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Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector
768 wordsOliver Cromwell was one of the most important figures in British history, a great general, and lord protector of the commonwealth, or republic, of England, Scotland, and Ireland for five years. He was born at Huntingdon on April 25, 1599, to a local family that customarily furnished members of Parliament. He was elected the member for Huntingdon in 1628; Cromwell made his first mark by attacking the bishops of the Church of England. For the next 12 years Cromwell was prominent in local affairs i...
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Prince Of Cumberland Lady Macbeth
1,484 wordsInnocence is a quality that few people take to their grave, although all are born with it. At some point in one's life, an event or circumstance removes that shield from both moral and legal guilt, whether in one's own eyes or in the eyes of another. In such a case, innocence is cast off, or innocence can be stolen. Both are true of Macbeth in William Shakespeare's tragic work Macbeth. The hero's innocence and name make him vulnerable prey for those who feel completely at home in a subhuman real...
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Meaning And Purpose Real Life
1,055 wordsWhen most people consider how to tell a story, they think in terms of plot and character. While these are often the most visible aspects of a story, there is an underlying foundation of principles that support a well-told story. These principles could be compared to a house foundation. Without a solid foundation, the other effects of the house, its "character and design, " cannot be fully enjoyed. In the same fashion, the principles of storytelling are also mostly out of sight, but the effect of...
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Greed For Power Thane Of Cawdor
1,203 wordsGIVE A VERY BRIEF ACCOUNT OF WHAT MACBETH'S TREAGEDY IS AND THEN GO ON TO SAY TO WHAT EXTENT THIS TRAGEDY IS HIS OWN FAULT AND HOW FAR HE IS AFFECTED BY CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND HIS CONTROL. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is the story of a brave, honourable soldier who ruins his life due to his own greed for power, respect and wealth. The story starts with Macbeth as the kings favourite soldier, a very respectful, honourable man. Macbeth then is told by the witches his life will change for the bette...
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Orhan Seyfi Ari Orhan Seyfi Cyprus
527 wordsOrhan Seyfi Ari An Idealist and Visionary (1918 - 1992) A luminary to so many teachers (Editorial in Halkin See of 27 December 1992) A School Teacher's Mark on Educational History, Teaching, Social Culture Of those who wrote about him in English/American, in Turkish, in Greek book-magazine-newspaper articles and officially and privately (in England, Cyprus, Australia)... to a poet he was a star in his poem, to a columnist an eminent school, to an author a remarkable man, to an editor a defender ...
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Proves Himself Truly Ready Hal Achieves Great Honour Father
689 wordsIn Henry IV Part One Hal achieves great honour, and proves himself truly ready to be King. However, he has only achieved this at the expense of others. In the play we find out how he has gone from Eastcheap rogue to battlefield warrior. In the beginning, Hal and his obese friend Falstaff, are two rednecks that act like children. They get drunk and like to party, having no seriousness in their lives. Hal abuses his power as Prince by paying all of Falstaff's Bills. He has behaved in immature and ...
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The Myth Of Lost Cause
1,366 wordsFollowing the defeat of the Confederacy and to lift the morale of a shattered people momentum gathered to enshrine the Myth of the Lost Cause which would transform the Southern soldier living and dead, into a veritable hero. In order to come to terms with defeat and a look of failure in the eyes of God, Southerners mentally transformed their memories of the antebellum South. It became a superior civilization of great purity which had been cruelly brought down by the materialistic Yankees. At the...
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Kill Cassio Iii Iii
1,108 wordster> An analysis of Shakespeare's unrecognized dogma through the play Othello People are merely products of their circumstances. Hopelessly bound to the conditions surrounding their existence, their only true personal characteristic is in their ability to resist influence. William Shakespeare's Othello demonstrates that even this ability can give way and the noblest characters can end up falling into a downward spiral of deceit and suspicion. Iago, and his unwitting observation of othe...
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Act V Scene Act Iii Scene
1,335 words... ways of manipulating the truth to deceive one into believing falsity. Once Macbeth is king, Banquo expresses his suspicions of how Macbeth was able to reach his position. Sadly, Banquo blindly ignores his suspicions and allows himself to be deluded by the thought that their friendship overrides Macbeth's foul ambition and keeps him safe from any of Macbeth's conspiracies. Then, in an unfortunate moment of human weakness he considers the possibility that the prophecy about his sons being futu...
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Shows That Macbeth Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
1,328 words... ation. Macbeth is horrified at the extent of blood on his hands. To know my deed, there best not know myself. (If I am to live on terms with this deed, I must break with my real my former-self). Or it could mean, it were better for me to remain permanently lost in thought. When Duncan is found murdered Macbeth finds it easy to put on a false face. It is assumed that the guards murdered Duncan, so Macbeth kills the guards, Macbeth feels no guilt in doing this. When Macbeth tells everyone that...
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God Or Gods Greek Temples
1,107 wordsAs civilization has expanded and improved it has gone through many different religions. Some of the most interesting and different have been the Mesopotamian religion, the religion of the Greeks and finally Christianity. These three religions were practiced in different areas and different time periods and therefore they will be excellent for a comparison. Religion is a key part of every society and civilization. No matter how it is organized or what type of God they worship, a society would be ...
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Othello As A Tragic Hero
1,043 words... e demands for Ocular proof to provide evidence for Desdemona's disloyalty. F. R. Leavis considers a different theory; in opposition to Bradley's insistence that Othello was not easily jealous, he argues that jealousy is the basis of the problem, suggesting evidence in Othello's words: Haply for I am black / And have not those soft parts of conversation / That Clamberers have, or for I am declined / Into the vale of years (III. iii. 267 - 270) Leavis believes that this is a fully explicit exp...
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Plato Symposium Greek Philosophers
1,757 wordsEven nowadays people are still looking for the ways of understanding the nature of the feeling that we call Love. Since the time of ancient Greece people have been arguing about this problem finding new and new explanations of this strange feeling, its origin, its nature, if it is necessary for people or not. Plato's Symposium is a store of the great Greek philosophers opinion. The most intelligent and educated people gathered to discuss the nature of Love and to build an opinion on the base of ...
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Inferno Canto Inferno Inferno Thou
1,122 wordsInferno: Dantes Inferno INFERNO Inferno: Canto I Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say What was this forest savage, rough, and stern, Which in the very thought renews the fear. So bitter is it, death is little more; But of the good to treat, which there I found, Speak will I of the other things I saw there. I cannot well repeat how there I entered, So full was I of slumber at th...
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Sense Of Duty Piece Of Paper
1,788 wordsIn Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies g...
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Trojans Lattimore 1967 Immortal And Ageless Achilles
1,450 wordsThe Homeric Heorism HOMERIC HEROISM The Iliad is essentially the epic of Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors and, at the same time, the most complex and unlikable of the many personalities of the Trojan War. Homer redefines the essence of heroism in delineating the character of Achilles, a demi-god that quarrels with his commander-in-chief over the division of spoils who sulks and pouts in his tent when he does not get his way. In the end, of course, Achilles triumphs over his arch-riva...
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Sexual Abuse North America
1,296 wordsWith great pride, 35 - year-old Sirhan describes the way in which he shot and killed his 16 -year old sister, Suzanne. Cheerful and at ease, he is completely contented to tell his story. He shot Suzanne in the head four times last March, three days after she reported to the police that she had been raped. Sirhan fully believes that the rape was Suzanne's fault her mistake regardless of the fact that it was done against her will. Although he thought he was committing a capital crime at the time, ...
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Kill King Duncan Act I Scene
1,511 wordsClaudius vs. Lady Macbeth What does it takes to become the perfect villain? Claudius Vs Lady Macbeth please cast your vote now. In a Shakespearean play a villain plays an important role. There always have to be a villain in the play who breaks one of the chains of nature and allows chaos to enter the world, which is then restored by the tragic hero. Claudius, the villain of Hamlet kills Old King Hamlet and spreads chaos in the kingdom of Denmark. Lady Macbeth, villain of Macbeth forces and threa...
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Netscape Navigator Important Role
1,187 wordsWhen I was first assigned this research paper on Voodoo, the first thing I thought of was Voodoo dolls, zombies, and evil magic. I think Voodoo is an evil religion which sacrifices humans as well as animals to demonic gods. I think it has been around for thousands of years, but is little left today. I believe that Voodoo is nothing but evil and the work of the devil. Voodoo originated in Western Africa by the Yoruba tribe. The Yoruba religion has about four hundred lesser gods called Orissa. Thi...
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Killing The King Lady Macbeth
661 wordsThe tragedy of Macbeth tells of how a noble and respected man, turned into a tyrant by ambition and greed. There were outside influences which contributed to this transformation such as the prophecies told by the witches, and lady Macbeth. However Macbeth deserves no pity as it was he who decided upon the actions he took, which left many innocent people dead including himself. Macbeth chose his fate when he had it all. He had friends, honor and was well respected by the king. O Valiant cousin! W...
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