These are 5 accounts of how Olivia was held‚ and ended up on floor. Which to believe? We have 3 from school staff which use terms: held behind her back‚ restrained‚ remove from situation‚ relocate‚ escort‚ etc. all prim‚ proper and by the book. And then 2 are from students‚ who use the terms put in a headlock‚ and holding in a full nelson (it is considered that restraint’s such as these are very dangerous because of possible spinal cord injuries). We tend to believe the students accounts more so
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“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” – Albert Einstein. This cannot be more true in the case of William Shakespeare. In regards to his play Twelfth Night his creative genius is seen in his ability to create sharp and clever characters through perfectly crafted plots and themes. His aptitude to generate characters that goes against the dictate of society such as Viola and Maria marks him as one of the greatest playwrights of his age. However‚ his facilities as a writer
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What exactly does diversity include? Diversity is not only black and white‚ female and male‚ homosexual and heterosexual‚ Jew and Christian‚ young and old‚ etc.; but the diversity of every individual‚ slow learner and fast learner‚ introvert (shy person) and extrovert (outgoing person)‚ controlling type and people type‚ scholar and sports-person‚ etc. Although it includes gender and racial differences‚ it goes beyond that to touch on the fabric of our everyday lives. The real meaning of diversity
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Role of Marriage in the Role Reversal of Twelfth Night Wouldn’t it be great to somehow wake up one morning in a beautiful house? How about owning an expensive new car? It is safe to say that practically everyone in the world is hoping that someday somehow they will become very successful and rise into a status of power and respect. This concept can be applied to the characters in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Just as Jesse Goldberg stated‚ Twelfth Night focuses on the desires of characters and
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Milan Kundera’s famous essay‚ “The Tragedy of Central Europe” published on April 26‚ 1984 argues that central European nations like Poland‚ Hungary‚ and Czechoslovakia were losing their direction and meaning after World War II. “Boxed in by the Germans on one side and the Russians on the other‚ the nations of Central Europe have used up their strength in the struggle to survive and to preserve their languages” (Stokes‚ 219). Kundera makes a valid argument that the lack of Central European assimilation
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True love takes time to form. Romeo and Juliet is about two starcrossed lovers. This amazing play was made by the author William Shakespeare. The big issue is that the families from Romeo and Juliet are enemies and they hate each other‚ so they wouldn’t approve of them being together‚ nevertheless to get married. The thing is the day they meet‚ they both think they’re in love. You cannot fall in love in 10 minutes. The first time Romeo and Juliet met‚ they talked and saw each other for 5 minutes
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How does Shakespeare use the theme of love in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? Shakespeare uses the theme of love to show how complicated love can be; Hermia falling in love with Lysander and Egeus not allowing her to get married to Lysander. Lysander and Hermia try to figure things out between themselves and their forbidden love‚ “The course of true love never did run smooth”. On the other hand Shakespeare uses comical love with Helena’s unrequited love for Demetrius. Helena is so sad she calls herself
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that surrounded renaissance Twelfth Night festivities. In which the normal rules and order of social life were suspended or else deliberately reversed‚ "serious issues and events mingled perplexingly with revelry and apparent madness." Closer textual and language analysis provides a detailed demonstration of these ideas‚ the comedic elements of the play draw from the tensions created between common social restraints and the unruly‚ inspiring and irrational forces of love. Our leading heroine‚ Viola
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Fickleness of Love Surprises are not admired by many people because they are unpredictable and they do not have control over them. However‚ being in a relationship involve surprises - either positive or negative. There are many obstacles in a relationship‚ as they might change out-of-the-blue and things do not go as planned. For this reason‚ an indispensable element to any healthy relationship is flexibility. In A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ William Shakespeare presents falling in love as effortless
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“Twelfth Night challenges the social norms of Elizabethan society by exposing its folly of using ‘class’ as a means of defining a person’s true value. It portrays class as superficial.” I agree with this statement. Shakespeare seems to mock the class system of Elizabethan society by the fact he believes a person should not be defined by their “class”. In Twelfth Night class is shown as an unreliable indicator of one’s true intelligence. In the play Orsino sees women as unable to show passion. This
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