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    Joseph Addison was an esteemed writer, and founder of “The Spectator” magazine. Throughout his work Addison emphasized his reader to build strong responsible values. The essence of this responsibility is to be diligent, and continuous improve one’s virtues to improve the state of order. Responsibility is encouraged through the works of Joseph Addison’s in “Spare Time”, “Cato, a Tragedy”, “The Spectator”. Addison ingrains the principles of responsibility in his Article “Spare Time”. Addison promotes

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    Lover was the only stage failure Steele had. It only had six runs. In 1705, Joseph Addison helped Steele with his third comedy called The Tender Husband. It was also a success, might have been because Addison put in his part by helping Steele. On August 12, 1709, Steele had released his paper called The Tatler, to be published thrice-weekly. It continued with Addison’s help. The Tatler issues were authored by Steele. Addison writing about 46 on his own and working with Steele he had about 36 done.

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    Renowned writer Joseph Addison’s asserts that no individual have attained the right to boast since in reality man have yet to uncover all the mysteries of the universe. Addison’s mindset should be the manner in which everyone mulls: if everyone had an awareness of their own lack of knowledge it would induce a yearning for further knowledge and would eradicate pride in humanity. Knowledge is the condition of competently doing something with familiarity gained through experience. Defined in simple

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    Renown writer Joseph Addison assertion is no individual have attained the right to be satisfied solely from one's personal achievements since man is incapable to fully know everything. Knowledge covers a wide array of areas and it is illogical that anyone can know everything. When one claims to have knowledge they began to have a sense of pride which is the beginning of a hubristic trait. It is a sin that leads to destruction that is witnessed when self-righteous people began to become oblivious

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    caused commoners to stand in line, march with the beat, and never question those above them. English satirist Joseph Addison creates a character that is the epitome of satire, in that people must fear him, however, he is facile and superficial. Addison comments on the ruling class of Britain with hidden satire because he must also fear those above him. The seemingly insignificant detail Addison provides characterizes the diarist and his society as a place without meaning. Throughout the span of time

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    Season 2 of Grey’s Anatomy, Episode 23 “Blues for Sister Someone.” In this episode, a woman asks Dr. Addison Shepherd to clandestinely tie her fallopian tubes (tubal ligation) while she gives birth to her 7th child through C-section. She does not wish to have any more children (seven is already a huge burden), but her devout Catholic husband does not allow birth control. Hence, she pleads Addison to help end her childbearing abilities (tying her tubes would be permanent birth control). She begs Dr

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    Greys Anatomy is a fiction show surrounding the professional and personal lives of a group of surgeons at Seattle Grace-Mercy West (SGMW) hospital in Seattle, Washington. The main character in show is Dr. Meredith Grey, who is a surgical resident at the hospital. Meredith was hired by Dr. Richard Webber, an older surgeon who was the Chief of Surgery. Hired in the same year as Meredith was Alex Karev and Cristina Yang; Cristina Yang is Meredith’s best friend and desires to specialize in Cardiothoracic

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    What makes tv shows popular. Everyone has heard of “Grey's Anatomy’, “The Walking Dead” and “Gossip Girl” even if they have never personally seen the show. As an adamant fan of Grey's Anatomy or “Greys” according to Mr. Wilden because “That is what the cool kids say”, I am personally guilty of binge watching 12 seasons over the course of 6 months. In case you didn't know that is 279 episodes that are each 45 min long so 12,555 min in the last 183 days were consumed with by one TV show. But what is

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    "Grey's Anatomy" is a popular drama doctor show to this day. They had a music event episode where everyone sang and they had two songs that display the symbolic cycle. Both pieces compliment each other because of their similarities in the symbolic cycle, birth and death. The visual display of the songs fit together because of the setting and how the music itself develops throughout each song. These songs were chosen to be in "Grey's Anatomy" because they illustrate real life of losing someone and

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    The Narrative Structure of Wuthering Heights and Heart of Darkness       Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte was first published in 1847, during the Victorian Era. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was first published as a complete novel in 1902, beginning what is referred to as the Modernist Era in literature. Each of these compelling stories is narrated by an uninvolved character who is quoting a story told to them by a character who actually participated in the story being told. There are

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