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    Initially‚ Lady Macbeth is just ambitious‚ but when she reads the letter from Macbeth about the prophecies she contemplates murder. She only cares about ‘the future in the instant’. This means that she doesn’t care how she achieves greatness‚ but uses her cleverness to convince Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Even as she loves him‚ she calls him ‘my dearest partner of greatness’‚ which shows that she is very aware of her position. She is calculating and knows exactly what her plans are to kill Duncan;

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    Civil war and how food actually affected the war? With the fundamental to life we all need food‚ water‚ and shelter maybe the necessities of life‚ but some may argue also love is needed to live a life we want. With some great home cooking with a little love in that food you can never be mad at anyone while eating this‚ but what happens when that food isn’t available. Today‚ I researched what these civil war solders ate during this terrible time trying to steer this new nation in the their path

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    Andrew Jackson: War Hero

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    was President from 1829-1837. He is also the President who is on the $20.00 bill. Known as the man of the people‚ he did many great things. He was a popular general‚ whose troops nicknamed him “Old Hickory” due to his toughness after winning a victory. He saw to many improvements of military pensions. He was very stubborn‚ independent‚ resourceful‚ and usually got his way. Andrew Jackson was the only president to have served in both the war of 1812 and also the revolutionary war. He was also

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    From Land To Sea: How could a Land Mammal turn into a Whale? by Tamara Schupp San Diego State University 04/03/06 H100/M4 Whale Evolution 2 From Land to Sea: How could a Land Mammal turn into a Whale? The evolution of whales has long been a mystery to researchers. A whale has so many derived characteristics of a land mammal‚ such as a large brain‚ it breathes air‚ gives birth to live young and is warm blooded‚ and yet it still manages to live in the sea. Evolutionists believe that

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    George Patton War Hero

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    parents were George S. Patton‚ Sr. and Ruth Patton. Since Patton was born‚ he always wanted to be in the army and became a war hero because he was a descendent of Brigadier General Hugh Mercer‚ and he had several other relatives who fought in the American Revolution‚ Civil War‚ and Mexican War. Also‚ Patton had met former Confederate raider John S. Mosby. To became a war hero‚ Patton decided to attend Virginia Military Institute‚ and he started in 1904. In 1905‚ Patton went to U.S. Military Academy

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    How is suspense created in The Turn of the Screw?” The Turn of the Screw is a very suggestive and highly ambiguous story. Its suspense and horror is generated primarily by what is not said and what isn’t shown. Because of the vague and very mysterious story‚ the viewer is compelled to fill in the blanks from his/her own personal fears. The audience ultimately conjures up a more horrifying set of images and circumstances. The story is set in the 1840’s‚ in a country home in Essex‚ England

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    Macbeth Was Not Totally Responsible For the Evil Unleashed In Scotland Macbeth‚ although largely responsible‚ was not totally responsible for the torrent of evil which was unleashed in Scotland after after Duncan’s death. Both Lady Macbeth and the supernatural powers must accept at last some of the responsibility for the evil deeds unleashed during Macbeth reign. They both forced Macbeth to be proactive in chasing the crown at a time when he was of the opinion that " If chance may have me king

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    Intertwined in this classic novel are many themes‚ most that relate to the inherent evil that exists in all human beings and the malicious nature of mankind. In The Lord of the Flies‚ Golding shows the boys’ gradual transformation from being civilized‚ well-mannered people to savage‚ ritualistic beasts. From the time that the boys land on the island‚ both a power struggle and the first signs of the boys’ evil‚ Piggy’s mockery‚ occur. After blowing the conch and summoning all the boys to come for

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    I have always been afraid of snakes. I have been suffering from this phobia for as long as I could remember ‚and it never really went away ‚because some phobias cannot. For instance Martin ‚who suffers from claustrophobia‚paranoia‚ and is intimidated by his own father. In the elevator ‚William Sleator writes about a young boy named Martin who suffers from many phobias once he moves into a new apartment with his father. The apartments are old and damaged ‚and off the bat ‚do not feel safe to Martin

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    Macbeth is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare. The story is about Macbeth‚ who receives "news" from 3 witches that one day he will become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. He questions what they have told him‚ but when it he actually becomes the Thane of Cawdor‚he believes them. But he doesn’t become King quite yet‚ until he murders King Duncan because of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth’s pressuring thoughts lead him to it. Macbeth becomes so caught up with what he’s done he’s feeling guilty

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