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    Domestic Terrorism

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    Domestic Terrorism in the United States Thomas A. Salisbury HSM 305 Survey of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Professor Erick Stone January 22‚ 2012 Domestic Terrorism in the United States Domestic terrorism is a real threat to this country. This type of attack is nothing new to this country but until the threat of international terrorism became prominent‚ there was not a large focus on domestic terrorism. With a look at history‚ domestic terrorists are a greater threat to security

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    Tragedy & Comedy

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    Greek Theatre – Tragedy & Comedy As part of the festival called Dionysia which honoured the God Dionysus‚ tragedy‚ comedy & satyr play were the three genres to emerge from the theatre of ancient Greece. Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From its obscure origins in the theatres of Athens 2‚500 years ago‚ from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides

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    1a. Identify in Romeo and Juliet one element that does not fit in with Aristotle’s theory of tragedy in the Poetics. According to the Aristotle in ’s theory of tragedy in the Poetics‚ tragedy is the “imitation of an action“[1](mimesis) according to “the law of probability or necessity. “[2] Hence‚ the length of a play should be perceived as probable in the reality. The theory insists the ascertainment of an action could have happened in such and such a time during the play.[3] However in Romeo

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    The Desire of Holiness

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    The Desire of Holiness ENG/493 April 1‚ 2014 The Desire of Holiness An analysis of how the desire of holiness influenced the society in the Middle Ages‚ and how the expression of desires was limited by the social structures‚ is based on The English Bible‚ and the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. Three different translations of Chapter 13‚ written by theologians during the sixteenth century are compared in this work‚ to differentiate the interpretations of the Holy Scriptures

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    Tragedy of the Commons

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    The article "Tragedy of the Commons" explains Hardin’s theory that a misguided or mistaken use of the human ethics is catastrophic and will result in what he called "Tragedy of the Commons". In this article‚ Hardin explains that "commons" are resources shared by the society as a whole with access to that "commons" without restrictions. Those are resources with maximum capacity and limit to support its usage. In his example on the herdsman‚ Hardin demonstrated the irrational behavior and unethical

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    “Both Albee and Williams use their male characters to explore a link between virility and status in both ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ and ‘Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf’.” Showing appreciation of context and with close analysis of structure‚ form and language‚ consider to what extent you agree with this assertion. Through male characters’ Albee and Williams‚ assess the links between virility and status by analysing behaviour and their interaction with same-sex and female characters. The play Wright’s

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    Nature of tragedy

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    The Nature of Tragedy Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies‚ the other being Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. In Shakespeare’s time the word ‘tragedy’ had a very precise meaning - it involved the fall of a great man either through forces beyond his control or by his own error‚ often resulting in death. It was the nature of this fall from greatness that was considered ‘tragic’ What does the word ‘tragedy’ mean to you? Things that are sad or to do with death‚ revenge‚ accidents

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    Life and Tragedy

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    start enjoying a new novel or a new movie she must ensure that this story is a happy story. She is one of those who cannot stand any tragedy at all. When I was young it was easy for me to give her my review guide. Sometimes I answered: “ Yes‚ you should have a try. That is a good story with happy ending.” The other times I just say: “ No‚ it is a sad one‚ a totally tragedy. They all died at the end.” I have not exaggerate that my sister even shivered when she heard my sentence-introduction. As the

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    Oleana as a Tragedy

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    Oleana presents many definitive traits that could categorise it as a ‘tragedy’. The most prominent is the presence of a ‘harnartia’‚ executed by John. Harnartia is Greek terminology that translates literally to “missing the mark”‚ and was often used to depict the ‘Hero’s fatal flaw’. In the case of Oleana‚ it could be argued that John committed the ‘fatal error’ of breaching the lawful gap between teacher and student by “placing his arm around” Carol while trying to soothe her. This sentimental reaction

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    The Desire of Ages

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    The Desire of Ages Ellen G. White Biography Ellen White‚ born Ellen Harmon to Robert and Eunice Harmon‚ was born November 26‚ 1827 in Gorham‚ Maine. When she was very young she and her parents moved to Portland‚ Maine. At age ten Ellen was struck by a stone that put her in a coma for three weeks. She recovered and her mother believed it was for a divine purpose. For the next six years Ellen fought to return to normal health. During the evangelistic campaign of William Miller in 1840 Ellen believed

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