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    Jealousy is a part of the world that people as a whole tend to ignore. We as a group of individuals don’t want to admit to ourselves that we feel insecure‚ and want to be in someone else’s position. Throughout history a lot of the wars that occurred happen because of rulers being jealous of what other people have. A couple of examples would be the Revolutionary War‚ and the American Indian war. In the Revolutionary War Great Britain was jealous of what America had in its land and didn’t want the

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    Jealousy is one of these of the most challenging feelings to anyone in a romantic relationship. However‚ one doesn’t need to be in a relationship to feel jealous‚ for there are many other things to be jealous about‚ such as possessions or experiences. It occurs when there is a threat to losing something or someone‚ for instance our partner‚ job or material things. This feeling is quite similar to envy which occurs when we lack something or want to have something that the other person has. The experience

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    Mr. Darcy – A wealthy gentleman from Derbyshire‚ Darcy is at first a rude and unpleasant fellow‚ full of pride and ill will who eventually comes to love Elizabeth and change his mannerisms for her. He shows his love for her by helping her sister in the marriage to Wickham and by being cordial and polite after her refusal of marriage. He eventually succeeds in winning her love in return. Elizabeth Bennet - The protagonist of the novel and the second Bennet daughter‚ Elizabeth is considered witty

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    behaviour based on a small minority of teens. This is due to the behaviour of adolescents‚ the media’s perception of teens‚ and as a result‚ the only way to end this madness is a compromise. First of all‚ the behaviour of adolescents is a main cause of discrimination. Adolescents want attention from society by acting inappropriately and claiming it as individualism. The new generation of adolescent’s acts differently mainly because they have too much freedom; there is no one to discipline them

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    Prejudice is a significant theme in The Merchant of Venice. This is expresses at various occasions throughout the novel. One of the most significant examples of prejudice in this novel is the Anti-Semitic views of the Christian citizens in Venice. A second act of prejudice in The Merchant of Venice occurs when the Prince of Morocco arrives in Venice. The third example‚ though more subtle‚ is the prejudice towards the Prince of Arragon. These three examples fall in to two major categories‚ racial

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    as people do. In 2009 animal experimentation was the cause of over 1.13 million animals suffered in U.S. Laboratories. Animal experimentation is unnecessary and expensive. It is useless to use the cruel methods of animal experimentation for our own benefit alone. The animals used in research range from birds‚ dogs‚ cats‚ pigs‚ etc. So many innocent creatures put up with the immense pain so that science experiments can be made and new products can be put on the shelves. Many of the animals used in the

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    and the jealous‚ overachiever‚ Gene. The book is mostly set at a boarding school named Devon‚ there he meets many friends including Finny‚ who which he becomes good friends with‚ and even creates a club with. There Friendship can be described with the quote‚ “Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.” ‚ which was said by William Shakespeare. When compared to the relationship between the two friends‚ it means that you should not be jealous of those

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    Shakespeare’s classic tragedy ‘Othello’. The playwright written in early 1600 revolves around the central themes of jealousy‚ manipulation and love which are explored through the use of literary techniques. In ‘O’ these themes are still evidently followed throughout the film‚ however the ways in which these are presented is through the use of various film techniques. The theme of jealousy is recurrent in both texts and is a major influence on many of the character’s thoughts

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    caused by the insecurities and changing character of Othello himself. Racism and the villainous Iago both contributed to the evolution of Othello’s character. G.K Hunter the author of “Othello and Colour Prejudice.” Discusses how the prejudices against Othello‚ both in the play and also the prejudices Shakespeare’s audience already conveyed towards darker skinned people‚ were framed to doom Othello from the start. Hunters article gives a historical background of how people of color where perceived by

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    To learn a lesson is to gain insight on matters from mistakes or past experiences. Everyone can learn from others to avoid mistakes that can be stressful. In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the main characters demonstrate actions that we all can learn from so we do not end up in uncomfortable positions. In the beginning‚ an evil plan is made out of jealousy in hopes to hurt others and their reputations. The gullible protagonist quickly believes the lies of others‚ betrays his friend

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