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    The real hero is always a hero by mistake‚ in my understanding this quote means‚ true acts of courage and bravery are always performed by people who do not intentionally set out to become heroes. I agree with this quote because a person can become a hero without realizing the impact they cause to the people around them‚ like they didn’t know they were going to do it‚ they just did it. And I’ll use the play The Crucible to justify my position. In the play The crucible‚ John Proctor one of the

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    Self Deception

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    determines our influence on others * It isn’t about being perfect‚ but simply about getting better‚ in systematic and improving the bottom line. * Self-betrayal – my perception once I betray myself 1. An act contrary to what I feel I should do for another person 2. I begin to see the world in a way that justified my self-betrayal 3. My view of reality becomes distorted 4. I enter the box become self-deceived inflate opponent’s fault inflate own virtue blame feel

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    Betrayed Women In the Islamic/Muslim religion husbands are allowed and sometimes even expected by their families to take more than one wife. These customs may allow the taking of more than one wife‚ but it does not hurt the women any less. Betrayal hurts weather its custom or not. Tradition seems to force Islamic women into roles they have to accept rather than what they want out of life. This tradition probably causes some kind of emotional issues. Tradition is important‚ but as the world

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    Kate Golding Dr. McWilliams ENGL 110 #3 1st March 2013 Fueling Revenge Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is a complex story that follows the relationship between the two characters that ultimately ends with the murder of Fortunato. Poe uses imagery and the setting of the story to surprise the reader with the gruesome ending‚ however further analysis of the symbols in the story makes it evident the conclusion was inevitable. Poe’s use of symbolism highlights the revenge

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    past. With the rule of the Party‚ comes the constant control of the omnipresent‚ Big Brother. He controls everything‚ from living conditions to how much chocolate is allowed to be given to any member of Oceania. There is also the constant fear of betrayal. When considering these restrictions and frustrations placed onto Winston and every individual in Oceania‚ the statement: “A character in conflict is necessary to any text” is supported and evident in the text. Winston‚ no matter where he goes‚

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    Julius Caesar

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    How Betrayal Led to Downfall in Julius Caesar In the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome‚ when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus‚ an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s‚ betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony‚ Caesar’s best friend and another honorable

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    Adultery Hurts

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    actions are far different than the “reality” they create to justify the adultery. Adultery Causes Emotional Pain: When a spouse is cheated on there are feelings of betrayal‚ depression and anger. A spouse will feel second-rate and undesirable. He/she will question their worth and value as a husband or wife. Spouses get over the betrayal of adultery but only after much suffering. Adultery hurts and can cause severe psychological damage. There is also a loss of trust and faith in the adulterer. So

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    lives in New York city. The play focuses on the arrival of the two “submarines.”‚ Marco and Rodolpho. This arrival causes some family disputes that ultimately lead to Eddie’s tragic death at the end of the play. In the play the central themes are: betrayal‚ pride‚ reputation and obsession. Miller also uses foreshadowing to tell the readers Eddie´s destiny. Eddie has maintained his family through life and this fact has made him overprotective and suspicious of anyone who may come between them‚ especially

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    Othello’s blind acceptance of Iago’s web of lies is the result of his inability to think straight due to his jealousy of Desdemona along with Iago’s success in manipulating the general population. He was heartbroken and jealous of his wife’s supposed betrayal. This was supported by the fact that Iago had not just fooled Othello into believing his lies‚ all the characters within the play had believed in Iago’s lies. To strengthen the proposed theme further‚ it can be noted that Iago is a very manipulative

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    Amontillado Gothic Theme

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    Interestingly‚ an author by the name of Edgar Allen Poe‚ wrote a very dark and dreary story called “The Cask of Amontillado”. Furthermore‚ a few interesting themes introduced in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ include: gothic‚ betrayal‚ and insanity. Firstly‚ Poe introduces a very interesting theme called a gothic theme. Likewise‚ in Poe’s story Montresor hides his intent of hate towards Fortunato; leaving a dark foreboding killer intent to be felt by the readers. Furthermore‚ Montresor gets Fortunato

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