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    Can Manufactured Bands Ever be Classified as ’Good’ Art? The Effect of the Market on the Construction of Music Introduction Manufactured bands now make up a major percentage of chart music today‚ not least of them Take That‚ Boyzone‚ Bad Boys inc.‚ East 17 and other all-boy pop bands. In this essay I would like to discuss how the standard of art has been lowered by the capitalistic system of the music industry‚ using a specific example - "Upside Down"‚ which is maybe the latest addition to this

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    However‚ the theme that I choose is Revenge and Love. Revenge is one of the main lessons Hawthorne was trying to portray to the audience‚ because Chillingworth was up to no good in discovering Hester’s lover. The theme of love connected Dimmesdale and Hester together‚ which caused Chillingworth to have his revenge. The act of revenge began when Chillingworth returned from his journey and discovered that Hester had a baby for another man‚ he then vowed to have his revenge on Hester and her lover. According

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    Revenge is a particularly interesting concept‚ especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ revenge although is not just an abstract idea. When a man is insulted by a fool‚ the man becomes so angered that he vows revenge. The man (Montresor) leads the fool (Fortunato) into the depths of the wine vaults with the temptation of the amontillado. Fortunato becomes drunk and Montresor takes advantage

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    The craving for vengeance spurs uncontrollable‚ dangerous emotion that bear equally as dangerous consequences. Following the monster’s creation‚ Victor Frankenstein’s very existence is driven by the desire for revenge‚ distorting his once clear‚ purposeful mindset. Victor’s appetite for revenge is self-destructive‚ he constantly “burn[s] with rage to pursue the murderer of [his] peace” (121). For years and years‚ Victor Frankenstein’s hunger for retribution grows and his feelings of rage‚ loneliness

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    Amber Ellis Jessika Griffin Eng. 093 March 23‚ 2012 Torture: Justified or Unjustified? Is torture justified? Does it make us feel safer? Most Americans would say that it is immoral to torture any human being for any reason. There are a few people left who would disagree with that and say that some deserve to be tortured in order to obtain information that could potentially save the lives of hundreds or thousands. According to Michael Levin torture may seem unconstitutional

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    Harvard Business Review Case Study : The Customers’ Revenge by Dan Ariely (December 2007) As an introduction of this case‚ a little recall of the facts may not harm anyone. Atida is a 70 year old motor company‚ producing and selling stylish and innovative cars and they have just launched a new one on the market : the Andromeda XL. The brand has many loyal customers and devoted fans among various clubs and communities. Jim MacIntire and his colleagues from the customer service department

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    Amontillado” is one of the compelling story’s he has wrought. “The Cask of Amontillado” has everything in it‚ it has so much irony and symbols and so many different themes. There are three different themes that you can see within “The Cask of Amontillado” and they are betraying‚ gothic‚ and revenge. The first theme of “The Cask of Amontillado” if betrayal. Fortunato feels as though he is friends with Montresor. “My friend” (237)‚ Montresor seas to Fortunato over and over again threw out the whole story

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    dish best served cold: Analysis of Roger Chillingworth’s revenge in The Scarlet Letter It is possible for someone to become so consumed by revenge that his health suffers. He has been wronged by someone and believe in “tit for a tat”‚ so they choose getting even instead of forgiveness. This may seem like the easiest and fairest way to live life‚ but it can completely occupy lives and cloud judgment. Roger Chillingworth chose to take revenge on Dimmesdale (for the affair the minister had with his

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    The Best Death Ever – Niall Griffiths By Christian Steenfeldt‚ 3.U Children cannot differentiate between what is fun and what is serious. In the short story “The Best Death Ever” by Niall Griffiths four boys are playing a game where they have to fake a death. The boy whoever fakes the best death wins the game. The four boys do not understand what they are doing and see the game‚ The Best Death Ever‚ as a fun game. Until one moment‚ when one of the boys misjudges the distance to ground and almost

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    Life of Subhash Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose was born into an affluent Bengali family on January 23‚ 1897 in Cuttack ‚ Orissa. Subhash’s public prosecutor father ensured that his son availed the best of education in eminent institutions such as Scottish Church College ‚ Calcutta and Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University . In 1920‚ at the insistence of his parents‚ Bose appeared in the prestigious Indian Civil Service and secured the fourth place. During this period the civil disobedience

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