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    other again or tears from the fact they have to part. Despite it being a depressing quote, it is very wordy and shows her misery well. 9. "For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime…

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    We all are, in a sense between Netflix and work, arbitrary creatures subjugated by society 's “free will” and capitalistic doctrines. Without careful introspection, we overlook the mental distance between our oughts and our wants as we slowly lose control over our lives. Most peoplesee the onslaught of individual will by our highly demanding, hierarchical, and intelligence-oriented society, but are unable to act against it. It is a lost cause, or rather a triumphant one, that despite scholastic…

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    1. King addresses the fellow Clergyman who labeled his activities in Birmingham as “’unwise and untimely’” (¶ 1) 2. Omit 3. He is in Birmingham because he 1) was invited; 2) because he has “organizational ties”; 3) more importantly, because “ injustice is here”(¶¶2-3) 4. King compares his situation in Birmingham to old testaments prophets who left his village to spread the word of God. Similarly, like Apostle Paul who left Tarsus to spread “the gospel of Jesus Christ,” King asserts that he…

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    Understanding the basics and the foundation behind Sharia law is not such a difficult task. Accepting it as a reasonable alternative to democracy is a bit more of a stretch for those who have only experienced democratic systems of crime and punishment. Crimes against a religious book are nothing new to Christians and those of any faith. The laws in a modern society of a nation that observes Sharia law seems archaic. Even more difficult to accept are the punishments handed out in accordance with…

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    Sectarianism In Australia

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    Essay Practise Questions How has one important person, event or issue influenced the history of a religion in Australia. In reference to the event/person you have studied describe how it affected catholicism in Australia? How has Sectarianism shaped catholicism today? In reference to sectarianism describe how it affected catholicism in Australia? Sectarianism in Australian has influenced how we as a society interact with each other. In Australia's recent socio-religious past there has been a…

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    the book, Henry discovers that he can transcend his own fears; he can be brave even in the face of his own very possible death. “There was the delirium that encounters despair and death, and is heedless and blind to the odds. It is a temporary but sublime absence of selfishness” (19.10). By the end of the book, Henry aligned his romantic ideals more towards the realities. “The veteran looked down and grinned. Observing his manner the entire group tittered. ”Well, I guess I was,“ he answered…

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    Buried Hope in a Hellish Place: The True Nature of Tragedy If there is one idea to glean from Pablo Picasso’s unique and influential modern art style, it would be the brutal honesty of his works. Picasso’s artwork reflected exactly what he saw in the world, and he was not afraid to make ugly and harsh depictions, because sometimes the world is ugly and harsh. Pablo Picasso’s brutal honesty is most clearly exemplified in his depiction of the cruel and unnecessary bombing of Guernica, Spain, 1937…

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    While observing Bernard Williams experiment about Jim, we are faced with a question of what should Jim do regarding the offer he was presented with? The offer being, Jim has the “privilege” of killing one of the twenty conquered Indians and freeing the rest or her can do nothing and the captain kills them all. In comparing J.S Mills’ philosophical theory utilitarianism and Immanuel Kant’s philosophical theory deontology, we will pay special attention how the two derive from different aspects of…

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    alive, the reanimation of the death or the mourning. Most of the works of Edgar Allan Poe have a dark atmosphere, full of mystery. These works illustrate the dramatic events, explores the dark side of human relationships and offer visions of the sublime. The works explore the tragedy that brings one to the edge of madness where nothing seems real, the place where the soul disintegrates, leaving only the essence of a life unfulfilled bitter. "Poe was a master of the Gothic horror tale, although…

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    London and westminster bridge The two poems both portray very different images of london. Westminster bridge by William Blake is focused around the beauty of London and the sublime emotions of romanticism. On the other hand, London by william Wordsworth focuses more on the people, society and dark corruption of the city; this fits into the more radical and change side of romanticism. Its written as if a voice is walking London, describing the tragedies they are seeing such as ‘blackening…

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