Who was William Shakespeare? It’s 1604‚ you’re at The Globe Theater watching a performance by William Shakespeare. As the play comes to a close everyone is on their feet cheering for this miraculous performance. Little did you know that this play write would be remembered throughout history‚ but what if the man who we believe to be Shakespeare is a fraud? Theories that Shakespeare was not the master mind behind all the works credited to his name started in the early 1900’s. Some people have been
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A thief stealing a simple purse is nothing short of a petty crime‚ and for the same thief to plan an elaborate bank heist would at the very least be a respectable effort‚ but what of a thief who is capable of stealing‚ for all intents and purposes‚ an immovable object? Absurd… perhaps‚ but that is essentially what the Czechoslovakian con-man Victor Lustig accomplished by fraudulently selling the one and only Eiffel Tower; to elaborate‚ Lustig did not physically take the famous tower‚ rather he managed
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The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial Was assassination the goal? The general agreement is that the first goal of the conspirators had been to kidnap the President. A few attempts to kidnap Lincoln fell through‚ and then the Confederacy surrendered to the North. Booth’s thoughts turned to killing the President. Up until recent times‚ there was a great deal of theory as to the existence of an abduction plot. Some people felt it might be used to excuse the hanged conspirators. Even the judge
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The conspiracy of Julius Caesars death was based off of emotions and logic. Because Brutus ‚ He was willing to kill his friend because he wanted to be the emperor of Rome. Also persuaded people to believe that just so he could take the thrown which was based off emotions because he wanted the thrown for his own good. The conspiracy of Julius Caesars death was based off of emotions and logic. Because Brutus His friend was willing to place his ideals over his friends life because he thought it
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The Burr conspiracy presented a lot of things in the new republic and its legal structure‚ both strengths and weaknesses. Andrew Burr took off on and expedition to capture New Orleans and take Mexico and turn them into his own form of government. Burrs trial obviously exposes many weaknesses within the legal structure of the United States. Burr committed an obvious act of treason against the United States government by taking it upon himself to seize territory for himself. Chief Justice Marshall
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The Bermuda Triangle is an area in the Atlantic Ocean between Miami‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Bermuda. It has been nicknamed the Devil’s Triangle because it is known as a place in the ocean where planes and ships mysteriously disappear without providing an explanation. Over the years‚ many people have proposed a variety of theories in the hope of finding an explanation for all the unsolved mysteries that are held within the Bermuda Triangle. Many theories suggest that since the location of the triangle
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This article talks about a concerned parent who has a son that wanted to dress like a princess for Halloween. She was concerned that people and other children would be judgmental of his choice of costume. The boy‚ Danny‚ did not want to dress like any characters most boys would choose‚ such as Peter Pan. Danny’s mom is not only concerned with the fact that he wanted to dress like a princess‚ but also that this phase is reaching the rest of his life as well. He likes many aspects that girls are associated
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Hello Barbie owners have a good reason to be concerned after the latest news form Bluebox. Bluebox is a security firm and they have explained how the new Barbie doll may have many kids privacy invaded. After this news‚ Barbie might have to bow out to Princess Elsa for the dominant female kids figure. BLUEBOX EXPLAINS THAT HELLO BARBIE IS SPYING ON KIDS This news is the most important to all the parents in the world whose children own a Hello Barbie doll. The researchers at Bluebox have revealed
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That being said‚ it makes sense that 9/11 conspiracy theories are so well known. The popularity even begins to rival the one of the JFK conspiracy theories. Or quite possibly the one of the Illuminati. With all that said‚ the theorist have a large population that helps them spread the word about what they believe to be the truth. Though‚ the truth each theorist believes in varies from one to another. No matter the theory‚ the 9/11 conspiracy theorist
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Stephen Tobolowsky relays what he labels his “first crisis of belief” in his article “The Santa Conspiracy.” This “crisis of belief” occurs when he has a conversation with his six-year- old friend about his own questioning of whether Santa is real. Tobolowsky is struck by the confrontational and profound statement of this friend: “’It is always easier to want to believe in something than to say it never was true.’” Stephen is five years old when he is jolted by this philosophical maxim from his
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