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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock proves‚ ultimately‚ to be a victim of himself. Shylock brings about his own demise through his own deeds and misdeeds. Shylock begins to cause his own misfortune when Antonio approaches him for a loan to aid Bassanio in courting Portia. At first‚ Shylock is wary to lend Antonio the money. "I am debating of my present store...I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats...Tubal...will furnish me (13)"

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    Anne Frank a victim of the Holocaust who went into hiding for two years with her family and a few others due to their religion. While she was in hiding‚ she wrote a diary of her time in there and how she and the others lived. Her diary was published which was called “The Diary of a Young Girl” and a play‚ The Diary of Anne Frank. As she was in a place called the secret Annex who two others helped them hide Miep Gies and Mr.Kraler. The others who were in the Annex with her was Edith Frank‚ Otto Frank

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    Eng 1a 5-23-13 Essay #1 In the article “Victims from birth” Wendy McElroy‚ ifeminists.com‚ is about Sharon Duchesneau and her deaf son named Gauvin. Duchesneau‚ being a lesbian‚ selected a sperm donor(along with her partner Candace McCullough). Duchesneau and McCullough are also deaf. The donor they selected was based on his family history of deafness to insure their son Gauvin would also be deaf. Duchesneau goes on to say that Gauvin “is not profoundly deaf… but deaf enough” (McElroy 1). Gauvin

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    reconcile love with abuse. I allowed myself to accept that both existed. Their stories allowed me to forgive myself. Recognize how arbitrary the border was. Recognizing myself in her eyes made it possible to name the person who abused me. Name my abuse victim experience. And set me free. I hope my words will embrace other women. I hope they give them the strength and love they need to get out of the depths. I noticed when you complained about how boring the hospital is while I was recovering from having

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    Afshin Fard 2-12-2014 Psy305 My personal experience as the victim of an injustice In my life I have been very fortunate that I have not been exposed to confrontational injustice. Nobody directly came to me and told me that I have for instance‚ not been chosen for a position because of my skin color‚ my age or any other characteristic of mine that makes me who I am. However‚ I do know that after 911 individuals‚ which look like people from the Middle East and or Middle Eastern names are being

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    the mass amount of popularity that the Order gained made changes in the ideology and objectives of Francis’ messages and teaching almost an inevitable necessity. Some could argue that in many ways the Franciscan Order’s original ideologies were a victim of the movement’s success. This is evident in the main rules of the Order‚ what the rules were initially like during the life of Francis‚ and what they became after his death. Saint Francis of Assisi was born in 1182 into a wealth family. His

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    known destination countries. Human trafficking victims lose their freedom when they are illegally forced into being transported to other countries or within their own country (Cullen-Dupont 3‚5). In order to understand human trafficking‚ it is important to know basic information related to the topic and to explore an organization that helps survivors have a new beginning in life. Prices for human beings range

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    Lastly‚ In both novels there are two characters named Mr.Radley and Shylock that are victims of religion prejudice. Mr.Radley and Shylock were victims of religion prejudice because they both received negative attitudes towards their religions. Mr.Radley was a victim of religious prejudice because he was negatively talked about because of his religious beliefs. An example is when Scout asks Miss Maudie why Boo Radley never comes out of the house. Miss Maudie tells Scout that Boo’s father was a "foot-washing

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    Victimology and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Crime Rachel Cowart   Victimology is the study of how a certain person became a victim of a particular crime. Victimology studies the relationship between the victim and the offender; did they know each other? Were they complete strangers? Was the offender a friend or family member? All these questions are answered through the study of victimology. Some individuals are prone to become victims just as some are prone to become criminals. There

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    Women Were Primarily Victims of Witch-Hunting and They did not Exercise any Significant Agency/power through the Process of Witch trials. A well-established definition of a victim is a person who has been attacked‚ or injured by someone else and someone who is harmed by an unpleasant event. In addition‚ the reference to the word ‘significant’ in this thesis argument is an important qualifier. The word significant‚ being a subjective term‚ allows this author to argue women did not have significant

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