role in raising a child is to love, teach, and guide a child so his/her life is good, and they will learn what virtues lead to a happy life. Another example in The Inferno, Dante meets an astonishing neo-platonic philosopher, Virgil, who guides him through good and evil to understand life on his extraordinary…

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    work. The theme of silence versus conversation really hits me. This mild obsession with silence started a few years ago. Somewhere between the age of eight and twelve I read a book by Sarah Dessen. This book, titled Just Listen, introduced the importance of silence to me with a single quote. “Silence is so freaking loud.” In a more somber way, this story also hits home to me, and quite literally too. Danny’s relationship with his father and Reuven’s relationship with his in a way could be…

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    wishing for the I one I love to find me” at the beginning of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but when the prince appears she is startled and tries to run away. The prince begs her not to go and sings, “my heart keeps singing of one love only for you.” Love at first sight (or song, which is often the case) is a prevailing theme in Disney films. This theme continues even in contemporary Disney films. In Frozen, Princess Anna meets a prince, they sing a song together, fall in love, and agree to…

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