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    Nokia's Downfall

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    NOKIA’S DOWNFALL Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi‚ Espoo‚ a city neighboring Finland’s capital Helsinki. Nokia is engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices and in converging Internet and communications industries. It is a public limited liability company listed on the Helsinki‚ Frankfurt‚ and New York stock exchanges. It plays a very large role in the economy of Finland; it is by far the largest Finnish company‚ accounting

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    Hamlet's Downfall

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    Hamlet is more of a tragedy as it follows the downfall of Hamlet due to his goal to kill Claudius rather than gaining honour revenge. Death‚ corruption and betrayal dominates the tragedy throughout the play and ultimately leads to the downfall of all the characters. Polonius was the advisor of the King and had no connection with the murder of his father‚ Old Hamlet. Hamlet disliked him only because he listened to the King and act accordingly. Although he was innocent‚ he was stabbed by Hamlet it

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    Answering For Ones Own Self According to a very respected lady‚ by the name of Eleanor Roosevelt‚ she once stated that "In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility." Simply put yet‚ so true that responsibility comes from the shaping of ourselves through the many choices we make throughout our lives. Having a personal acceptance of responsibility involves a variety of different skills;

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    Macbeth's Downfall

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    Downfall of the Macbeth’s If one has the firmness of killing another‚ will that person collapse to the forces of guilt and turn themselves in‚ or will that person suffer the effects of guilt and try to live through their troubles? Guilt can cause many people to turn themselves in or can make people succumb into a deep hole. In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals that the effects of guilt can cause the downfall of one’s status and more importantly‚ their inner being.

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    Okonkwo's Downfall

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    Things Fall Apart‚ many characters played an important role. But the most prominent role played was by Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a completely self made individual that against all odds‚ rose to the challenge of life. No matter what life threw at him‚ he always met that challenge with brute force and determination. However‚ never did Okonkwo imagine that his downfall would be because of his own tragic flaw. Okonkwo’s violent and rash nature made him difficult to work with and gave people the wrong image

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    Macbeths Downfall

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    Callie Peera British Literature Mr. Craig 22 December 2011 Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth is a manipulative woman. She is a dark character and is ruthless and cunning. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth’s downfall and insanity. When Macbeth tells his wife of the witches’ prophecies‚ one which had already came true‚ she is determined that he will become king. However she believes that he “Is too full o’ milk and human kindness to catch the nearest way”

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    The Downfall of Othello

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    The Downfall of Othello Othello in the play appears to be strong and brave. He is a combination of greatness and weakness. Othello is intelligent and confident in military matters but socially insecure‚ one of the reasons that lead to his downfall. Othello is self-conscious and defensive about his difference from other Venetians. He sometimes even talks about himself as an outsider. He is different from those around him‚ due to his origins and his life history. More importantly‚ he is visibly

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    Cleopatra's Downfall

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    The fall of the Roman Republic and the influence of Cleopatra and the main male figures around her – Caesar‚ Antony and Augustus – for this has to be looked at in good detail. This essay investigates Cleopatra’s role in the downfall and comes to the conclusion that she may have had some of the blame because she can be seen as responsible for causing both Caesar and Antony’s reputation fall and with this their support nearly disappear in both the general public and the senate. Also‚ without her‚ Antony

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    Michael R. Gibson Professor Michael Duncan ENGL 1302 A Story About Finding One-Self: Existentialism in A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place “Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself.” - Jean-Paul Sartre A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway is a story about men in the philosophy of existentialism. Existentialism is a philosophy that is centered upon the human existence‚ it focuses on individuals finding a reason for living within themselves (Oxford Dictionary). Throughout life‚ humans

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    Downfall of Othello

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    Othello is a story about a military leader who marries a younger venetian girl. Through a stage of events he is led to his downfall. What was it that initially caused the downfall of Othello? Was it Iago and his scheming ways‚ Cassio for being to good looking or was it Othello for is gullibility‚ insecurity and his jealousy of others. Othello ultimately caused the downfall for himself due to his inability to trust his wife and find real evidence. Othello was a Moor meaning that he already had

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