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    Personality Attributes

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    of control does not perform as well as they wanted to on a test‚ they would blame it on lack of preparedness on their part. If they performed well on a test‚ they would attribute this to ability to study.[1]. In the test-performance example‚ if a person with a high external locus of control does poorly on a test‚ they might attribute this to the difficulty of the test questions. If they performed well on a test‚ they might think the teacher was lenient or that they were lucky.[1] Those with a high

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    GATSBY AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH In the walk of life‚ ambition is the path to success; and persistence‚ the substance of ignition required to propel it. When harnessed with unmitigated precision‚ ambition is a force which can alone endow one with the jewels of life. However‚ if overmastered by ambition‚ it is not but a sign of doom and destruction‚ resulting ultimately in one’s premature demise. In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ many similarities and

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    then the lack of knowkledge on this topic led to not so great ways to “cure” them. Shakespeare shows this in his play Macbeth and others as well. His focus was on Guilt‚ Hallucinations‚ and Madness. Medicine‚ Spirituality‚ and Philosophy also played a big role in how the 16th and 17th century people looked at the mentally ill. Shakespeare utilised these all of these throughout Macbeth. Some are harder to find than others. Depending on how much the reader pays attention they can either scrape the surface

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    Macbeth

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    The play‚ Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare takes plays during the 11th century and is perceived as a tragedy because of its dramatic composition. Shakespeare’s dark and intense characters throughout the play brought out the true meaning of good and bad by using murder‚ the need of protection‚ and the desire of power. Shakespeare uses Macbeth to represent the difference between a kingship and a tyranny. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ the central character evolves from a hero into a tyrant‚ which displays the

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    Great Chain of being was the belief that everything in the universe has a specific place rank and order. Everything was perceived in importance and spiritual nature. The more spiritual a person or object had the more power it received. The Tragedy of Macbeth demises the Great chain of being in many ways threw out this play. At the beginning of the play three witches enter also known as the weird sisters. Witches were believed to be evil and unnatural. The weird sisters chanted “Fair is foul and foul

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    die. Shakespeare incorporated many of Aristotle’s ideas into his concept of tragedy‚ but he was also influenced by the medieval concept‚ according to which tragedy simply involved a fall from a high and fortunate position. Medieval tragedy was narrative‚ not dramatic‚ and usually consisted of a series of tales about people who suffered downfalls‚ often undeservedly. (Chaucer’s Monk’s Tale is a good example.) Shakespeare incorporated the idea of the necessary unhappy ending into all his true tragedies

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    INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW We live in an era where telecommunications services hold a central role in every sphere of our lives (Came‚ 1984). Marketers argue with compact confidences that these emerging technologies have the ability to develop our lives and improve it in many ways (Risto‚ 2002). Moreover‚ it has facilitated the instantaneous cost reduction and quality improvement by offering different services by the companies (Douligeris and Pereira‚ 1984). The deregulation in the INDIAN telecommunication

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    Macbeth the protagonist of the play is Scottish in the king’s army who later becomes king. Shakespeare characterizes Macbeth at first as humble‚ brave and loyal soldier however‚ later on in the play Macbeth gets tempted by outside forces such as the scottish witches and his wife Lady Macbeth and get corrupted. In the play the third witches state “Thou shalt get kings‚though thou be none:So all hail‚ Macbeth and Banquo”(I‚iii‚60). In other words the witches are telling Macbeth their prophecy that

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    1 Duncan the dragon was swimming with his friend Carl The Crab on a hot summer day….. Want to know what I love about being a dragon? What? I can breath fire‚ whenever‚ wherever‚ I want. I wish I could do that‚ all I can do is pinch people. 2 When Duncan the dragon got out of the pool‚ he tried to warm himself with a burst of fire. Carl‚ I can breath fire! Well how could you not be able to?! Well a dragon could only lose fire if he loses the fire stone he is supposed to keep on him.

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    Shakespeare's women

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    Table of Contents ABSTRACT This research paper is an appreciation of Shakespeare’s portrayal of women in his plays. It examines how Shakespeare’s writings reflect the treatment of women during the 16th century. Does he reveal himself as being sexist and misogynist? In how far are his views about the sexes influenced by the conceptions of gender in the Elizabethan time‚ and does he support‚ question or even reject them? Ch. 1 posits the oppression of women as being a representation of

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