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    family‚ business‚ country and so on all had defining moments that have shaped them into their current appearances or outcome. For Canada‚ the following three defining moments have characterized Canada from a dependent British colony to an autonomous country. In addition‚ these three defining moments have further pushed Canada towards nationhood‚ which included the formation of its own identity and a sense of unity. The following events‚ with those being Confederation‚ World War II and the declaration

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    “By the pricking of my thumbs‚ Something wicked this way comes.” ― William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth tags: foreshadowing‚ macbeth 2113 likes like “To-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ Creeps in this petty pace from day to day‚ To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player‚ That struts and frets his hour upon the stage‚ And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told

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    There is no man without an ambition in life. Some aspire to be rich‚ many hanker after name and fame and still others crave for power‚ position and social status in life. Honour and position do not last long. Fortune turns like a wheel. I have a strong desire to become a doctor and serve humanity. I do not want to become a teacher like my elder brother. A teacher’s lot is very hard. He is overworked but underpaid. He commands no respect in society. The so-called nation-builder cannot make both

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    Shakespeare’s time‚ a number of brilliant pieces of literature were composed as well. In the Shakespearian play‚ The Tragedy of MacbethMacbeth is portrayed as a character that has many of the same characteristics of a Greek tragic hero. Due to the similarities between Aristotle’s principles of tragic hero and Macbeth himself‚ it can easily be said that Macbeth’s character is truly a tragic hero. Before Macbeth had committed any evil deeds‚ he was a captain of the army for the Scottish king‚ Duncan. He was

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    Courtney Thebodo Macbeth Macbeth’s flaws lead to corruption and the disturbance of fate In the era of Macbeth‚ many of the beliefs were based upon fate. It was a major part of the culture and how everything happens for a reason. In this play by Shakespeare‚ fate is corrupted by the main character Macbeth; this corruption unbalances the universe. Macbeth provides an example of contradicting the beliefs in this time frame‚ eventually fate restores the kingdom and the universe balances out. “Tragedy

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    Act I Scene VII in the playMacbeth” by William Shakespeare shows Macbeth’s pondering over if he should kill King Duncan or not. We see that he has a conscience as he thinks about the consequences that may come with the killing of the King. We also see that Macbeth is very ambitious and Lady Macbeth knows that this is his weakness and tries to exploit this. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as being very masculine as she seem to be in control as she dominates the situation. Shakespeare uses emotive words

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    MACBETH QUOTES “ Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” * Equivocal sentence‚ inversion‚ defies logic * Is a set up to show Macbeths fate is sealed “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name – disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valour’s minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave‚ which never shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚ till he unseamed him from the nave to the chaps and fixed his head upon our battlements” *

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    article Math Madness: Coloring‚ Reasoning‚ and Celebrating‚ discusses how important it is to include math activities that are challenging‚ but also fun in the classroom. The article was written by Nicholas Wasswerman and is based on what he saw in his daughter’s classroom. He noticed that the school had publishing parties and other elaborate projects for certain subjects but lacked “anything remotely comparable in mathematics” (Wasserman 469). This is when he decided to step in and Math Madness was created

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    Barker Me‚ Myself and Madness What is madness? Madness cannot be categorized into one definition‚ nor can it be simplified into one specific action. In Hamlet‚ Hamlet‚ prince of Denmark‚ is consumed by madness and is alternately driven to his own death. Despite the fact that many people believe that Hamlet’s mad behavior was planned and controlled. It is arguable that his madness was not feigned‚ and he was actually insane. Hamlet was drove into madness by the demonic possession of the

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    In the novel Crime and Punishment‚ Dostoevsky creates the character Raskolnikov who experiences apparent madness after he commits a murder. He experiences this apparent madness because of the universally given human quality guilt. Dostoevsky tries to prove his belief that every person has a moral and ethical obligation and people should be punished for their wrongdoings. Raskolnikov murders an old pawn broker and her sister. This murder causes him to go “mad”. He shows symptoms of anxiety‚ isolation

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