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    A Trampwoman's Tragedy

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    "A Trampwoman’s Tragedy" According to The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Thomas Hardy’s poems often “illustrate the perversity of fate‚” “the disastrous or ironic coincidence‚” or “some aspect of human sorrow or loss…” (Greenblatt). In “A Trampwoman’s Tragedy‚” a narrative poem about people who make terrible decisions that yield terrible consequences‚ Hardy utilizes irony and fate to explore traditional gender roles and their effects on the human condition. The poem contains the sorrow

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    A Summer Tragedy

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    Arna Bontemps uses the conventional plot structure in “A summer Tragedy” to present the theme of being hopelessness and desperation‚ a genuine love between a poor couple‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ and liberation. The exposition introduces old Jeff Patton is the black share farmer who lives in the farm with Jennie‚ his wife‚ in New Orleans. Jeff and Jennie are two protagonists. Both of them are very old. He has a stroke and other body problems. They dress up their best attire to go for a journey. He cannot

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    The Tragedy of Hamlet

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    The Tragedy Of Hamlet GREG CLARKE Hardship‚ unfortunately‚ is a part of everyone’s life. It is unavoidable‚ and in Hamlets case he found out that bad luck comes in colossal amounts at a time. Most people see bad luck as getting splashed by a car in the rain‚ or finding out that the idiots at McDonald’s forgot the fries in your order. But Hamlet got a quadruple dose of bad luck. First his father was unjustly murdered. Then the ghost of his father comes back and tells him that he is to avenge his

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    Tragedy of Miriam

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    “The Tragedy of Mariam” was set in an ancient context‚ but Elizabeth Cary uses this portrayal to condemn and analyze the suppression of women in a historically and typically patriarchal society. The play highlights how Mariam is restricted from having private space in a public realm. She is denied any private interludes with her husband and basically has no personal or clandestine relationships with any other individual. Mariam struggles with the idea of what is expected of her from society and her

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    A Character Sketch of Rudolph Steiner (The Green Door by O’Henry) Rudolph Steiner is the main character of the story “The Green Door” by O’Henry. Rudolph Steiner belongs to the middle class of American society of the beginning of the 20th century. He is a piano salesman‚ a commonplace citizen on the one hand‚ but on the other hand he is (as the author characterizes him) “a true adventurer; few were the evenings on which he didn’t go forth from his hall bedchamber in search of the unexpected”

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    love to make the idea of it more tangible. In Modern Love by George Meredith‚ Meredith utilizes metaphors and imagery to portray a couple in love in the modern day. The use of metaphors in his poem is specifically used to convey the irony of love itself. By comparing the couple to traditionally negative ideas‚ Meredith captures the common discord in marriage and relationships. The comparison is done to show what love has become‚ hence the title‚ Modern Love. In conjunction with this‚ the author compares

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    Tragedy in Savar

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    Extra Credit Essay The Tragedy in Savar shows in my opinion what these multinational corporations are all about‚ the bottom line! Multinationals should be held accountable‚ they have a responsibility to the people of Savar and other poor countries that they choose to produce their goods in. At the same time multinationals need to keep their investors happy‚ need to turn a profit quarter after quarter‚ need to win at all costs. So do I think what happened in Savar is the result of the free market

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    Tragedy of Disappointment

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    Omar Said Tragedy of Disappointment At the height of his presidency‚ Woodrow Wilson had many successes that made a huge impact on the country as well as the world. However‚ he also had very bad points as well. One of those bad points was the Treaty of Versailles. In many ways‚ the Treaty of Versailles mirrored his presidency. His ruthlessness for self- determination in his policies coming into Paris did not allow him to get what he really wanted in the treaty. In the end‚ Wilson was

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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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    Tragedy In Torture

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    The Tragedy in Torture Is the intentional pain that an individual experiences justified by the possibility of preserving the lives of many? Torture is the used as a weapon‚ but in reality does it work? The purpose of this essay is to identify what the motives are for using torture‚ the effectiveness of torture‚ and important issues or flaws with the entire process of torture. Motivation The United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) defines torture as: ’torture’ means any act by which severe

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