In A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley innate evil becomes evident in certain characters that has been held in their bodies for many years. ... Yet when they put this ambition over their family, they start having problems. At this point the evil in their personalities emerges. ... The evil arises, though, when Ginny loses all morality and tri es to kill her closest sister just to seek revenge. ... Similar to Pete, Rose blames most of their problems on her father's abuse. ...

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Evil III. ... Focus on Problems of the Time THE LITERATURE OF ENGLAND English literature is rich in a history that spans back before the beginnings of Christianity. ... It is evident that certain characteristics can be seen in each of these stages. ... He first battles Grendel the evil monsters then he battles the troll wife and in his last adventure as king he battles an evil dragon that has threatened his kingdom. ... In this era the common themes are virtue and moral teachings, and good vs. evil. ...

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Within the family, the power of love is evident. ... The power of love is evident in the friendship of Nel and Sula. ... This is evident in chapter 1940. ... She also feels that Sula's love for Nel can be mistaken for evil against her. ... The only evil action would be one that is not directed towards friendship. ...

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Overall the tale of the British schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a tropical island goes beyond what the reader may conceive and it is evidential that "Lord Of the Flies" is an allegorical novel. ... With the coming of the boys and their savage behaviour, it is evident that they are eventually responsible for the complete destruction of the island. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... In addition to the boy's il...

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Whereas many think of "Christabel- as a sexually gothic obscenity of lesbians, it is evident that the entire story is a metaphor of Jesus Christ's relationship with the Heavenly Father and their battle against Satan and his crude temptations and disguises. ... He felt strong in God's Revelation and applied it to political and social problems (Barth, Christian Doctrine, 6). ... Instead of evil, Coleridge thought in terms of pain, arguing that the function of pain in the divine plan is to chasten man for his moral evil and return him to path of virtue. ... Both of these remarks stated ...

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The tone of this poem is that of an adult engulfed in outrage and who often changes into childlike dialect; this is evident when the speaker continually uses the word "daddy- and also repeats herself often. ... The speaker's feelings of loneliness is discussed in Al Strangeways essay "The Boot in the Face: The Problem of the Holocaust in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath."" ... It is clear that "this is Plath's starkest confrontation with the daddy problem is evident throughout her work; because the sense that drives this poem is perhaps more painful to her than any other - (Hall 101). ....

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Line 67 - "Thick-lips" " White men were dominant and thought to be superior over any other race and this is evident when Roderigo used a derogatory term and racial slur, "thick-lips' towards the Moor, Othello. ... Line 55-59 - Emotional Power of Brabantio Brabantio's emotion power is so strong in this scene that he walks into the council chamber to accuse Othello before the Duke who is discussing state affairs, announcing that his personal grief/problem is so painful and overwhelming that it is of much more importance than the invasion in Cyprus. ... Patriarchal power is also evid...

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One of the problems faced by the contemporary reader when examining texts dealing with the issues of colonisation and empire, is how to deal with the idea of civilisation. ... However, the potential problems caused by the clash of cultures were not considered. In Chinua Achebe's two novels Things Fall Apart and No Longer At Ease, these problems are presented form the viewpoint of the colonised, and we see the disastrous effect the imposition of "civilisation" has on an already civilised society. ... Native people of colonised regions were generally regarded as savage heathens by missio...

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The higher social status of the protagonist in Oedipus and Hamlet allows a higher level of reader identification than that experienced in Miss Julie which is made evident by examining stage two and three of catharsis. ... Before the palace of Thebes, when the prophet Teiresias had accused Oedipus of murdering Thebes" previous king, Laius, Oedipus" pride would not allow him to see the truth of the prophet's words, which is evident in this quote: Teiresias: Thou seekest, and thou art, the murderer! ... The deterioration of the true tragic form is evident in Hamlet's inability to produc...

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Rules = General Commands A command is an expression of a wish backed by a threat to inflict an evil (=sanction, like telling the child to get the toy is not a command unless it is backed by a threat) in case the wish is not fulfilled, issued by someone who is willing and able to act on the threat. ... Finnis says it is not derived from anything but are self-evident. ... Author finds a problem in finnis defining religion as a higher order above man and woman and thinking about it is necessary to achieve human freedom. ... Same sex relationship for finnis is a violation of natural law as he wou...

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The only problem is that the Witch is entitled to all traitors by law and is allowed to kill them. ... In Narnia there is a prophecy that states that "two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve will come and the reign of evil will stop".8 The prophecy is very important to Aslan and he does everything that he can do make it come true. ... This is also implied when Aslan tells Peter that "it is finished" after Aslan kills the White Witch.15 When Aslan also says "it is finished" he is referring to the prophecy in which the evil will no longer rein in Narnia.16 Which i...

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Harry Truman perpetuated the feeling that communism was evil, and something that had to be nipped in the bud. ... This was a huge problem for the anti-communist government of the United States. ... These two authors go on to state that in this doctrine it is clear and evident that communism in evil and since Russia is the largest proponent of communism they not only pose a legitimate threat to every country in its surroundings, but more importantly to the security of the United States itself . ... Russia as communist-evil and the United States as anti-communist-good are childish. ... Only ...

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Obelix turned to leave but vowed to end the cause of such a violent and evil plot. ... Obelix grit his teeth after landing a blow to his evil counterpart. ... The sword then found its way thru the chest of Brunte releasing his mental hold over all the evil he had controlled. ... He had a chill as if something was different with Obelix, the sorrow of killing changed him, but all he did was kill an evil entity. ... So naturally the switch would be easy, and with the abilities to read minds all that was needed was a quick scan of his mind and all knowledge would be transferred easily and with no ...

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It is evident that what matters most to Huck is the motion itself. ... There is also a community sense that affects Huck when he is off the raft but it is portrayed as an evil and driving force behind his escape attempt. ...

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This is the view Fairytales give the reader and it is evident that childhood tales help to shape the listener or reader. ... It is uncommon that she takes the initiative to find her own way out of the problem or to better her life without the aid of male presence. ... In the case of Snow-White, she is oppressed by her evil stepmother and in the end is saved by a handsome prince. ... An evil woman has a hold on a beautiful young girl and a handsome prince rescues her. ... Rapunzel keeps the role of women confined to either helplessness or evil. ...

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This comes evident as pupils of the Gradgrind system of education is not ready to tackle situations which require imagination or experience in life. ... Leading the pupils to be lost in the surrounding world when a difficult problem requiring experience or maturity arises, as the Gradgrind system of education denies access to this knowledge. ... Sissy understands and is able to deal with the even most complicated problems that cr...

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., the evil step father. ... He describes Dr Roylott as a huge man', who possessed A large face seared with a thousand wrinkles and marked with every evil passion'. ... Modern audiences demand action quicker, with a story that reaches the plot with a past pace; this is evident in the text "The Affair at the Victory Ball."" ... He says I had no keener pleasure than in following Holmes in his professional investigations, and admiring (the way in which) he unravelled the problems which were submitted to him. ...

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In order to demonstrate this, it must be made evident that pornography is not "evil"and does not cause undesirable social behavior by displaying nude women in sexually explicit circumstances. ... This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... For thousands of years, sex itself has been considered "evil" and revolting. ... The underling problem here is that the above mentioned events are socially acceptable; media displaying pornography is not. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", ...

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Wadley explains, [The god] Rama's wife Sita exemplifies the behaviour of the proper Hindu wife, devotedly following her husband into forest exile for twelve years, and eventually, after being kidnapped for a time by the evil Ravana whom Rama finally destroys, proving her wifely virtue by placing herself on a lighted pyre. . . . ... We note that Rukmani is prepared at an early age to accept her role as a wife, which is evident in the gay response she makes to her mother, "I shall have a grand wedding". ... "That she is evil and powerful I know myself. ...

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Another problem with the Ontological Argument is the belief that existence is a real predicate. ... The purpose of the machine would still be evident, and that it is not relevant for the machine to be perfect to prove that it has a creator. ... The last argument denotes that an effect must be proportionate to its cause, and since the universe is imperfect with evil and suffering, then its creator also must be imperfect. ...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Legacy of the French Revolution The debate over Napoleon's role in the French Revolution is an incredibly fierce one. On one side you have people who claim he was a tyrannical despot who destroyed civil liberties. These people argue that he crow...

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As Socrates states, "Would that the majority could inflict the greatest evils, for they would then be capable of the greatest good, and that would be fine, but now they cannot do either. ... Grube), "Would that the majority could inflict the greatest evils, for they would then be capable of the greatest good, and that would be fine, but now they cannot do either. ... Ultimately, Socrates is more preoccupied with addressing societal problems stemming from widespread indoctrination by religion rather than acts of piousness directed at particular deities. ... Thoreau's affirmation of the...

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Early in the 19th century a French psychiatrist, Philippe Pinel used the term, " insanity without delirium to describe a pattern of behavior marked by utter remorselessness and a complete lack of restraint, a pattern he considered distinct from the ordinary evil that men do'-. ... In other words, Pinel thought these people were not evil, as others believed, but were, "morally neutral."" ... Beauty and ugliness, except in a very superficial sense, goodness, evil, love, horror, and humor have no actual meaning, no power to move him. ... Hare they are; Emo...

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They lived in a world where, even their religion told them that everything white was good whereas everything black was bad or evil. ... King lectured in all parts of the country and discussed problems of Blacks with civil-rights and religious leaders at home and abroad. ...

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Leaving this clear I think it is rather clear and evident that I believe in Jesus and God. ... God have up his only son, Jesus Christ, in order to save us from our sins, think that giving up your son for such an unworthy human race is self-explanatory and its significance is evident. ... Speaking in tongues, God speaks to you heart and mind over and over, joy begins to infiltrate its way in your life, depression, sadness are all kicked out, relationships begin to be repaired, your health becomes impacted with blessings, your problems everything has a new identity now. ...

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