A boy with no parents and in a bad neighborhood with bad influences as friends and is a minor that smokes and his older brother lets him do that and have those friends ‚ which also doesn’t give him a curfew and lets him go to places alone ‚ should be in the system. Ponyboy has an older brother Darry‚ but Darry doesn’t really take care of ponyboy like he should or gives him as much as attention as he should get for a teenager. Ponyboy should be in the system because he is a young boy that has bad
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The Outsiders Compare and Contrast October 4‚ 1957 Soviet R-7 worldwide airborne missile launched Sputnik‚ it’s the world’s first false satellite and the first man-made item to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. The launch came as a surprise toward most Americans. Then in 1958 the USA launched their own satellite “Explorer I.” President Eisenhower produced two national security-oriented space programs at the same time as NASA’s program. The first was initiated by the US Air Force‚ it gave its self
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Othello a Tragic Hero Othello is one of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare develops the characters into fully realized human beings‚ with their own names‚ personalities‚ and ways of looking at the world. Othello is the protagonist of the play. He is a combination of greatness and weakness‚ in his own words "an honourable murderer". He is a general in the Venetian defense forces. Although he is a foreigner from Africa‚ he has been promoted this position by excellence
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relationships‚ or even in an intense argument‚ respect for someone else’s well being is a quality that will always facilitate the best possible outcome. In the play‚ Iago falsifies his friendship with Othello‚ and everyone else around him for that matter. Iago demonstrates his sinister intentions as he deceives Othello by saying‚ “but such a handkerchief- / I am sure it was your wife’s- did I see today / See Cassio wipe his beard with”(3.3.496-498). Iago is blatantly lying as he describes what he has supposedly
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We see a lot of this in the play Othello by famous play writer William Shakespeare. The author incorporates a lot of examples of racism and prejudice towards the main character Othello by other characters in the play. Throughout the history of man kind the issue of race has had an unavoidable and destructive effect on people’s lives and it can restrain
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You’re far from it. Everyone in Beau’s employment is different somehow. We all had a difficult backstory to give us the strengths that Beau employs us for. As Lexi so crudely profiled‚ I’m the exile with a condemning sense of honor. Yes‚ Othello she profiled me. I was hired for my loyalty and resourcefulness. You were hired for your connections and your ability to make new ones at a moments notice. The rest of your profile she left out. I think she liked to keep the brutally honest one to
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bitter emotion leading to despicable actions. These ideas are not only exemplified in real life but also Shakespearean plays‚ including Othello. By analyzing William Shakespeare’s development of Othello as a volatile character in his play‚ Othello‚ it proves that Shakespeare‚ in his tragedies‚ fabricates his characters in a way that makes them incapable of
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Othello: Othello’s Confidence Confidence is the most important key for being a man‚ but once a man’s confidence depletes‚ his persona will banish leaving his as a dolt. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the main character‚ Othello‚ begins as the General of the Venetian army‚ but after a series of deceiving thoughts from his “honest” friend Iago‚ he goes from General to dead within a few nights. This major consequence is caused by Othello losing his confidence both physically and mentally. We see
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Similarly to Othello‚ racial slurs were used to describe Shylock‚ often by Antonio‚ as he refers him to a ‘Jew’ rather than calling him by his name (Derek Cohen). Although‚ by Antonio calling him a ‘Jew’‚ it is not explicitly a racial term but it becomes racial because of the repetition of Antonio calling Shylock a ‘Jew’ rather than his name. As he is called a ‘Jew’ 58 times and his actual name 17 times which again shows Shakespeare stripping Shylock of any identity other than of being a Jew. However
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Tragedy is a common theme within Shakespearean Literature. As an author‚ Shakespeare uses tragedy within his works to instill certain emotions and drama. Two examples of a Shakespearean tragedy are Hamlet and Othello. Hamlet and Othello are both tragic heroes within their respective stories. Sadly‚ due to their heroism‚ they are often the target for many plots and schemes. The setting of Hamlet takes place in the Kingdom of Denmark. King Hamlet has just died and his throne is passed on to his
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