and to show where and how xenophobia ties in with the play. In act 4 scene 1 (the courtroom scene) Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer‚ but she acts sarcastic and hypocritical towards the jew (Shylock). “Do you confess to the bond? Then must the Jew be merciful.” Portia asks Antonio to admit he agreed to the bond. When Antonio confesses she asks him if he expects Shylock to be merciful‚ in a joking‚ hypocritical way. I think Shakespeare did this so you can see how the Christians thought
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Now vs. then‚ have we really changed at all? Jacqueline Lawlor explores the connections of Male gender stereotypes in the Elizabethan time of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to that of modern days‚ by exploring the film ‘John Tucker Must Die.’ Strong‚ masculine and fearless‚ these are just a few of the characteristics all men are expected to possess in Elizabethan times. Otherwise they were considered social outcasts in society. Men are seen as the dominant providers for their wives‚ but in Shakespeare’s
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Paper is a versatile material with many uses. Whilst the most common is for writing and printing upon‚ it is also widely used as a packaging material‚ in many cleaning products‚ in a number of industrial and construction processes‚ and even as a food ingredient – particularly in Asian cultures. Paper‚ and the pulp papermaking process‚ was said to be developed in China during the early 2nd century AD‚ possibly as early as the year 105 A.D.‚[1] by the Han court eunuch Cai Lun‚ although the earliest
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Acknowledgement The research wishes to convey our sincerest and special acknowledgement to the following persons who extended their time and effort for the preparation of our study. Recognition is specially given to our dearest God for guiding us‚ giving us the knowledge‚ wisdom and strength. To our consistent professor‚ Mr. Jose Bernmar Ibuna particularly to his advices and encouraging us to finish this research study. To our beloved family who give their full support‚ encouragement and financial
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constitutional amendment to band abortion. Reagan charged that the country’s military had been allowed to deteriorate badly because of the Democrats. Reagan is known for his national television reminder of the country’s economic problems by asking‚ “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” On election day Reagan had more than half the popular vote‚ and the electoral college was 489 to Jimmy Carter’s 49. For many Republicans‚ even still today‚ Reagan is one of America’s most admired politicians
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Disney. The Walt Disney Company is known for constantly producing one successful film after another. Due to the huge accomplishments Disney has earn‚ the company opens an amusement park and merchandize its films which have accumulate mass wealth for the company. It all begins with Walt Disney‚ the man behind this hugely successful franchise. Walt Disney has an interest in animation since a young age. He establishes his first film studio titled Laugh-O-Gram‚ a film studio which use fairy tale adaptation
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killing someone else purposely‚ killing myself purposely‚ and I would never be gay. Though there are many things I would never consider doing‚ I think that those three topics stood out or were more of the major things. I also think that they were extremely important and crucial to include in my essay. In my mind picking these three topics tell a lot about a person and even in some cases‚ a bit how they were raised. My first topic was that I would never purposely kill someone. The reason I say purposely
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How is this a persuasive speech? 9/11 speech by President George W Bush ‚ Address to the Nation September 11th 2001. I have chosen to do an essay on the 9/11 speech by George W Bush. I have chosen this speech because it has a lot of persuasive techniques and they seem more interesting to write about. The reason why there are a lot of techniques in this speech is because George W Bush wanted to make it clear that nothing can change the way they feel about their country. The techniques
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Has the teaching of mathematics changed over time? Mathematics is considered to be the oldest academic known to mankind. The changes in the teaching of mathematics run parallel to the history of the development of mathematical knowledge itself. By examining the history of this knowledge‚ we can see that it has been shaped by the necessities of different cultures and societies‚ the philosophies surrounding it and the psychology behind it. Although the structure of the teaching of mathematics has remained
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Is there a necessity for marriage in this time and age? A marriage is arguably losing its appeal as claimed by many. It is now likely to become one of the lifestyle choices. Cohabitation too‚ although once considered as a “testing ground” for future marriage‚ leads to unstable marital status in the long term. Factors which contribute to the failure of marriages are lack of commitment‚ value change and emancipitation of women. Marriage is an important institution of society‚ whether in the past
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