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    Raskolnikov's Corrupt

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    This part begins with Raskolnikov waking up after committing his crime still fully dressed on his sofa with his pockets full. He is horrified to have been so careless and he puts all the pledges he took into a hole in his wall. He then searches his clothes for any traces of blood and removes a sock as well as some frayed edges of his trousers that have blood drops on it. He is then summoned to the police station where he finds out that his landlady is behind it due to his overdue rent. At the station

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    Animal Farm Essay Topic: Animal Farm shows readers that power always corrupts The novel “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell is an allegory‚ which narrates the story of the power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin‚ which is represented by Snowball and Napoleon. Some points listed are some misuses in their power and how making them in charge of the farm made them turn their good intentions into bad ones. Also‚ how their lives ended up worse than what their lives were initially with Mr.

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    Trey Dortch Mrs. Castleberry AP English IV 13 October 2014 The Downfall of a Corrupt Teenager The novel‚ An American Tragedy‚ is a historical fiction story placed in the 1920’s which is based off a certain event that influenced the author Theodore Dreiser and how he portrayed American society as a whole. He uses a character by the name of Clyde Griffith to analyze how Clyde contradicts with his true human character‚ Chester Gillette. By utilizing Chester into the story as Clyde‚ Dreiser constructs

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    Richard III dominates the play. The first three acts reveal a character who is self-centred‚ irreligious‚ ruthless‚ vindictive‚ cruel‚ hypocritical‚ blasphemous and lacking any moral scruples in his eager search for power. He possesses a ferocious intellect‚ has vast reserves of energy‚ and delights in concealing his secret and evil plans. In his opening speech Richard tells us he is "determined to prove a villain." This is pretty straightforward. Richard is announcing that he has made a decision

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    presented in Richard III and Macbeth Macbeth is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare. The play is set in Scotland during the mid 11th century. But‚ the play was written in 1606 at a time where James I was on the throne. King James was a very superstitious man who believed in magic and witchcraft and these themes were presented in Macbeth to please the King. Also the political context is important as it was included in Macbeth with the ideas of excessive ambition. On the other hand‚ Richard III is

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    Fiorella Navarro Period 3B Mr.Bailey 5/2/13 “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.” Macbeth and Pol Pot Lord Acton’s quote‚ “Absolute power corrupts absolutely‚” relates to Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Pol Pot. Having power drives certain individuals to to turn against the less powerful. Two such examples are Pol Pot and Macbeth. The play Macbeth by Shakespeare is one of the best examples of how too much power can corrupt certain individuals. When Macbeth hears the witches’ prophecies in

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    Shakespeare presents Denmark as a corrupt society in a variety of ways in Act One of Hamlet. Claudius is the main example and source of corruption as he is the head of Denmark and the main role model for the country to look up to. This is a worrying factor as what we learn of Claudius actions does not reflect well for the overall ruling of the Country. In Act One scene two the audience is introduced to the new king Claudius and his queen Gertrude. During his speech we learn that he has married his

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    Apple III

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    • Apple III (1980): Because of design issues‚ hardware problems‚ and a very high price tag‚ the Apple III was a commercial failure. • Lisa (1983): The Lisa was the first commercial computer with a graphical interface‚ mouse‚ and cursor. However‚ its steep $9995 price tag kept it from being as successful as Apple had hoped. • iMac Mouse: The mouse that came with the iMac was largely panned by users. Dubbed the "hockey puck mouse‚" it was difficult to maneuver and is commonly cited as a rare Apple

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    Richard Powers’ “Modulation” is about a mysterious‚ unhackable music virus that is taking over and controlling the minds of the people it comes in contact with. Out of nowhere this virus comes about and starts to spread vigorously through cyberspace‚ eating up computer software systems around the world. Not only is this virus spreading to computer systems and to data bases‚ but it starts spreading through people’s minds. Toshi‚ Marta‚ Jan‚ and Mitchell are the main characters in this story and all

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    Thutmose Iii

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    How he came to power? http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tuthmosis3t.htm Thutmose III was the son of Thutmose II‚ fourth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty‚ and one of his minor wives‚ Isis (Ese). Thutmose III came to the throne at about the age of 10 and is thought to have been married to Neferure‚ daughter of Hatsheput‚ his father’s great wife. It is thought that due to his father’s ill-health Thutmose III shared the regency at some time prior to his accession in c.1504 BC. Hatshepsut‚ because

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