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    The Tragedy of Hamlet

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    The Tragedy Of Hamlet GREG CLARKE Hardship‚ unfortunately‚ is a part of everyone’s life. It is unavoidable‚ and in Hamlets case he found out that bad luck comes in colossal amounts at a time. Most people see bad luck as getting splashed by a car in the rain‚ or finding out that the idiots at McDonald’s forgot the fries in your order. But Hamlet got a quadruple dose of bad luck. First his father was unjustly murdered. Then the ghost of his father comes back and tells him that he is to avenge his

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    The United States was trying to force the Cherokee to leave their land‚ when they should not be forced to leave at all. They were given two options to either stay or leave‚ but they did not know what to do. People think the Cherokee need to leave because their land was blocking the path for them to expand‚ but they did risk death if they did leave. The Cherokee should stay and fight for their land because it was given to them from their forefathers as a gift. The Cherokee should be able to

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    Gender Equality

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    Equality‚ as we know it today‚ has been formed and molded into an idea that is still changing. Government officials‚ laws‚ and most influentially‚ people of the United States‚ have aided in the prevention of oppression towards women of all races and classes. The efforts of these individuals are counteracted with instances throughout history to prove that these men and women are not treated as if there were an equal condition. There are many instances of discrimination still present today‚ and

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    There has been forced labor in Peru since the beginning of the Inca conquests. What made this system somewhat unique in the New World is that the system did not call for permanent enslavement of people. Often people would work a certain amount of time a year and then go back home. When the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire instead of completely changing the way things were‚ they simply adopted and modified the Mit’a system. After the conquest of the Inca’s the Spanish also instituted a system

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    George Harrison was one of the four fabulous members of the Beatles. Not only was he a talented guitarist‚ songwriter‚ and vocalist‚ but it turns out he was quite intelligent as well. Here are some of his most inspiring bits of wisdom. Number Seven: “If you don’t know where you’re going‚ any road’ll take you there” This is quite an abstract quote‚ but it makes a lot of sense. People worry about what they should do with their lives‚ but even if they are uncertain‚ things have a way of falling into

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    Kashmir Tragedy

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    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Kashmir tragedy began when under the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846; the British sold the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Gulab Singh‚ a Hindu Dogra chieftain for the sum of 7.5 million rupees. Lord Lawrence who negotiated this treaty‚ termed this transaction as “iniquitous arrangement” The sale of such a vast area with a predominantly Muslim majority was justified by the Viceroy Lord Hardinge ‚ in his correspondence with Queen Victoria ‚to recover the losses in wars against

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    'Turns' by Tony Harrison

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    growing connection the son feels‚ because of the father’s death. One meaning of the title could be related from the sentence: "(...) made me look more "working class"(...) bridge that gap!)" This shows that his father is working class and he is not. T Harrison used to be working class until he went to grammar school and became middle class. When assuming that this is an autobiographical poem we could assume that the speaker undergoes the same change and this could be the meaning of the title. When the

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    Tragedy in Savar

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    Extra Credit Essay The Tragedy in Savar shows in my opinion what these multinational corporations are all about‚ the bottom line! Multinationals should be held accountable‚ they have a responsibility to the people of Savar and other poor countries that they choose to produce their goods in. At the same time multinationals need to keep their investors happy‚ need to turn a profit quarter after quarter‚ need to win at all costs. So do I think what happened in Savar is the result of the free market

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    Tragedy of Disappointment

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    Omar Said Tragedy of Disappointment At the height of his presidency‚ Woodrow Wilson had many successes that made a huge impact on the country as well as the world. However‚ he also had very bad points as well. One of those bad points was the Treaty of Versailles. In many ways‚ the Treaty of Versailles mirrored his presidency. His ruthlessness for self- determination in his policies coming into Paris did not allow him to get what he really wanted in the treaty. In the end‚ Wilson was

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    Olivia Harrison Narrative

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    Olivia Harrison was always top of her class. In high school she was cheer captain‚ and graduated as valedictorian. She was from an old money family and was the stereotype in ever trope. Being a lawyer was in her deck of cards from the moment she was born. Sure she had an evil streak and with her pretty face and nice body she was alarmingly disarming to most people. She wasn’t like most thought‚ she hadn’t hit her peak in high school‚ and here she was in law school still shining bright. As she made

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