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    Macbeth - Tragedy

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    According to the classical view‚ tragedy should arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience. Does Macbeth do this? Tragedy has most definitely influenced the viewer’s thoughts on Macbeth within this play. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the audience sees a gradual breakdown in the character of Macbeth himself‚ due to the tragic events that unfold during the play. This has a direct effect on the audience’s views and thoughts of Macbeth‚ thus creating pity and fear within the audience. Macbeth

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    scary and hard experience for many people‚ especially Jews. During this time‚ Germans used their “superiority” to change the lives of many Jews for the worst. Jews were viewed as less than others and caused to suffer just because of a title. During World War II‚ the Nazis treated the Jews very unfairly. Jews were arrested and harassed‚ placed in concentration camps‚ and put to death The Nazis arrested and harassed many Jews. The arrest of Jew were always extremely violent and cruel. During many arrests

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    for true love. However a darker aspect is shown in this story this darker aspect is how materialism corrupts and dehumanize a person. Gatsby has mysterious business meeting doing shady business‚ Tom Buchanan thinks he can throw money at an problem that comes his way. Gatsby can instantly get out of trouble with law enforcement with the snap of his fingers In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald shows that materialism of the wealthy and privileged is corrupting‚ toxic and disillusioning to one’s life. The

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    as one trying to live out the American Dream - a man with great ideals determined to achieve the unachievable. It is through his pursuit of Daisy that Fitzgerald is able to show that the Dream itself is truly indeed unrealistic and corrupted by materialism. Jay Gatsby embodies the idea of the American Dream in the sense that he has spent his whole life trying to achieve it. What Gatsby longs for is not wealth‚ as he has already achieved prosperity‚ but love. In the novel‚ Fitzgerald depicts Gatsby

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    Into the Wild Essay Growing up we are told by our parents to reach the ultimate level of education and become doctors‚ lawyers‚ scientist‚ and other high paying jobs. However‚ a man by the name of Christopher Johnson Mccandless was different than the average person‚ he decided to go on an adventure‚ which ultimately led to his death. Chris Mccandless was an outgoing‚ antisocial individual who traveled to the wild in search of the meaning of life. Chris was trying to find the meaning of life by

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    Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ the author develops the theme that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior. In this story the protagonist Kino has found the pearl of the world‚ that ends up taking over his life and tearing his family apart. The pearl evokes greed in not only Kino but in everyone else. Other than Kino himself several attackers and the doctor continue to hurt his family‚ too. Steinbeck shows that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior‚ through

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    Tragedy of War

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    All wars result in many tragedies‚ some are known by the whole world‚ but no one knows the stories of all the men who fought. Whenever someone went off to war‚ the families were always affected. If a soldier came back alive‚ they would often be wounded‚ which would change their whole life. Without a doubt‚ the greatest tragedy of war is death of the innocent. The film “All Quiet on the Western Front” demonstrates some of these tragedies. War did not only have an effect on troops lives‚ the families

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    Wednesday‚ July 11th 2012 Materialism Changed People’s Attitude In the 20th century‚ after the World War I‚ rapid surge of industrial and technological growth swept throughout the world. At the same time‚ people started to build their own ideas and belief based on the materialism rather than giving higher priorities to moral and individual values. As Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby portrayed a story happening in that time period‚ it contains various contents about materialism. In order to display the

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    Tragedy of the Commons

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    Assignment 1 Tragedy of the Commons Learning about the tragedy of the commons is as depressing as the title suggests. From the class activity‚ I gained some insights on the interactions within a community when they are given a finite amount of resources to share. Hardin shed some light on the issue‚ where he summarized that each time a commons is “enclosed” upon‚ it only leads to the “infringement of someone else’s personal liberty”.1 In the end‚ with the population size and demand for common

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    The Power Behind Premonitions Premonitions dreams have occurred throughout history leaving profound footprints where they made appearances or came true. In recent research‚ 37 out of 51 premonition dreams came true. A premonition is a forewarning‚ or intuition of what is to come. Although it is undecided whether or not they are accurate by chance or by a supernatural force‚ premonition dreams often come true. Premonitions happen spontaneously and as of now‚ there is no explanation for why or

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