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    role of another person is lying, or identity theft. But, in the world of acting, you’re only playing the role of another person to entertain others. What makes these things so alike, yet so different? First of all, we all know deep down, or not even deep down at all, that we’ve told at least one lie. Some of us may have even gotten in trouble for lying. Some people even get sent to jail or prison for lying. What makes an actor any different from a liar? Well, let’s compare the two. Although they

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    questions, I will contrast and compare the two theories. Though one is consequential and the other deontological, they share the concept of universalizing actions. After examining the two ethical conundrums, both of which I personally view as ethical, I prefer Kantianism because of its concepts of good will and human value. 1: Should a homeowner lie to the Nazi at their door to protect the Jewish family being hidden inside? Judging by to act utilitarianism, lying to protect the lives of the

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    In Sonnet 138, the poet’s use of figurative language and diction help to communicate the idea that although lovers may tell small lies to each other, the best part about love is still trusting the other person. Through the use of metaphor, hyperbole, and personification (all figurative language), the author is able to communicate his theme. IFigurative language is used throughout the poem, for instance in the first line when the lover (the dark lady) swears she is “made of truth.” She isn’t literally

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    He says to Roderigo, “Drown thyself? Drown cats and blind puppies” (I.iii.333-334). Iago also compares him to weak harmless creatures, this use of imagery plays with the ideas on Roderigo’s mind. Also, Iago keeps repeating, “put money in thy purse”, repeating it makes Roderigo understand fully what Iago is trying to explain to him. The use of punctuations

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    misunderstood in any business organization. According to Stephen L. Carter, the term ‘integrity’ requires three steps: discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right and wrong. In this paper, I am going to compare the elements of Stephen L. Carter’s definition of “integrity” against the decisions made by Bowen McCoy in his account of hiking in Nepal, “The Parable of the Sadhu

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    philosopher, is considered a deontologist and one of the pivotal figures in modern philosophy. Alternatively, consequentialism is the view that actions should be deemed morally right or wrong based on the outcomes an action has. A consequentialist would compare the

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    For some though, I can see why the text descriptions of the setting is better, but in general the film makes it simple for viewer to understand where the characters are at. The film and play's plot are basically identical, so there's no need to compare them, still the storyline is great. Furthermore, the plot of The Crucible is when Abigail and the girls are found in the forest dancing and doing witchcraft with Tituba. Abigail lies about how they were not doing anything witchcraft related in the

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    not know where to expect the pit to be. It was neat to be able to look down into the pit before and during the show. Over all the acting was pretty good. Since this show was a University

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    lover to another family and lying to them saying he was gonna be at class, and they dinner was burnt to a crisp so they couldn’t have a turkey. All of these issue just show that they struggle the most in the situation they were brought to. The other family had like only one or two issue while they had

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    rungs of the latter and Caesar used the people to gain power and climb to the top, but when he reaches the top he just kicks the latter down. The analogy is what the conspirators used to compare to what they think of Caesar. Caesar may try to act selfless though. When he is offered the crown, he denies it acting like he doesnt deserve it but that's just an act made by him to amuse the people. During the play people were sceptical about whether he was doing things for the people or for himself. But

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