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    Dangers of Aspartame

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    Dangers of Aspartame Farheen Sindhi A&P 209 03-03-13 Aspartame (otherwise known by its brand names NutraSweet and Equal or alternate monicker Acesulfame Potassium) is one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners on the market today. Aspartame is not limited only to “sugar-free” diet products. It is also found in thousands of foods and beverages including chewing gum‚ candies‚ diet soft drinks‚ desserts‚ yogurt‚ condiments‚ and even vitamins and pharmaceuticals‚ It was discovered

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    Dr. Faustus- Ambition

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    Being‚ ’ a concept inherited from the Middle Ages‚ can be described as a hierarchy of society‚ with the monarch at the top and the lowliest peasants at the bottom. Below people were animals‚ plants and rocks. During the Elizabethan era‚ ‘dangerous ambition ’ would probably involve trying to break the ‘Chain of Being ’ and striving to increase one ’s social status. It was believed to be necessary to accept one ’s place in the chain‚ as to disrupt it and overcome the set order of society could mean chaos

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    to their downfall. Shakespeare has created Macbeth as a tragic hero. Macbeth’s movement from a hero to a villain is achieved through various language and dramatic techniques which through acts 1‚ 2 and 3 leads to his eventual downfall. Within Act 1 Macbeth was was acknowledged for fighting to King Duncan‚ and even praised as an honourable man. Banquo says in Act 1 scene 3 “Worthy Macbeth‚ we stay upon your leisure". The irony of this quote as Macbeth at the time was thinking of murder and not

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    High in Affection and Ambition Harold Bloom says the Macbeths relationship is the "best marriage in Shakespeare" at the beginning of the play‚ equal in love and ambition. They are famous for their love: Duncan calls Macbeth’s affection "sharp as his spur‚" while Macbeth calls his wife "dearest partner of greatness" and "dearest love." They are equally close in ambition: her first words include "he that’s coming must be provided for‚" and his letter speaks of "what greatness is promised thee." Duncan’s

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    like th’ innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t’ This quote is a metaphor for the characters as although they may seem completely normal; but underneath they are filled with sins and weakness. In Macbeth there are many human weaknesses featured‚ for example: lust‚ greed and doubt. Lady Macbeth is shown as a very cruel character with many weaknesses that all lead to her wanting her husband to be King which shows an incredible lust for power. ‘Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be what thou

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    opposing forces that moves a plot forward. The Tragedy of Macbeth has many conflicts. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is part of an external conflict. The example of the extexternal conflict is the quote “Are you a man? This is the air drawn dagger which you said led you to Duncan”. (pg. 347 line 59) This means he was having second doubts about killing King Duncan‚ so Lady Macbeth tried to be little and manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth you can say was ambitious too. Because she wanted to

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    Act I Scene VII in the play “Macbeth” 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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    central themes. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ the author uses themes such as supernatural and ambition to describe the importance of three secondary characters in the play. This will be shown through an analysis of the theme ambition for Lady Macbeth‚ the supernatural for the witches and suspicion for Banquo. Firstly‚ the ambition of Lady Macbeth contributes to one of the important themes in the play. Lady Macbeth is a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and

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    Dangers of Journalism

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    Hazards and danger are common in careers such as construction‚ firefighting and law enforcement. However‚ if the question "Name the most dangerous careers" was asked on Family Feud‚ Journalism most likely would not be found on the survey list. When contemplating a career as a journalist‚ one probably does not initially consider the risks that they may encounter. "As recently as last week the media has been filled with coverage regarding the injuries sustained by news anchor Bob Woodruff and

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    substitutes daily. (relevance) IV. Overall‚ recent studies have shown that sugar substitutes are no better for your body then real sugar and can cause potential health problems (Thesis) V. Today we will investigate these products and the real dangers that could potentially lie inside those bright little packages (Preview) Transition: So lets jump right into this bitter debate about sweeteners Body I. The market contains a plethora of sugar-free products for diabetics: sugar-free puddings

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