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Could it be possible that his humanity was destroyed because of the abuse and neglect that the monster suffered? Even the most intelligent person would be negatively affected by bullying.

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I believe that the monster was rightfully entitled to blackmailing Victor. His life had been lonely and full of misery. Without the blackmail, he would continue to be alone forever. The monster claims that he "had feelings of affection, and they were requited by detestation and scorn" (Shelley 204) which clearly shows that the lack of companionship and positive interactions caused the monster's emotional turmoil. I sympathize with the monster, primarily because he had emotions and love in his heart, but the abuse he suffered caused him to turn into a monster.

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I believe strongly that the monster elicits sympathy, as the significant miseries and hardships he endured rightfully caused his emotional turmoil. During the eighth chapter of volume two, the monster describes to Victor how he finally worked up the nerve to introduce himself to the family. The spurning reactions given by the children causes the monster to dramatically spiral out of control. The monster's heart "sunk within" due to "bitter sadness" (Shelley 159) as his hopes of friendship shattered. The monster earns sympathy because his situation overall is despairingly somber. He was created, then essentially thrown away and rejected by his creator. During the beginning of chapter eight, he says that he "could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants, which shows that he refrained from killing them because of his misery. The monster then suffers another loss when his last chance of a friendship is destroyed by Victor when he decides not to create the woman. The monster is finally sent into turmoil and essentially becomes the monster he is. I believe that if his situation was different and Victor hadn't abandoned him or if someone became his friend, he wouldn't have become bad.

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i agree with your statement that students should be able to pray in school. As long as it's a personal prayer, and not a school wide event, it shouldn't matter. Not only would this be going against the Constitution, but perhaps this could cause some discrimination against other religions in the school if they didn't participate in a group prayer.

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In my opinion, I believe that school prayer is when a group of students from the same religion pray together. If an administrator were to encourage the prayer or the belief of a religion then it would be obviously against the law, but it could also potentially lead to tensions between the educators and students of the school as occasionally different religions clash. The famous line "One nation under God" is a controversial one, as the Supreme Court has heard multiple cases on the issue of requiring or promoting the Pledge of Allegiance. This is vexed because if it is claimed that the government required the phrase, then it would violate the Establishment Clause that is in the First Amendment. I believe that the phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance isn't promoting religion, it could just be the fact that we as a country haven't altered it in over 50 years.

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In my opinion, I believe that school prayer is when a group of students from the same religion pray together. If an administrator were to encourage the prayer or the belief of a religion then it would be obviously against the law, but it could also potentially lead to tensions between the educators and students of the school as occasionally different religions clash. The famous line "One nation under God" is a controversial one, as the Supreme Court has heard multiple cases on the issue of requiring or promoting the Pledge of Allegiance. This is vexed because if it is claimed that the government required the phrase, then it would violate the Establishment Clause that is in the First Amendment. I believe that the phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance isn't promoting religion, it could just be the fact that we as a country haven't altered it in over 50 years.

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I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. While it's obvious that schools cannot force a student to pray or agree with a certain religion, students should be able to form groups that they voluntarily join if they want to discuss their religion. An example is that our school has the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a religious group that is not mandatory for all athletes.

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The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". This is shown in the case Engel v. Vitale, which ruled that "The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the Federal Government would be used to control, support, or influence the kids of prayer the American people can say...”. Not only does this show that the Constitution opposes school prayer, but it encourages the freedom of one's own religion. Personally, I believe that if an individual wants or feels obligated to pray, they should be able to do so when they want to. I do not, however, believe that administrators should encourage or lead students in prayer. It would lead to isolation in the other students that don't believe in that certain religion. This would be a direct violation of the First Amendment.

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I also agree with the statement that Chaucer has a judgmental tone. I think he used his own bias or opinion to judge and describe each character. He describes the knight as being a "worthy man" (43), and was "honoured everywhere for worthiness" (50), which clearly shows that he favors the knight.

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I agree that the author is more critical towards he summoner, as he explains that the summoner gets drunk frequently, which could correspond with how he feels about the church.

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