The Sea Dogs... Puppets In A Political War
.... three sea dogs were not just part time pirates though.
Pirating was their main job. William Wood stated that, “...(Spaniards)
they were only naval amateurs, compared with the trained professional sea
dogs.” Drake alone was responsible for over 150 attempted or successful
attacks on Spanish treasure ships (Howarth 105). Drake also accomplished
something that only a select few (George Bush) are able to do: he was
knighted. One reason many believe he was knighted though was not because
of heroics, but because, “...a fair share of the immense booty he brought
back to England passed quietly into royal hands” (Cochran 29). Hawkins .....
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Macbeth: Destiny Of Each Character Is Pre-determined
.... no
reason to warn Macbeth of the fate in store for him, since it is most
likely impossible for a person to alter their destiny. It is quite
possible that the witches have no real power at all, beyond that of
suggestion. They may have only planted the idea within Macbeth, feeding
off his already present ambition. Perhaps the only true controlling power
comes from Lady Macbeth's uncontrollable greed.
Once Lady Macbeth had learned of the witches' prophecy, she immediately
concluded that Macbeth would not, with his present persona, be able to
attain that which fate had bestowed upon him.
"...Hie thee hither,
That I .....
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A Separate Peace: Comparison And Contrast Between Book And Movie
.... evil
as the dean of Hellton. At Devon the course of study is not as rigorous as
the classes the students of Wellton take.
Although both of the schools are boys schools, they have very
different occurrences. While one student from Wellton may delight at the
creation of a radio receiver for his enjoyment, at Devon it may not be the
same. Apparently Devon students enjoyed the summer most of all, that is
because of the Super Suicide Society of Summer Session, while the members
of the Dead Poets Society seemed to prefer the colder climate. Speaking of
the SSSS, the time at which the story of Devons students begins is a sort
of s .....
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Shakespeare: Tragedy Class 101
.... in tragedy, found mainly in
characterization. During the Elizabethan and Greek era, tragedies revolved
around people of great importance as opposed to other ages where the
protagonists were ordinary men of inconsequential titles ("Tragedy" 306).
Hamlet, being a typical tragedy, evolves itself in the noble realms of
Denmark where he, the prince of Denmark, was usurped of his throne by the
marriage of his uncle and the Queen. Yelland said that magnitude is also
"evident in the large simplicity of the action, in the power and intensity
of the conflicts involved, and in the poetry and dignity of the expression"
(207). In essence .....
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"Fire From Heaven", "Much Ado About Nothing", And "The Flea": Sinful Acts
.... prominent or apparent. His makes this point clear in the
passage, "Misbehavior among married people was especially serious, as it
was likely to disrupt existing families, which were of course regarded as
the essential foundations of any ordered, virtuous society(p.66)." The
Puritan influence is very prominent in excerpt from the previous quote,
"families,... the essential foundations of any ordered, virtuous
society(p.66)." Underdown also makes a reference to the others towns in
the area and how the Puritan presence made a difference, "It is unlikely
that Dorchester people were any more, or any less, loose in their sexual
ha .....
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Creon's Fatal Flaw
.... confronts his father about Creon's reckless and unreasonable
actions dealing with Antigone. His hubris transcends his better judgement
and causes Creon to become defensive. Creon then ignores his son's
recommendations on the basis of age and seniority as follows: "You
consider it right for a man of my years and experience to go to a school a
boy?" (Scene 3, Line 95). His anger intensifies until he explodes at his
son, "Fool, adolescent fool!" (Scene 3, Line 114). At that point, Creon
was far too immersed in his own foolish pride to recognize his perverseness.
His hubris had reduced him into a raving lunatic only capable .....
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Star Wars: Heros And Villains
.... the weakness in the enemy ship, and how small of a target that he was
after. He still was determined to help the rebellion, so he did. He was
almost gunned down buy Darth Vader, but Luke had the force on his side.
Also, Solo came and helped Luke by Gunning Darth Vadar down for him. So the
mission was successful and Luke saved a whole lot of people.
So as a result of Luke's courageous actions, he was awarded a medal
of honor. He was very proud. The medal was very well deserved. He also won
the love of Princess Lay, afterall, he did save her life. Luke is similar
in many ways to another fictional hero, and that is Batman.
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Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
.... that we've seen throughout the play or relate some historical fact
that Shaw must have seen as necessary for the audience to be aware of. The
first character that appears at Charles' bed is Brother Martin Ladvenu, who
in Scene VI participated in the trial of Joan. During the examination,
Ladvenu makes every effort to save Joan from being declared a heretic and
tries to give her the opportunity to be "saved." He praises Joan when she
answers a question well. In addition, he says to her, "Joan: we are all
trying to save you. His lordship is trying to save you. The Inquisitor
could not be more just to you if you were .....
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"The Other" And "Taxi Driver": A Comparison
.... might say that he has unconsciously formed an
identity during his childhood, but he's trying to find it. It was his
curiosity about his identity that was giving him problems to sleep.
Basically, his identity should be formed based on his father's identity,
but nothing is obvious. Whoever his (Travis) model was, planted the
confidence in Travis to form his identity. For example, if our parents
don't tell us in early our childhood about a certain quality that we have,
we might have an identity crisis in our adult lives. In this film, we have
a good example of "identity and rivalry". After Travis based his identity
upon his model, he .....
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The Boys From Brazil: Evil Will Never Die
.... he
genetically engineered prisoners to have these qualities, along with the
people that worked at the doctor's home. In order for the children to grow
up looking, thinking, and acting like Hitler, the doctor's planning
necessitated precise planning. Along with the help of a nurse, he reviewed
the charts of thousands of parents wishing to adopt a child in order to
find family conditions that were similar to those of Hitler. All of this
precise planning was the first step in the doctor's goal of creating
another Hitler.
The doctor cared too much about his experiment and the Nazi cause
to have someone or something ruin it. For ex .....
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Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire: A Reaction, Assessment Of
.... that statement most likely refers to Blanche's arriving
at the place and situation she is now in because of her servitude to her
own desires and urges. What really makes A Streetcar Named Desire such an
exceptional literary work is the development of interesting, involving
characters. As the play develops, the audience sees that Blanche is less
proper and refined than she might appear or claim to be. Her sexual desire
and tendency to drink away her problems make Blanche ashamed of her life
and identity. Desire was the "rattle-trap streetcar" that brought her to
her pitiful state in life.
Blanche is the most fascinating char .....
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Hamlet And Oedipus Rex: The Birth Of Kings
.... him. Oedipus Rex discovers the truth when the
blind prophet, Teiresias accuses him of being the one who murdered King
Laios therefore fulfilling his destiny in which he had sought to avoid. In
the end, the actions taken by both lead to their downfalls in different
ways, death for Hamlet and loss of vision for Oedipus Rex.
In the beginning, we see Hamlet living in an illusion blocking him
from seeing what is really there. Hamlet is under the belief that his
father died of natural causes and nothing more. As he comes to realize the
truth, he leaves behind the safe harbor of innocence and naïveté and enters
the uneasy world of .....
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