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    have made everything come true in the witches foretold the prophecies. Are these prophecies or are they just facts spewing from the witches? Either way they are right and there is no question about it. Some people will argue that greed had the most influence. Greed had encouraged many people to do what they did instead

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    10* Honors English Innocent and Corrupt Characters The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a classical coming of age novel that deals with a youth’s mental adjustment to a modern world. Holden Caulfield‚ Salinger’s troubled protagonist‚ has a flawed view of the world where youth and integrity fights maturity and corruption. Salinger explores this dichotomy using a variety of motifs and symbols. In this novel‚ Salinger denotes innocence by the way Holden views a variety of characters.

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    At this time‚ many people have been aware about advantages of nuclear power that can mitigate global warming impact but they don’t notice the disadvantages of nuclear power. The advantages of nuclear power are the emission of green house is relatively low‚ this technology is readily available‚ it can produce high amount of electrical energy. Whereas the disadvantage are the problem of radioactive waste‚ high risk‚ not renewable energy‚ not sustainable energy‚ etc. From the above explanation‚ nuclear

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    The characters in Of Mice and Men and The Pearl desire land‚ money‚ and power. However‚ greed is harmful‚ deceiving‚ and controlling of the mind. People want to overcome fate. They want to be greater than what they are. However fate triumphs in the end. George and Lennie want to get out of poverty as like Kino and Juana. George and Lennie want to "live off the fatta the lan’."(Of mice and men.14) They want to be free‚ from working‚ from running‚ from getting their fair share. Kino wants to get

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    that it eventually lead’s to corruption‚ insanity‚ & arrogance. Even the most noblest man’s heart and mind can become corrupted. Macbeth is shown to be a noble and honest man in this play‚ but like any other man‚ something can corrupt the mind‚ and in this play‚ that is greed. The three witches in this play are the ones that get the little fire in Macbeth going. When Macbeth runs into the witches‚ they start the idea of him becoming the next king. He somewhat believes them because they told him "Hail

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    Pardoner’s Tale In the Pardoner’s tale‚ he explains that money or greed is the root of all evil. What that statement means‚ greed is the root of all evil‚ is most of everything bad that happens‚ usually begins or has a base starting with greed. The Pardoner explains this in his tale of the three friends that were searching for Death. The friends were in search of their dead friend’s killer‚ that being Death‚ so that they could claim their revenge on him‚ but instead they found lots and lots of gold

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    Greed Over Love with Tragic Outcomes Youth must often suffer for parents’ mistakes and the children involved in the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ "Romeo and Juliet"‚ suffer greatly for them. The parents of the Capulet and Montague families channeled energy into a very destructive‚ tragic outcome. Being too late to correct this negative behavior of hatred‚ disregard of feelings‚ and manipulation results in the most tragic events of all and the worst fear of any parent: the death of their

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    To be a leader‚ you don’t have to be an elected official‚ or a CEO. A leader is someone who others consistently want to follow for new trends and ideas. A fancy title can make that happen temporarily‚ at least‚ but a true leader inspires steadfast loyalty with the steps below! 1. Solve problems. Look around and find ways to make the world a better place. Observe your surroundings and listen to people. How can you help? Discover what your talents are‚ develop them‚ and focus on applying them

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    Diff’rent Strokes is a television show that previewed in 1978. It was an instant hit when little orphan Arnold said‚ “Whatchu talkin’ bout Willis?” Mr. Drummond‚ a widowed millionaire that lives in Manhattan‚ has adopted two orphan black children. These two children were the kids of his once housekeeper‚ that has just passed away. Mr. Drummond promised to her that he would take care of the children as she passed away. Mr. Drummond and the two boys‚ Arnold and Willis‚ have some growing pains learning

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    of Caesar’s death in act three scene two he states “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I love Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men ?” When Brutus says this I only see greed. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he would have made the people slaves yet he does not know this. I believe the true reason he killed Caesar was so he could rise

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