his trust Trust is the belief that someone is truthful‚ reliable‚ and honest. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the character Othello shows a great amount of trust‚ which when manipulated‚ ultimately leads to his downfall. Trust is an honourable trait but in excess can be detrimental. In Othello‚ Iago uses several techniques of manipulation to shift Othello’s absolute trust from his wife‚ Desdemona‚ to himself. The first of these techniques is convincing Othello that he cares much about
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Corruption in Canadian Government and its Path to Despotism Increasingly‚ stories and articles are coming to light about the secretive dealings going on behind the closed doors of our government. Although Canada has long been viewed and portrayed as an honourable‚ ‘clean’ and upstanding nation‚ evidence is proving that Canada is worse off ethically than many countries around the world. As said by columnist Valerie Gibson: "A British politician is usually caught with his hand up a woman ’s skirt while a Canadian
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There is too much stuff found now days about deaths and torture in police and judicial custody in newspapers which diverts us to think that whether basic fundamental rights of an individual are being protected and safeguarded even when he is in police or judicial custody. As a human‚ every individual has certain rights and as these Human Rights are part and parcel of human dignity‚ they need to be protected by either Constitution of a country or by effective legislations in cases of arrest and detentions
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full saying “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”‚ meaning ‘it is sweet and meet to die for one’s country. Sweet and decorous.’ The title and ending is highly ironic as Owen proves the antithesis. He is opposing and mocking this idea that it is honourable and glorious to die for your country. The poem was originally directed at Jessie Pope‚ who he refers to as “my friend”‚ who glorified war and encouraged men to enlist. Owen passionately opposed her views as he personally experienced the contrary
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of such a feeble temper should / So get the start of the majestic world.” Cassius’ soliloquy exposes his deceit and manipulation‚ “Well‚ Brutus‚ thou art noble; yet I see Thy honourable metal may be wrought from that it is disposed.” His play on words showing his belief that he will be able to manipulate Brutus; honourable “mettle‚” as if it were heated metal being changed into something new and finally target Caesar with his own loved companion. There is an element of personal jealousy in Cassius
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The word “honorable” is an uplifting term used to describe a person with great honor and ethics‚ but Antony says he “should do Brutus wrong‚ and Cassius wrong/ Who‚ you all know‚ are honourable men”(3.2.135-136). By the time Antony says this‚ he had already used the word “honorable” to describe Brutus and the conspirators five times‚ which indicates repetition. By using rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ Antony can get his point across
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After many stabs‚ Caesar was very weak; he fell down onto the floor‚ under his enemy’s statue‚ Pompey‚ then Brutus kneeled next to him‚ and plunged his knife into Caesar‚ and it finished him. Many people thought Caesar was a very honourable man. He had given his life of luxury to be a solider so he could make a change to Rome and its people. The senate has sure made a big mistake‚ will the Roman Republic end because of Caesar’s death? Or will there be a civil war?
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conundrum - a difficult problem (noun) whet - Make keen or more acute (verb) placate - gain the goodwill of (verb) infructuous - not fruitful; not producing the desired results (Adj) rectitude - Righteousness as a consequence of being honourable and honest(noun) Ex. Rectitude of behaviour expediency - the quality of being suited to the end in view (noun) expedient - appropriate to a purpose / serving to promote your interest (Adj) repugnant - extremely distasteful / in conflict
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Authors use expressive writing techniques to identify a theme. “The Interlopers” by Saki tells‚ waiting too long to do better may be too late. Saki uses unique diction and conflict in third person view as the expressive writing techniques. The carefully chosen word choice carves the story to be more descriptive and better helps the readers understand. “Said Ulrich with a laugh of a man unstrung with hideous fear...straining his eyes to see what the others would gladly not have seen” (4). Ulrich
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Review‚ Helen Fenwick (Marital rights or partial immunity?)‚ (1992) NLJ pp831-832; (1992) NLJ pp870-871 The rape within marriage was not a crime and this principle had stood for centuries until 1992. In the case of R ([1991] 2 All ER 257) the rape within marriage was constituted as a serious crime. Before it became a law it was place for debates and Professor Glanville Williams had given his proposals how the law should be changed on this topic. The current article of the author of Helen Fenwick
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