...The Monster Within Every now and then people who are trusted the most in one's lifetime end up being the same people who become disloyal and betray those whom they love. This event leads to two paths, one in which a person tries anything to redeem themselves and another where selfishness takes over. Likewise, Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini use the main characters from their works to demonstrate that sometimes without a second thought, betrayal takes place. They also show how some characters use betrayal to their advantage while others redeem themselves, as well, how even those who stay loyal end up having to pay the same price. At the end however, how people react to the guilt that they encounter in the past is what makes them who they are in the future. Macbeth and The Kite Runner both show how the main characters betray those who respect as well as trust them. Macbeth's eyes are blinded by the power of the throne and he will do anything just to obtain it. Since no one expects Macbeth to betray anyone close to him, he takes this as an advantage and says to himself “a false face must hide what a false heart doth know.”(I, vii, 94-95) With this in mind, it is evident that Macbeth betrays Duncan, Banquo and the whole of Scotland. He uses his innocence and trust that he gained from others to hide what his true intentions are and ends up betraying many people just for the good of himself. Similarly, in The Kite Runner the main character...
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...More common than not, the horrid implications of the actions of Canadian citizens are overlooked, and their consequences are similarly revoked to an unjust standard. With the lack of punishment as severe as the death penalty, the astonishing number of criminals that walk the streets after serving their short sentences are a risk to not only our current generations, but future justice systems as a whole. In turn, I propose the implementation of the death penalty in the Canadian justice system. The death penalty is a form of punishment one convicted of a serious crime receives which results in the ending of the offender’s life. These executions are primarily conducted through the use of lethal injections or hangings, often leaving the choice to the condemned. Introducing this form of punishment is a necessity for the Canadian justice system. Canada has always taken pride in its “just” society, but is this truly the case? According to dictionary.com “Just” refers to being or behaving accordingly to what is fair. A just society requires the death sentence as the punishment an individual receives for their action must be fair and according to the crime they have committed. In the case of a murder, jail time would not be seen as a fair consequence in comparison to the event the victim was forced to overcome. The only appropriate retribution for the disorderly conduct would be equally taking the offenders life. It is not to say that the death penalty must be used in every conviction...
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...The theme in The Crucible is redemption, which is one being saved from sin by their savior or, in a broader sense, redeeming one’s self from their mistake. This is present in life in our daily lives; every time we make a mistake we apologize and try to make it up to the person we caused a mishap. The image relates to the theme by the girl having chains wrapped around her hands which represent the sins she has committed. She is looking up towards the light that shines upon her as a representation of God’s salvation. The bare skin represents that she is willing to be saved from sin, which is why there is more flesh exposed. In The Crucible after Proctor has been locked up because he was under suspicion of witchcraft and associating with the...
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...characters life turned out completely different. One becoming a Rhode scholar and the other in jail for the rest of his life. One page 67, the author Wes wrote, “ I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chance.” Both Wes Moores had second chances in their life and could of redeemed themselves easily. But the difference between the two realistic characters was the author Wes Moore, took the the second chance as a gift and the other Wes Moore, just took advantage of it and let it slip away. Overall, both Wes Moore’s received many second chances that affected both in different ways. To start off, the author...
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...Imagine a student studying for a math test until 2 a.m. in the morning and going over notes for what seems like eternity. Imagine all of the hard work and effort they put into their work but messed up one one simple problem that caused their whole grade to drop down a whole letter grade. The student feels devastated after all of the hard work and effort they put into your grade and the student still did not meet the standards they had set for themselves. You may be thinking to yourself, is there anything that student can do to earn 1 more point? Is there anything that student can do to help regain my previous lost knowledge? There is a simple answer to that, and that would be extra credit. Extra credit is extra practice/work that can be...
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...can be sinful; it stains your conscience and ruins your morals. Although these actions are wrongful, they can be atoned to through sacrifice or purification. People find piece of mind in doing something that makes up for the cause of guilt and this is especially eminent in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner. Although there are many ways to advocate to wrongful doing, through the main character Amir’s actions sacrifice was proven to be the most liberating act. Throughout the book, the main character, Amir, seeks redemption for his “…past of unatoned sins” (Hosseini, p. 1). These feelings of guilt arise at the beginning of his life, when his mother, Baba’s love, dies giving birth to him. From that point on, Amir strives to redeem himself because he feels he is responsible for her death: “Because truth of it was, I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I?” (p.20). It is this guilt that Amir carries throughout most of his childhood and for which he tries to atone to with Baba’s love and affection: “Maybe he’d call me Amir Jan like Rahim Khan did. And maybe, just maybe, I would finally be pardoned for killing my mother” (p. 60). Amir competes against Hassan for the approval of his father and his willingness to sacrifice the relationship he had with Hassan shows the extent of his need to please and gain his father’s affection. When Amir wins the kite running competition...
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...initiative to start a Frequent Shopper Program to market and increase sales. This program will offer the customers a new way to redeem products by accumulating loyalty points. Statement of Scope and Goals: The functions for the project development of the Frequent Shopper Program include tracking the customer’s purchase behavior, in which the customer’s interest and product purchases are analyzed. This type of marketing research will provide all the stores an analysis with the insights of what the customers like to buy, their favorite brands, and whether some customers prefer vegetarian products. The goal is to refine the process and provide product recommendations to each store. Each store will have personalized recommendations to compliment the consumer. In addition, it will offer the best products available and satisfy the customers to keep them coming back and possible gaining new customers. It will also give the company an idea of product trends since some consumers tend to change their product interest and others remain unchanged. The second function is partnering with a third party loyalty points program, which is an effective marketing process that rewards loyal customers and encourage loyalty. Different from other food stores that give the customers a discount, this loyalty point program will give the customer the chance to redeem the points by providing airline upgrades, high end gift items, and some specialty...
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...The combination of Rahim Khan’s advice and Amir’s growing maturity results in Amir finally facing his past. After Rahim Khan’s call Amir Ventures back to Afghanistan to visit Rahim to finally reconcile with his past, Amir explains to Rahim about the past of the “winter of 1975” and the events that made him the man he is today. Rahim Khan reveals something to Amir that he never knew himself and that was that Baba had slept with Hassan’s mother which ultimately means that Amir and Hassan were half-brothers, and that Baba had been keeping a dark secret all along. Rahim also explains that Hassan had died and that he had a son Sohrab who is an orphan and that Amir has a chance to redeem himself though Sohrab, but it is not though saving Sohrab that will entirely redeem himself. Amir takes the final leap towards his reconciliation with the facing of Assef in Kabul, from whom Hassan had always shielded him from. As Assef is beating him, Amir is laughing as it gave him a sense of relief and freedom. Amir finally relieves his past cowardice and feels healed as he saves a life, in doing this he finally repays Hassan for his life of sacrifice. Through these events Hosseini reveals his views and values of irony as Sohrab pulls out a slingshot and shoots Assef in the eye portraying Hassan as a little boy, and the adoption of Sohrab by Amir and Soraya as they are unable to have a baby themselves. In conclusion Khaled Hosseini’s novel ‘The kite Runner’ is a complete story of redemption as...
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...recent years. Shows like Dexter (2006-2013), Mad Men (2007-2015), and Breaking Bad(2008-2013) all feature the anti-hero and have been critically acclaimed and loved by viewers in America. Each of these T.V. shows’ success has been measured by user reviews, user ratings, Golden Globe awards and/or nominations, and Emmy awards and/or nominations. By definition, the anti-hero is a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. (Oxford Dictionaries) How then has this hero without heroic attributes been so popular in our culture? The anti-hero has been popular in recent years because viewers can relate to him, are able to perform moral disengagement to enjoy the story, and believe that there is a chance of redemption for him. Audiences love the anti-hero because the writers have created a character that they can relate to and sympathize with. The anti-hero character creates a strong bond with the audience that lets them experience life from their point of view. They are depicted as flawed like everyone else, unlike the traditional hero, who seems more perfect. This initial bond of sympathy for the character keeps the audience interested. In Dexter, the audience can relate to the anti-hero because he appears to be a normal middle aged guy that ends up as a typical family man. When he and his first wife take the step of moving in together he experiences anxiety and doubt with taking this leap in a relationship. Most people can relate...
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...that incident, Amir suffers the thought of guilt throughout his whole life. His relationship with Hassan was broken and it lead to many events that Amir wish he could reverse. This lead to many events that molded Amir into the present man he is today. The past reminisces the minds and actions of several character in the book and Amir's future will continue to change due to the actions he has done in the past. People's respect in Afghanistan is mainly based off their social class. Pashtuns treat Hazaras poorly and they are above them. The difference in social class set Amir and Hassan apart. Although Hassan was Amirs servant. They were best friends. For an example, during an incident in the beginning of the book, Amir said,"I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan – the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran." (7.137-139) Amir is faced with the choice of doing the right thing in helping Hassan or doing nothing to protect his reputation. He is contemplating the decision and the outcome of his decision. His choice in involving himself into protecting Hassan lead to Hassan's sexual abuse. His selfishness cost him his happiness. Amir would would later feel guilt and regret for his...
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...Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh You gotta go and get angry at all of my honesty You know I try but I don't do too well with apologies I hope I don't run out of time, could someone call a referee? 'Cause I just need one more shot at forgiveness I know you know that I made those mistakes maybe once or twice By once or twice I mean maybe a couple a hundred times So let me, oh let me redeem, oh redeem, oh myself tonight 'Cause I just need one more shot at second chances Yeah, is it too late now to say sorry? 'Cause I'm missing more than just your body Oh, is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? Ooh, ooh I'm sorry, yeah Ooh, ooh Sorry, yeah Ooh, ooh Sorry Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? Ooh, ooh I'll take every single piece of the blame if you want me to But you know that there is no innocent one in this game for two I'll go, I'll go and then you go, you go out and spill the truth Can we both say the words and forget this? Yeah, is it too late now to say sorry? 'Cause I'm missing more than just your body Oh, is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I'm not just trying to get you back on me 'Cause I'm missing more than just your body Is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? Ooh, ooh I'm sorry, yeah Ooh, ooh Sorry, yeah Ooh, ooh Sorry ...
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...Prize and other Game details in the Official Rules at participating McDonald’s® restaurants in Canada or at mcdonalds.ca/monopoly. Internet access rqd. to redeem some Prizes. Correct answer rqd. to a skill-testing question. *At the outset of the Game. Prizes available diminish and chances of winning may change as Prizes are claimed. ^“Cash” Prizes are payable by cheque. ©2013 McDonald’s ®, ™, MD and MC – use of these trademarks is licensed from McDonald’s Corporation. MONOPOLY, ®, ™ & © 2013 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. © 2013 Wal-Mart Canada Corp. EA, EA SPORTS and the EA SPORTS logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Snapfish is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. All Rights Reserved. Interac, the Interac logo and Interac Flash are trade-marks of Interac Inc. Used under license. FIAT is a registered trademark of Fiat Group Marketing & Corporate Communication S.p.A., used under licence by Chrysler Canada Inc. Beaches® Resorts – The Luxury Included® Family Vacation. Beaches® is a registered trademark of Sandals Resorts International. All rights reserved. Delta Vacations is managed, operated and marketed by MLT Vacations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. NON-FOOD PRIZES† For all non-food Prizes, obtain the necessary Game Stamp(s).† See the Official Rules for details.† To redeem: 1) Call the telephone number provided on Game Stamp...
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...because it is a recurring theme presented throughout the novel. The story revolves around two loyal friends Amir and Hassan, who are desperate to win the local kite flying competition. But both boys’ lives change for good that same afternoon when something devastating happens to Hassan. After the Russians invade, Amir and his father are forced to flee to America and amidst the turmoil Amir’s knows he will return to Afghanistan to redeem himself. Hosseini uses the cleft lip as a symbol to create a deeper meaning in the Kite Runner because it symbolizes Hassan’s status in society. This is evident because Amir and...
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...the cause of guilt. Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner revolves around betrayal and redemption. Redemption is the act of saying or being saved from sin, error or evil, which the main character Amir seems to need the most. Amir lives with the guilt he has built up over the years because of one incident from his childhood. Amir's fathers words still echo through his head "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything." –pg. 24 Although Amir destroyed the lives of many people, and he has had more than one opportunity to redeem himself of his guilt, he is not the selfish little boy he once was. How often does one stop and think, "How will this affect everyone else in my life?" Amir had a chance in the alley, to put Hassan first and change the path of both their lives, but he made the decision to turn around and run because it was what he thought was best for him: "I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan – the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran. I ran because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt. That's what I told myself as I turned my back to the alley, to Hassan. That's what I made myself believe. I actually aspired to cowardice, because the alternative, the real reason I was running...
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...LYRICS to Justin Bieber's song SORRY "Sorry" by Justin Bieber You gotta go and get Angry at all of my honesty You know I try but I don't do too well with apologies I hope I don't run out of time, could someone call a referee? Cause I just need one more shot at forgiveness I know you know that I Made those mistakes maybe once or twice And by once or twice I Mean Maybe a couple a hundred times So let me oh let me Redeem oh redeem oh myself tonight Cause I just need one more shot at second chances Yeah Is it too late now to say sorry? Cause I'm missing more than just your body, ohh Is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I'm sorry yeah Sorry yeah Sorry Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I'll take every single piece of the blame If you want me too But you know that there is no innocent one in this game for two I'll go I'll go and then You go you go out and spill the truth Can we both say the words, say forget this? Yeah Is it too late now to say sorry? Cause I'm missing more than just your body, ohh Is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I'm not just trying to get you back on me (oh, no, no) Cause I'm missing more than just your body (your body), ohh Is it too late now to say sorry? Yeah I know that I let you down Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I'm sorry (yeah) ...
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