and how they planned to kill Santiago‚ made it appear to many characters in the book that they wanted to be stopped. However‚ in the end‚ “most of those who could have done something to prevent the crime and did not consoled themselves with the pretext that affairs of honor are sacred monopolies” (97). Consequently‚ this demonstrates that people‚ who may have used free will to stop the crime from happening‚ use the idea of honor being a matter of fate to once again ironically prevent that supposed “fate”
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one was expecting this. Services were held in churches to express sorrow. The citizens of Boston‚ and everywhere‚ were overwhelmed with grief at this awful calamity (Chandler). A tragic death to a good President left an impact on all citizens. Who assassinated Abraham and why? John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Lincoln in the theater while watching a play. It was thought that John shot and killed him because he didn’t want the slaves to be free‚ which is what Abraham was working
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Briana Richie 9-17-10 6th period Is the fast food industry responsible for the obesity epidemic in the United States? The fast food industry is not responsible for America’s weight gain. Other countries have fast food restaurants and yet America is the fattest. There are other factors that contribute to it like the lack of excerize‚ bad eating habits‚ and poor motivation. This industry isn’t force feeding people‚ the people have their right to choose what they want to eat. In fact‚ the
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Although Oedipus is an ideal leader who saved Thebes from the monstrous Sphinx‚ his fatal flaws of anger and pride ultimately lead to his tragic downfall. One example of Oedipus’s flaw that caused his downfall is his hot temper. Because of Oedipus’s hot temper‚ he acts before he thinks. One example of his quick temper occurs when Oedipus killed Laius where three highways meet. Laius‚ who was in a rush to get to the Oracle of Delphi to save Thebes‚ tried to run Oedipus off of the rode with his colt-drawn
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The Mysterious Death of Tupac Shakur Tupac‚ or 2Pac was an African-American rapper who had sold more than 75 million records worldwide‚ and was considered a hip-hop legend throughout his career. He was born on June 13th‚ 1971 and died a very tragic death on September 13th‚ 1996 . His death caused much sparkness to occur as of who it was that killed him‚ not of how he died. A lot of factors played in during his death‚ and considering the complexity of the murder‚ it was hard to tell if the death had
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and blinding the cyclops Polyphemos (Parallel PrPP)‚ Odysseus and his men begin to sail away. Choosing to not remain reticent‚ Odysseus decides to declare with pride details of both his accomplishments and who he is to the monster Polyphemos‚ exclaiming; “Cyclops‚ if any mortal man ever asks you who it was / that inflicted upon your eye this shameful blinding‚ / tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus‚ sacker of cities” (IX 502-504). He generates rancor in the blinded cyclops Polyphemos at the result
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Brutus’ Demise Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was one of the most important and influential characters in the play. He involved himself in many of the scandals entailing the conspirators‚ in hopes of fulfilling his duty as an honorable man. However‚ his impressionable personality would lead him to a fatal outcome‚ suicide. There were many different causes and factors that led to his death‚ along with the death of the other central characters. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar resulted
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Can love be gained quickly or is it something that builds up overtime? Is it possible between 5 and 10 minutes in seeing someone you can build a deep attraction to them or do you build that attraction by spending time with someone? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo claims to fall in love with Juliet within a few seconds of meeting her which spirals into the event of both their deaths. This tragedy could have been avoided with thought and time and that’s why there lives were
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It angered him that he was passed over for the position of lieutenant. He eventually gets Cassio fired but Othello became his main target because he was the one who chose Cassio over him. Iago knew Othello trusted him and valued his opinion‚ so he took advantage of it. “Of one not easily jealous‚ but being wrought” Iago turns Othello into a jealous person by putting thoughts in his head that make him question both
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The play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is an tragedy of the rise and fall of a force hungry soldier named Macbeth. Macbeth’s greedy‚ pride‚ and desire drove him to transform into an unsteady‚ hard man who might persevere relentlessly just to pick up force. His ravenousness to accomplish more power brought about the cruel killings of his ruler‚ closest companion‚ and other pure residents. Inevitably‚ the deeds’ blame he was submitting showed itself as fantasies which added to the destruction
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