both cultures‚ the virtue of fair and honest trade was always highly coveted. Christian views were originally very harsh and critical against merchants‚ though over time they recognized the importance of trade to the economy‚ and accepted it as long as it was an honorable transaction. On the other hand‚ Muslims always accepted trade as long as both the merchant and consumer were both honest. The missing voice in the documents is both Muslim and Christian middle class. Having the view of on average
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The Crystal Merchant became a good friend to Santiago because he gave him a chance. In return‚ Santiago helped make the Crystal Merchant’s store successful again. The merchant did not like to take risks and did not like change. He was a religious man. His fear was fulfilling the fifth obligation in his Muslim religion‚ which was to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He feared making the trip because he believed that once he achieved this dream‚ he would have nothing else to live for. “Because it’s
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John Winthrop was a religious Puritan leader‚ who led a large migration from England to America. Winthrop was a jack of all trades hence the title Mark W. Crilly selected; Magistrate‚ Minister‚ and Merchant. Winthrop at some point worked as either a magistrate‚ minister‚ and‚ merchant often times he would do two or more jobs simultaneously. Often times he would remain in his current position until he has accomplished a goal that gave him leverage in one or both of the other fields. Each of the ventures
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lives around by devoting themselves to God. Most of the time‚ it only takes one life-changing event to make the switch for sinner to saint. Saint Francis of Assisi is an perfect example of one of these saints. Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals‚ Merchants and Ecology now‚ but he did not always act in a saintly way. In the early years of his life‚ he made many poor decisions‚ but he was able to make a change that would last a forever with the help of one important event. Ultimately‚ he was able to
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In ’The Merchant of Venice’‚ there are three parent-child relationships; Shylock and Jessica‚ Portia and her deceased father‚ and Launcelot and Old Gobbo. There is an obvious contrast between these relationships. Although Portia’s father is deceased‚ they had a good relationship while he was alive. However‚ the relationship between Shylock and Jessica is repressive and conflictual and ends tragically. After Shakespeare’s song‚ Hamnet‚ died tragically in 1596‚ he began a theatrical study of parent-child
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managers as it has a bearing to the success of the organisational goals. In light of this managers need to ensure that the organisational culture is strategy supportive. In this paper the writer seeks to critique Cool Ice (Pvt) Ltd organisational culture with recommendations where necessary. Cool Ice (Pvt) Ltd is a company that manufactures ice. The company started operating at the end of 2007. The head office is situated in Msasa‚ Harare. The company manufactures ice blocks and ice tubes. The products
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Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However‚ many Christian and Muslim believers found most merchants to be dishonest and greedy
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Sympathy for Shylock in Michael Radford’s The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare’s well-known play The Merchant of Venice was brought to the silver screen in 2004 in film adaption directed by Michael Radford. Adapting The Merchant of Venice to film helped make this classic English literature easily accessible to the public‚ while also making one of Shakespeare’s famous characters a bit more human. Decisions made while filming the adaption of this play changed the lens through which Shylock is
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which are beyond their control for example their appearance. In plays and novels‚ the victim is sometimes a character included to highlight the prejudices and pre-conceptions of the social climate in which the play or novel was written. In the Merchant of Venice’ it can be argued that Shylocks character undergoes a metamorphosis from villain to victim. However‚ in this essay I hope to discuss whether in fact Shylock can be defined as either villain or victim and to form an opinion of what Shakespeare
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In The Merchant of Venice how does Shakespeare present both Shylock as both victim and villain? Throughout the play‚ ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ Shylock reveals many personalities; therefore making him such an emotionally complex and detailed character that shows elements of being both a victim and villain; and to come to my decision to whether Shylock is either of the two‚ other characters language towards him and his reactions will perceive different ideas from different era’s in time to determine
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