Guilt Summary
John Lescroart

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Guilt Summary

Mark Dooher is a successful lawyer at the head of an equally successful San Francisco law firm. He has a devoted wife, Sheila, and a devoted friend, Wes Farrell. Mark controls his life with an iron hand, taking what he wants but never making anyone realize his self-centered attitude. When Mark sees one of the junior lawyers, Joe Avery, with a beautiful woman, he immediately begins planning a way to have...

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Guilt

1,026 words, approx. 4 pages

Guilt An emotional state produced by thoughts that we have not lived up to our ideal self and could have done otherwise. Guilt is both a cognitive and an emotional experience that occurs when the chil... Read more

Guilt

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Guilt There are two main forms of the idea of "guilt"—moral guilt and legal or quasi-legal guilt. Originally these were not sharply distinguished, but enlightened thought requires... Read more

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The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Guilt

548 words, approx. 2 pages

Guilt is feelings of culpability, especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy. There are negative physiological effects caused by guilt. Guilt can make someone over responsible. T... Read more

Guilt

458 words, approx. 2 pages

Guilt is an emotion, when you do something wrong and feel bad or worried about it. It is very cold and bad feeling. Guilt can be described and seen in many different ways. Guilt or a guilty person can... Read more

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