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    And prompt me‚ plain and holy innocence! I am your wife‚ if you will marry me; If not‚ I’ll die your maid. To be your fellow You may deny me‚ but I’ll be your servant Whether you will or no.” This quote is from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Miranda tells Ferdinand that she loves him. Miranda has no experience in courting; she is pure and uncorrupted. Earlier she her name‚ “Miranda.-O my father‚

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    Topic: Witchcraft‚ Oracles and Magic among the Azande. Witchcraft‚ for the Azande is ’ubiquitous’ (Evans-Pritchard‚ 18)‚ it is ever present in all aspects of their life‚ from ’fishing’ to their ’technology and language’ (Evans-Pritchard‚ 18). Evans-Pritchard explores the affect witchcraft holds over the sub Saharan tribe of Zande. In the reading he comes up with two purposes that witchcraft hold in society. The first one being the "relation between men and unfortunate events" (Evans-Pritchard‚ 18) and

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    All societies and human beings have a set of beliefs for ordering the world. Religion and magic are belief systems used by many societies. This essay will discuss the function and moral dimensions of both magic and religion‚ and focus on the need to explore human beliefs and behaviours in the context of the society in which they occur. I will also discuss the way in which magic and religion use various processes to provide psychological reassurance to individuals‚ leading to the conclusion that

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    “Man is not the creature of circumstances Circumstances are the creatures of man.” Macbeth‚ throughout the play‚ is presented as one much above the ordinary beings‚ and‚ as such‚ he fulfils the basic -requirements of being a tragic hero. Shakespeare‚ introduces him as a brave general‚ a bold‚ resolute man of action who through as also referred to “Valor’s minion”‚ “Bellona’s bridegroom’’‚ the king’s ‘’valiant cousin’’‚ a very “eagle’’ among ‘’sparrows’’‚ a ‘’lion’’

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    disclosed. The "World News" owned by Rupert Murdoch invaded into the missing girl Milly Dowler phone voice mail. What is worse‚ they even cancelled some leaving messages‚ which misled her families and the police. Differed from some former eavesdropping events aiming at the Royal Families and politicians‚ this time‚ it infringed upon the right of privacy belongs to common people. This phenomenon is not uncommon in the modern society surrounding by these media giants‚ like BBC‚ ABC‚ NBC etc. When the

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    In what ways is Caliban presented as hideous in The Tempest? Through the exploration if the play‚ The Tempest by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to the character of Caliban and almost immediately we are encouraged to view him as hideous and monstrous. Shakespeare makes us identify Caliban as some kind of sub-human freak through the horrific appearance‚ malicious background and low social status in which he is allocated. However‚ although we are encouraged by language‚ and the other characters

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    THE TEMPEST REVIEW (MULTIMODAL TEXT ANALYSIS) The multimodal text I have chosen is taken from the Guardian online‚ its genre and mode is a review of a production of the Tempest performed in May at the Globe Theatre in London. The online text is intended for Guardian readers because Tilden‚ the reviewer is a regular contributor to the newspaper. The prosodic feature of conversational rhythm is used and Tilden uses an easy informal tone that people enjoy to

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    easily forgotten‚ Macbeth moves on with his kingship but soon finds out that he is constantly thinking about the brutal murder of his own king. Throughout the course of the play‚ there are many instances where the witches and other forms of the supernatural help to shape the plot of the story. During the 17th century in Great Britain the topic of witchcraft was a fairly controversial subject. There were many trials where people would be tried and falsely accused for witchcraft. Because of this‚ Shakespeare

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    Cesaire ’s play A Tempest‚ written in 1969‚ was written in a time of increasing pressure for decolonization and black civil and national rights. Following‚ World War II colonial peoples set about to reinvent their futures as all the great nations were in some way disconcerted by the war. Anti-colonial leaders saw an opportunity to make nations of their colonies. Cesaire promoted decolonization throughout his life being one of the key figures for the anti-colonial movement. A Tempest is Cesaire ’s final

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    The “single bullet theory”‚ humorously named “the magic bullet”‚ is one of the most questioned aspects of the report. It suggested that the second shot passed through Kennedy’s throat before lodging itself in Governor Connally‚ who was sitting in front of the President. If the bullet were to take the

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