should go over to their side: we should make friends with them and be their allies. If not‚ they will destroy us too…” (39) This anonymous quote from a Tlaxcalteca council depicts the inferiority associated with these Aztec rivals and their cowardly motives in uniting with the Spanish. Similar to the Motecuhzoma characterization‚ the Tlaxcalteca add a layer of mortal agency that is much different than that of god’s will as described by the omens. Both the Cholultecas and the Aztec would capitulate to
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for trade and business with other countries‚ especially in Asia and Latin America. Another major factor for the war was that the United States wanted to spread its Anglo-Saxon culture around the world and emerge as a world-wide power. Other minor motives for the war include the United States coming to the aid of the Cubans in their revolt against Spain and the feeling that the United States had the right to go into the Philippines because it had a superior culture. Commercialism played the most
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Northrop Frye in ‘The motive for metaphor’ compares science and art. The common element between the two seems to be imagination. In science it becomes the final element and in art the starting point. In Frye view‚ a scientist examines the world which we are given to live‚ scrutinises all the data and attempts at forming certain theories which would underlay the rules governing the world. I doing so‚ he moves from the known realm‚ tangible world towards the concepts in his mind‚ therefore a creation
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you spirits; That tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here " In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to tell us about the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line‚ we can almost determine Lady Macbeth’s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off‚ we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth. In the first line Lady Macbeth says‚ "Come‚ you spirits." Already we have a dark image of her conjuring up evil spirits. She does not seem a bit intimidated by
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Making Sense of Chaos: What Happened in the Yucatán During early times of exploration and conquest‚ political power Spain maintained a reputation for inflexible‚ vicious conquests that led to the quick expansion of their empire. However‚ upon discovery of the Yucatán Peninsula in the early 1500s‚ the Spaniards were slow and relatively unsuccessful in the peninsula’s conquering. While the Spanish explorers might indeed have been the first foreign body to penetrate the Yucatán‚ control within the
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Motives and Incentives “Since often enough in war it is surer and safer to quest for food with sword and buckler than with all the instruments of husbandry” Xenophon Why would the Greeks go to war in the first place? Moreover‚ why would small farmers participate in the phalanx rather than cultivate their crops and earn income? The fact that such tactical development and the ensuing improvements in the military technology were effective in battle is not a sufficient argument for the drastic increase
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While analyzing the demand for holding money‚ it is found that there are different motives behind such demands. It shows as to why the community demands the money balances and how the amount of money balances for different motives is determined. Many economists; however‚ argue that such a classification for money is unnecessary and useless. It is argued that the demand for money should be considered as a complete whole instead of dividing the demand for money artificially into three parts. People
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crime of killing their leader‚ Julius Caesar‚ and in the end‚ the conspirators suffer the consequences. Shakespeare provides an abundance of reasoning behind each conspirator’s motive for joining the conspiracy‚ showing each individual’s true form.
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suspect‚ his wife‚ Mrs. Wright. The County Attorney‚ Sheriff‚ and Mr. Hale thoroughly scour for evidence of a motive to prove Mrs. Wright’s guilt. But little did the men know that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters had already uncovered the key evidence they were looking for. In Trifles‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover what seems to be trivial evidence but when connected‚ reveals Mrs. Wright’s true motive for murder. To begin with‚ the symbol of the messy kitchen appears trivial‚ yet reveals Mrs. Wright was
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Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters. Known for her manipulative characteristics‚ her motives are often questioned. Lady Macbeth uses her husband and his skills in an attempt to gain respect‚ power and control‚ yet her actions resulted in the opposite. Superstition played a part in Lady Macbeth’s ambition after she read what the witches predicted. However‚ her ambition is powered by greed‚ and though her love for her husband exists‚ it is not what motivated her. Lady
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