Many factors contributed to the downfall of Othello in William Shakespeare’s‚ Othello‚ the Moore of Venice. Everyone knew Othello as noble and full of pride‚ but when the jealously beast took hold of him the image was changed. His weakness’s came out and more then ever. Traits that were thought of as different and extraordinary were now qualities no one wanted. Othello slowly began to self-destruct when his pride was stripped‚ his insecurities were shown‚ and he believed his wife was a cheater.
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CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUGHAL EMPIRE BACKGROUND The downfall of the mughal empire can be attributed to two major factors: 1) Weaknesses of the mughals 2) Strength of the East India Company. The Mughal Empire‚ which had reached its zenith during the rule of Shah Jahan and his son‚ began to decline after the rule of Aurangzeb. In fact‚ the decline began during the last days of Aurangzeb.The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with
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Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Hester Prynne’s minister‚ suffers the greatest burden in the novel. Little does the congregation know that he had an affair with Hester. Instead of admitting his sinful act‚ he keeps it secret. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ this secretive sin brings Arthur Dimmesdale physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual burdens. Arthur Dimmesdale inflicts a physical burden upon himself with self-loathing and torture. He takes Puritan fasting to an extreme by starving himself “
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There is one main over-arching purposes of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The purpose being that the “American dream” is unachievable. While Fitzgerald does not directly say the “American dream” cannot be real or cannot be accomplished‚ he uses different characters as well as the plot itself to represent his argument. The “American dream” also known as goals; are standards that people set for themselves to reach success or greatness. Fitzgerald is saying that the people who pursue the “American
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Role of Nationalism in the Downfall of Napoleon Nationalism is the devotion of people to the interests of its nation or the love of one’s country to stay independent. Nationalism played a major role in the downfall of Napoleon in that he wanted an empire and his opponents wanted independence. As Napoleon was conquering lands and creating a vast empire his troops stressed in the far lands that they conquered life‚ liberty and equality. Even though Napoleon did not realize it triggered
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Despite growing up in tough times and under harsh circumstances‚ Edith Piaf was an extraordinary woman whom most pale in comparison to. In her forty-seven years of life‚ she managed to become a household name throughout Europe in the 1940’s and was renowned for her incredible vocal and acting abilities. She was known as “the little sparrow” and was beloved by the people of France. Edith Piaf was a symbol of French passion and perseverance and inspired copious amounts of lethargic citizens who need
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she is. Betty is adamant about helping her new friend. All Rita remembers is the accident and the street named Mulholland Drive. I believe that the mystery is a MacGuffin for first time viewers. It is meant to push our view away from the truth‚ sort of like a magician. So‚ as I’ve said‚ the fugitive with no name pretends to be Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth was a Hispanic movie star of yesteryear who pretended to be a red head. She changed her natural hair color of black to red to fashion a more glamorous
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Examine the construction of masculinity in A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman. In both A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman there is a male figure at the head of both families who assert and express their masculinity in quite dissimilar ways. Referring to the screen adaptations of both plays‚ Stanley Kowalski is a strong‚ aggressive and forthright individual whereas Willy Loman through stature as well as speech is a bumbling‚ weak and nervous fool‚ driven by his own delusions
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Avery Punch SPEECH 1315 / 10-9-14Speech II: Informative/Chronological “Introduction of a Famous Living Person”Cate Blanchett Specific Purpose: To share informative insight‚ based in research‚ about the Life‚ Awards received and Philanthropic efforts given by a specific Famous Living Person INTRODUCTION: Attention Device: Public Service Announcement played (CBS News- 60 Minutes‚ 2014) Cate Blanchett Relate Topic to the audience (Personal Identification of famous person): Cate
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Desiree’s Baby The short story‚ Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin‚ takes place in Creole‚ Louisiana during the antebellum period. In this time‚ the United States slavery was at its peak. The superior local color for this part of the Unites States was white or Caucasian. Society members that fell under this category were either a wealthy class. The African Americans in Creole were slaves to the whites. The story illuminates the life of a girl named Desiree. While she is sitting in a very familiar and
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