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    Scotland. During the play‚ Macbeth deals with his ambition and fate‚ also his people around. As the play goes on‚ we see the pattern that fate versus free will pretty much of the scenes and words of characters. The three witches seems like they sometimes foreshadowing Macbeth’s fate‚ or sometimes they manipulate all events. After they gave some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo‚ He pointed out that “If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me/ Without my stir” (I‚ iii‚ 143-144) This quote

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    Do genetics‚ the environment‚ and random chance really affect someone’s chance in developing cancer? With the research and class notes these factors do play a role in the development of one’s cancer. Although some of these factors are minimal‚ as in endometrial cancer I researched‚ they do affect your chance of developing cancer. From genetics to random chance we will look at how these play a role in developing cancer. The one factor that seems to contribute to the development in cancer is genetics

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    Macbeth Fate vs. Freewill

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    Fate vs. Freewill In Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth‚ it is very debatable if fate‚ or freewill is what causes Macbeth to do the things he does through out the tragedy. Freewill is at work most through out the tragedy because Macbeth is convinced he can change or speed up the fate the three weird sisters prophesized for him at his own will. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth slowly begins to think he can modify his fate by using the prophecies told to Macbeth by the weird sisters and attempting to change

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    Secondary 4 Social Studies Social Documentary Essay Should Singapore give ex-convicts a second chance in terms of job employment? I agree to a large extent to the statement that‚ in the Context of Singapore‚ ex-convicts should be given a second chance in terms of employment. Firstly‚ when ex-convicts are not given an equal chance in employment‚ they will fall back into the viscous cycle of crime and imprisonment. In many cases of crimes‚ such as theft and drug abuse‚ are caused as a result of

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    existence. Man was free to make his own choices but was ultimately held responsible for his actions. The concepts of free will and fate play an integral role in Oedipus’ destruction. Although he was a victim of fate‚ Oedipus was not completely controlled by it. Inevitably‚ Oedipus will fulfill the prophecy delivered by the oracle before his birth. He tries to avoid his fate and believes that he has outsmarted the gods by leaving Corinth. He obviously believes in the concept of predestination but refuses

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    The death of King Duncan‚ Macduff’s family‚ Banquo‚ the two guards who were framed for killing King Duncan were all brought about by Macbeth‚ even the death of Macbeth was brought about by himself or was it Fate? The cause of Macbeth’s actions are unknown whether they were done out of Fate or Free Will. It is said that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to King James the First introducing the witches as important yet mysterious characters due to the King’s interest in the supernatural. Macbeth

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    The Tragedy of Fate Moby Dick is a story that is teeming with fate. Whether it’s the people they meet or the places they end up‚ the characters head down the road of fate. In the story the character’s path is already planned out‚ and God has already paved the way for everything that will happen in their lives. It is fate that Ishmael misses the ferry and has to stay in New Bedford. It is fate that Ishmael and Queequeg‚ two polar opposite people‚ become very close friends. Anyway one looks at it

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    An Insight Into Fate and Temptation In Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ oftentimes one small action leads to a very significant turn of events. When the witches’ prophecies predict that Macbeth will become King of Scotland‚ his mind becomes set on the throne. Macbeth then goes to extreme measures to obtain the crown. This leads the reader to question whether the witches can actually predict the future‚ or do they simply light the spark that turns into a wildfire within the mind of

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    Fate in Alias Grace

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    Based on a notorious double murder in Canada in the1840’s‚ the novel Alias Grace tells the story of a pretty 16 year-old servant girl who conspired with a ranch hand to kill their employer and his mistress and escape with their belongings. They were captured in several days‚ and later‚ in a much-publicized trial‚ found guilty of premeditated murder. The young man‚ James McDermott‚ was sentenced to death‚ and the girl‚ Grace Marks‚ narrowly escaped it. Alias Grace begins after the murderess has

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    In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare shows how the witches’ prophecies‚ Lady Macbeth’s desire for power‚ and Macbeth’s yearning to be king‚ affect the fate of the play. In Act I‚ the witches’ chant show how Shakespeare gives the fate of Macbeth‚ “Thane of Glamis”‚ ”Thane of Cawdor”‚ “that shalt be King hereafter”.( Act 1 scene 3‚ lines 48-50) He has no other choice‚ but to believe them because there first two predictions were true. They call him the

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