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    would you make? You can determine the motivation of your actions by using Kohlberg’s Stages of Morality. Kohlberg’s Stages range the drive of your actions from selfish to selfless. When analyzing a character’s actions using Kohlberg’s stages, you can compare the development of their morality throughout the novel to one's augmentation throughout life. Knowing other peoples drive behind their actions may help you to determine your own. Mayella Ewell is a character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper

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    In the scenario Lying to the Murderer at the Door the murderer was to ask Kant where is his victim. Based on his CI he cannot lie in any circumstance, thus making him tell the murderer where his victim is, furthermore making Kant partly responsible for the victim's death

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    death. Not only does Poe bring into play an appalling metaphor in which he compares an idea to a vengeful spirit to make the story even more gruesome, he also uses another metaphor in which he compares the psychotic narrator to the Grim Reaper. In the metaphor, “All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim,” (Poe, paragraph 1, page 357) the narrator compares himself to Death, or the Grim Reaper. In most cultures, the Grim Reaper

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    revealed that Hamlet may not always be acting the way he truly feels. As the play goes on, from the Mousetrap play to Hamlet’s uncharacteristic acting (as perceived by those around him) what must be remembered is that Hamlet is only human. His girlfriend, Ophelia has been specifically instructed to not talk to him anymore. He struggles with the death of his father and most likely loses sleep thinking about his meeting with the ghost and whether the ghost of lying or not. He even has to deal with the

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    physical reactions: “My lord is fall’n into an epilepsy” (Oth. .4.1.61). Othello is so intensely affected by the possibility of his wife cheating on him that he has an epileptic fit. Internalizing and processing the pain he feels troubles Othello beyond compare. Despite the extreme feelings Othello possessed, he still remained complacent and allowed himself to fall deeper and deeper into an abyss of jealousy. In a normal and healthy relationship between two mature people, communication and trust are key

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    Is rule-utilitarianism preferable to act-utilitarianism? Classical utilitarianism is a normative ethical theory which holds that an action can only be considered as morally right where its consequences bring about the greatest amount of good to the greatest number (where 'good' is equal to pleasure minus pain). Likewise, an action is morally wrong where it fails to maximise good. Since it was first articulated in the late 19th Century by the likes of Jeremy Bentham and later John Stewart Mill,

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    books are Plato’s Republic and John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Huxley creates a theoretical society that is in many ways utopic. That begs the question of, how does the society in a Brave New World compare to the societies proposed in the Republic and the Second Treatise of Government. In the Republic, Plato presents his ideas through the voice of Socrates. Socrates is talking to a group of men, in which they debate the concepts of an afterlife and

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    the Red Scare and The Crucible depict mass hysteria fueled by fear and paranoia. The first aspect that can be used to compare the two is the manipulation and overuse of power in both situations. During the Red Scare, Joseph McCarthy, who was a key

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    Since Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, has bootleggers and takes place during Prohibition, it makes perfect sense for alcohol to appear frequently. Yet, in The Great Gatsby, alcohol consumption not only contributes to the rebellious glamour of the time period, it also plays an important aspect in uncloaking the truth. The latin phrase in vinos veritas comes to mind. Literally translated, it means “in wine there is truth”. In the novel, alcohol makes characters like Nick, Tom and Daisy

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    Sara Lambeth Mrs. Laura Smith Pre-AP English 9 05 March 2024 Option 2: Compare the characters of Romeo and Juliet. Who do you think is stronger, more sincere, and more courageous? Write this as a comparative response. Support your answer with evidence from the play. Romeo from the play “Romeo and Juliet” has more internal fortitude when juxtaposed with Juliet. Romeo shows his strength through his perseverance during the struggles he faces, while Juliet speaks of ending it all by committing suicide

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