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    resources and other facilities for the production of goods and services of various kinds. Some countries are richly endowed with land and forest resources‚ which others happen to have abundant capital resources. Some others have abundant supplies of labor power. Without international trade‚ a country will have to produce all the goods it requires irrespective of the costs involved. But international trade enables a country to produce only those goods in which it has a comparative advantage or an absolute

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    In the poem “Loss and Gain” (1893)‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow emphasizes the ups and downs of life‚ and how the negatives of life are inevitable‚ however they can be turned into something positive. Longfellow is able to make this clear by writing the poem in first person to try and relate with the audience‚ and by using optimistic diction and tone. Mr. Longfellow’s purpose in this poem is to show the audience that in life some will fail at times‚ in order to reveal that those failures can be turned

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    The Power of Dreams Aspiration is the fortitude that enables humanity to overcome barriers and achieve the impossible. However‚ the process by which you realize your dreams is consequential and may end in a nightmare. Achieving your aspirations and dreams in a selfish or negative manner will result in them turning into your or someone else`s nightmare. In F. Scott Fitzgerald`s The Great Gatsby‚ William Shakespeare`s Macbeth and Catherine Lim`s Paper‚ the characters Myrtle Wilson‚ Macbeth and Tay

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    Attaining power in works of literature can be a very effective way to bring a character to life. Once a character gains power‚ the reader sees their true personality‚ whether that is a good or evil personality. Power can bring people together and provide happiness or destroy a person and cause chaos. Many works of literature contain characters that are affected by power. Some characters are affected for the better while others are destroyed by the effects of power. The destructive effects of power are

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    Macbeth- Ambition

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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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    fail to recognize that the supernatural powers might be too complex for their natural minds to fully comprehend. This has been a common theme in many classic story plots. For example‚ in Greek mythology the Fates possess supernatural powers and use them to overtake people’s lives as they wish. However‚ the idea of witches having strange powers was not only a story idea; it was a commonly accepted fact in the early 1600’s when Shakespeare wrote his tragedy‚ Macbeth. Macbeth’s inability to fully understand

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    vaulting ambition‚ though it is what brings him to his height of power‚ it is also what leads him to his downfall. Vaulting Ambition is one of Macbeth’s flaws; it disables him to achieve his utmost goals and forces him to face his fate. Without this ambition‚ though‚ Macbeth never would have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland or have been able to carry out his evil deeds. In these instances‚ ambition helped Macbeth do what he wanted to do. But‚ consequently‚ Macbeth’s ambition has another

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    The Nazi party was able to gain power because of the appeal of Hitler’s personality Discuss. Post war Germany was certainly no utopia; there was famine‚ depression‚ anarchy and social upheaval. The general citizens were all desperately searching for someone to take charge of the situation‚ and someone did‚ the Nazi party. The Nazi party was able to gain power for a number of reasons; they used the last Weimar government’s mistakes to their advantage‚ they also used their current state of economic

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    Macbeth Reflection

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    The Danger of Desire In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare highlights the powerful influence of desire on a man’s mind. Macbeth is initially a pure and honorable man‚ but he dies a disgraceful murderer. Macbeth’s transformation is entirely due to his overpowering ambition‚ and the greed it stirs within him. The witches’ prophesy dooms Macbeth because it appeals to his hunger for power and therefore consumes his mind. Macbeth cannot escape the prophecy because he desperately wishes for it to be a true

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    darkness in Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ reveal the immoral intentions of characters’ minds and deterioration of their souls. Mysterious witches‚ full of supernatural power‚ use their evil instincts to bring chaos over Scotland. Macbeth is adequately disturbed by the sinful night‚ slowly turning him away from sanity. The corruption of Lady Macbeth is instigated by her hidden villainous thoughts shining through her. The beastly qualities presented by Macbeth result in light being displayed by

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