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- 13951: Inherit the Wind: Creationism and Evolution
- ... which then developed, into a more complex organism. Darwin is one of the founders of evolution. He traveled to the Galapagos Islands, where he spent many years. These islands are unlike anything else in the world. They have many different types of species. Darwin figured from his studies that humans evolved from a primate and slowly over millions of years. This has been proven because numerous amounts of fossils were found ... the planets came from that. Where did that come from? G-d could have created that and then all the planets came from that. A scientist once said, " The more I study science and the world around me, the more I believe in G-d." Everything in the universe is designed so orderly. From the way the boy works to the perfect way the moon revolves around the earth. It is ... could not believe that Drummond believed in G-d, but as one can see it possible to believe in evolution and the bible. Maybe the bible was not really supposed to be on how the world worked, but more on lessons on life. G-d works in mysterious ways; the creation of man will be a mystery, because it is very possible that G-d did help. As Drummond did ...
- 13952: So Long A Letter and A Raisin In The Sun: Love and Wealth
- ... the money. But in the end Mama yells at them saying, you have to love your family when they need you the most, not when good happens, but when your brother is whipped by the world, you need family. (Hansberry, 145) Walter Lee also loves his son. When he has a chance to sell the house back to the white people, he says no! He didn’t want his son to ... love of family, money always finds its way into the category of being just as treasured. Works Cited Ba, Mariama. So Long a Letter. Great Britain: Heinemann, 1989. Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. New York: Vintage Books,1994.
- 13953: Bhagavad-Gita: Relationship Between Arjuna and Krishna
- Bhagavad-Gita: Relationship Between Arjuna and Krishna One on One: Religion’s New Attitude In the Bhagavad-Gita, the relationship between Arjuna, the story’s hero and Krishna, the avatar, or incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is indeed a very personal one. It even seems to resemble ... making one’s own destiny” (Gita 163). Human life is cyclic. After death, the soul leaves the body and is reborn into another body “as a man who discards worn out clothes to put on new and different ones” (Gita 32). The rebirth itself and its conditions are determined by karma, which can be counteracted with action, devotion, and knowledge all for god. In the Gita, Krishna attempts to teach Arjuna ... the devotee, and the other was the god being worshipped. I wanted to know the significance of whether the nature of deities and the nature of their relationships with their worshippers reflected or rejected the new cultural and religious standards cultivated with the rise of Hinduism. In reading this paper, readers will understand early Hindu religion and the period in which it existed. I say this because my paper demonstrates ...
- 13954: To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus' Determination, Persistence, and Intelligence
- ... whatever they do. This shows that he deeply cares about the children and wants them to grow up to be the best that they can be. Atticus also wants his children to prove to the world what they can accomplish. Another example is that Atticus is very persistent by having many rituals that he performs very often and never once misses a day without doing them when they need to be ... his honesty, bravery, courage, loyalty and many more fine traits. He teaches his children not to be prejudice and to treat everyone equally. For this I respect him and hope that parents all around the world follow his lead and teach their children about the many problems of prejudice in this world.
- 13955: The Scarlet Letter: Arthur - Tragic Hero or Merely Tragic?
- ... oppressed by his need for acceptance. He instead accepts Hester and Pearl, a positive though final step. Arthur recognizes that he should have put aside his desire for public worship when he says: "‘People of New England!...ye, that have loved me!--ye, that have deemed me holy!--behold me here, the one sinner of the world! At last!--at last!--I stand upon the spot where, seven years since, I should have stood; here, with this woman, whose arm, more than the little strength wherewith I have crept hitherward, sustains me ...
- 13956: The Fifth Child
- ... that human nature is unchangeable and strongly believes in the “nature” vs. “nurture” theory of personality. From the time of birth, Harriet had conceived Ben as being a belligerent infant whose main purpose in the world was to harm. When he was in her womb, Ben would be “trying to tear its way out of her stomach (38),” in a rage of vigorous jabs and kicks. When Ben was born, he ... Ben might attack. “But the last thing before they slept, the other children locked their doors quietly from inside (95).” By doing this, Ben’s siblings were locking themselves in from the rest of the world. This action symbolizes societies attitudes of not wanting another problem, and choose to ignore it. Another event which exemplifies the children reluctance to face their family problem occurs on page 96 of the novel. Lessing ... thing such as “’It’s large for five months, but not abnormally so (39),’” and “’There is obviously nothing much wrong with him (55).” The doctors are the ideal prototype for those people in the world that don’t recognize or chose not to recognize that there are problems in our society. In our culture, Doctors are veered as omniscient individuals that are supposed to be the ones that are ...
- 13957: 1984: The Party's Control Over the Thoughts
- 1984: The Party's Control Over the Thoughts The world of 1984 is bleak; individualism is utterly suppressed the reign of terror of the Thought Police. In this setting, Orwell's work details the efforts of one individual, Winston Smith, to resist and retain a ... in Room 101. Room 101 serves as the Party's method for evoking the exact same reaction of every single inmate. As O'Brien explains to Winston, Room 101 contains "the worst thing in the world," a horror which "varies from individual to individual"(233). By exposing Winston to that which he fears most in the world, the Party ensures that Winston will respond with the betrayal of that which he holds most dear. For Winston, this is Julia: "Do it Julia! Do it Julia! Not Me! Julia! I don't ...
- 13958: The Catcher in the Rye: True Picture Of Human Behavior
- ... Rap music with a few curse words as degrading, but an author can use more than 12 curse words in a single chapter and the novel becomes a classic read by students all over the world in classrooms? Maybe because older people are scared of new things like rap, they automatically try to throw it out the window.
- 13959: The Life of Eveline
- ... she is also selfless. Eveline should be out enjoying life not just taking care of everyone. Throughout the story, Eveline contemplates whether to leave the home she is accustomed to or go explore a whole new world. Evelin wants to leave home but she knows she has a responsibility to her mother and siblings. Throughout her life, Evelin has faced many challenges. As if taking care of her siblings and working is ...
- 13960: The Great Gatsby: The American Dream
- ... social backgrounds, therefore, he leaves her to achieve the wealth that would make them equal. When he does leave her, she dates a few older men and then finally settles down with Tom Buchanan of New Orleans. Once Gatsby acquires his goal, he moves just to be near Daisy. Jordan explains, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be across the bay.” In order for him to see her, he ... Egg, Long Island, sprang form his Platonic conception of himself.” “ James Gatz -- that was really, or at least legally, his name. He had changed it at the age of seventeen.” To get ahead in the world, Gatsby knew he had to become a part of the upper class: His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people -- his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all.… So he invented ...
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