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    Yesterday‚ at Glamis Castle‚ King Duncan was murdered by one of his most loyal subjects‚ Macbeth. With his thirst for power‚ planted by the Weird Sisters and amplified by his wife’s persuasion‚ Macbeth stabbed the king in his back‚ both figuratively and literally. Today was the burial at Colmekill‚ Scotland. On Saturday November 11‚ Macbeth hosted a celebration of the Norwegian victory at his castle. King Duncan was invited to that celebration. Little did the king know‚ Macbeth had plans to fulfill

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    Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan pioneered the pathway that for many years lead some of the most influential modern dancers into fame. Leading a life that although today is common‚ she lived many years ahead of her time. She broke out of the box of societal influence‚ not because she wanted to but she felt she needed too. Isadora Duncan was one of the first to have shaped what we consider modern dance today. Born in 1877 and living till 1927 Isadora lead a very provocative lifestyle. She also had many

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    by the government‚ where people have no rights. The book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ depicts a dystopian society that a child named Jonas lives in. This society shares many similarities with modern society‚ but is also very different. Family units in the society featured in The Giver are extremely strict. This is shown on page 8 of The Giver‚ when Lowry states “Two children - one male‚ one female - to each family unit.” (Lois Lowry 8) Furthermore‚ each family member must share the events and feelings

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    models for their children. They are also considerate like the one who transmits the traditions of their ancestors in order to carry them on. “Fiesta‚ 1980” is a short story written by Junot Dìaz taken from his short story collection‚ Drown‚ (1996). “Killings” is also a short story taken from‚ Finding a Girl in America (1980)‚ written by Andre Dubus. Both of these stories are dealing with the family’s subject and provide us different perspectives of it. In Dìaz’s story we can see the relationship among

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    Technology is Killing Humanity Today‚ our world is a lot quieter than it used to be. As a student and as a passenger of public transport‚ I now barely see people smiling‚ talking or making eye contact at schools and in public places. Finally‚ I realize why people rarely communicate with others now‚ and this kind of big issue is caused by a tiny thing that we all carry in our pockets every single day: smartphone. In conclusion‚ the excessive use of mobile Internet devices is killing humanity by

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    Mercy killing or euthanasia "Euthanasia means as an action which aims at taking the life of another at the latter’s expressed request. It concerns an action of which death is the purpose and the result. "This definition applies only to voluntary euthanasia and excludes the non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia‚ the killing of a patient without the patient’s knowledge or consent. Some call this "life-terminating treatment." Euthanasia can be either active or passive. Passive euthanasia allows

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    1 Duncan the dragon was swimming with his friend Carl The Crab on a hot summer day….. Want to know what I love about being a dragon? What? I can breath fire‚ whenever‚ wherever‚ I want. I wish I could do that‚ all I can do is pinch people. 2 When Duncan the dragon got out of the pool‚ he tried to warm himself with a burst of fire. Carl‚ I can breath fire! Well how could you not be able to?! Well a dragon could only lose fire if he loses the fire stone he is supposed to keep on him.

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    In London just this past year‚ there has been a string of six stabbings. These stabbings were all committed by one person. A teen named Zakaria Bulhan pleaded guilty at London’s central criminal court to manslaughter. He also admitted to killing 64 year old‚ Darlene Horton and injuring five people with a knife in London last year. Bulhan admitted even more however‚ he also admitted that he committed five counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous harm. At only 19 years old‚ Bulhan is standing

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    Killing animals for food: for & against The question of killing animals for food is very difficult because there are a lot of different reasons for people to kill animals and a great number of reasons why we mustn’t do it. Of course we can’t imagine our life without meat‚ sausages and other tasteful meals made of meat. But I think it’s really cruel and inhuman to kill animals. We are not gods and it’s not up to us to decide if they must live or should be killed. Who gave us the right to

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    “Son‚” by Lois Lowry‚ is a novel about a mother and son being separated at birth and overcoming challenges to find each other in a dystopian society that discourages feelings of human connection. Told in three separate stories‚ “Son” begins with Claire giving birth to Gabe and Gabe being taken to another village because he does not meet his home village’s social and learning developmental requirements. Despite the expectations of their community‚ Gabe and Claire both yearn to find each other and

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