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    rapes a young woman Male Attitude: (65-74): King sentences Knight to death‚ but gives Queen control over case at her request Male Attitude: (80-86): Queen orders Knight to discover what women most desire for his punishment or he will be killed Male Weakness: (101-110; 121-127): Knight asks all kinds of women the question and receives many different answers Female Desires: Female Weakness: (181-189): Knight meets Old Woman who promises to help him if he agrees to grant whatever she later requests

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    Introduction – William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan Tragedy Macbeth and A Simple Plan by Sam Rami are surprisingly similar. The two tragedies illustrate two contented ordinary men‚ whose lives are irrevocably altered for the worse because the timely values of power‚ greed and desire for position. Macbeth and A Simple Plan delve into the idea of the obsessive urge to be in a position of power which causes them to lose their ability to discern truth from illusion. Shakespeare and Rami explore the consequences

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    Introduction: Research shows that race plays a major role in domestic violence and the women who are at higher risk of being victims. African American women who suffer from economic factors are more vulnerable to domestic violence than White American women. Domestic Violence isn’t just hitting‚ or fighting‚ or an occasional mean argument. It’s a chronic abuse of power. This abuse is a serious reality for Black women. In 2011‚ the most recent year for which such data is available‚ black females were

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    potential in life. In our culture today‚ it takes intelligence‚ responsibility‚ and courage from a young woman to succeed. To start off‚ a teenage girl needs to be intelligent in order to be successful in today’s culture. First of all‚ wise young women are known to have a lot of background knowledge and skills. Those skills can be used to attain her personal goals like composing a work of music or having a business. It allows her to achieve her passion and do the things that she loves. However‚ lacking

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    Elizabethan Torture and Execution” In the 16th century‚ life was all in all short of “child’s play”‚ for the socially necessitous‚ at least. The judicial system reigned heavily as the generality fell victim under it’s horror. Due to which of the six social classes you belonged‚ (Monarch- being the highest‚ Nobility‚ Gentry‚ Merchants‚ Yoemanry‚ or Laborers- being the lowest)‚ your punishment could be the sole difference between life and death. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)‚ ran

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    Commentary: “My butt is big…” The text is an advertisement‚ by the Nike Corporation‚ that endorses women’s sporting products. The tenor consists of an assertive‚ satisfied and self-assured woman whom boasts confidently of her own “butt”. Consequently‚ the mode of the text can be both spoken and written‚ as the voice of the woman speaks colloquially‚ using everyday language. At first glance‚ readers may identify the emphasis on the words “my butt is big”‚ as the words are enlarged and bolded

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    William Shakespeare’s play‚ ‘Twelfth Night or What You Will‚’ is an Elizabethan style of play written in 1601. It is a romantic comedy and the main themes depicted throughout the play include love‚ disguise‚ deception and comedy. ‘Twelfth Night’ was the name given to the last day of the Christmas celebrations‚ in England during the Elizabethan era. This celebration marked the two weeks of festivities. In other words‚ the Elizabethan audience were well aware that the play was entertainment for a special

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    Life in Elizabethan Times: Food During the Elizabethan times there were many different types of food that were being discovered and also evolving. What you ate was based on your social class. If you were poor you ate the simple foods and when you were rich you ate luxury items. Feasts were held during these times to celebrate and to drink or eat as much as they could. The common foods that people ate were bread‚ meat‚ seafood‚ and fruit. All of these foods had different types of specifics about

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    underlying tension. ‘Hamlet’ presents challenging representations of the traditional values of passion and reason through their varying forms. The representation of these concepts coupled with dramatic tension conflicts with traditional plots of the Elizabethan era thus creating a sense of enduring value. The various depictions of dramatized tension that underpin the play‚ allows issues of passion and reason to flourish throughout as is the intention of Shakespeare. Tension emphasises how acts of passion

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    where they could live‚ and the kinds of jobs people and their children could get. The highest Class was a monarch‚ ruler of the land‚ someone who was usually born into this class. Second highest‚ are noblemen‚ which were rich and powerful men and women who were appointed by the monarch. The third highest class were the Gentry‚ which were knights‚ gentleman‚ and gentlewoman who did not have to do labor work to make a living and could build their wealth. Another class were merchants who made their

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