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    child is his own creator?Then‚ what will be the role of adults ? It is such a miracle how a baby is created in a mothers womb. The knowledge which they have gained in their past births. Who thought them to cry to express their feeling of hunger or uneasiness.Child is his own creator for sure! Then what is the adult’s role ? There is a lot of potential hidden inside every child which sprouts out and grows well when given the right environment‚right help or guidance. The first expectation of

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    Carl Becker‚ author of Everyman His Own Historian‚ explains in his own words the meaning of history. Becker uses a narrative and facts to support his position. Becker begins by dissecting the textbook definition of history. The definition of history begins as‚ “the knowledge of events that have occurred in the past”‚ and later Becker develops the definition to‚ “history is the memory of things said and done.” Becker supports his change to the original definition by analyzing the actual words used

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    The Downfall of a Tragic Hero Macbeth is initially a character of nobility‚ virtue‚ and greatness. However‚ even though Macbeth is preeminently great‚ he is not a perfect being. He is ultimately influenced by those that surround him‚ resulting in conflict and misfortune. He is a tragic hero. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth’s character is consumed by his ambition‚ revealing the aspects that induce his character and downfall: greed‚ guilt‚ and fear. Macbeth’s venerable character takes a drastic shift

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    are many situations in Macbeth where supernatural beings or ideas are used to further the plot‚ explain something‚ or represent a theme or mood of the story. We see this with the three witches in the beginning of the story and through various other parts. There was also the ghosts and apparitions that appeared throughout the story. We also have the idea of prophecies being told‚ this idea is mainly thought to be supernatural. Finally we have the floating dagger that Macbeth sees right before he goes

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    Shakespeare’s tragedy MacbethMacbeth and Lady Macbeth both perish because of their inability to distinguish illusions and reality. Throughout the play‚ hallucinations recur as a reminder to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of their murders. Shakespeare reveals in Macbeth that being able to determine reality from illusion is essential for sanity and human survival. There are many ways in which illusions cause Macbeth’s downfall throughout the play. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is visited by the three

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    Shakespeare’s‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ uses self-fulfilling prophecy in a subtle yet foreshadowing way to prepare and unfurl the thoughts and actions of his characters. This tragedy‚ written in the early 1600’s‚ was composed mainly to appeal new interests around London. It is a depiction of a noble‚ along with his wife‚ who brutally slaughters a King and his kinsman so that he may be the King (Shakespeare xiii). Even after killing the king though‚ Macbeth realizes that his dynasty will be short. So

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    testimony to his own character. Hamlet had no control in the death of his father‚ causing Hamlet to find himself obsessed with revenge when he suspects that the man who killed his father was King Claudius. The decision of Hamlet to take action into his own hands leads Hamlet on a prolonged journey to avenge his father’s death‚ however Hamlet’s over analyzation and series of missed chances or opportunities to kill King Claudius‚ proves Hamlet to ultimately be procrastinator who is responsible for his own

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    Love is a dangerous thing. Love has the ability to cause either terrible tragedy or great happiness. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a good example of this. In the play Romeo and Juliet’s love eventually leads to their downfall. However it is not exactly Romeo and Juliet’s fault. Tybalt is responsible for the final outcome because his irrational behavior lead to multiple conflicts. Tybalt’s aggressiveness towards the Montague family causes the death in the family. When we are first introduced

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    Our world is on a downhill spiral to the bleak unknown‚ undoubtedly‚ the effect of man itself. Countless tragedies have occurred in every country‚ critically affecting the way we live our lives today. In Africa‚ the ethnic battle of the Hutu and Tutsi decimated over one million people. The Chinese are still dealing with the struggle of a gender imbalanced society which came from inflicting deaths on unwanted infant girls. Now‚ in America‚ the difficulty of getting an education gets increasingly arduous

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    Master of his Own Fate Monsters. Storms. Temptations. One must be pretty strong to overcome all that. In Homer’s epic‚ the Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus is faced with all of those and suffers for many years due to his struggles with the gods. After winning the Trojan War‚ he is desperate to return home to his family in Ithaca‚ but the gods who want to control him are disrupting his voyage. However‚ throughout his journey‚ Odysseus makes many decisions‚ which proves that he controls his fate and

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