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        <title><![CDATA[I would echo the sentiments previously discussed.  Might I also suggest...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would echo the sentiments previously discussed.  Might I also suggest that perfection has lost its sheen, in part, because we understand more of the frailties of human beings which makes it impossible, to a great extent.  For example, while Franklin was speaking from a supposed moral perfectionist position, his own social setting allowed slavery, subjugation of women, and denial of voice from the lower class.  We also know that Franklin...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is, of course, a matter of opinion.  I'd offer the following...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is, of course, a matter of opinion.  I'd offer the following ideas:
People now are more realistic and less romantic than Franklin was.  We know full well today that it is impractical to expect moral perfection.  We may aim to be as good as possible, but we know we can't attain perfection.
This is an opposite idea to #1.  Perhaps it is because people are less religious and more self-indulgent than before.  Perhaps we no longer care if...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:06:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Franklin's goal here is not just moral behavior but moral perfection....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Franklin's goal here is not just moral behavior but moral perfection. Why do you think so few people today believe in such perfection?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:53:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think that focusing on Franklin's and Equiano's works help to bring...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think that focusing on Franklin's and Equiano's works help to bring out some similar literary elements.  The most evident would be that both are told in the first person narrative structure.  Given the genre, this is automatically understood, but still constitutes a starting point of similarity.  Both works also feature characters or protagonists who undergo a great deal of change.  Franklin's autobiography helps to evoke much in the way...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:52:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Using literary elements explain in which two ways these autobiographies...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Using literary elements explain in which two ways these autobiographies are similar.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:34:19 PST</pubDate>
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