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    In Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Julius Caesar‚ he wrote about a woman named Portia. Anyone who has read or seen the play knows that she is Brutus’ wife. But who was she really? To see who she really was one must look at her lifestyle‚ characteristics‚ and her actions. First‚ Portia’s lifestyle began in a household of a reputable man named Cato. Portia was raised to be a woman of extreme beauty and elegance. She was brought up in a society that viewed women as ‘weak’‚ and did not value human emotions

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    Works of Mercy The Baby boomer generation has grown up. They have had children and their children have had children. Approximately 76 million baby boomers are left in the United States‚ and unfortunately growing older has dismal side effects. Dementia and Alzheimer’s affects 1 of 3 seniors and is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. Through working with seniors who have Alzheimer’s and dementia‚ I have learned a lot about myself‚ the people‚ and the disease. For Works of Mercy‚ I felt

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    lean towards one side of a story‚ we should always be aware of the other. I believe Toni Morrison is trying to prove this point in her novel a mercy by depicting her story from the perspectives of various characters in the book. In doing this‚ the reader quickly learns to look at all sides of a story before jumping to false conclusions. In her novel‚ a mercy‚ Toni Morrison takes the reader into the minds of the characters Lina and Sorrow in order to demonstrate the importance of looking at all sides

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    that some hospitals focus on mainly treating the disease‚ while others are healing hospitals that focus on not just the disease but the overall wellbeing of the patient. So what is it that really differentiates a hospital from a healing hospital? Mercy Gilbert Medical Center embraces some concepts that make them a healing hospital. The most important concept is that top level administrators and managers have to develop a strong sense of culture of compassionate care. This is important because health

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    be true‚ there is a possibility that there is no hero. There is a heroine. Portia is not expected in the beginning to emerge as a heroine or even as a major character. She is merely a background character from the subplot. As the play begins to wind down‚ the reader will find many examples in which Portia saves major characters from their own dilemmas. The first (and most obvious) character who is helped by Portia is Antonio. She discovered a flaw in what Shylock believed to be a flawless

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    2012 Justice and Mercy in The Merchant of Venice In the court room scene of The Merchant of Venice‚ justice is handed back and forth between the Christians and Shylock‚ unlike mercy. Shylock is unable to feel any remorse for Antonio and the Christians because of the hate he has for them. Stubbornness and hatred can cause misfortune; the morally superior have a right to justice. As the trial scene begins‚ the Duke speaks about Shylock as an inhuman wretch‚ incapable of mercy (4.1 3-6). The

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    Consider Shakespeare’s presentation of Portia in “The Merchant Of Venice” “The Merchant of Venice” is believed to have been written in the 16th century and it is to a large extent reflective of England at the time‚ which was a patriarchal society. Portia’s character embodies the characteristics of an ideal woman at the time that arguably defers to her father and eventually her husband. However‚ as the play advances we see a different side of Portia. Shakespeare introduces her character in

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    the life of a person or an animal that is suffering from uncurable or painful disease or condition. The word euthanasia comes from Greek‚ with "eu" meaning good or happy and "thanatos" meaning death. In other words‚ euthanasia can also be defined as mercy killing. There are different types of euthanasia‚ voluntary euthanasia‚ non-voluntary euthanasia and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia is performed when a patient suffers from a terminal disease; Non-voluntary euthanasia is euthanasia performed

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    of Shylock and our feelings for him as the play progresses 1) He is seen as a mercenary money-lender approached by Bassanio for the loan of 3000 ducats with Antonio as the guarantor. The money is to finance Bassanio on his trip to Belmont to woo Portia whom he is in love with. He keeps debating on whether he should lend the money. Even when Antonio is a “good” man meaning he is financially sound‚ yet his money is invested in goods which are in ships overseas. Therefore‚ his ventures are risky. How

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    The Merchant of Venice Ever been in a situation where you do not know whether to be fair or bend the rules a bit? In The Merchant of Venice‚ mercy and justice are the continuing predominant themes. Situations occur‚ that doing the just act does not seem to be correct or the right thing to do. Technically‚ the correct thing to do is to follow and abide by justice and the law. For in this case‚ justice means the taking of a man’s life for the greed and sick revenge of another man. One of the true

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