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    necessary to define a tragedy. In Poetics‚ Aristotle asserts that the definition of tragedy can be divided into six parts: plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle and song. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Aristotle’s notion of tragedy is apparent through the elements of plot‚ character and diction. Othello follows Aristotle’s convention of a tragedy. According to Aristotle‚ plot is most important among the six elements. Plot is the arrangement of events occurring in tragedy (Aristotle 196). Plot

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    Tragedy is a genre which is used to represent the misfortune of characters. Shakespeare identifies several aspects of a tragedy and teaches humanity lessons about the consequences related to the hunger of lust and power. One tragic film is Match Point directed by Woody Allen in which the protagonist‚ Chris‚ experiences many aspects of tragedy. Match Point is a Shakespearean tragedy in which the desire of lust and power invokes Chris to make irrational decisions and commit immoral deeds which not

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    MODERN TIMES Firstly‚ i would like to say that Modern Times‚ which is romantic comedy film in 1936 by USA‚ is one of the best film i ve ever seen.The film’s leading players are Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddrad. The movie stated in a factory. In this factory‚ I see the type of manufacturing process is repetetive because of i ve seen the assembly line in the film.The factory maybe produces car or some kinds of machines because i saw Charlie Chaplin screws nuts onto pieces of machinery

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    well with spontaneous‚ no rule moments. I still struggle with that part of the class and I believe it isn’t something that can be taken care of with one course. I also enrolled in a dance of Mexico course and I enjoy noticing the differences between modern dance and cultural dance. Viewing the live performance by Paradigm put many things in perspective. My view

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    critically with reference to ethical frameworks. The video “The totally avoidable a tragedy” (ABC 2009) are chosen to study. I. INTRODUCTION The video ’A totally avoidable tragedy’ (ABC 2009) presents the situation of the deaths of five local people in the Mala Sara‚ Australia. They took a boat to return home after a meeting. However‚ the boat sank because of big waves and the lack of help and boat equipment. The tragedy unveiled management issues in the public sector including ethics and accountability

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    Sami Robbins Tragedy essay March 5‚ 2012 Mrs. Knight In a tragedy‚ the main character is usually dignified and courageous. The characters downfall may be caused by a character flaw‚ or it may result from forces beyond his or hers control. The tragic hero or heroine usually wins some knowledge and wisdom‚ even though he or she suffers defeat and often death. “Beyond his silence‚ there is a past. Beyond her dreams‚ there is a feeling. Beyond hope there is a memory. Beyond their journey‚ there is

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    modern invention have speed up peoples lives amazingly.motor cars cover s 100 miles in just few time.all this saves time but at a price.mobile phones also have their dangers‚ according to scientists too much use of mobile phones may transmit harmful radiation into our brains. Our behavior‚ also felt the impact of modern technology. people seem to be in a rush‚ and increasingly impatient. The obsession in saving time results in many people trying to imitate computers in an effort to handle tasks

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    Love’s Tragedy A story requires two simple components: action and characters to drive the action. The way either element is presented is purely the decision of the author. The best stories make readers feel that they know the characters‚ so much so that the characters become real to the readers. This is the case in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. Faulkner does an impeccable job of introducing readers to Miss Emily‚ and through her actions he makes it clear what kind of person she is and

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    When and where was the first Modern Olympic Games held? How many countries and athletes participated? How many countries and athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Vancouver Games? 1896 Summer Olympics was the 1st celebration of the modern Olympic Games. They had 14 nations participating and 241 athletes competed. In Beijing in 2008‚ there were 204 nations that competed with 10‚942 athletes. In 2010‚ the Vancouver Games had 82 countries competing with 2566 athletes.

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    Rakhshaan  Qazi-­‐  Modern  Architecture‚  Essay  two       Four  of  the  leading  architects  of  the  modernist  period  were  Adolf  Loos‚  Frank   Lloyd  Wright‚  Ludwig  Mies  Van  der  Rode‚  and  Louis  Kahn.  These  architects  drew   significantly  from  each  other  and  explored  similar  ideas  in  their  establishing  of  a   new  standard

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