Creating the Sophisticated Villain: tracking the shifts from melodrama to realistic villainy in Titus Andronicus and The Merchant of Venice. Creating a refined character with a subtle but poignant arc‚ whose goals and actions are realistically motivated is not an easy task. It is far simpler to appoint “good” and “evil” characteristics onto a character and call it day. Although Shakespeare in his plays was never as blunt as “you are good and you are evil”‚ one can see how his villainous characters
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personal religion . The relationship between Church and State during this time was one of transformation‚ as the eventual doctrinal schism and shift to the East began the Byzantine Empire. By the early 5th century the West had fallen‚ or at least the Goths had moved in and the Emperor could not push them out. The survival of the eastern lands occluded the ancient history of Rome and the time of Caesars under Jupiter. Although the years of Constantine’s sons saw major conflict in the Christian Church
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Outline And Explain the view that youth subcultures are a form of resistance to capitalism (33 Marks) A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles‚ behaviours‚ and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family‚ work‚ home and school. Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. I will use evidence from the CCCS
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The human mind is a shapeless and constantly shifting entity of its own‚ far surpassing our conscious understanding and in order to create a sense of solidity we develop identity. Identity is difficult to define as it is still subject to large philosophical and psychological debate but is given a broad definition in order to satisfy the many different views as “maintaining a state of continuity of self and remaining same over time”. The formation of identity and the many ways in which is is formed
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WWII Research Paper: Oskar Shindler During a very dark time in history‚ during World War II‚ Oskar Schindler saved the lives of thousands of Jews by employing them in his factories‚ he had little to gain and everything to lose by saving these Jews but he was a courageous individual who did the right thing when others wouldn’t. Oskar Schindler was and opportunist and a businessman. He was one of many who sought to make a profit from the German invasion of Poland. He gained ownership
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In the later fourth century and early fifth century‚ the Western Roman Empire fell into rapid decline. Signs of decline included incursions by many of the Northern Kingdoms‚ also known as “barbarians‚” including Vandals‚ Goths‚ Saxons‚ Angles‚ and Gauls. The actual fall of Rome is recorded in history by the Visigoths in 410 A.D. While the fall of the empire included looting and the loss of writings and items of antiquity‚ most notably the invaders were looking to settle in the conquered lands and
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more dominant or commanding culture. When choosing a subculture to look at there were many choices but‚ in the end‚ I chose to focus on the vampire culture. The vampire culture is a lifestyle based on modern vampire fiction which also comes from the Goth subculture but also incorporates elements of the sadomasochism‚ giving or receiving pleasure from acts involving pain‚ subculture. There are many elements or groups that stem from the vampire subculture‚ like the vampire fans. Vampire fans is the group
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Kong Disneyland is the fifth Disneyland styled theme park in the world that was opened in 2005 September and is one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong. The park includes 4 themed lands ‚ Fantasyland‚ Main Street U.S.A.‚ Adventureland and Tomorrowland. Although it is the smallest Disney Park‚ 5.6 million visitors were expected during the first year. Many other rides will be constructed and finished in the ongoing years to come. Hong Kong officials anticipate that Disneyland would be a good
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with. Some subcultures cultivate the youths to express themselves artistically‚ such as punk‚ hip-hop‚ graffiti‚ beat boxing‚ cheerleading and Goth; some normalize their expression of identity‚ like gangs‚ nerds‚ obsession with a sports team‚ and Emos (Wood‚ 2003). However‚ the danger is when youths are involved in negative subculture like gangs‚ punk‚ Goth‚ hooligans‚ or even Emos; these subcultures will nurture an antisocial behavior that cause harm to self or others. Around the ages‚ ten to sixteen
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Outline and explain two different types of culture Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ recognized and defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ food‚ clothes and music. Every culture has its own norms and values they follow‚ and abide by. In this essay I will be exploring popular culture and‚ sub-culture. Popular culture is associated with shallow activities enjoyed and accesses by the masses‚ it serves a large role in society as it unites the masses‚ and creates
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