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Guilt is anger directed at ourselves, at what we did and at what we did not do – Peter McWilliams. In the story the Kite Runner, there’s lots of guilt that gets greatly shown throughout the entire novel. (fix previous sentence) Khalid Hosseni incorporates the use of guilt in many different ways, one of them…

Many people don’t know much about what goes on behind those barbed wires on the prison fences. But through research, I have come to know. That the subcultures within the prison grounds have a negative affect on the prison life in the United States. Prison subculture is the culture of prison society and thought by…

Animal rights have been a heated issue for decades, argued by such philosophers as Tom Regan. Regan believes that any practice in which an “experiencing subject of a life” is used as a resource is unethical, not because of emotion, but because of reason. In this paper, I will provide a short reconstruction and evaluation…

Up to this point in the book, Heathcliff focused solely on getting revenge on Hindley. His plan for revenge, however, truly was a “difficult piece of work,” because it was long, thought out, detailed plan. Heathcliff didn’t plan to avenge himself by simply murdering Hindley, he slowly brought Hindley to ruin instead. This further shows…

The Goth subculture has earned shock, misunderstanding, and disapproval since the later 1970s (Goodlad and Bibby). Much like punks, goths aim to shock through their fashion and gloomy, withdrawn attitude. Goths are easily identifiable as a subculture because of their all black, Victorian attire and their spikey or long hair (Robinson). Not only is their…

Knowing Yourself. Handling Peer Pressure All through a human beings life they are forced to deal with peer pressure. As people grow older, they will be faced with some challenging decisions. Some don’t have a clear right or wrong answer, but other decisions are serious, like whether to cut class, try cigarettes, drink, drugs, or…

Harrison Bergeron and 1984 were both based on a similar concept. This concept is creating peace by limiting and controlling the population. In George Orwells 1984, it was done through brainwashing and doublethink. In Kurt Vonneguts Harrison Bergeron, it was done by limiting everyones abilities until everyone is equal in all ways. Each author used…

Do the desires that are burnt deep into our memories hold us from the things we desire most, or does this ambition from within help us to succeed in our endeavors? Shakespeare uses the contrasting of characters to show the pitfalls of ambition in his play Macbeth. These desires that are withheld in the deepest corners…

There are numerous integrity and ethical issues that arise in law enforcement, issues that are unique to the profession; and in order to prevent corruption among the rank and file, and ensure the success of any agency, it’s important that leaders and supervisors be held responsible for their deficiencies. Weaknesses in both recruiting and training…

The speculative fiction, “Brave New world”, written by Aldous Huxley in 1931. Tells of a future overwhelmed by technology and state control where people have no dignity, values, morals and emotions, a loss of humanity. Readers can recognize certain elements of their own world. As the world state in the fiction text can be recognised…