Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley constantly implies the monstrosity of human nature. ... Yet, we see this monster speaking fluently and telling a gripping story of how he came to live in a world that had only been cruel and inhospitable. The "monster" is certainly intelligent, mastering language and history in a short amount of time where it often takes a person a quarter of a lifetime to reach his level of knowledge. ... The monster has feelings of anger and rage along with appreciation of nature when learning about the world. ... Therefore, Frankenstein's monster is not a hu...

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Consider this story about a woman, at the age of 24, who has decided to have a hysterectomy. ... Human cloning can give that ability back to her! ... Banning human cloning is just like banning life. ... If human cloning is banned then millions of people around the world will continue to have pain and suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, cancer and their lives will end short of what is expected of them and could leave behind a family who will have no one to provide for them anymore. Lives ending short will no longer be a problem, because h...

• Word Count: 1934
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Pi presents two versions of the story-an unbelievable one with animals and a realistic one with humans. Logical people are driven to the second version, but the story only depicts the brutality of humans, so we end up preferring the first version. ... The writer chooses to believe in the more fantastical story because it is more hopeful, while the second version only portrays the darkness of human nature. ... The majority of the film is about Pi's experience with the tiger, and only a short section of the end is about the second, human version of the story. ... Instead, it emphasizes the...

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Cat's Cradle & truthful lies Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle attempts to prove that universal truth can never be reached, because it is believed that all truth emanates from lies hidden by human faith. ... Hoenikker creates ice-nine which is "a force of nature no mortal could possibly control." (21) Ice-nine is a representation of the powers and truth of science. ... In a recollection of his son's, Newt said "My father I don't think he ever read a novel or even a short story in his whole life he read a lot of technical journals" (10). ... For example, in the final pass...

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Men are naturally promiscuous since their biology allows them to procreate many times in a short period while women can only procreate once every 9 months. ... Therefore, humans are better than animals, and so, should deny their own animalistic desires. ... The bible is filled with stories that demean women and make women seem to be the evil half of the human race. ... As a result of stories like this, a catholic woman may feel that her only purpose is to serve her husband. She may also feel a lot of guilt since Eve is blamed for the sin of Adam in the creation story. ...

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It has been able to persist and sustain the influences due to its nature, structure and features (Adedeji, 2012). ... The ancestor are neither God, or gods, or divinities that more powerful than human beings (Adedeji, 2012). ... Oren Mila-close to God and pleads on behalf of human beings to God. ... Sango-divinity of lighting-initially a human being but was deified. ... Mbiti explains that though the knowledge of God as the Supreme Being is not documented in any sacred book, yet it is "expressed in proverbs, short statements, songs, prayers, names, myths, stories and religious ceremonies...

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Beliefs in honouring ancestors and the deities and living in balance with the forces of nature are parts of Santeria principles. ... Throughout time, the religion has spread into different parts of the world and has faced a few challenges, but still remains consistent because of its adaptive nature. ... By telling the stories of the orishas and by honouring and celebrating the saints, one becomes closer and more aligned with the real world of ashe (Murphy 1993: 133-134). ... Olofi then gave instructions to Obatala to mould figures, male and female, to create humans. ... As a group, they co...

• Word Count: 8386
• Approx Pages: 34
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School