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    In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ the main character Macbeth yearns to be king which leads to an overpowering sense of guilt causing his downfall. King Duncan constantly praises Macbeth for his fidelity and chivalry‚ but when Duncan crowns his son king‚ Macbeth feels deceived. Thus‚ Macbeth and his wife plot to murder Duncan so Macbeth can become king. As the time approaches to assassinate Duncan‚ Macbeth begins hallucinating. Macbeth declares in a soliloquy: “A dagger of the mind‚ a false creation

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    If we can conclude that all of Oedipus’ actions were predestined‚ then these rules would have no true effect at all. Oedipus might have accidentally or unknowingly killed Laius later in life. This would have been similar to the myth of Perseus‚ who fulfilled his prophecy by unknowingly hitting and killing

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    For Victor‚ being in society surrounded by innocent bystanders‚ he cannot tolerate it. His guilt is immense. If the people knew his true crimes‚ they would chase him out of the town‚ just as they did to the monster. He wants to tell his father but decides not to. There has been too much misery for the poor man. It would break his father’s heart. Victor does not blame the creature for the deaths of William‚ Justine‚ and Henry. In his mind‚ he was responsible for their deaths. When Elizabeth writes

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    Furthermore‚ as stated before guilt is a major value used throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ another example‚ is shown in act 5 scene 1. At night‚ in the king’s palace at Dunsinane‚ a doctor and a gentlewoman discuss‚ Lady Macbeth’s strange routine of sleepwalking. They watch her for a while and talk about her actions as they watch. She washes her hands‚ her eyes are open but she is asleep. She continues washing and talking to herself about how much blood the old man had‚ the thane

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    After the thirst for power had consumed Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ apparent visions began to overwhelm the lovers to the point of insanity. The role of the reoccurring hallucinations was enough to conjure up senses of guilt and shame‚ which ultimately contributed to their downfall. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth suffers from several hallucinations such as the dagger appearing before him‚ the ghost of Banquo‚ and the blood on his hands. Although Macbeth had succeeded in gaining power‚ he did not succeed

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    Upon killing King Duncan‚ Macbeth feels great remorse and guilt for the act that he just committed. He wish’s very much that he did not kill the King and this is shown through his excerpts in Act 2 scene 2. He describes his hands as being a ‘sorry sight’ for they are drenched in the King’s blood. The blood is has a very symbolic meaning for Macbeth as the blood does not just show that he has killed the King but also that he has shown shame towards the one closest to God‚ and that it has now been

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    I chose the biographical nonfiction book With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B. Oates. As one may guess‚ the book is about our 16th president‚ Abraham Lincoln. I am generally interested in Abraham Lincoln anyways‚ and I have heard good things about this book‚ so I decided to read it for the extension project‚ which made me part of Oates’ intended audience. The author’s audience is those who have a general interest in Abraham Lincoln and/or want to learn more about him. I

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    debate was clear and accurate‚ but was not usually thorough. Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear. Rebuttal All counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant‚ and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant‚ but several were weak. Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant Use of Facts/Statistics Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts‚ statistics and/or examples. Every

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    As soon as the judge ruled and sentenced an adult woman to four years and 394 day of jail‚ many people outside the court were outraged. The adult lady killed a construction worker‚ while on her way to a party. The thing is she was driving drunk‚ and due to her drunkenness‚ she didn’t notice the “construction ahead” signs. As a result‚ she ran over a construction worker‚ who after being severely injured‚ didn’t survive. So you might be thinking that justice was made and that’s the end of it. Well

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    Ever Merciful Love for All Hatred for None. In the Holy Quran‚ Allah the Exalted mentions that whenever there is فساد that is disorder or the situation of breaking up ties‚ spread in this world; he send his messengers to reform the world into a compound of peace and love spread all over. Same happened about 1400 years ago when all such disorders were so intensely spread out in the world that the human beings turned into savage enemies of each other. Romans were killing thousands and thousands of people

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