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    In “children Need to Play‚ Not compete‚” Jessica Statsky highlights her concerns regarding the destructive effects competitive sports have on children. This issue needs to be resolved and the parents need to understand the consequences of making these kinds of sports part of their children lives. These sports are not suitable for young children as they are based on the age and strength of adults. Jessica talks about the damaging effects these competitive sports have on a child’s brain and bodies

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    villainous and immoral actions performed by Shylock and his decisions which lead to him lawfully having the right to take one pound of Antonio’s flesh‚ which Shylock immorally accepted. The situation arose when Antonio’s great friend bassiano fell in love with a woman call portia and asked a loan from Antonio in order to impress the woman‚ not having any immediate source of money‚ Antonio stated that he would take a loan from a jewish money lender called Shylock‚ in the meanwhile Antonio had ships filled

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    Is Shylock more sinned against than sinning? Many different views can be taken on the Jewish merchant Shylock in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ written by William Shakespeare. Although when taking into account the many trials and tribulations that Shylock had to endure‚ it is forthcoming to say that Shylock was more sinned against than sinning. There are key and defining moments in this play when it becomes more apparent as to why Shylock is acting out against Antonio. From early on when Antonio

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    Summary In “children Need to Play‚ Not compete‚” Jessica Statsky put emphasis on the hazardous effects on children when they play the type of sports designed for grownups. These sports are conducted under the rules and standards of professional practice which becomes too much of a burden for the young and growing children. Making them indulge in these type of extreme physical test makes them physically and emotionally in distress. Jessica furthers goes on saying that these sports sole focus is on

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    Sally Jessica Smithers: The Case Of The Unknown Assassin Sally Jessica Smithers was a slender‚ beautiful‚ smart‚ and talented cop. She was investigating eleven serial killings of important men when she got a call‚ there was another murder. When she went‚ she took no time at all at the scene. As Sally left the crime scene in the park‚ with one hand in her long dark brown hair‚ she called out to a few units to make three immediate traffic stops and went to the last one to read off people’s IDs. When

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    Summary In “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete‚” Jessica Statsky‚ strongly opposes the fact that children should not be treated or expected to behave like adults. Some sports with adults’ rules and regulation‚ when played by children‚ turn out to be a lot more than just playing the game or enjoying. Winning and losing is a part of life‚ this factor should not be too much empowering that it overcomes all other aspects like enjoying the essence of sports and spending time with friends. Winning and

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    Raymond Schmit � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �6� Shakespeare The Tragedy of Shylock I had not read the _Merchant of Venice_ before this class. All of my familiarity with the play was based on hearsay‚ and for some reason I got the idea in my heads that it was a tragedy. I thought that Shylock_did_ receive a pound of flesh from Antonio‚ but that it was just skin removed from his back. This gruesome image was what I was waiting for during my entire reading of the play. But I was pleasantly surprised to

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    of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his strong determination to dispose of

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    often killed because of their beliefs. Such is the kind of racial discrimination toward Shylock‚ the Jewish character in "The Merchant of Venice." Some believe that the character as a greedy‚ coldhearted villain‚ which is not the case. In Shakespeare’s play‚ "The Merchant of Venice‚" Shylock was a victim of years’ struggle against discrimination toward his religion. One of the most persistent charges against Shylock was that he was cruel and bloodthirsty. Antonio says in act 4 scene 1 that it is impossible

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    To what extent does Shakespeare present Shylock as a victim? In the ‘Merchant of Venice’ Shakespeare makes it very difficult for us to define who is the victim and who is the villain as certain characters‚ such as Shylock reveal many personalities and therefore portray elements of both the victim and the villain. We are first introduced to Shylock in Act 1 scene 3. In this scene it is quickly made apparent that Shlyock enjoys power‚ especially over Bassanio and likes watching him suffer. This

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