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    S0457566 Modern America and the Diminishing Individual In his essay “Modern America and the Diminishing Individual”, Peter Cooper talks about how today there is an absence of genuine compassion for one another. Copper opens his essay by stating “The impudence, indifference, self-centeredness, evidenced by some Americans are symptomatic of contemporary national malaise” (70). Which basically means that our attitude for “self” is like a sickness in our society today. He goes on to say “Individual

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    In the beginning of the good place, Eleanor was an awful person when she was alive on earth. She was rude, and only thought of herself. As the episodes continued, Eleanor became a better person. Eleanor did not think of herself all the time, she started putting people before her and this is what makes Eleanor a good person and belong in the good place. There are many examples Eleanor gave that she was a good person, three of the most important are, one, she started to care for Tahani. Two, she wanted

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    protagonist, Maximus Decimus Meridius is portrayed as a good person because of his honorability. On the other hand, Commodus is portrayed as “bad” or evil because of the way he treats the “good” person. While stories usually have good and bad characters, there’s a sign on how we know which one is bad and which one isn’t. People usually get attracted to the protagonist rather than the antagonist. In “Gladiator,” Meridius is shown as a good person because of his honorability and pride. “ Three weeks

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    What makes a person good or evil? Why are some people labeled as good and some evil? Why do some people have traits or characteristics of both good and evil? Are people truly evil or do they just make bad choices? Throughout our lives we are faced with making decisions about our lives and often the choices we make can determine the path we follow. Depending on our life choices we can be labeled as either good or evil. Good and evil are relative; one person can be good while another evil.

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    Ymir was not a good person. She knew that. Her mother wasn’t a good person either, a great one yes. But not good. Her mother had made certain that her daughter knew that: knew what sacrifice and prioritization meant, knew that while good people like her father were blessing, Mommy would not have accomplished as much, would not become Consul or a Hero if as she had been a good person. Growing up with that, had made her different from a lot of the people that trained with her, served with her

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    Ever wonder why some people are just rude and why they can not be like the good ones ? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice & Men has a superb example of just this he has two characters named Slim and Curley. Slim is a thoughtful man caring charming overall a good person. Curley on the other hand is a ghastly character he is horrendous to others. But the author intended them to act in this way in which portrays to the readers the two kinds of human beings the saints and the sinner. We need to accept the fact

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    Daring to Care! Extreme Altruism… INTRO 500words For my Personal Interest Project I have chosen to study extreme altruism, people who risk their for the good of another person. The reasoning that got my attention at choosing this topic was that of a personal family death which involved Altruism that occurred when I was younger. My links to the course are conformity and non conformity, continuity and change and how people behave in groups, also what aspect of identity or self encourages some to

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    Socrates Is A Good Person

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    charged with corrupting the youth and denying the existence of the gods, as he presents his defense in The Apology. However, the debate as to whether or not Socrates is a “good person” is left up to interpretation as he never clearly states that he believes himself to be one. Nevertheless, his actions reflect that he is indeed a good person because of his constant pursuit of the complete truth in all matters, his lifestyle choices and unconcern for material objects and lastly his lack of fear in the certain

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    A "good person" is a person who is willing to show the world all of the kindness and generosity that everyone needs to come across so the world will be a very positive place for future generations. Willy G. Christmas, a dying middle- aged poet in the novel Timbuktu, is a man who talks to his dog Mr. Bones and wishes to find his beloved teacher in Baltimore with Mr. Bones by his side. Throughout his life, he has done drugs which made him seem like a terrible person and all of the drugs that he did

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    The Grinch is a good person. He is a good person because, he had really cared for the whole whoville. Also, he was friendly to them because,he had gave back their christmas and presents. The Grinch is not guilty of the charges brought against him nor does he have poor character. . The Grinch may had of committed many crimes, that had made him guilty ,but deep down in his heart its kindness. Like the Grinch he had cared for them. When the Grinch had gave back the whoville children back their christmas

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