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    for one will never cease to strive for it. After receiving the letter Macbeth sent to me about all that has happened‚ I realized this is a perfect opportunity to take charge in what needs to be done. Even though Macbeth desires power equally as much as I do‚ I feel that I am the more ruthless and conniving one. Macbeth seems to be too kind-hearted in nature and has a bit more of a solid conscience. I made sure however‚ that Macbeth understood that power is a difficult thing to achieve and everything

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    ambition is a driving force throughout the play that eventually leads to his downfall. In act one there are many situations where ambition is suggested to be Macbeths fatal flaw. Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor immediately after the strange witches’ prophecies. In this is scene the asides allow the viewer a glimpse of his ambition to become king. Macbeths aside “This supernatural soliciting/ Cannot be ill‚ cannot be good. If ill‚ Why hath it given me earnest of success‚ / Commencing in a truth? I am Thane

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    William Golding‚ the presentation of the setting effectively developed the main themes of civilization and the loss of innocence. The physical location (the remote island) which this novel was set in helped serve the theme of constructing civilisation. However‚ as the stranded boys progressed on this island savagery overwhelmed their instincts and this helped develop the theme of loss of innocence. "Lord of the Flies" was set on an isolated tropical island which has fresh water‚ fruit‚ wood for shelter

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    something really risky and making a bad decision can lead one to the loss of their innocence. In William Golding’s book “Lord of the Flies” one can see that the loss of innocence is the major theme throughout the book of these little boys in the island. This theme contributes when they find out what they’re capable of and what they’re not capable of. The conch in “Lord of the Flies” is one out of the three that represents the loss of innocence. It can symbolize equality and justice‚ so everyone has the

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    SAMPLE INFORMATIVE SPEECH TOPICS (Just Some Ideas) 1. Any Country 36. Sleep Walking 2. Baldness 37. Snoring 3. Child Discipline 38. Fingerprints 4. Dyslexia 39. Sharks 5. Epilepsy 40. Wedding Traditions 6. Comics 41. Fantasy Sports 7. Albert Einstein 42. Guide Dogs 8. Multiple Sclerosis 43. Fibromyalgia 9. Winter Depression 44. Puns 10. Food Poisoning 11. Haley’s Comet 12. Marijuana 13. Teddy Bears 14. Teenage Suicide

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    their innocence is lost. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. He feels that the adult life is corrupt and wishes to be the "Catcher in the Rye" to "save" them from being corrupted by the adult morals of the world. A baby is born without a care in the world‚ it has everything provided for it and it’s born with innocence and knowledge about nothing. As the baby grows up the surrounding environment influences the innocence it has

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    Innocence to Experience One’s innocence can only remain until they experience the real world. The characters in “A Separate Peace”‚ written by John Knowles‚ experience horrific events that result in a loss of innocence due to their experiences. Gene Forrester Dixon Road‚ Toronto‚ ON‚ Phineas‚ and Leper Lepellier all witness life changing events that develop them from innocent children‚ to experienced men. Firstly‚ Gene experiences how his impulsive acts can make a big impact on his relationships

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    Loss refers to the unrecoverable removal of someone or something that people unanticipated mostly. It leads to permanent alienation from something or someone. Throughout the American literature‚ scholars have explained the theme of loss comprehensively either through images‚ words but most importantly by combining both. The loss that these images and words depict in these are either that of reason‚ passion‚ or pride but most fatal the loss of life. In artistic terms‚ the theme loss is usually symbolic

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    Macbeth Imagery In Macbeth William Shakespeare uses vivid imagery blood‚ sleep‚ and nature to convey emotion‚ meaning‚ and the gravity of the the scene. Blood is used vividly throughout Macbeth‚ from the beginning battle of the Scots and Norwegians to Lady Macbeth’s Hallucination. The mention of blood serves to set the tone of a scene and to emphasize the death and killing in the play. Such as when Duncan’s body is discovered‚ “his silver skin laced with his golden blood” (2.2.102)‚ the

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    Innocence is a fragile aspect of life‚ where it could be easily broken by anyone or anything. Everyone was brought into this world with innocence‚ but one can easily lose it. How? Racism‚ prejudice‚ and hatred is taught—however‚ some may not be affected by these cruel influences. These types of people can be referred to as mockingbirds‚ who "don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy." Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the literary elements that were used to identify childlike innocence

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