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    Tragedy of Miriam

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    “The Tragedy of Mariam” was set in an ancient context‚ but Elizabeth Cary uses this portrayal to condemn and analyze the suppression of women in a historically and typically patriarchal society. The play highlights how Mariam is restricted from having private space in a public realm. She is denied any private interludes with her husband and basically has no personal or clandestine relationships with any other individual. Mariam struggles with the idea of what is expected of her from society and her

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    American Tragedy

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    An American Tragedy: How a Good Company Died The Rust Belt is back. So say bullish observers as U.S. exports surge‚ long-moribund industries glow with newfound profits‚ and unemployment dips to lows not seen in a decade. But in the smokestack citadels‚ there’s disquiet. Too many machine-tool and auto parts factories are silent; too many U.S. industries still can’t hold their own. What went wrong since the heyday of the 1960s? That’s the issue Max Holland‚ a contributing editor of The Nation‚

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    Titanic Tragedy

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    Who  was  responsible  for  the  loss  of  life  with  the  sinking  of  the  Titanic?   By  Rebecca  Gutteridge  Year  9     RMS  Titanic‚  so  called  the  ‘unsinkable  ship’‚  became  the  largest  maritime  disaster  in  history  when   she  hit  an  iceberg  on  her  maiden  voyage  through  the  North  Atlantic.  Much  indecision  surrounds

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    Tragedy in Savar

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    Extra Credit Essay The Tragedy in Savar shows in my opinion what these multinational corporations are all about‚ the bottom line! Multinationals should be held accountable‚ they have a responsibility to the people of Savar and other poor countries that they choose to produce their goods in. At the same time multinationals need to keep their investors happy‚ need to turn a profit quarter after quarter‚ need to win at all costs. So do I think what happened in Savar is the result of the free market

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    Tragedy of Disappointment

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    Omar Said Tragedy of Disappointment At the height of his presidency‚ Woodrow Wilson had many successes that made a huge impact on the country as well as the world. However‚ he also had very bad points as well. One of those bad points was the Treaty of Versailles. In many ways‚ the Treaty of Versailles mirrored his presidency. His ruthlessness for self- determination in his policies coming into Paris did not allow him to get what he really wanted in the treaty. In the end‚ Wilson was

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    Annotated Bibliography: Tragedy Condon‚ James J.‚ “Setting the Stage For Revenge: Space‚ Performance‚ And Power In Early Modern Revenge Tragedy." Medieval & Renaissance Drama In England 25.(2012): 62-82. Literary Reference Center. Web. 12 Apr. 2015. The author James Condon has written about Thomas Kyd’s “The Spanish Tragedy‚” John Marston’s “Antonio’s Revenge” and "Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare. The article explains revenge tragedy is a style of drama‚ popular in England during the late

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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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    Death of a Salesman as a modern tragedy Death of a Salesman as a modern tragedy  Death of a Salesman is typically classified as a modern tragedy. This implies that it follows the example of the classic Greek tragedies‚ Roman tragedies and Shakespearian and Jacobean tragedy. There are‚ however‚ subtle but vital differences between these forms. Aristotle’s classic view of tragedy saw the form as one which only properly deals with the fate of gods‚ kings and heroes. In the twentieth century‚ such

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    Miller’s 1949 essay‚ "Tragedy and the Common Man‚" Miller began by saying‚ "In this age few tragedies are written." This particular essay was published in the New York Times‚ was also the preface that was prepared for "Death of a Salesman" in 1949. Before Miller’s "Death of a Salesman‚" there was only one type of tragedy—that which fit Aristotle’s definition. For Aristotle‚ plays of tragedy had to revolve around kings‚ gods‚ or people of high class. In these classic tragedies‚ the diction must be

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    A Personal Tragedy

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    Elisabeth Stuart Phelps captures the essence of time when “ young ladies had not begun to have ‘opinions’ upon the doctrine of evolution‚ and before feminine friendships and estrangements were founded on the distinctions between protoplasm and bioplasm” (Phelps 8). She writes a kunstlerroman novel of young woman who has the ability to go far with her artistic talent and looses her inspiration after being married. Another author who tackles similar issues is Louisa May Alcott and her novel “Little

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