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    Macbeth is a man in control of his own fate Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ tells the story of Macbeth‚ a once ‘worthy gentleman’ as he slays his way to become king of Scotland‚ killing whoever stands in his way. Fate plays a significant role in how Macbeth acts; guiding him to act and do things that he doesn’t necessarily intend on doing so at first‚ but as the play unfolds he becomes determined to do whatever it takes to maintain his reign as king. Macbeth controls his own fate as he murders Duncan‚ the

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    Genesis Palacios Professor Perniciaro ENC 1102 18 September 2013 Where Is Self-Control In The Brain In the article “Where is Self-Control in the Brain‚” the author Elizabeth Landau’s discusses that people have lack of self-control when it comes to diet and exercise . Researchers say that people can shape their environments to help avoid temptation and make firm commitments to change. When people who are trying to lose weight are confronted with meal choices. There are two major factors in

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    A SELF-BALANCING QUADCOPTER DESIGN WITH AUTONOMOUS CONTROL H. S. M. M. Caldera1‚ B. W. S. Anuradha1‚ D. M. G. K. P. Udgeethi1‚ A. A. T. Surendra1‚ B. R. Y. Dharmarathne1‚ R. D. Ranaweera2‚ D. Randeniya2 1Department of Mechatronics Engineering‚ South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine‚ Sri Lanka‚ Email:shehanmalaka.c@gmail.com 2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering‚ University of Peradeniya‚ Sri Lanka Email:rdbranaweera@ee.pdn.ac.lk Abstract The unmanned aerial vehicles

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    SELF CONTROL What is self control? Self-control is the restraint of one’s emotions‚ desires‚ or inclinations. Many people and parents believe children just learn self control on their own and will eventually grow out of their bad behaviors and everything else. The truth though is whatever the teachers are teaching them in a regular school is not helping them with self control at all. Well on the other hand‚ self control can be taught to young children to fix bad behaviors and low test scores.

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    plot of Macbeth. For example‚ the three witches control Macbeth and force him to do evil things. Some of their prophecies seem self-fulfilling and it is doubtful that Macbeth would have murdered the king if he wasn’t pushed by the witches. However‚ Lady Macbeth plays the largest role in the plot and conflict of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth alters the plot in many ways. Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth and messes with his mind so that they both can achieve power. Lady Macbeth is the person that Macbeth goes

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    their wives opinions in important matters. Lady Macbeth was the dominant of the two characters. She had very strong persuasive skills over Macbeth and though show her control of Macbeth in public‚ in private she often uses emotional and testing his manliness to manipulate him to do what he wants. Lady Macbeth is the more evil character than Macbeth in the play through her ambition‚ cruelty‚ and manipulation. Lady Macbeth used her words to control Macbeth throughout the entire play and caused him to

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    The Role of Masculinity in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth The female gender usually does not have qualities traditionally associated with males. In the play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth is one character who’s masculine qualities are greater than her feminine qualities. Lady Macbeth’s self-masculinization inevitably leads to her death. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth’s masculinity leads to her selfish ambition‚ diminishes her female qualities that were traditionally seen in

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    We see in the play Macbeth that when the motivation to succeed in life becomes overpowering‚ other people may easily influence one and elements and one may decide on wrongful actions to achieve a goal. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and the apparitions‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and lastly Macbeth’s own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future. The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth’s actions. Macbeth seems happy and content with himself

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    In Macbeth‚ the witches are not simply prophets from whom Macbeth learns his fate‚ but represent a much more abstract idea. Initially‚ in Act I‚ the witches are three hags who Macbeth and Banquo encounter on the battlefield‚ with news that they have obtained from rumors. However‚ Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” distorts his perception of them in such a way that they no longer resemble the human beings they were in Act I. After their conversation‚ the fulfillment of his promotion to the Thane of Cawdor

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    and who‚ because of a tragic flaw‚ suffers a reversal of fortune.” As quoted by Aristotle. Both the stories of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Oedipus by Sophocles portray two characters that encounter endless tragedy throughout their lives. Similarly‚ the role of Fate plays a major role is both novels‚ exemplifying that if there were no prophecies‚ there would be no story. In Macbeth‚ he receives prophecies that lead him to the conclusion that he must kill in order to accomplish his goal of ultimately

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