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One key strategy that Smith uses is two specific and distinct types of evidence that appeal to her two audiences. For this article, her two main audiences are ambitious students preparing for college, and those who are now grown, successful, and the elite of the country, due to their ambition. Smith introduces the story of Rod Dreher early on in her article. This story serves as personal and emotional evidence that draws the readers in by pulling on their heart strings. Dreher’s story is a guide of what not to do, and may strike close to home

This quote shows the true meaning of responsibility, because

One of the themes that kept standing out to me from Scandalous Obligation: Rethinking Christian Responsibility by Eric Severson is blame. Blame is what I believe to be in basic human nature, even as Christians. Even from chapter one Severson mentions blame and even affirms what I'm saying about blame being instinctual on page sixteen, although he calls it responsibility and states "Instincts, honed since childhood, drive us to find our way out of responsibilities when they can be avoided. Responsibility comes with hassle, cost, pain, and risk” (16). What I feel he really is talking about in the context of responsibility is blame, who is going to take the blame for the situation and how instinctively even from a young age, we try to find a way out of taking the blame, even sometimes maybe pushing blame onto

A lack of personal responsibility can cause many problems. Not only for the person who is making the choice not to take personal responsibility but for the people around them. One such example related to law enforcement could be if an officer with a department vehicle doesn't get the

In this novel Edgar is seen as the gullible guy who gave all his love to a woman that was in love with another man. He is seen as Cathy’s chance for higher social class and money, but not many see him as the man who gave everything for the love of the woman of his dreams, and who fought for a chance to win her heart. Readers often see him as a coward or weak

I understand commodity status to be the point at which a product or service as obsolete. Although people may still desire the product or service, they are not willing to pay for it. There are a variety of things that USA Today has done to avoid this status and remain different. USA Today puts forth extended efforts to keep up with social, cultural, and technological changes that continuously alter the newspaper industry (Ferrell and Hartline, 2014, p. 313).

Edgar Allen was very proud of his idea of killing the old man and had no shame of the situation. That tells you that he is very arrogant and has no remorse and knew whether it was right or wrong. He even commits the murder and doesn’t have a good enough explanation for it. He could understand how scared the victim was right before he killed him and it made him excited and happy. He is very ruthless and very drastic.

Edgar shows how he feels pity for this indian and felt he had to do the right thing. Since this indian was injured Edgar ended his life so he wouldn't suffer from his wounds. This shows how guilt can have a good outcome in some situations but on the other hand it can lead to a slew of evil which is also caught in this story.

No individual is always solely at fault for his or her actions. There are always certain situations where there are exceptions to who is primarily responsible. Human beings are social creatures, therefore linking them into many different situations in multiple ways, sometimes in ways no one would even believe. Prime examples of this are in the book, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the article, The Amritsar Massacre, the news story “Owen Labrie, Student in NH Rape Trial, Breaks Silence After Conviction” and the article “Teen Driver in Fatal Alcohol-Related Crash is Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail”. In each of these examples there are multiple people who are at fault and could be seen as holding the primary responsibility, depending on how

Accountability is also a personal issue. Personal accountability is the act of taking responsibility for your actions in the workplace or other situations. Rather than directing blame on others the individual should seek to understand their own contribution towards the situation and how they could make the situation better. As most people do not interpret situations the same way you must learn to recognize the different communication styles and behaviors of others. Although we are not accountable for what happens beyond our control we can control how we respond to it. Our behavior and attitude defines who we are and our character. We have to learn from our mistakes and take responsibility for what happens and how we choose to handle the situation. We can sit back and let things happen as

But I want to focus on the key points in the statement above. Suicide is a very common thing in history, literature, and sadly reality itself. It could be caused by many things, in this case I believe what caused Edgar to put a bullet through his skull was a trigger of bad impulsive behavior. Some of his last thoughts were of not wanting to live in a world without dollars, and how dishonourable it would be. If he had thought over how illogical his plan of escape was, I don’t think he would have continued. The cowardice statement could be a metaphor for death, and how fear could trap the person who created it into their own deaths. A deer in the headlights if you will. Edgar was a coward for not having the guts to face their fears, and going out and trying to survive, but immediately going to a gun’s help.

Why doesn’t the U.S. simply restrict all goods coming in from China? Why can’t the U.S. just minimize the amount of imports coming in from all other countries?

Edgar was always given special treatment by the teachers by the teachers, probably hoping that he would mention a good word about them. But this meant that he never got in trouble, which was unfortunate for Alfred. He was missing out on Mathematics, and he had a test in a few days. Edgar's foot steps slowly diminish and soon enough Alfred makes

In Richmond, Virginia, Edgar was raised to be a business man, but he had other dreams in mind. In 1826, Edgar started college at the University of Virginia, where he began accumulating debt. He excelled in his classes, but that was short lived due to the fact that John Allan had sent him to school with only a third of the money he needed. He struggled to survive, burning his own furniture to keep him warm at night (Poemuseum.org n. pag.). Before leaving for college, he had engaged to Elmira Royster. Elmira’s father did not approve of their relationship because of their young age (Silverman n. pag.). Being the overprotective father he was, Elmira’s father disposed of the letters Poe wrote to her. Poe traveled home to see his fiancé only to find out someone else had stolen her heart. He was devastated, but Poe decided not to give up on life, but rather to accomplish the goals he had set before him.

Edgar moved to Richmond, Virginia because he was distant from his siblings. A tobacco merchant and his wife, John and Frances Valentine Allan took him in. Frances bonded with Edgar, but her husband was especially hard on him. By the young age of 13 years old, Edgar was an outstanding poet. Even though his talents in literature were true, John and Edgar’s headmaster didn’t agree with him becoming a poet. They thought he should help John with the family business and saw poetry as unprofitable. That didn’t discourage him too much because he still found a way to write poetry.