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    Many scholars often debate whether Julius Caesar or Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better. Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite

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    JAMAICA By Kayla Cornwell & Jordan Willoby General Info Jamaica is a country that located in the Caribbean Sea. • Jamaica is part of a chain of islands called the Greater Antilles. • It is 4‚244 square miles. • The capital of Jamaica is Kingston‚ which is also it’s largest city. • Population : 2‚930‚050 Landforms The Blue Mountains are the Longest mountain range in Jamaica. It’s highest point reaches 7‚402 feet. Very fancy coffee is produced on this Mountain. Blue Mountain coffee is very expensive

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    Throughout world history there have been many memorable figures and substantial events to enlighten our past as well as diminish it. To begin‚ Julius Caesar‚ Roman general and politician‚ lived from about 100 to 44 B.C. One of the greatest military leaders in Roman history‚ he conquered land now known as present day France and Belgium‚ which originally went by the name of Gaul (Applebee 689). Marcus Brutus‚ a perpetual dictator‚ lived from about 85 to 42 B.C. (Biography.com). Mario‚ or originally

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    evidence in the play‚ which character fits the definition of the tragic hero better? Explain what a tragic hero is and how this character fits this mold. Support your answer with analysis with quotes and events from the play. Female Characters Portia and Calphurnia are certainly significant characters in the play. Does Shakespeare portray these women characters of power and strength? Use evidence in the form of quotes and events to support your response. Fate Shakespeare uses prophets‚ omens

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    comedian‚ talk-show host‚ actress‚ activist and voice actress. Ellen was born on January 26‚ 1958 in Louisiana. Ellen is now 59 years old and happy. She is a strong activist for the LGBT community and for animal rights. She is lesbian and married to Portia de Rossi. They has 2 dogs and both follow veganism. Ellen Degeneres is a renaissance person because she made coming out of the closet in the public eye more acceptable.     Before Ellen told everyone she was homosexual rarely anyone come out especially

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    Discuss whether violence is the only way to lead to improvement or if‚ on the contrary‚ violence only leads to more violence. To my own opinion I believe nothing is solved with violence‚ it just cause more violence in the future and no one wants to be a part of that. The biggest peice of violence in the story is Caesar’s assassination. “Et tu‚ Brutè? Then fall Caesar” (Act. III: Scene 1‚ Line 77). The only reason for his assassination is because some people were not happy with him ruling Rome‚ but

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    Portia Alicea Tiffany Magnolia Comp101 18 June 2015 Furious 7 The Fast and the Furious is an American franchise including a series of action films which center on illegal street racing and heists‚ and various other media portraying the characters and situations from the films. Distributed by Universal Pictures the series was established with the first 2001 film titled The Fast and the Furious‚ followed by six sequels. Having earned over 3.5 billion of the worldwide box office as of April 2015.

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    He yells at his brother and bosses him around. when he hears that his wife dies he brushes it off like things like that happens all the time. "Speak no more of her" (4‚1‚ pg.73 line 7). He didn’t say or act like he was upset or sorry about his wife Portia dying. "Our reasons are so full of good regard" (3‚1‚1450). He begins to get even more bossy and rude. Even more so when it gets into the battle he becomes even more stuck up because he’s in charge of so many people and fighting against the people

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    two characters was like hot and cold and the actor who played both was able to change between characters fairly quickly so that it was almost difficult to tell that it was the same person playing a different character. I also found the scenes after Portia had been shot to be very moving and I really felt like the actors gave it their all. They were able to embrace the agony of not knowing if your child is going to make it and the difficulty of dealing with people trying to pity you. I really enjoyed

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    dreamed it three times Irony[aside] Audience knows that Trebonius is apart of the conspiracy and that shows that Caesar will die Fates When the expiration date is up 3 fates cut string to kill. Role of a woman Different minds between sexes. Portia doesn’t have a way to carry out ideas she might have and she isn’t expected to think as well as a man. I have a man’s mind but a woman’s might. Soliloquey Brutus talks about why he should kill Caesar because the power will go to his head and that

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