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    Paul regrets his decision and feels remorse for the man that he has killed; his thoughts show his intact humanity and sensitivity to death, especially in hand-to-hand combat. Paul does not discriminate against men just because of which side they are on; they are all humans, and they feel pain

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    publicized home invasion crime spree terrifying the residents of the Los Angeles area, as well as the San Francisco area. Ramirez used weapons including, handguns, knives, a machete, a tire iron, and a hammer. He was a Satanist who never expressed any remorse for his crimes. At the time of his sentencing, the Judge remarked that his deeds exhibited “cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding” (Montadlo, n.d.). Ramirez was one of five children and the son of a Mexican national

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    From my understandings, irony is close to sarcasm. Irony is used to make someone think in a way that the result is completely contrary to what was expected. There are 3 types of irony, verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. In the story The Sniper, the author uses situational irony. In the story Censors, the author uses dramatic and situational irony. In both of the stories irony is used at the very end to leave the readers wondering. In The Sniper, situational irony is used a cold hearted

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    and The Tell-Tale Heart. In The Black Cat the heart is a symbol of the narrator’s remorse or shame whilst in The Tell-Tale Heart is an object of the narrator 's ultimate downfall. This is demonstrated when in The Black Cat the narrator states, ‘I had so much of my old heart left, as to be at first grieved by this evident dislike on the part of a creature which had once so loved me.’ This quote displays his clear remorse for hurting Pluto. In The Tell-Tale Heart the narrator exhibits the essence of his

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    A Strict Coach A strict coach is the best coach kids can have now a days. Coaches have to be strict on some kids. Children needs to be discipline to know the game of football. Coaches have to show children how hard life is. Children do not understand that this is the real world. The world we live in now kids have their own way with other people, and some children think getting in trouble is cool. Coaches need to be strict to let the children know who’s in charge. The world

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    characters. In the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, there are many acts of evil committed by multiple characters, but one that stands out in the novel is Simon Legree. Simon Legree is a vicious slave owner of Tom. He exhibits no remorse and cruelty. He beats Tom because he refused to whip another slave. He hates Tom for his faith in religion. Legree is an evil man. There is nothing good about him, he acts out in anger and brutality. All Legree cares about is being above others

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    ambitious actions. For example, at the beginning of the play she lets ambition lead her actions and delves into supernatural powers to make herself cruel as well as without remorse when preparing for the murder of King Duncan: “Come you spirits … /Of direst cruelty/Make thick my blood/stop up the access and passage to remorse,”(I, v, 41-46). Lady Macbeth is aware of her morality in the beginning and understands that in order to complete this sinful deed, she must rid herself from feeling guilt.

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    Empathy is feeling for others and is often described as stepping into someone else's shoes. Showing empathy is very important and can be very beneficial in certain situations. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Polyphemus shows much less empathy towards others than Odysseus does. Though Polyphemus does not show much empathy he does when he cares for his sheep and goats. He states “Sweet cousin ram, why lag behind the rest/ in the night cave? You never linger so,/ but graze before them all,” This shows how

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    Meursault Justice

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    Because Meursault fails to give a rational response for the murder, the court uses the trial to prosecute Meursault on his eccentric behavior instead of the death of the Arab. For example, the prosecutor, trying to demonstrate Meursault’s lack of remorse, says that Meursault is “a man who is morally guilty of killing his mother” (Camus 101-2) because he did not properly mourn her. The judge and the Prosecutor spend more time during the trial discussing Meursault and his relationship with his mother

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    The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a story of Gabriel Utterson investigating the case of Dr. Jekyll. In this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This essay will also touch on the mental, physical, and moral differences between them and if they are two separate personalities Dr. Jekyll was appealing to the eye, tall, handsome, masculine, and an upstanding citizen. He was also a brilliant scientist and rich. With all of these wonderful qualities

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