"I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent‚ but only/ Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself/And falls on the other...." (Act I‚ scene vii) -Macbeth Gender is a prominent theme in Shakespeare’s plays and often‚ gender is used as a tool of manipulation and persuasion. During the time of Shakespeare‚ there were distinct traits and roles of men and women. In Elizabethan times‚ women were perceived ruled by their emotions and therefore irrational. In contrast‚ men were ruled by reason and were
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CHAPTER 2 How to Calculate Present Values Answers to Problem Sets 1. If the discount factor is .507‚ then .507*1.126 = $1 2. 125/139 = .899 3. PV = 374/(1.09)9 = 172.20 4. PV = 432/1.15 + 137/(1.152) + 797/(1.153) = 376 + 104 + 524 = $1‚003 5. FV = 100*1.158 = $305.90 6. NPV = -1‚548 + 138/.09 = -14.67 (cost today plus the present value of the perpetuity) 7. PV = 4/(.14-.04) = $40 8. a. PV = 1/.10 = $10 b. Since the perpetuity
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Mrs Midas by Carol Ann Duffy Mrs Midas by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem written in the perspective of Mrs Midas‚ telling the story about her husband wishing selfishly for everything he touched to turn to gold. The poet used many great poetic techniques to portray interesting characters throughout the poem. This poem is a retelling of an old myth Carol Ann Duffy puts a spin on it by changing the perspective and adding different parts to the story of Midas. Duffy uses many similes and metaphors
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How does Stevenson explore ideas of good and evil in the novella “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?” The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr‚ Hyde. Jekyll and Hyde are like a dual personality‚ a single individual dissociate into two. They have become what Otto status calls opposing selves‚ According to Rank‚ the double in primitive societies is conceived of as a shadow‚ representing both the living person and the dead. This shadow survives the self‚ insuring immortality and thus functioning as a kind of guardian
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Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ racism is a key theme. Throughout the novel‚ Twain reveals to society the evilness of mistreating another person simply because they have a different skin color. Twain masterfully shows the effects of racism on the character of Jim‚ a black slave and sometime companion of Huck during his journeys‚ by allowing the reader to feel what Jim feels when he is being mistreated. He accomplishes this empathetic move between Jim and the reader by giving accounts of Jim’s mistreatment
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Character Study of Prospero in The Tempest "The Tempest" is a play written by Shakespeare in 1611. It is a play about a man called Prospero who’s brother (Antonio) attempts to murder him and his 3 year old daughter Miranda in order to become the Duke of Milan. Antonio plans to kill them by sending them out in a boat that would sink at sea. However‚ his plan failed as Prospero and Miranda survived and ended up shipwrecked on an island. After 12 years on the island‚ Prospero decides to claim
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With the advancement in technology it may not take long before this is achieved. We can see our idea being used in homes‚ offices‚ cars‚ coffee shops‚ and even grocery stores while you are waiting at the checkout lane. INSERT PROJECT TITLE PRESENT TECHNOLOGY The Power mat transfers electrical power using a magnetic field which is generated into electrical power through power receivers and charges your cell-phone without any cords being connected to your device. First you will need to get the
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The past and the present Our life is like a triangle‚ past‚ present‚ future is like three different vertices in one triangle. Each of them has their own world but they are interknitted by each other. Memory and physical world is a pair of intriguing words which effect each other. Our present is consist of many pieces of the past and we can learn lessons from the experience of the past to affect the present life. Thus‚ how to deal with the relationship between memory and physical world
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Curley’s wife is also another character who would very happily settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. She admits to Lennie that she is unhappily married when she says “I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”. In fact the only reason why she married him was to rebel against her mother as she thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links
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men on the ranch‚ she was unable to fulfill her dream‚ all her hopes for her dreams were shattered at a young age. There is more to Curley’s wife‚ she cannot make a good impact on anything‚ so she makes a bad one. On first appearances of the character‚ when she talks to‚ George and Lennie in the barn‚ she gives off the impression that she is a “Troublemaker” and a bit “Tarty”‚ her body language is intentionally provocative this is shown when she displays her body in a confident way when
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