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    Father's Downfall

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    A Fathers Downfall Hatred is defined as deep and emotional extreme dislike that can be directed against individuals‚ entities‚ objects‚ or ideas. Rex Walls‚ husband and father of four‚ was a man with a full plate from the get-go and encountered countless problematic situations and mishaps throughout his entire life. These circumstances and more is what led him to become a heavy alcoholic therefore titling him unsuitable and unfit to raise and take care of a family and finally bringing upon himself

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    Oedipus's downfall

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    Oedipus; the blame for his downfall The prophecy given to King Laius and Jocasta stated that their new born child Oedipus will eventually kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent the prophecy from coming true‚ King Laius and Jocasta ordered Oedipus to be abandoned in the mountains alone to die. Oedipus‚ escaping death unknowingly with the help of the Shepherd‚ continued on living life with the King and queen of Corinth‚ before his journey to Thebes‚ where the prophecies came true. Oedipus’s

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    encouragement of the witches and Lady MacbethMacbeth is entirely accountable for his downfall. Throughout the play‚ MacbethMacbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is influenced by a number of

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    Macbeth

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    things gives rise to the worst.” Throughout the tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s corruption was proven to be inevitable. We meet Macbeth after a battle‚ the result of which has him named Thane of Cawdor. From this position‚ he falls into being a paranoid man who’s willing to do anything to remain in power. We can see his deterioration start from the murders of Duncan and Banquo whom he kills in order to gain more. We also see more of Macbeth’s downfall during his second meeting with the witches. Also

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    Macbeth

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    Is Macbeth a moral play? morality play is one human life. The usual subject of it‚ is about saving the human soul. The central figure is man in the sense of humanity in general. Morality play contains the forces of good and evil that are engaged in a struggle for the soul of an individual. It spoke to medieval mans anxiety about being prepared for death or dying well. Many of Shakespeare’s plays seem to have ‚through accidentally‚ a moral significance. This plays appear to preach a moral lesson

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    Revenge the downfall

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    Fortinbras‚ Laertes and Hamlet all seek to avenge the deaths of their fathers. In the process of seeking revenge‚ the three of them expose themselves to a great gamble that inevitably leads to the loss of power‚ prosperity‚ status and life for all but one. When Shakespeare first introduces Fortinbras‚ Laertes and Hamlet to the reader‚ there is a clear contrast in the way these characters react to the problems they are prone to overcome. Hamlet on the one hand tends to think clear and rational of

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    Bill Gates: The Great Man

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    "Gates‚ the biggest thing in India since the Beatles"‚ Christian Science Monitor‚ 2002-11-14. Retrieved on 2006-11-19. 7. ^ a b c Manes‚ Stephen‚ and Paul Andrews (1993). Gates: How Microsoft ’s Mogul Reinvented an Industry and Made Himself The Richest Man in America. Touchstone. ISBN 0-385-42075-7. 8. ^ Wallace‚ James‚ and Jim Erickson (1993). Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-56886-4. 9. ^ Staff writer (1994-12-08). "The Bill Gates Interview"

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    Macbeth

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    People tend to seem good and righteous but may actually be tainted or evil‚ and vice versa. Macbeth a bold “Thane of Cawdor” whose loyalty was to Duncan‚ became as evil and corrupted as the witches he talked to. They told him that he would become the future king and as these thoughts pondered in his head it consumed him by which he made the descion to kill the king in order to obtain the throne. In the play “Macbeth” by Shakespeare the theme “virtue versus evil” is developed through situational irony‚

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    Nokia's Downfall

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    NOKIA’S DOWNFALL Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi‚ Espoo‚ a city neighboring Finland’s capital Helsinki. Nokia is engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices and in converging Internet and communications industries. It is a public limited liability company listed on the Helsinki‚ Frankfurt‚ and New York stock exchanges. It plays a very large role in the economy of Finland; it is by far the largest Finnish company‚ accounting

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    Trey Dortch Mrs. Castleberry AP English IV 13 October 2014 The Downfall of a Corrupt Teenager The novel‚ An American Tragedy‚ is a historical fiction story placed in the 1920’s which is based off a certain event that influenced the author Theodore Dreiser and how he portrayed American society as a whole. He uses a character by the name of Clyde Griffith to analyze how Clyde contradicts with his true human character‚ Chester Gillette. By utilizing Chester into the story as Clyde‚ Dreiser constructs

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