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    Distraction and Audience

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    1. Which survey question and corresponding results provide the most evidence of audience support for your goal prior to the audience members hearing your speech? Justify your answer. Is your work performance judged primarily on tasks you perform versus managing others? This question really should get the attention of the audience because everyone wants to be a boss. 2. Which question and corresponding results provide the most evidence that it might be difficult

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    it’s best to restore order. Similarly‚ in MacBeth‚ the natural world tries to undo the evil works of the unnatural creatures. Thesis: The theme of the nature in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ consists of the natural the corruption of the order of succession and it’s restoration‚ unnatural people going against human nature‚ and the natural world

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    In particular reference to Act One‚ How and why does Macbeth turn from war hero into evil murderer? ‘Macbeth‚’ a Shakespeare play‚ written in 1606‚ portrays a tragic hero. The definition of which is... ‘That a character shows the qualities of a hero‚ however has a fatal flaw‚ (a term used in many of Shakespeare’s plays)‚ which leads to his/her downfall. Shakespeare wrote the play ‘Macbeth’ for King James I‚ who‚ at the time‚ was a great supporter of the theatre. Plus‚ he was also the person who

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    Macbeth Essay In the tragedy Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ honor is needed to succeed in life. As Macbeth both created and destroyed his honor‚ which results in raising his status‚ killing of others and the death of himself. Macbeth was a commander for his army which belonged to Scotland. He was part of a huge battle at the start of the play. Which resulted in a win for them. And Macbeth was highly praised for it. Duncan-" Dismayed not this our captains Macbeth and/ Banquo?

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    The character Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s best examples of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character who rises to power however some his qualities like his hubris will blind him and will eventually be the cause of his decline Tragic hero is a common theme throughout literature. Macbeth’s pride and lust for power‚ influenced by Lady Macbeth‚ are the factors that ultimately lead to his downfall. The main quality that makes Macbeth a tragic hero is his lust for power. This desire mainly comes

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    He has accurately depicted many truths about the human. In Macbeth‚ one human virtue that Shakespeare points out is that even the “bad guys” have some good spirit‚ no matter how deeply buried it is. The corrupted characters in Macbeth are shown sympathetically when Macbeth sees a ghost of Banquo‚ when Lady Macbeth goes insane from guilt‚ and when Macbeth’s conscience is so full of guilt that he doesn’t want to kill MacDuff. After Macbeth ordered the death of Banquo‚ he went to a dinner party‚ where

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    proved by the following situations. In the play Macbeth fear was a motivating factor. Macbeth was fearful of being caught and having to face the consequences for the crimes he had done. His actions were driven by fear of the witches’ prophecy‚ about how Banquo’s descendants would become kings in the future. He was afraid that this will come true so to prevent this from happening he ordered the murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. After Macbeth kills Duncan‚ his fear forces him to act innocent

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    execution of a Hindu man. We realise that the author is degraded by what he has witnessed and experienced‚ and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings. We understand that the author’s purpose is to show how degraded he feels by the events that took place that morning in Burma. Throughout his essay the author shows‚ that the prisoners are treated like animals. We see this when the author is describing the cells‚ he states‚ "We were waiting outside the

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    Star Appeal

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    are some of the most appealing in America according to people magazine. May it be for their talents they have or the products they produce. These stars are appealing to Americans for different reasons. They have star quality because they appeal to many different genre. In 2007‚ at the age of 20‚ Lady Gaga began work at Inter-scope Records as a songwriter for other groups on the label‚ including Britney Spears‚ New Kids on the Block‚ and The Pussycat Dolls. Akon discovered Gaga

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    Macbeth

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    How does the character of Macbeth change throughout the play? 1. When and where is ‘Macbeth’ set and how is this shown in the play? Macbeth is set in the 11th century in Scotland. Macbeth’s castle is in Forres. The stage directions tell you this. The beginning of his name ‘Mac’ is from Scottish heritage and three of the characters from Macbeth have ‘Mac’ in their name (Macbeth‚ Macduff and McDonald and their wives). Shakespeare got his ides for Macbeth from ‘Hollinshed Chronicals’ (a

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