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Raskolnikov And Utilitarianism
<view this essay>.... outraged at Raskolnikov's claim that murdering the old woman can be considered morally right. Raskolnikov arbitrarily leaves out some necessary considerations in his moral “equation” that do not adhere to utilitarianism. A utilitarian would argue that Raskolnikov has not reached an acceptable solution because he has not accurately solved the problem. On the other hand, a non-utilitarian would reject even the notion of deliberating about the act of murder in such a mathematical manner. He might contend that Raskolnikov’s reasoning, and the entire theory of utilitarianism, cannot be used to judge morality because it rejects individual rights an .....
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The Great Gatsby As A Satire
<view this essay>.... flaws and makes each person the butt of the witticism by what they themselves do.
The supposed “guests” at all of Gatsby’s parties are prime examples of
satire in The Great Gatsby. Many people who attended the parties were never even invited. This disregard for propriety illustrates the crassness and thoughtlessness that seemed to run rampant among the rich and famous during the twenties. An example of carelessness is when a large group of people at one of the huge soirees, decides to continue the party in the massive, expensive fountain in Gatsby’s lawn. They just jump right in and begin to dance without concern for .....
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Song Of Solomon Interpretation
<view this essay>.... with Pilate, learning from her wisdom and accepting his responsibilities to women at last. By accepting his true inheritance from women, he becomes a man, who loves and respects women, who knows he can fly but also knows his responsibilties.
In the first part of the novel, Milkman is his father's son, a child taught to ignore the wisdom of women. Even when he is 31, he still needs "both his father and his aunt to get him off" the scrapes he gets into. Milkman considers himself Macon, Jr., calling himself by that name, and believing that he cannot act independently (120). The first lesson his father teaches him is that ownership is everything, and that .....
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The Count Of Monte Cristo
<view this essay>.... him in prison. Faria was also responsible for much of Dantes character change due to his great power of reasoning. Because Faria had given him a treasure and a hunger for vengeance, Dantes was willing and had enough money and power to carry out revenge on his enemies.
Faria is the first person that opens up Dantes’ eyes so that he can see who his enemies really are. When Dantes first meets Faria, he is overjoyed because he hasn’t seen another person, other than the guard, for years. Faria reaches Dantes by means of a tunnel that took him 3 years to dig with his makeshift tools. Even though he had limited resources, Faria made matches, a lantern, a l .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front
<view this essay>.... and developed
a strong spirit amongst them. Katczinsky, or Kat, was soon shown to be a
master scavenger, being able to provide the group with food or virtually
anything else; on this basis Paul and him grew quite close. Paul's unit
was assigned to lay barbed wire on the front line, and a sudden shelling
resulted in the severe wounding of a recruit that Paul had comforted
earlier. Paul and Kat again strongly questioned the War. After Paul's
company were returned to the huts behind the lines, Himmelstoss appeared
and was insulted by some of the members of Paul's unit, who were then only
mildly punished. During a bloody battle, 120 of the men in Paul's unit .....
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Defense Statement
<view this essay>.... agree with the prosecution however when they say that murder is
unlawful, but would you say what George Milton did was murder? He was saving a
life more than taking one. Lenny was already "dead" in a sense at the point that
George pulled the trigger. There were a lot of men with shotguns and hunting
dogs searching for Lenny, who had absolutely NO chance of escape. For the men
who worked at the farm were almost on to where Lenny was hiding and there was no
time for Lenny and George to run. If Lenny were to fall in the hands of the
people, he would have been tortured and killed. He would have died with the
worst feeling of all in his body, hatred, and the hatre .....
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"The Problem Of Place In America" And "My Neighborhood": The Breakdown Of Community
<view this essay>.... to identify problems in our society today. There are many that are
ailing our society at this time, yet I agree with them in their deductions. It
seems that they have addressed two of the main ills today, prejudice and
consumerism. These keep our communities from becoming unified. Fear is one of
the prevalent themes in both essays. In Oldenburg's essay the suburbanite fears
the unknown, his neighbors. People feel threatened by the size of the
communities and they do not know anyone. These is due partly to consumerism,
which keeps people indoors. Reed was feared because of the color of his skin.
Dogs would bark at him as he walked by, cops .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes By The Characters
<view this essay>.... win, but
sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her.
According to her views, she died beholding to nothing and nobody. She
was the bravest person I ever knew." Page 116 Chapter 11
Talking to Scout: Atticus turned his head and pinned me to the wall with his
good eye. His voice was deadly: "First, apologize to your aunt."
Page 138 Chapter 14
Talking to Jem: "Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he is
still a man. Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of
people you know- doesn't say much for the, does it?" Page 160 Chapter 16
Determined
Talking to Scout: "Scout, simply by the nature .....
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