There are three possible turning points in Hamlet: the players’ scene when Claudius’ guilt concerning the murder of King Hamlet is confirmed; the prayer scene when Hamlet forgoes the opportunity to kill Claudius; and the closet scene where Hamlet first takes action‚ but kills Polonius inadvertently. In the players’ scene‚ the ghost’s story is proved to be true‚ allowing Hamlet to avenge his father’s murder. In the prayer scene‚ Hamlet misses a perfect opportunity to kill Claudius‚ giving Claudius
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’Points of View’ Commentary ’Points of View’‚ written by Lucinda Roy‚ is a poem that features different points of view (as the title suggests) on the subject of water: those of women collecting water in‚ what can be assumed to be‚ an African country and those of a person living in a modernised (possibly a ’Western’) country. Furthermore‚ Roy seems to be critical of the aforementioned Western lifestyle and this poem presents an underlying moral that everybody should be grateful for what they have
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Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point offers a fascinating and insightful way to think about the issue of epidemics. Those elements Gladwell believes are the basis for why epidemics start allows the reader to think about their world in a way they never thought they could. I would not have thought of Sesame Street or Blue’s clues as being defined as epidemics. When one thinks of an epidemic‚ one thinks of AIDS‚ or some form of disease so widespread that it must be contained and a cure provided
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finished by the time we arrive. (Future perfect tense) 1 Describe how you would drill the past tense (or another grammar point) with a repetition drill‚ a yes-no question drill and a substitution drill. 2 Explain how you would teach the difference between active and passive verbs (or another grammar point) using Guided Discovery. 3 Determine what the most likely grammar point will be in each of the following and summarize or define it. A. I would go if I had the time. B. What have you done
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“Frost Point‚ welcome home.” This is what I hear every year for a month. Growing up as an army brat my family moved around a lot. This was the same for my uncle and cousins. It took years for either of our families to find a forever home. During this early time in my life there was only one place that never changed. Frost Point. My grandmother‚ aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins and parents gather with their 12 children to Rideau Ferry‚ Ontario‚ Canada every summer for a month. Every few years my home would
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basically shrugs and walks away. With Polonius dead‚ Ophelia begins to act crazy and now Hamlet’s life is starting to change. This is a turning point for Hamlet. Until this point‚ Hamlet has been scared of murder‚ and now he just murdered Polonius not thinking about it. Does this mean there is a dark side to Hamlet? It is hard to tell because at this point in the play‚ Hamlet has been acting crazy on purpose. He is trying to murder Claudius and by acting crazy‚ there will be a better excuse for the
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The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War or Battle of Saratoga The American Revolution war was very intense between the British and the Americans. The Revolutionary war started because of economy issue. Therefore‚ taxation caused many uprising events in the future‚ which made the economy look substandard. In December 1773‚ the Boston Tea Party ascended where a group of Massachusetts disguised as Indians dumped all the tea into the harbor. Therefore‚ there was chaos in Britain which started
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The Twenty-Five Point Manifesto The Nazi Party was formed as the‚ German Workers party by Anton Drexler‚ Dietrich Eckhart and Gottfried Feder in 1919. Drexler‚ who was the original leader of the party‚ had strong nationalistic views and was anti-semitic. Hitler became captivated with the politics of the group‚ and began an effective contribution in the actions of the German Workers Party. His skills as a political speaker and his assertive manner within party meetings shortly led to Hitler becoming
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Woman at Point Zero In the book‚ Woman at Point Zero‚ the character Firdaus seems to be a woman that has endured a tremendous amount of suffering and discrimination in a society that victimizes women. Throughout the story she has experienced several incidents which bear a strong effect on her feelings towards men. Her confrontations and observations of men as a young girl influence the way she is as an adult. Firdaus seems to be a woman with little control over her destiny and is really looking
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The opening scene of Act Two marks the dramatic turning point of the play. In this scene‚ Catherine confronts Rodolfo over Eddie’s allegation that Rodolfo only wants to marry Catherine to be an American. However it is soon revealed that Rodolfo truly loves her. The two characters sleep together for the first time‚ a fact that Eddie finds out when he returns home drunk‚ which results in a devastating confrontation between the central characters. The seriousness and the intense emotions displayed
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