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* ''Literature/UniversalMonsters'': Discussed in book 6, as Nina -- with a little help from Joe -- explains to Captain Bob that she feels love is the actual central theme of each of the Franchise/UniversalHorror movies, with each of the monsters being motivated by the desire to find someone to love and who would love them back. Later on, Nina revises her theory, thinking that maybe the ''real'' central theme, and what drives the monsters, is not just love but loneliness. Captain Bob, meanwhile, thinks her initial theory's nuts. In the epilogue, he admits that he's still not sure Nina was right, but he's closer to believing it now.
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** ThePowerOfLove and how it lets people be their best selves and stand strong even in the darkest of times.
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** Evil and 'savagery' exists in every person, and how when taken away from civilization, people are more prone to indulge in their more depraved desires.
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** [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Evil Cannot Comprehend Mercy]], evil can only corrupt, and you can't [[TheChessmaster plan]] for [[ForWantOfANail everything]].everything.
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* Throughout Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium there is a continuing theme that being evil will end up [[VillainDecay destroying you]], even if you started out with [[WellIntentionedExtremist noble]] [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget intentions]]. For example, Sauron began by wanting to bring order to the world and being one of the greatest [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Maia]]. However by joining [[{{Satan}} Morgoth]] to do so he became more ruthless and cruel, ending up becoming the most evil being after Morgoth. Similarly Saruman starts out as the greatest of the Wizards, but after joining Sauron (with the intention of [[TheStarscream betraying him]] once he gets the ring), is cast from the Istari, loses most of his power, and ends up using his power to bully and oppress Hobbits ForTheEvulz. This is also connected to the claim that "nothing is [[RousseauWasRight evil in the beginning]]. Even Sauron was not so." When Sam sees one of the Southrons who fought for Sauron die he wonders whether he was really evil and would have preferred to stay at home. Tolkien had himself criticised the way that during the war civilians were being killed in the enemy countries and found the idea of judging whole races bad horrific.
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* ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'':
** ThroughoutFranchise/TolkiensLegendarium the story there is a continuing theme that being evil will end up [[VillainDecay destroying you]], you, even if you started out with [[WellIntentionedExtremist noble]] [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget intentions]]. noble intentions. For example, Sauron began by wanting to bring order to the world and being one of the greatest [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Maia]].Maia. However by joining [[{{Satan}} Morgoth]] to do so he became more ruthless and cruel, ending up becoming the most evil being after Morgoth. Similarly Saruman starts out as the greatest of the Wizards, but after joining Sauron (with the intention of [[TheStarscream betraying him]] him once he gets the ring), is cast from the Istari, loses most of his power, and ends up using his power to bully and oppress Hobbits ForTheEvulz. This ForTheEvulz.
** "Nothing isalso connected to the claim that "nothing is [[RousseauWasRight evil in the beginning]].beginning. Even Sauron was not so." When Sam sees one of the Southrons who fought for Sauron die he wonders whether he was really evil and would have preferred to stay at home. Tolkien had himself criticised the way that during the war civilians were being killed in the enemy countries and found the idea of judging whole races bad horrific.horrific.
** War is Hell. Even if your cause was actually just, it will lead to death, destruction and often even greater evils.
** ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor'': The story of the Second Age has two main ideas running through the text: Firstly, death and decay are saddening but inevitable parts of life. Fighting against the natural course of things will not get anything you want and ultimately won't end well for you or anybody. Second, pride, hubris and ego are the ultimate cause (or at the very least a contributing factor) of most of the life's problems. Listening to your ego is ALWAYS a bad idea. Listening to whoever is feeding it is an even WORSE idea, since they seldom have your interests in mind.
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** War is Hell. Even if your cause was actually just, it will lead to death, destruction and often even greater evils.
** ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor'': The story of the Second Age has two main ideas running through the text: Firstly, death and decay are saddening but inevitable parts of life. Fighting against the natural course of things will not get anything you want and ultimately won't end well for you or anybody. Second, pride, hubris and ego are the ultimate cause (or at the very least a contributing factor) of most of the life's problems. Listening to your ego is ALWAYS a bad idea. Listening to whoever is feeding it is an even WORSE idea, since they seldom have your interests in mind.
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* ''Franchise/LesMiserables'': The line between respectable people and criminal behavior depends entirely on the values of society, a criminal can have honor and an incorruptible policeman can be a bad man without realizing it.
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* ''Franchise/LesMiserables'': ''Literature/LesMiserables'': The line between respectable people and criminal behavior depends entirely on the values of society, a criminal can have honor and an incorruptible policeman can be a bad man without realizing it.
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-->'''Juna''': I think that the thing about losing someone isn't the loss but the absence of afterward. D'you know what I mean? The endlessness of that. [...] My friends were sad, people who knew my sister were sad, but everyone moves on after a month. It's all they can manage. It doesn't mean they weren't sad, just that things kept going or something, I don't know. [...] It's hard when you look up and realize that everyone's moved off and left you in that place by yourself. Like they've all gone on and you're there still, holding on to this person you're supposed to let go of.
-->'''Juna''': I think that the thing about losing someone isn't the loss but the absence of afterward. D'you know what I mean? The endlessness of that. [...] My friends were sad, people who knew my sister were sad, but everyone moves on after a month. It's all they can manage. It doesn't mean they weren't sad, just that things kept going or something, I don't know. [...] It's hard when you look up and realize that everyone's moved off and left you in that place by yourself. Like they've all gone on and you're there still, holding on to this person you're supposed to let go of.
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* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': "What are we as a society doing to ourselves and our children?" The core conceit of being "consumed by the spell", more than just being an interesting way to die, is a metaphorical critique of self-destructive obsession. The mage world as a whole is obsessed with getting ahead and pushing the envelope of what magic is capable of, regardless of the harm done to humanity and the world, and lionize those among them who work themselves into an early grave. And rather than leaving a better world for their children, mages abuse their desire to please their parents to turn them into living tools for their own ambitions, while the world as a whole gets harder and harder to live in.
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** The GoldenAge of chivalry is not only an outdated concept but never existed outside the pages of a book. Real-Life doesn't have noble knights, damsels in distress and plucky common folk in need of saving, but people doing what it takes to survive in an unfair society.
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** The GoldenAge golden age of chivalry is not only an outdated concept but never existed outside the pages of a book. Real-Life doesn't have noble knights, damsels in distress and plucky common folk in need of saving, but people doing what it takes to survive in an unfair society.
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** ViciousCycle{{s}}, and whether or not we're doomed to perpetuate them.
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* ''Literature/TheEnormousCrocodile'': The consequences of failing to keep your devious schemes a secret from those outside of your circle.
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* ''Literature/AccelWorld'': Can our emotional flaws have the potential to become our greatest strengths?
* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'': The appreciation of life regardless of its length.
* ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'': The conflict between internal values: how important are grades? How important is friendship?
* ''Literature/BanishedFromTheHerosParty'': Should the circumstances of your birth, such as the family and talents you were born with, decide who you are and what you become? Ruti's blessing of the Hero makes her both destined to and compels her to save the world, even as she grows to hate doing so and the Blessing suppresses those negative feelings. On the smaller scale, Ademi's Bar Brawler Blessing makes him quick to anger and prone to violence, neither of which are good qualities to be a guard like he actually ''wants'' to be.
* ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'': The conflict between internal values: how important are grades? How important is friendship?
* ''Literature/BanishedFromTheHerosParty'': Should the circumstances of your birth, such as the family and talents you were born with, decide who you are and what you become? Ruti's blessing of the Hero makes her both destined to and compels her to save the world, even as she grows to hate doing so and the Blessing suppresses those negative feelings. On the smaller scale, Ademi's Bar Brawler Blessing makes him quick to anger and prone to violence, neither of which are good qualities to be a guard like he actually ''wants'' to be.
* ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' - Can true evil even hope to thrive in the current day and age?
* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'':
** Love is something that motivates everyone, even if for some people it becomes rather cracked and twisted. Whether it's good or evil, selfish or selfless, sane or insane, one-sided or mutual, everybody's in love with someone or something, and even if you're a freak or an outcast there's probably someone out there capable of loving you.
** Going too far in your attempts at making life more exciting for you and your friends have dire consequences, as seen with Mikado in x2.
** Keeping secrets from or avoiding present issues with your TrueCompanions can also lead to trouble.
** Love is something that motivates everyone, even if for some people it becomes rather cracked and twisted. Whether it's good or evil, selfish or selfless, sane or insane, one-sided or mutual, everybody's in love with someone or something, and even if you're a freak or an outcast there's probably someone out there capable of loving you.
** Going too far in your attempts at making life more exciting for you and your friends have dire consequences, as seen with Mikado in x2.
** Keeping secrets from or avoiding present issues with your TrueCompanions can also lead to trouble.
* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'': When one rises above their intended station, it may inspire others to change their narrow-minded worldview in a world ruled by the nobility who hold a low opinion of, and often oppress those born in the peasantry.
* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': Can a soldier truly learn to be a normal civilian again?
* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'':
** Respect the people who handle the little things. They are the reason those problems stay small.
** Reconnecting with others after a traumatic experience.
** Respect the people who handle the little things. They are the reason those problems stay small.
** Reconnecting with others after a traumatic experience.
* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
** What you mean to others.
** In a mundane world, what does it mean to have adventures?
** What you mean to others.
** In a mundane world, what does it mean to have adventures?
* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': How far would you go for the ones you love?
* ''Literature/{{Hyouka}}'' - What constitutes as a "rose-colored life"? Is our current situation fine? Is there something we want more?
* ''Literature/KazeNoStigma'': Spirituality and Religion.
* ''Literature/KinosJourney'':
** The rules we live by.
** Is there any underlying point to the stories, any unifying concept? Perhaps. It could be seen as an extended lesson in the law of unintended consequences.
* ''Literature/KokoroConnect'': [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason Hiding]] and [[IAmWhatIAm accepting our flaws]], and the PowerOfTrust.
* ''Literature/KonoSuba'': The world isn't perfect and the people in it definitely aren't perfect either, but they still both have wonderful things worth treasuring regardless.
* ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'':
** [[HistoryRepeats "In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same."]] This theme is written in the opening of the show's first season. Despite the futuristic setting, the stories and motivations told in the ''Legend'' may as well have been set in any era of human history.
** [[TheCycleOfEmpires The rise and fall of civilizations]] (United Earth Government, Galactic Federation, [[spoiler:the Goldenbaum dynasty and later Free Planets Alliance]]), especially the insight on their aspects on [[RisingEmpire its zenith]] and [[VestigialEmpire decay]].
** The {{Deconstruction}} of GoodRepublicEvilEmpire with [[TheFederation Free Planets Alliance]] being corrupt, if not worse than the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] who had a few "good" rulers, [[spoiler:especially Reinhard.]]
** An exploration of the question: "Is the worst democracy better than the best autocracy?"
** Take responsibility for your actions. The minute people start to look to others to solve their problems, disaster becomes inevitable.
* ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': War ''always'' changes. The most powerful tool in warfare need not be a weapon.
* ''Literature/KinosJourney'':
** The rules we live by.
** Is there any underlying point to the stories, any unifying concept? Perhaps. It could be seen as an extended lesson in the law of unintended consequences.
* ''Literature/KokoroConnect'': [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason Hiding]] and [[IAmWhatIAm accepting our flaws]], and the PowerOfTrust.
* ''Literature/KonoSuba'': The world isn't perfect and the people in it definitely aren't perfect either, but they still both have wonderful things worth treasuring regardless.
* ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'':
** [[HistoryRepeats "In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same."]] This theme is written in the opening of the show's first season. Despite the futuristic setting, the stories and motivations told in the ''Legend'' may as well have been set in any era of human history.
** [[TheCycleOfEmpires The rise and fall of civilizations]] (United Earth Government, Galactic Federation, [[spoiler:the Goldenbaum dynasty and later Free Planets Alliance]]), especially the insight on their aspects on [[RisingEmpire its zenith]] and [[VestigialEmpire decay]].
** The {{Deconstruction}} of GoodRepublicEvilEmpire with [[TheFederation Free Planets Alliance]] being corrupt, if not worse than the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] who had a few "good" rulers, [[spoiler:especially Reinhard.]]
** An exploration of the question: "Is the worst democracy better than the best autocracy?"
** Take responsibility for your actions. The minute people start to look to others to solve their problems, disaster becomes inevitable.
* ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': War ''always'' changes. The most powerful tool in warfare need not be a weapon.
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** Running away from and facing our problems.
** Also, the challenges of having to grow up.
** Running away from and facing our problems.
** Also, the challenges of having to grow up.
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* ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': The value of love, both platonic and romantic.
* ''Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected'':
** Is there such a thing as a truly honest person? What are the effects of lying in society?
** The difficulty of solving problems instead of avoiding them.
** Also explores the complicated inner workings of relationships and social acceptance in general.
* ''Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected'':
** Is there such a thing as a truly honest person? What are the effects of lying in society?
** The difficulty of solving problems instead of avoiding them.
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* ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'':
** Always seek to better yourself, and never give up, even when you fail.
** A lot of emphasis is put on "talent" and it impacts.... how much does talent, as we know it, matter in trying to live your passion? How do [[OvershadowedByAwesome your insecurities]] regarding someone more talented than yourself affect you?
** Always seek to better yourself, and never give up, even when you fail.
** A lot of emphasis is put on "talent" and it impacts.... how much does talent, as we know it, matter in trying to live your passion? How do [[OvershadowedByAwesome your insecurities]] regarding someone more talented than yourself affect you?
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** There are good reasons to become a [[TheCynic cynical]], [[HeManWomanHater misogynistic]] [[{{Jerkass}} prick]], but you still need to [[TookALevelInKindness grow out of it]].
** Treating someone like trash is never a good idea. You may just need their help the most.
** How should you treat [[UntrustingCommunity a society that betrayed you]]?
** Actions speak louder than words. And by extension, thoughtless actions have very real consequences.
** There are good reasons to become a [[TheCynic cynical]], [[HeManWomanHater misogynistic]] [[{{Jerkass}} prick]], but you still need to [[TookALevelInKindness grow out of it]].
** Treating someone like trash is never a good idea. You may just need their help the most.
** How should you treat [[UntrustingCommunity a society that betrayed you]]?
** Actions speak louder than words. And by extension, thoughtless actions have very real consequences.
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** The value of Life, both in general, as well as [[WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison the value of single lives in the face of a greater good]], and not just regarding humans. [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Torches]] are remnants of humans who have lost their [[LifeEnergy Existence]]. Do they have value? Do humans have value at all in comparison to those who protect them, or in the face of an apocalypse?
** Identity. There is more to ''who'' you are than just ''what'' you are. You are not just "a human", or "a Flame Haze" or "a Torch".
** The reasons why someone would be unable, or unwilling, to be together with their loved one.
** The value of Life, both in general, as well as [[WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison the value of single lives in the face of a greater good]], and not just regarding humans. [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Torches]] are remnants of humans who have lost their [[LifeEnergy Existence]]. Do they have value? Do humans have value at all in comparison to those who protect them, or in the face of an apocalypse?
** Identity. There is more to ''who'' you are than just ''what'' you are. You are not just "a human", or "a Flame Haze" or "a Torch".
** The reasons why someone would be unable, or unwilling, to be together with their loved one.
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** HumansAreTheRealMonsters.
** When it's "kill or be killed", there's nothing people won't do.
* ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}'': {{Fanservice}} is still needed in society and censorship cannot be taken [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou too far]]. Or else tomorrow's children will be stunted in a [[{{Yandere}} bad way]].
** HumansAreTheRealMonsters.
** When it's "kill or be killed", there's nothing people won't do.
* ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}'': {{Fanservice}} is still needed in society and censorship cannot be taken [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou too far]]. Or else tomorrow's children will be stunted in a [[{{Yandere}} bad way]].
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** Can virtual reality change the way we experience love and friendship?
** The choices people make in their fantasy lives are a reflection of their character. It's never "just a game".
** Can virtual reality change the way we experience love and friendship?
** The choices people make in their fantasy lives are a reflection of their character. It's never "just a game".
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* ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'': The way that love hides in plain sight, eluding your efforts to find it until you realize it was right under your nose the whole time.
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* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
** Karma. Both in the LaserGuidedKarma sense of villains getting punished, but also having Leon and Marie constantly punished for selfishness, and rewarded for selflessness.
** The story explores the effects of children [[SpoiledBrat being spoiled]] quite a lot, accompanied by related issues such as ParentalFavoritism, sibling-complexes, and SiblingRivalry. Just about every variety of spoiled and sheltered personality imaginable is present, and the consequences explored.
** Karma. Both in the LaserGuidedKarma sense of villains getting punished, but also having Leon and Marie constantly punished for selfishness, and rewarded for selflessness.
** The story explores the effects of children [[SpoiledBrat being spoiled]] quite a lot, accompanied by related issues such as ParentalFavoritism, sibling-complexes, and SiblingRivalry. Just about every variety of spoiled and sheltered personality imaginable is present, and the consequences explored.
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** Don’t try to fulfill everyone’s expectations. Follow your heart.
** Only children cry out of self-pity.
** Don’t blame others; instead, seek to improve yourself.
** Sense of purpose.
** Don’t try to fulfill everyone’s expectations. Follow your heart.
** Only children cry out of self-pity.
** Don’t blame others; instead, seek to improve yourself.
** Sense of purpose.
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** The importance of communication and letting your feelings clear to others.
** Everyone has scars, but it's important to move on.
** The importance of communication and letting your feelings clear to others.
** Everyone has scars, but it's important to move on.
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** What makes the difference between [[LivingIsMoreThanSurviving simply surviving, and living]]?
** The ease of succumbing to feelings of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and worthlessness, and figuring out how to manage these feelings in a healthier way.
** The importance of directly confronting one's personal problems in the real world, [[AntiEscapismAesop instead of endlessly distracting oneself with daydreaming and mindless entertainment]].
** What makes the difference between [[LivingIsMoreThanSurviving simply surviving, and living]]?
** The ease of succumbing to feelings of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and worthlessness, and figuring out how to manage these feelings in a healthier way.
** The importance of directly confronting one's personal problems in the real world, [[AntiEscapismAesop instead of endlessly distracting oneself with daydreaming and mindless entertainment]].
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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Celebrity culture, marketing, the power of symbols.
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* ''LightNovel/KamikazeGirls'': Non-comformity, living by your own rules and principles, and what it means to be a rebel.
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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' - Can one contain his or her baser urges?
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* ''Literature/TheZodiacSeries'':
** [[IndividualismVsCollectivism The delicate balance between unity and freedom]].
** The past will never go away. One cannot undo their mistakes, or pretend they never happened--the best we can do is learn from them going forward. At the same time, memories should move us forward rather than hold us back--obsession with the past will cost you the future.
** Love, compassion, and mercy--[[LoveIsAWeakness and whether or not those things have a place in the world]].
** {{ViciousCycle}}s, and whether or not we're doomed to perpetuate them.
** How our actions in the present impact the future, and the nature of [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Self-Fulfilling Prophecies]].
** A subtle but key theme in the series is [[GriefTropes grief]]--how we handle it, how it motivates us, and [[ExcessiveMourning how destructive it can be]], both to yourself and the people around you.
** [[IndividualismVsCollectivism The delicate balance between unity and freedom]].
** The past will never go away. One cannot undo their mistakes, or pretend they never happened--the best we can do is learn from them going forward. At the same time, memories should move us forward rather than hold us back--obsession with the past will cost you the future.
** Love, compassion, and mercy--[[LoveIsAWeakness and whether or not those things have a place in the world]].
** {{ViciousCycle}}s, and whether or not we're doomed to perpetuate them.
** How our actions in the present impact the future, and the nature of [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Self-Fulfilling Prophecies]].
** A subtle but key theme in the series is [[GriefTropes grief]]--how we handle it, how it motivates us, and [[ExcessiveMourning how destructive it can be]], both to yourself and the people around you.
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** ''[[Literature/BookOfExodus The Book Of Exodus]]'': Only through God's law can man have true freedom.
** ''[[Literature/BookOfExodus The Book Of Exodus]]'': Only through God's law can man have true freedom.
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** ''[[Literature/BookOfGenesis The Book Of Genesis]]'': ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'': God trying to get His plan for salvation right.
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** ''Joshua'': ''Literature/BookOfJoshua'': ThePromisedLand is a paradise long as God's people keep it that way.
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** ''Jonah'': God is willing to give everyone a second chance, even if they don't deserve it. Also, you can run from the call, but you won't like where you end up.
** ''Song of Songs'': Love that was once lost can be found again.
** ''Ecclesiastes'': What should we really be searching for in this short life?
** ''Song of Songs'': Love that was once lost can be found again.
** ''Ecclesiastes'': What should we really be searching for in this short life?
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** ''Jonah'': ''Literature/BookOfJonah'': God is willing to give everyone a second chance, even if they don't deserve it. Also, you can run from the call, but you won't like where you end up.
**''Song of Songs'': ''Literature/SongOfSongs'': Love that was once lost can be found again.
**''Ecclesiastes'': ''Literature/BookOfEcclesiastes'': What should we really be searching for in this short life?
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** ''Amos'': The true worship of God not centering on ritual but on compassion for the less fortunate.
** ''Hosea'': Israel's faithlessness in God presented as [[DyeingForYourArt real adultery]].
** ''Isaiah'': How God controls history.
** ''Jeremiah'': ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne
** ''Ezekiel'': Even in the DarkestHour of exile, YouAreNotAlone
** ''Hosea'': Israel's faithlessness in God presented as [[DyeingForYourArt real adultery]].
** ''Isaiah'': How God controls history.
** ''Jeremiah'': ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne
** ''Ezekiel'': Even in the DarkestHour of exile, YouAreNotAlone
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** ''Amos'': ''Literature/BookOfAmos'': The true worship of God not centering on ritual but on compassion for the less fortunate.
**''Hosea'': ''Literature/BookOfHosea'': Israel's faithlessness in God presented as [[DyeingForYourArt real adultery]].
**''Isaiah'': ''Literature/BookOfIsaiah'': How God controls history.
**''Jeremiah'': ''Literature/BookOfJeremiah'': ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne
**''Ezekiel'': ''Literature/BookOfEzekiel'': Even in the DarkestHour of exile, YouAreNotAlone
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** ''Ezra'' and ''Nehemiah'': How Israel mends their city and their relationship with God.
** ''Daniel'': How God helps His people survive and prosper even when they are defeated
** ''Psalms'': The different times man calls to God.
** ''Proverbs'': Wisdom being the most important thing a man must have.
** ''Nahum'' - The results of a sinful life.
** ''Habakkuk'' - Does God care about the suffering of His people?
** ''Daniel'': How God helps His people survive and prosper even when they are defeated
** ''Psalms'': The different times man calls to God.
** ''Proverbs'': Wisdom being the most important thing a man must have.
** ''Nahum'' - The results of a sinful life.
** ''Habakkuk'' - Does God care about the suffering of His people?
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** ''Ezra'' ''Literature/BookOfEzra'' and ''Nehemiah'': ''[[Literature/BookOfNehemiah Nehemiah]]'': How Israel mends their city and their relationship with God.
**''Daniel'': ''Literature/BookOfDaniel'': How God helps His people survive and prosper even when they are defeated
**''Psalms'': ''Literature/BookOfPsalms'': The different times man calls to God.
**''Proverbs'': ''Literature/BookOfProverbs'': Wisdom being the most important thing a man must have.
**''Nahum'' ''Literature/BookOfNahum'' - The results of a sinful life.
**''Habakkuk'' ''Literature/BookOfHabakkuk'' - Does God care about the suffering of His people?
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** The distinction between physical laziness and intellectual laziness, and how the former is far preferable to the latter; Wolfe is often dismissed as lazy and not doing anything worthwhile during his investigations, but inevitably comes to the correct solution to the mystery merely from sitting in his chair having a good think about things after having the facts placed before him. Running around hectically may ''seem'' productive, but it's useless if not combined with a solid intellectual reason for ''why'' you're doing those things.
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** The distinction between physical laziness and intellectual laziness, and how the former is far preferable to the latter; Wolfe is often dismissed as lazy and not doing anything worthwhile during his investigations, but inevitably comes to the correct solution to the mystery merely from sitting in his chair having a good think about things after having the facts placed before him. The frantic activity of the police (and, on occasion, Archie), however, might ''seem'' productive, but it's often just going up a blind alley and fulfilling no useful purpose. Running around hectically may ''seem'' productive, but it's useless if not combined with a solid intellectual reason for ''why'' you're doing those things.
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** ''Habakkuk'' - Does God care about the suffering of his people?
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** ''Habakkuk'' - Does God care about the suffering of his His people?
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* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid:'':
** ''The Ugly Truth'': Puberty. The kids take a health class about their "changing bodies", Gammie is preparing to give Greg "the Talk", and Greg's mom going back to college makes Greg learn to take more responsibility, which is part of growing up.
** ''Hard Luck'': The concept of luck. The grown-ups become obsessed with finding Meemaw's wedding ring, hoping to find the lucky egg. Soon after, Greg starts using a Magic 8-Ball, becoming dependent on it for every decision. He eventually gets mad at it and throws it in his grandma's backyard, but goes back to retrieve it, and it leads him right to Meemaw's wedding ring.
** ''The Ugly Truth'': Puberty. The kids take a health class about their "changing bodies", Gammie is preparing to give Greg "the Talk", and Greg's mom going back to college makes Greg learn to take more responsibility, which is part of growing up.
** ''Hard Luck'': The concept of luck. The grown-ups become obsessed with finding Meemaw's wedding ring, hoping to find the lucky egg. Soon after, Greg starts using a Magic 8-Ball, becoming dependent on it for every decision. He eventually gets mad at it and throws it in his grandma's backyard, but goes back to retrieve it, and it leads him right to Meemaw's wedding ring.
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* ''Literature/ToSirWithLove'': The effects of anti-black discrimination in postwar England on every aspect of a black man's life, from everyday chemistries to finding a job.
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* ''Literature/SexRobotsAndVeganMeat'' has two:
** Using technology to solve social problems does nothing to solve the original problem, and can create new problems.
** Technologies that are being developed by men are likely to disproportionately affect women.
** Using technology to solve social problems does nothing to solve the original problem, and can create new problems.
** Technologies that are being developed by men are likely to disproportionately affect women.
