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    William Shakespeare wrote many of his famous plays during his ‘great tragic period’‚ he wrote them with an aim to not only entertain his audience but to educate them through a social and political reflection using literary and staging techniques. Othello was in approximately 1603‚ to do exactly this. Shakespeare was known for pushing the boundaries and this play was no exception with the plays central character being an African man in a position of authority. As Aristotle explains‚ an audience’s pleasure

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    The biological views on sexuality are bases on physical characteristics that humans possess‚ these human traits can’t be changed or fixed due to the anatomical and chemical aspects of them. This is why all the biological research was done on how humans view sexuality share the concept that humans don’t have a choice in their sexual wants‚ the wants that human have are completely controlled by their biology. A perfect example of this is how hormones influence human sexuality and desires. In one hand

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    Additionally‚ Calvin Harris attracts his listeners by creating a fun vibe‚ making his audience want to dance as soon as they hear the intro come on. Over a summery steel drum beat‚ Harris opens the track with his own sung verse about having done it "my way”. The song includes his own vocals along with a mellow bass line‚ a breezy percussion‚ group background vocals‚ and steel drums‚ transforming the individual into vacation mode. The fast tempo throughout the song’s structure‚ that invites the listener

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    How far do you agree with the view that the ending of The Road is unbearably pessimistic? It is arguable whether or not McCarthy has one set ending because there are many possible ends in The Road. There is the literal end which is when McCarthy finished writing but there is the end of the focalisers’ journey on the road when they reach the shore‚ which was their destination‚ or alternatively‚ there is the possible interpretation that the end of The Road is when the man dies as he is a focaliser

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    differentiates humans to non-humans. In this respect‚ mixing our biological finitude with cultural refinements‚ we radically differ from animals. Animals do not form cultures. Animals inherit some skills by copying the behavior of others‚ but genetics remains the dominant mode of intergenerational information transfer. Humans can participate intensively in the knowledge and skills that each other has acquired. This collaborative learning is what has produced human cultures. Human dignity includes

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    Knowles uses interwoven imagery to compare the physical nature of the earth to human nature in a wartime period. He contrasts seasons to represent the shift from innocent youth to restrained maturity: Winter’s occupation seems to have conquered‚ overrun and destroyed everything‚ so that now there is no longer any resistance movement left in nature; all the juices are dead‚ every spring of vitality snapped‚ and now winter itself‚ an old‚ corrupt‚ tired conqueror‚ loosens its grip on the

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    character: Othello. As one first begins to read this play‚ it seems that Othello is a truly noble character. Interestingly enough‚ with further reading and studying‚ one begins to doubt this nobility and speculate if his motives are guided by his love for others or his love for himself. Even though it is hard to see at first‚ the true nature of Othello’s character is actually quite self-centered. Throughout Othello there are several occurrences where it is shown that the character Othello is very

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    William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ written in 1603‚ is set in Venice and follows the ’valiant’ general Othello who is manipulated by Iago into his own downfall; being the murder of his wife then suicide. The play explores some of the deepest characteristics of human experience‚ including moral decay‚ emotional suffering and strong moral acts. This is driven by the themes of jealousy‚ appearance versus reality‚ and honour. These and other elements consolidate together presenting a play with an enduring

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    The true nature of obsession manipulates a person’s character‚ forcing them to act in unusual ways‚ as if possessed by an involuntary need. An obsessed mind becomes intensely absorbed in the subject of the obsession to an extent that drives away the truth and realism in their values‚ morals and perceptions. William Shakespeare manifests this idea of an involuntary change in character in the play “Othello”‚ and with a similar approach this idea is identified by Scott Spencer in the novel “Endless

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    Othello In the beginning of the play‚ Othello is mentioned in description by Iago and Roderigo during their discussion rather than being physically present; “The Moore”(1.i57) ‚ “the thick-lips” (I.i.66)‚ “an old black ram” (I.i.88)‚ and “a Barbary horse” (I.i.113). Other than description‚ we do not see Othello till Act 1‚ scene iii. We understand in the beginning through Iago And Roderigo’s discussions that Othello is an outsider‚ by description racially and culturally. I believe Shakespeare

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