of view‚ we are able to gain power. To skillfully use the power of manipulation‚ one must use another person’s weakness‚ through thought and action. By using a person’s emotions against themselves‚ one is able to be manipulated with ease. The play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a dramatic play that depicts the various possibilities of evil and its link to pure sadism. Analyzing the role and description of the characters in the play provides insight towards the motivation‚ which drives
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Racism Racism in today’s society is just as present as it has always been. Maybe it is not painted in such vivid and bright colours‚ but it is still here. There are many instances that have occurred throughout history that we can pick and choose from to show how prejudiced we really are. Novels have also been written discussing the issue of racial discrimination one in particular highlighting how appalling and immoral it really is‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Our Australian history
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How would the themes appeal to a contemporary Audience? The plot of Othello appeals to a contemporary audience because the play ageless. The play Othello uses many themes such as jealousy‚ hatred‚ envy‚ love‚ sacrifice‚ death‚ manipulation‚ honour‚ justice and etc. These themes are themes that are timeless which explore human nature which is unchanging which still develop and evolve around us. A contemporary audience would find it appealing because it explores themes that are prevalent in today’s
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* Persuasive Speech On Racism Chelsea Boatey Introduction: I. Attention Getter: “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn ’t matter which color does the hating. It ’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammed Ali (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/racism II. Listener Relevance and Identification: From the speeches you’ve heard from all people present‚ I’m sure you have observed the different blend of cultures we have here. It is great that this class appreciates diversity
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opening scene. Their overt and vicious racism provides the background for Othello’s first appearance. For Iago Othello is "an old black ram" (I.i.88)‚ "the devil" (I.i.91)‚ and a "Barbary horse" (I.i.lll); the consum-mation of his marriage is a making of "the beast with two backs" (I.i.115-16). Roderigo‚ who shares Iago’s disgust‚ speaks of Desde-mona’s "gross
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Racism “Scout‚ nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don’t mean anything – like snot-nose. It’s hard to explain – ignorant‚ trashy people use it when they think somebody’s favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It’s slipped into usage with some people like ourselves‚ when they want a common‚ ugly term to label somebody" (Lee 108). Racism can hurt people‚ in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the theme racism plays a generous sized role. The movie and book show parts of racism that
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Othello Speech Hello‚ and good morning.I’m the director for a new‚ modern day adaptation of the Shakespearean play‚ Othello. Or as some may suggest should be called ”Iago“ as Iago is the central villain. This morning I would like to give you some direction regarding the character Iago and how I am going to portray him. Iago is a bitter man. Consumed by jealousy‚ he is driven to scheme and manipulate the other characters to bring the downfall of Othello but doesn’t care who gets hurt on the
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Racism existed between European and Aboriginal people and Chinese gold diggers in the 19th century Australia. This can be shown through evidence such and the discrimination and persecution towards these different races. In 1788 the British arrived in Australia in order to set up a new penal colony. Although the Aboriginals had been living on the land for 50‚000 years before the Europeans discovered the land as terra nullius and claimed it as their own. The Chinese arrived in Australia in 1853
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Shakespeare portrays Venice as incredibly advanced for its time. This is seen especially though its democratic justice system‚ as we are shown that in Act One everybody has a voice regardless of their colour or sex. The fact that Othello has obtained the high position of “general” within the army suggests that his chances have by no means been restricted by the colour of his skin. Also the fact that he is treated with the utmost respect from the Duke‚ the highest authority in Venice‚ shows that the
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Week 2: Assignment 2 The History and Statistics of Racism Diamond Clegatt 4/19/2013 The topic I chose today is racism in America today. I chose this topic because I feel like it’s a subject that people are starting to take lightly. I believe that people are unaware that it still exist. A lot of people don’t know what being racism means. It’s a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular
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