Winston Smith’s Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984‚ Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong‚ the whole population lived in fear‚ which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing " thoughtcrime" were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either "vaporized" or sent
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Assassination of Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on the third of January in 106 BCE. He was born in Arpinum into a respected‚ land-owning family. Cicero moved to Rome in his early teenage years for his studies. Rhetoric‚ logic‚ philosophy‚ and oratory were his main studies. He was a writer‚ lawyer‚ statesman‚ politician‚ philosophers and became known as one of Rome’s most skilled speakers. Cicero was very intelligent‚ but in the end‚ his political views and words are what caused him to be assassinated
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Marcus Luttrell who is a Navy Seal‚ and he is with a team that he formed to kill the most wanted leader of Taliban Ahmad Shah‚ in 2005. After they run into the mountain and capturing them‚ they were left with no choice but to follow with their rules of engagement or imprisoned. Marcus and his fellow team are left behind to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of a modern warfare. The place that they went off is at Afghanistan‚ this their primary mission. The Taliban leader is
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You’re not gonna have the urge to motivate yourself with ‘grittiness’ after you read what Professor Marcus Crede from Iowa State University has to say. Decide for yourself after reading this article if you concur with the Dr.‚ and author‚ whose life work was devoted to the thought of grit and its repercussions‚ or if you side with the Professor at a college university who is in complete disbelief of this theory. Marcus Crede demotes Dr. Angela Duckworth’s life work on the study of grit‚ and her claim
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the characters through their experiences. Three characters whose weaknesses lead to their downfalls are‚ Polonius‚ Hamlet and Claudius. Polonius ’ weakness is his need for control and to know everything about the people around him. He is so dedicated towards Claudius that he even spies on the people he cares about most. Hamlets weakness is his act of madness. His hate for his uncle and the grief of losing his father drives him for revenge. In doing so‚ Hamlet puts on a persona of being mad. Claudius
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11th‚ 2012 Othello’s Downfall Iago is the primary cause of Othello’s downfall. After reading this tragedy and seeing how manipulative‚ evil‚ and deceptive Iago was throughout the plot‚ this statement seems logical. But upon closer analysis‚ it is obvious that many other factors contributed to the downfall of Othello‚ and Iago was just one that stands out. Although Iago appears to be the primary reason for Othello’s downfall‚ it is actually a combination of Othello putting his trust in the wrong
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great leaders in United States history. Throughout their political lives‚ they never stopped debating and representing what they believed in. People disagreeing with the government and the government’s different views on issues led to the rise of political parties in the 1790’s. Thomas Jefferson spoke out in the early 90’s with a strict interpretation of the Constitution and his views on the bank. It is clear that powers are delegated based on the Constitution and accepting those limits is the foundation
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to their own downfalls. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth has weaknesses of character and mental instability. His flaws prove fatal. Instead of continuing to lead the country of Scotland with absolute power and no opposition‚ his shortcomings result in his self destruction. Macbeth’s overconfidence that his abilities are superior to everybody else‚ his greediness for more political power‚ and his wife’s wicked influence lead to his demise. Macbeth’s overconfidence contributes to his self-lead destruction
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Destined for Downfall The tragedy of Oedipus the King can be captured in the wise words of Jean de La Fontaine when he said‚ “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” Oedipus tried to outrun his fate only to meet it head on because like all people he is a slave to his fate. Sadly‚ for Oedipus his fate is predetermined and unavoidable‚ and made only worse by his immense pride‚ or Hubris. Oedipus’ fate is predetermined by the three fates who make men’s destinies that even
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