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    The opening of Anil is effective as it introduces the protagonist of the story‚ ‘a little boy’ named Anil and as readers we follow his journey and watch his character grow and develop. Right from the very beginning of the story‚ the writer makes it clear that Anil is different to everyone else in the village. The star above Anil is used to symbolise how unique and special he is: ‘His parents would not even stop for a second to gape at a star. But he did.’ The writer’s use of the word ‘gape’ conveys

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    Case Study CLP POWER IN HONG KONG Student Name: Ahmed Gaber. ID: A00091464 Q1: What types of change have taken place in CLP Power? - The organizational structure was streamlined to have fewer layers of staff ، existing channels of communication were reviewed to allow faster decision making. - Partnership Charter was signed between employees of different departments to foster stronger teamwork. -A New smart culture of “doing smarter” and “doing more with less” was cascaded down to all employees

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    Experiences with drugs= “My goal in life wasn’t living . . . it was getting high. Over the years‚ I turned to cocaine‚ marijuana and alcohol under a false belief it would allow me to escape my problems. It just made things worse. I kept saying to myself‚ I’m going to stop permanently after using one last time. It never happened.” —John “It started with the weed‚ then the pills (Ecstasy) and acid‚ making cocktails of all sorts of drugs‚ even overdosing to make the rushes last longer. I had a bad

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    Faustus as a Medieval Morality Play By K.Friedman Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus has been influenced by the conventions of a Medieval Morality play through Marlowe’s purely didactic use of the text to encourage Christian values. He uses various dramatised moral allegories that together encompass the themes of divided nature of man allegorised through the good and bad angels that demonstrate virtue and vice‚ alongside the concept of sin and degradation allegorised by the Seven Deadly Sins

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    Creative Response English 205 Dear Mr. Marlowe‚ I just read your play‚ “Doctor Faustus”. I really enjoyed your work. I thought it was a very interesting plot. In addition‚ your characters were exciting and entertaining. I am sure this play involving the devil and demons had much criticism in your time. How did the audience react when they first watched this play? Also‚ what made you decide to write about these things? My favorite character in the play was Mephastophilis. He seems to be a “good”

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    Iago, the Villain

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    AP English IV 15 March 2013 Iago Shakespeare successful used the power of language in his plays‚ especially Othello. In that tragedy‚ Iago plays an important and major role and is described by Shakespeare as a villain‚ liar‚ and masculine; he shows his felling to the audience by the use of speech. These monologues of Iago are used to create mystery and lead the downfall of the protagonists in the play. By the end of the play‚ the audiences can see through the irony in Iago’s last words. A fundamental

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    Paper 1: Evaluation of Faustus’s internal conflict Faust.  My heart’s so hard’ned I cannot repent. |         20 | Scarce can I name salvation‚ faith‚ or heaven‚ | | But fearful echoes thunder in mine ears | | “Faustus‚ thou art damn’d!” Then swords and knives‚ | | Poison‚ gun‚ halters‚ and envenom’d steel | | Are laid before me to despatch myself‚ |         25 | And long ere this I should have slain myself‚ | | Had not sweet pleasure conquer’d deep despair. | | Have I not

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    Tragical History of D. Faustus The supernatural forces are at once alike and distinct in Shakespeare?s The Tempest and in Marlowe?s The Tragical History of D. Faustus. The supernatural is kind to Prospero and his daughter Miranda in The Tempest‚ while the devils in Dr Faustus eagerly wait for the day that Faustus would join them in Hell. In both plays‚ the supernatural provides recurrent waves of sounds and feelings‚ lending special atmospheric qualities to The Tempest and Dr Faustus. The supernatural

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    There are several antagonists in the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare. These villains include Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ Laertes‚ and even Gertrude. They all have either bad intentions or motives at some point. Hamlet‚ Laertes‚ and Claudius are murderers. Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ and Laertes all had the intention to kill someone. Gertrude on the other hand‚ married her deceased husband’s brother and brought him to the throne. She also did not leave him when the king tried to

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    Iago Is A Villain

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    Iago is the main character who is the evil villain in Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago is full of resentment and jealousy towards Othello and sets out to ruin Othello’s life. He is considered to be a honest man‚ but betrays every friend in the story. He is the third ranking officer under Othello in the military and resents his status. Othello is considered an outsider but is well accepted by the Venetians. Iago is prejudice and loathing toward Othello. When Michael Cassio is promoted over him‚ Iago’s

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