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Drug use is detrimental to society.
A. Illegal drug use is detrimental because it encourages gang violence.
B. Large street gangs readily employ violence to control and expand drug distribution activities, targeting rival gangs and dealers who neglect or refuse to pay extortion fees.
A.
Taking the time to learn a second language has a lot of advantages, such as improved brain function, career opportunities and greater cultural understanding.
A. One of the primary benefits of learning a new language is improved brain function.
B. Learning a new a language helps to improve memory abilities and critical thinking skills.
B.
Although Caleb Trask is repeatedly rejected by his family, he does not let his lineage define him, and his understanding of Timshel ultimately leads him to a rich and fulfilling life.
A. Cal experiences rejection through his parents’ neglect.
B. Cal is initially rejected by his mother, Cathy, who runs away from their family shortly after he is born.
B.
In a society that values the authenticity and independence of women, Hemingway’s worldview expressed through his depiction of Catherine Barkley is particularly offensive, because she is portrayed as a dependent, parasitic, and spineless woman who only exists to be a lover for Frederic.
A. A defining characteristic of Catherine Barkley is her parasitic tendencies.
B. Throughout the novel, we learn that Catherine is simply using her relationship with Frederic as a coping mechanism after losing her fiance of eight years.
A.
Although Caleb Trask is repeatedly rejected by his family, he does not let his lineage define him, and his understanding of Timshel ultimately leads him to a rich and fulfilling life.
A. Although Cal has a natural inclination toward evil, he struggles and wants to be good even when he thinks his depravity is inevitable.
B. When Cal betrays his brother in the worst way possible--telling him that Cathy is his mother--he feels incredibly guilty and helpless.
B.
Key phrase: telling him that Cathy is his mother
Through O’Connor’s use of violence in A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge, her characters are jarred out of their clouded perceptions and forced to recognize the reality of God’s grace and redemption.
- In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, the grandmother is characterized as someone who is out of touch with reality.
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Although Caleb Trask is repeatedly rejected by his family, he does not let his lineage define him, and his understanding of Timshel ultimately leads him to a rich and fulfilling life.
A. These rejections impact Cal in a negative way, and he starts to see himself as a bad person that has no way out from the sins he commits.
B. Although Cal does not take Cathy’s abandonment too personally, he is more concerned that he is a reflection of her and that she foreshadows what he will become.
A.
Key reference to text for claim: Cathy's abandonment
In The Dark Knight, the Joker shows his existentialist worldview by constantly imposing his murderous will on the city of Gotham and causing tremendous physical and psychological pain to anyone who stands in the way of his demented plans.
A. In his quest to create chaos and confusion, Joker hurts many innocent people in order to lure Batman to the scene.
B. Although the Joker’s existential worldview liberates him from judgment, his indifferent and callous actions harm countless others.
A.
Key phrase: Joker hurts many innocent people in order to lure Batman to the scene.
Though there are no obvious references, it can be argued that Graham Greene’s short stories, “The Destructors” and “The Basement Room,” are written from the perspective of a Christian worldview. Their themes include the loss of innocence and the inherent evil of mankind while also reflecting the creation and subsequent fall of humanity.
- One significant aspect of the Christian worldview is the belief in the corruption of innocent souls.
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