The relevance of Shakespeare is‚ in my opinion‚ unquestionable‚ even in contemporary times. Not only is his contribution to the English language immense in its proportions‚ but also enduring. Even today‚ William Shakespeare is a household name the world over. He is quite literally‚ the figure-head of English literature‚ even to the average layman. Innumerable versions of his immortal works are seen again and again in our films‚ plays and even our writing. His simple yet deep concepts have stood the
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and today’s society is the way people live. For example‚ in “The Machine Stops” people live in “a small room‚ hexagonal in shape‚ like the cell of a bee.” The room described by Forster is completely opposite of what one would see in today’s society. Today‚ people live in all different kinds of living
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„What point is there in studying a dramatist who lived 400 years ago?” Shakespeare is a British dramatist‚ lyric poet and actor who lived from 1564-1616. Today it’s the 6th of september 2010. Shakespeare died almost 400 years ago. So why should people still keep busy with someone who lived such a long time ago? Why is Shakespeare still studied today? Many pupils would answer: Because teachers love to bore us. How could someone who lived 400 years ago write about anything which is from current interest
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be great to have in our society but I don’t believe that it exists too much anymore in the world today. Let me break down here some of the chivalry rules compared with the actions of the people of the current world. One rule of chivalry is that you have to honor and respect women. Back in the days of King Arthur this was carried out greatly but if you look at the lack of respect given to women today you see that this rule of chivalry no longer exists. Women’s right have made great strides in
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Friendster brings friends and family more closely together and not to mention a huge potential given to the youth to be creative and share their opinion through blogging and present themselves to the world through countless personal profiles. Young people today accept these advancements and had made them uniquely aware to its advantages and disadvantages. These tools are a big help in their everyday living but we also have to acknowledge that it is making the youth “lazier” a good example is the internet
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For good healthy long life‚ more energy and greater happiness‚ among many other benefits‚ the importance of regular exercise and a proper diet can’t be understated. These two factors together are the most pivotal to determining a person’s overall health‚ and adopting them both can make a dramatic difference in how you look and feel. Health Benefits According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ a healthy diet means eating lots of fruits‚ vegetables‚ whole grains‚ low-fat
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The Scarlet Letter‚ a book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a book based in a Puritan society. If you look at how people live today and their actions in their everyday life and compare it to how Puritans or the Amish live‚ I believe that some people would be in shock that there are people who live like they do. And these people who live unlike us don’t think that their way of living is strange or weird. In a Puritan society the Bible provided the way of living and the people living in the community
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as his wife. One way that the components of this play can still be seen today are with the recurring idea of revenge and the thirst for power. Political powers all over the world are seen trying to get an upper hand on anyone who opposes them. This has been seen throughout history and can still be seen today. Such figures in history include‚ Napoleon‚ Hitler‚ or Trujillo. Other common themes from the play that are seen today are lust and greed‚ on top of the thirst of power‚ as mentioned before.
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Importance of Media Today Today‚ media has become almost as necessary as food and clothing. It is true that media is playing an outstanding role in strengthening the society; it is a mirror of the society. Its duty is to inform‚ educate and entertain the people. They help us to know what is going on around the world. They put their lives in danger during attacks or a natural disaster‚ just to inform us of the situation. It is partly because of them that awareness is spreading in the society
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