Near the beginning of the story, Aziz is having dinner with Hamidullah and other guests; he takes some time in the spotlight to quote poetry. ... Even with his "flaws", he breaks the conventional stereotypical English view of the average Indian man. When Adela questions the reasons to marry Ronny and decides to confide in Aziz for help, she considers the stereotype that many "Mohammedans" usually have multiple wives. She asks Aziz how many wives he has and he takes offense to this. ... When Aziz received an opportunity to reunite with Fielding. ...

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Both Kurtz and to an extent Marlow struggle with this, once they are outside of "civilization- and have no one to answer to, they question what it is keeping them from becoming barbaric like the savages. ... That is one of the strong points of his writing; it raises interesting questions, such as exactly what was keeping the cannibal savages, who outnumbered the whites 30 to 6, subdued. ... This passage is typical of Conrad in his attempt to bring you mentally into his investigations of the savages', Marlow goes off on more than one psychological and philosophical tangent throughout t...

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Throughout his essay, Achebe notes how Conrad used Africa as a background only, and how he "set Africa up as a foil to Europe,"( p.251) while he also "projects the image of Africa as 'the other world,' the antithesis of Europe and therefore of civilization... This in particular, is what brings me to question both Achebe and Sarvan's points. ... (p. 255) Here lies the problem that I have with Achebe's article. ... "Travelers with closed minds can tell us little except about themselves"( p. 260) is what Achebe points to in explaining Conrad's journey and how it turned in...

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Another detailed account from Isaiah mentions how the Promised Messiah would act when put on trail. ... His teachings usually occurred as the result of personal encounters, questions from inquirers, debates with the religious authorities, and the need to instruct his disciples in the light of his own imminent suffering and death, and of their role in continuing his ministry afterwards. ... Jesus used illustrations frequently with graphic details. ... In this passage, Jesus is asked a question in which he asked the Pharisses what Moses commanded them. ... Mathew 24:37-39 provides a good exa...

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It has more to do with awareness of how others see one. ... This is the opening passage of the play and, already, it shows Antony has tragic potential. ... Although she is in love with Antony, she does not hesitate to use him for her own benefits. She exactly knows how to manipulate Antony very well and she has her own methods and tricks to make him carry out her requests. ... It can still be discussed whether the play is a tragedy or a historical play but when the points are taken into consideration there can consequently be one correct answer to the question about the play's genre: i...

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Vladimir is friends with Estragon because Estragon provides him with the chance to remember past events. Vladimir is the one who makes Estragon wait with him for Mr. ... His transformation between the acts may represent the passage of time. ... With supreme effort Estragon succeeds in pulling off his boot. ... Estragon immediately confuses Pozzo with Godot which gets Pozzo upset. ...

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Another big issue about suicide today is the one that deals with assisted suicide. ... The big question in America is whether or not you have the constitutional, or moral, right to commit suicide. ... He says "How could a person have a right to terminate his own life (by his own hand or the hand of another) if his right to life is inalienable?..."... And anyone who wants to bring harm upon themselves has something wrong with them and, thereore, needs to be protected from themselves. ... Only a few of these have passed on the question of whether assisting suicide falls within the...

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When he comes to know about Saruman and how he has tamed Orcs to serve him, he is angry. ... Merry tells them how the whole forest marched to Isengard and tore up the gates. ... He also tells them how Gandalf came by and asked for Treebeard's help, which he gave. Pippin tells them how Wormtongue came to give Saruman a message, but seeing the destruction he wanted to leave. At that point Treebeard captured him and that is how he came to be cloistered with Saruman. ...

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Baptism: A Comparison of the Biblical Tradition with Modern Denominational Practices. ... , Bapto; meaning to overwhelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid. ... Even here with Christ's own baptism we see him following the second, third, and fourth rules. ... It is also interesting to note that by Paul's time the practice of believer baptism was not even questioned. ... He also makes it clear who is to be baptized, under what condi...

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