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    Fate and this powerful pattern is not is not only indomitable‚ but at the same time‚ its real nature and action are beyond man’s capacity to comprehend. In “Far from the Madding Crowd” Fate appears in the life of Weatherbury in disguise of chance and coincidence and due to its invisible whims everything gets here topsy-turvy. Like great Greek tragedies here in this novel too Fate dominates human actions and their results. The concept of Fate as demonstrated by Hardy in “Far from the Madding Crowd”

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    generation where school was not a priority to parents‚ or even teachers. Sadly because of this‚ Archie graduated high school with hardly any ability to read or write. His teacher told him he would work in a factory for the rest of his life and had no chance of having a career. Archie took his teachers advice and began working at the Molson Canadian Brewery. This is where Archie got involved with the union. “I became a steward. One could see what a dilemma I had‚ considering my

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    testified her supposed witchcraft. Not by coincidence‚ the man who most-likely paid her was not considered a suspect. Therefore‚ It’s not surprising that the woman confessed this kind of treason because she was put under considerable pressure by an inquisition--which in itself could be corrupt‚ and was not unknown to occasionally displace people from power after strange circumstances for an exchange of coin. For instance‚ in 1628‚ when the prominent mayor of Bamberg Germany was tried as a witch. In

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    Case Study: Calcutta’s Metro In 1996‚ Calcutta’s long-waited metro finally opened to a collective sigh of relief from the long-suffering population of this large Indian city. Critics had long derided the project a one of the “slowest-moving” public works projects ever conceived and implemented. The single route line‚ comprising 17 stations and slightly more tan 10 total miles of track‚ had taken 23 years from the date it was first approved at a final estimated cost of almost $5 billion. To put

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    Commedia Dell Arte

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    Comedia dell’ Arte is a theatre art form dating back to Renaissance Italy. Its attributes and techniques are still used today to create theatre and film productions. Throughout this paper the origins of Commedia dell’ Arte will be discussed and its distinctive traits explored. These include the characters Used‚ mask work‚ pantomime (physical comedy) and improvisation. In addition‚ by using examples from both 16th century Commedia and modern day television I will show how not only was Commedia

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    them turned out to be successful either. By the time Willy is an old man he has nothing to show for it. His first son‚ Biff‚ was a hopeless dreamer who wasn’t able to hold on to a job. He could have been successful but unfortunately he blew the chance he had to go to school. Happy‚ Willy’s other son‚ had a job‚ but was basically all talk‚ just like Willy. But now near the end of his career as a salesman‚ Willy realizes his whole life had been misguided by the American dream. At the end of the play

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    exists to be sat on) but less so in others – what is the final cause of a person? There are anomalies which don’t conform to the four cause structure. The material cause of a movement or the efficient cause of a coincidence highlight flaws in Aristotle’s theory. If things happen by chance or luck then they do not fit into the categories. Emotions also go against the theory as they have no material or formal cause and even their efficient and final causes can be questioned. Is there a final cause for

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    Actors involved in Chinese construction policy The Harbin subway case. Teun Blik (TU-D student nr: 1358723) Words: 4544 Keywords: Harbin metro‚ Harbin Electrical Car Company‚ HECC‚ Harbin Subway Office‚ Harbin Subway Company‚ Project 7381 Abstract: Although China is often hailed by the rest of the world because of their quick decision-making and execution there is also the other side of China ’s construction policy. There are a lot of cases where decision-making takes a long time. Because

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    Geographic Factors

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    Climate affects how habitable a region is‚ and as a result‚ very few nations may survive in harsh climates and few may thrive in less-than-ideal climatic conditions. If you notice‚ the power in the world lies in the Norther Hemisphere. This is not a coincidence‚ but a result of the poor land fertility‚ high water scarcity and high disease outspread in tropic areas present in more abundance in the Southern Hemisphere. People in those regions have had to work twice as hard just to survive and have had fewer

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    prove to be an interesting protagonist. His excellent problem solving ability‚ witty humour and persistent attitude make him a very likeable and relatable character to many. Mark’s unique traits combined with his can do outlook make his survival chances on Mars exponentially higher. In class we discussed the idea of character development in The Martian; however‚ our group focussed more on the lack of character development in The Martian. Although‚ as the novel progresses Watney does begin to realize

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