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    Do I regret not doing this years ago? No, I do not. It is certainly true, that since a small child, growing up on my Dad’s pig farm, have I been fascinated by birth. Yes, tiny new piglets were beautiful, but other things intrigued me. The sow usually delivered her new brood with both serenity and independence. Some of my early memories are of rushing out to the farrowing house crates (yes, the poor animal in those days was in a pen designed purely for birth, not outside in the freedom of the field)

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    so be careful in what you do because you might regret it. Its is not right to break the law because bad stuff will happen to you. There is many different consequences when you break a different law so be careful in what you do because you might regret it. Its is not right to break the law because bad stuff will happen to you. There is many different consequences when you break a different law so be careful in what you do because you might regret it. Its is not right to break the law because

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    heard the saying, “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!’” Regret is often defined as a feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that has happened or been done. When a person is full of regret, he usually expresses it by showing signs of repentance, and he often reflects on the choices and decisions that has led him to the point he is at. Regret and reflection are among one of the most common themes in literature and poetry. In Dylan Thomas’s, “Do

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    In the novel, Speaker For The Dead by Orson Card, regret plays a substantial role by helping progress the plot and introduce many themes those of which are identifiable in each character. The themes portrayed assist in showing the reasoning for regret, as well as different ways that it can be handled. Regret is strongly present all throughout the book and different characters experience differing levels of regret. Each character handled it in their own unique way, specifically because of their

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    unpleasant. Miro experienced regret threw the death of someone. The general experienced it by sending his own son. Ben experienced it threw depression, he felt like he let his dad down. They all experienced regret threw this novel in different ways. In the novel Miro experiences a great deal of regret. The first thing he does is when they were on the bus and Miro tries to be close to Kate. This ends up causing him regret later because he had to shoot her. Another regret Miro has is when Artkin gets

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    The theme “Regret and Loss” in Separating, Those Winter Sundays, and We are Virginia Tech Those Winter Sundays, Separating, and We are Virginia Tech were written by three different authors, each having their own unique styles and personality reflected in their works. The short story Separating, written by John Updike was published in 1974, it was written in the third person point of view. John Updike was considered as one of the greatest American fiction writer of his generation due to his unique

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    For this comparing arguments essay, I chose regret. The section titled The Third Tuesday is my first argument about Morrie’s opinion on regrets, how we are affected by it, and his experiences with them on pages 62 to 68. My other argument is an online article about what we regret the most and why (This explanation is also its’ title) by Neal J. Rose and Amy Summerville. I am checking these arguments for their usage of logos for their positions, if their arguments are sufficient, and if their arguments

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    of fulfillment has turned into a nightmare of regret. Using both imagery and tone to establish themes of regret and hope, they delve into the story of wasted days and

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    In “Ambush,” Tim O’Brien portrays a sense of regret and uncertainty as he attempts to justify his actions of killing an enemy soldier in Vietnam. (MS 7) While O’Brien camps out with his platoon mate Kiowa, he awakens for the final watch. O’Brien spots a young enemy soldier, and without hesitation and thought, O’Brien automatically pulled the pin of a grenade and tossed it at the enemy’s feet. Immediately, O’Brien felt a sense of regret; he states that as soon as the grenade hit the Earth it softly

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    written by Khaled Hosseini, is the idea of living life with regret, as Amir has done ever since peeking into the alley and not taking action to save Hassan. In the beginning of the novel, Amir speaks about his friendship

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