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    The Jewish Bible

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    offer one a way to live. “Thus there could be the tradition of an oral Torah, actually the product of generations of interpretation through a long succession of rabbis, yet equally ascribed to Moses together with the ultimate closed written Torah” (Coward 6). The Mosaic Law contains a series of codes on social, ethical, and religious topics, such as the Covenant Code (shown in

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    Royal Reed Narrative

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    Tormund Reed in his right was his youngest son Joffrey Reed and his brother Jeor Reed. On his left was his oldest son Theon Reed. Joffrey rattled in his armory, the little coward. So did his brother “King Tormund I hope you remember me! I remember you! I especially remember when you gave the order to kill my entire house!” the coward king said nothing “Jeor Reed!” Marak spoke “I remember you especially! I remember when you laughed as you threw my cousin Tommen out of the highest tower in Cestialgate

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    Galileo was a coward Galileo was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. His discoveries with the telescope changed astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the copernican Heliocentric system. Galileo, using his own telescope he discovered that the moon has mountains and creators. Galileo found a new position

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    O Brien's Analysis

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    would kill and maybe die-because I was embarrassed not to… I was coward. I went to war.” I wasn’t surprised to hear him say this because I can understand the fear that was going through his mind. I feel like he is choosing personal shame over public shame, which makes him a coward. However, there is an irony within the situation because of how much courage it takes to even partake in the war. Yet, O’Brien still feels that he was a coward for not standing up and saying no. O’Brien views his act in Vietnam

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    Hassan is scarred by being betrayed . Betrayal is an event that can easily twist the plot in many ways , it also affects the protagonists behavior after. Amir betrays Hassan in a way that will affect Hassan for the rest of his life. Amir becomes a coward in a tough situation that Hassan is in. On page 77 Aamir turns away when Hassan is being raped in an alley; Amir thinks “ I could step into that alley , stand up for Hassan -the way hed stood up for me

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    The Trojan War was a ten year long war that brought out heroes and villains alike. Paris caused the Trojan War by seducing Helen away from her husband. A villain is selfish and just wants what is best for himself, and that is exactly how Paris is. Through Homer’s epic telling of the story, readers are shown that Paris’ actions are nowhere near heroic, so therefore it thus proves he is a villain. Paris’s biggest villainous act was his “abduction” of Helen and his refusal to return her back to her

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    versus free will. After Calpurnia dreams of Caesar’s statue covered in blood during his arrival at the Capitol, Caesar is compelled to go against his wife’s advice and continue his conviction that death does not terrorize him. Caesar discloses, “Cowards die many times before their deaths” (2.2.32). Although he is convinced to stay home at first, Caesar is easily persuaded by Decius to go to the Capitol by claiming that Calpurnia’s dream was a misinterpretation. He expresses his disbelief in regards

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    This was not the case in the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. Bruce Ismay was the owner of the Titanic, and possibly a coward onboard. As the Titanic went down, Ismay jumped on one of the last lifeboats, and survived the sinking. Most of the world thought this was a bad move on his part, as women and children are supposed to survive, if no one else. From then on, he was called the coward of the Titanic. One of the effects of the sinking was the death toll. Lots of people died and maybe if the ship hadn’t

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    emotions toward the war contribute to the overall tone of the chapter. The word “coward” (79) applies emphasis to this tone by showing how he feels about his involvement in a war he does not believe in. The narrator also uses the word “detested” (10) in order to demonstrate his feelings for the war.  On these same lines, O’Brien discusses his “hate[red]” (4) for the situation he now finds himself in. The label of the word “coward” (79) is one people are rarely content with; it is a self-deprecating word

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    for what you believe is right, not to follow along with everyone else because you are afraid of what others might think about you. That fear is what leads a person to make idiotic decisions to prove they are brave when in reality they are viewed as cowards. O’Brien teaches us a perfect

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