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    Original Text | Modern Text | | | Enter BANQUO | BANQUO enters. | 510 | BANQUO Thou hast it now: king‚ Cawdor‚ Glamis‚ all‚ As the weird women promised‚ and I fear Thou played’st most foully for ’t. Yet it was said It should not stand in thy posterity‚ But that myself should be the root and father Of many kings. If there come truth from them— As upon thee‚ Macbeth‚ their speeches shine— Why‚ by the verities on thee made good‚ May they not be my oracles as well‚ And

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    elder son‚ was the first in a family of Flemish painters. He spelled his name Brueghel until 1559‚ and his sons retained the "h" in the spelling of their names. Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the 16th century‚ is by far the most important member of the family. He was probably born in Breda in the Duchy of Brabant‚ now in The Netherlands. Accepted as a master in the Antwerp painters’ guild in 1551‚ he was apprenticed to Coecke van Aelst‚ a leading Antwerp

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    I am comparing the poems ‘Flag’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ (CLB) which are both from the conflict cluster. The poem ‘Flag’ is written by John Agard and the poem ‘CLB’ is written by Alfred Tennyson! In the poem ‘Flag’ the poet starts off by using a rhetorical question which settles a vivid image in the reader’s mind‚ unlike ‘CLB’ which starts off by a repetition of three‚ in a different point of view this makes the reader think just before the start to read the poem. This makes them think

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    Love is a common theme in most literature‚ as either an underlying theme or as the stimulus for the story‚ as it is an emotion that has great power and is also universally understood. The writers we have studied have written about love in its many forms‚ from the cerebral to the visceral and they have used this complex emotion to propel their stories and their sonnets. As we progress forward in time we see a distinct change in the freedom writers had as they addressed this theme and a change in the

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    Realism has been a major player in international politics. Unlike liberalism‚ realism stresses the fact that nation states are concerned with their own security and their own interests. Liberalism was founded on the idea of equality. Relativists tend to neglect ethical decision making in regards to conflicts among other states. Thucydides‚ Machiavelli‚ and Hobbes are the true founders of the realism theory. The evolutions of realism began with Thucydides and his theories for the Peloponnesian War

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    Of Mice and Men Section 3 Relationship between George and Lennie From reading Of Mice and Men sections one and two we know that George and Lennie’s relationship is a bit confusing as George mainly covers Lennie’s back. We also see that George can put Lennie down at times when George is annoyed at Lennie. Although from reading section three I can tell that their relationship is slowly becoming closer and a kinder one. Firstly‚ George is starting to make Lennie seem a little happier and to

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    Supernatural Elements in English Literature: The Werewolves A werewolf‚ also known as a lycanthrope‚ is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature‚ either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction through a bite or scratch from a werewolf‚ or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon‚ as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase

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    against colonial rule‚ the Americans used education‚ propagated the English language and lifestyle. In effect‚ this changed the milieu of literary production as the English language became the standard for what is canon. Many important things can be learned in the study of Philippine literature in English. Studying Philippine literature in English is important because these are reflections of history. Works of art and literature are not separate from history. In fact‚ these are intricately intertwined

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    Villegas‚ Jonathan English 1A November 15‚ 2013 Placing Limitations on Science Science is a great way to learn and understand how our universe works. Once we learn science‚ we’re opened many new doors and can even learn how to manipulate our very own universe. Throughout the course of human events‚ science has helped mankind overcome a wide range of issues. However‚ science is a double-edged sword and has also brought many new issues. It is important to place limitations on science and research

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    Literature shows us that sexual desire must be restrained.’ In light of this view‚ discuss the ways in which writers represent sexual desires and its consequences. Within ​ Volpone‚ ​ a key object of sexual desires would be Celia – who is so beautiful‚ Jonson deemed it fit for her name to mean ‘celestial’. As a result of her beauty‚ and its subsequent sexualisation (such as her “soft lip” that “would tempt you to eternity of kissing”)‚ Corvino obsesses over possessing her‚ as if she were a widely

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