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    Many people argue that a work of literature written before 1900 is outdated and has nothing to contribute to modern society. Others argue that classic works are timeless in what they say about human nature. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work for a person in modern times due to its rushing into love‚ irrational behavior‚ and understandability. One way Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work is it supports rushing into love‚ it proves this when Romeo and Juliet fall in love in and

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    Shakespeare may have used elaborate poetic phrases to express his emotions‚ today we express our emotions with an emoji. Ladies and gentleman‚ today I’ll be discussing why Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic

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    Lloyd Metz Dr. Kersey POLS-2270 November 20th‚ 2012 Is Marxism still relevant? In 1999‚ the BBC conducted a series of polls‚ asking people to vote on the greatest men and women of the millennium. Names like Albert Einstein‚ creator of the theory of relativity‚ Isaac Newton‚ initial theorist behind natural law‚ and Marie Curie‚ physicist and first woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize‚ were listed‚ however Karl Marx was voted the greatest man of the millennium. Marx’s accomplishment

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    documents we might very well not enjoy the same freedom and liberties we enjoy today. Although written more than two hundred years ago‚ this seminal document is timeless in its principles and ideas. The United States Constitution is a healthy document which serves our nation exceptionally well and does not need drastic change or revision. One of the key aspects of the Constitution that make it a healthy document relevant more than two hundred years after its drafting is the Bill of Rights. The rights

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    Is Shakespeare Relevant or not Relevant that is the Question? The works of William Shakespeare are world renowned and thought to high school students around the globe. William Shakespeare was a 16 century poet and play write; because of this many people argue that his works are not relevant in today’s modern society. Elements such as‚ young loves at the ages of 13 are used in his plays. These themes were realistic in the context of the time but are much unknown in today’s society. I believe that

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    The Crucible may be old but it can still relate to our society today. The themes of love‚ rejection‚ and guilt are a common theme between The Crucible and society today. My first theme is love. In The Crucible Elizabeth and John Proctor are married. Although John had an affair with Abigail Williams at the end of the play Elizabeth forgave him. At first Elizabeth wouldn’t forgive John. John was angry she wouldn’t forgive him‚ he said‚ “Your justice would freeze beer!” (Proctor 55 ). After Elizabeth

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    Activity-Based Costing: Is It Still Relevant? BY WILLIAM O. STRATTON‚ PH.D.‚ CMA; DENIS DESROCHES; RAEF A. L AW S O N ‚ P H . D . ‚ C M A ‚ C PA ‚ C FA ; A N D T O B Y H AT C H THE POPULARITY OF ACTIVITY BASED COSTING - (ABC) GREW RAPIDLY DURING THE 1990S‚ AND‚ ABOUT IN THE FOLLOWING DECADE‚ MANY SURVEYS REPORTED USAGE RATES OF PAST 50%. OVER THE 10 YEARS‚ HOWEVER‚ THERE HAS BEEN DEBATE ABOUT THE OVERALL RELEVANCE OF THIS COSTING METHOD. TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT

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    are the facts of life.” This is relevant today because of the racial inequality in the world. Another way TKAM is relevant today is the amount of poverty in the book. In chapter 2 Miss Caroline finds out Walter Cunningham doesn’t have money for lunch‚ Miss Caroline then offers him twenty-five cents for lunch. After he refuses many times Scout says “Walter Cunningham was sitting there lying his head off. He didn’t forget his lunch‚ he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow

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    Is class still relevant in Australia? To facilitate this question‚ the readings of Karl Marx‚ Fredrick Engels‚ Max Weber‚ Helen Marshall‚ R.W. Connell and T.H. Irving will be considered. Connell & Irving (1992) identify ‘class structure’ in Australia with the ‘ruling class’ owning property/business‚ and the ‘working class’ in the way of labourers whom ‘act together in resistance to the capitalists’. This is relevant today in Australia with the privileged having majority of the power and wealth

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    people wonder if Shakespeare is still relevant in the 21st century. Think about this: the issues Shakespeare wrote about were issues that many people have to face in their lifetime and have remained unchanged. His themes are also timeless themes which means they will never go out of date they will be relevant forever. Shakespeare‚ therefore‚ is still very relevant and should be continued to be taught in high school. Shakespeare’s themes in his play are timeless‚ themes such as love‚ friendship‚ fear

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