"Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair." (Act I‚ Scene I‚ line 10) With this opening paradoxical quote‚ Shakespeare opens the tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is the tragic hero of this tragedy‚ as his ambitious actions place him in a downwards spiral until he loses everything that was once precious to him. He sacrifices his innocence‚ his conscience‚ and his peace of mind for the endless power and control he pursues. The introduction of the play begins with the description of a king under the pressures of war
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sometimes it is ‘better to bend the law in special cases’. The idiomatic expression ‘bend the law’ suggests that Atticus‚ being a lawyer‚ is aware of the fact that the legal system may not always be suitable towards certain types of people. The euphemism‚ ‘special cases’‚ implies that the Ewells are ‘special’ in that they are poor‚ and uneducated‚ yet Atticus does not place judgment upon them. He is unwilling to label the Ewells as anything negative as this may lead to a misunderstanding and perhaps
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Globalisation is a euphemism for neo-colonialism. Discuss. Globalisation is a complex and multifaceted issue (Bayliss 2008:252). However‚ this essay will on the imbalance between western powers and the developing world and consequential exploitation‚ which‚ rather than being condemned as neo-colonialism‚ is justified as globalisation. The end of colonial rule did not mark the end of the trend of economic control and exploitation of the developing world (Manzo 2009:267). The cultural‚ political
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die‚ and not be able to” (Sophocles‚ ancient Greek tragedian 5th c. BC).1 Today Euthanasia is debated. For some it is just a euphemism for murder or suicide. Was the “easy death” morally acceptable at all time? “During (the Greek time)… an individual could seek the approval of the state to commit suicide… who supplied the poison… Aristotle and Plato both advocated a crude son of eugenics‚ recommending infanticide
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warning to the United States of the cost of imperial adventure. Although Kipling’s poem mixed exhortation to empire with sober warnings of the costs involved‚ imperialists within the United States latched onto the phrase "white man’s burden" as a euphemism for imperialism that seemed to justify the policy as a noble enterprise. A third set of explanations focuses on ideological or moral motives. According to this perspective‚ political‚ cultural‚ or religious beliefs force states into imperialism as
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Victims Of This Social Even Killed By The Teasers. So‚ It Is A Crying Need To Stand Against Eve Teasing. What Is Eve Teasing: “Eve” Refers To The First Woman In World Mentioned In The Bible? All Women Represent “Eve Trashing”. It Is Actually A Euphemism For Sexual Harassment Street Harassment Of Women By Men. What Eve Teasing Includes: School And College Going Girls‚ Female Teachers And Working Women Especially Become Victims Of Eve Teasers On The Streets. They Are Teased In Different Ways. These
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bloody era of wars between the brave natives and the powerful conquistadores. It is probably only natural; since young‚ we have been taught in school that the Spaniards brought nothing in the country but bloodshed and indolence‚ aside from a few euphemisms now and then to appease the brutality for the children’s young minds. Truthfully‚ never have I thought that there’s another side to the tale‚ a side where style and glamour exist despite the noises of revolution. For the Filipino commoners‚ the
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The interpreters describe it in the use of a servant. A slave does not have a choice to be beneath of being insecure‚ dumb‚ or not capable of learning. The slave was made to be a slave owner. Judith S. Neam and Carol G. Silver‚ says” he words euphemism come s for mthe Greek eu‚ “good‚” and pheme‚ “speech” or “saying‚” and thus means literally “to speak with good words or in a pleasant manner.” (pg 5) What impact does a Womanist reading of doulos have in the rendering of such an important passage
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He argues the overuse of euphemisms in the language transforms it into a tool of manipulation at the government’s disposal. Political language is an invasive language that is used to deceive the public. Orwell references many of the uses of this type of language to political points
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if Gay Marriage was not allowed. An example was “devoted couples of 20 or 30 year’s standing didn’t have those rights and can’t get them because of their sex”. Thirdly‚ marriage of that kind was important to community stability. The writer used euphemism in the term “similarly committed to each other” to mute the disagreeable aspect of Gay Marriage. The fourth argument made use of inconsistency fallacy‚ which was about the US Constitution always tried to protect people equally‚ and prohibiting gay
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