#2 Trust. The foundation for relationships. It takes years to build‚ seconds to destroy. Throughout life‚ a person gives ones trust to the people she cares about. Betrayal. An act of disloyalty. In an instant‚ everything that was built on that mutual trust can be broken. It will all come crumbling down with one mistake. One act of betrayal. A best friend is the person you rely on the most. She’s someone you would trust with your life‚ your secrets‚ and your emotions. You slowly let her into your
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On Summer of Betrayal by Hong Ying I was first attracted by this book for its brief introduction----“A graphic‚ sensuous and surprising novel about the aftermath of Tiananmen Square----by a young woman who was there.” It is also said that this book was published in Taiwan in 1992; though banned in the inland of China‚ it circulated there. And what I am reading is the first publication in the West. Man‚ more often than not‚ is inclined to be drawn by an unknown and mysterious world‚ and
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The Betrayal of History by Alexander Stille was an interesting historical perspective about the evolution of textbooks used to teach our children about United States history. Prior to reading this article‚ I was unaware of the deliberate omissions and lies the publishers used to frame their narrative of our historical events. For example‚ publishers Holt and Rinehart want to create a multicultural hero for the Hispanic populations of Texas and California so they made up the story that a Spanish explorer
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Betrayal‚ the act of being false or disloyal‚ is a central topic depicted throughout the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The main characters in the play Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ and Othello himself betray one another or are affected by Iago’s acts of betrayal. These acts of betrayal in turn leads to their overall demise at the end of the play. The play opens with Iago ranting to his friend‚ Roderigo‚ about how he has not received the position of Lieutenant‚ but rather a less qualified man has
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The theme of betrayal is prominent through the lies told by Baba and Amir and through Amir’s disloyalty to Hassan. When Amir is a child his father states‚ "There is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft…" (17). Baba’s quote reveals that much of what happens in the novel would be considered sin. While Baba stressed that there was nothing worse than a thief‚ he himself robbed Hassan and Amir of the truth about their relation. Baba lied to them both their
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use of irony and soliloquy‚ Shakespeare shows how betrayal and revenge lead to the fatal downfall of the seemingly impenetrable royal family . As Hamlet seeks vengeance for his father’s murder‚ Shakespeare introduces the theme of existence and mortality in order to show how death destroys the physical border between social classes and how one appears to exist in life does not determine their existence after death. The lowest form of betrayal is that which comes from family. Even before Hamlet
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one who thought to be superior to others. Things were her way or none at all and even to me she held nothing back in her plans to get even. The night she got shot‚ her plans to get even‚ and the inevitable break from the family led to her ultimate betrayal of our friendship. Ann is not the kind of person to just let things go. She’s never content with letting bygones be bygones and move on. Needless to say she didn’t keep many friends. But it isn’t her begrudging nature that steered friends away from
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Do you think that Sandy’s ‘betrayal’ of Miss Jean Brodie is justified? Discuss with reference to the text. I do think that Sandy’s betrayal of Miss Jean Brodie is justified because Miss Brodie used fascist views to educate the girls in the school which should be stopped. However it could be said that it is not justified for Sandy to betray Miss Brodie because it is mostly due to jealousy and revenge. Miss Brodie teaches how she likes in the school. She does not like how you are supposed to
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Origins of the Theme of Betrayal in James Joyce’s Dubliners Throughout his early years‚ certain people and events heightened Joyce’s awareness of the hopelessly corrupt environment of Ireland that had betrayed so many of its own. The more profound of these enlightening inspirations were the betrayal and downfall of Charles Stewart Parnell‚ the indifference of Henrik Ibsen towards literary protests‚ the neglected native artistry of James Clarence Mangan‚ and Joyce’s own
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Chapter-6 Betrayal of Orivala The scene of Sargaso planet where the king is talking about the concealed treasury which was recently made public by the Orivala times. However‚ the stuff is still in the obscurity of the whole universe. King of Sargaso: I should have understood that before‚ the reason for their petulant nature. Those Orivalians have no sense and idea. Tenebrous mask: Does the firepower of Orivala is forcing you to feel helpless‚ sir? King of Sargaso: There was a time of Gizmaro Rondrex
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