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    Colonial Pipeline Tragedy

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    In an essay in 1833‚ William Forster Lloyd outlined a phenomenon called the “tragedy of the commons.” The tragedy of the commons can be defined as individuals acting only for their personal benefit‚ thus depleting a necessary group resource to the point that it cannot recover (“Tragedy”). This issue reared its head in the state of North Carolina recently due to the gas shortage caused by a damaged pipeline. On September 9th‚ Colonial Pipeline Company discovered it had a leak in its southern pipeline

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    THE STRUCTURE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY ----------------------- 1. Exposition: Since Shakespeare’s stage had no central curtain and few stage props‚ the exposition reveals the setting (time and place) and sometimes highlights a theme; it has the important function of providing the appropriate mood and atmosphere for the play‚ also acting as a “hook” to engage the audience. Shakespeare rarely introduces his tragic figure at this stage. 2. Inciting Force: An incident that introduces the conflict

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    According to the Aristotelian view of tragedy‚ a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the "tragic flaw"‚ and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as it’s tragic hero. Hamlet’s flaw‚ which in accordance with Aristotle’s principles of tragedy causes his demise‚ is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlet’s character is displayed throughout

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    Leal Honors English 10 – Period 3 8 October 2010 McFarland‚ Thomas. “The Meaning of Tragedy.” Tragic Meanings in Shakespeare. New York: Random House‚ 1968. 3-16. Thesis Statement: “We look into the tragic mirror ... to extricate our being from nothingness” (7). Tragedy reflects human existence. It is very unusual for one to be thinking of his or her death. Instead‚ we look into tragedy‚ which reflects human life in the bluntest and most straightforward sense. This tragic mirror

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    BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY

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    BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY By URJIT ZAVERI 14BLS119 On the night of December 2‚ 1984 forty one metric tons of methyl isocyanate also known as MIC was released from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. After one year of this incident almost 1800 people dies in this disaster and 320‚000 people had been affected by it. By 1991‚around 4000 people dies because of the gas in their body. Union carbide was a U.S company that started manufacturing pesticides in Bhopal‚ India. The valve malfunctioned on the 2nd December

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    Catch-22 and Tragedy

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    The Deft Touch of Catch 22: Heller’s Harmonious Unison of Comedy and Tragedy Since the dawn of literature and drama‚ comedy and tragedy have always been partitioned into separate genres. Certainly most tragedies had comedic moments‚ and even the zaniest comedies were at times serious. However‚ even the development of said tragicomedies left the division more or less intact. Integrating a total comedy and a total tragedy into a holistic union that not only preserved both features‚ but also

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ and Hamlet are just a few of William Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays. Some would argue that Romeo and Juliet is by far his best and most famous. In this tragedy two families‚ Capulet and Montague‚ are feuding. Despite this problem‚ the two young lovers still meet and continue on to get married. Their love for each other is so strong it will eventually lead to their deaths. The amazing work of Shakespeare and how he created it made such

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    Please read the article‚ Tragedy of the Commons. It can be found on the web http://dieoff.org/page95.htm as well as other sources. In his work‚ Tragedy of the Commons‚ Garrett Hardin address a section termed Tragedy of Freedom in a Commons. 1. Please define the term ‘tragedy’ in the sense it is used in the article. 2. Please explain what the Tragedy of a Freedom in a Commons is. a. Do you concur with the position presented? i. Why or why not? 3. What is Hardin’s thesis idea? 4. Do you

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar The Play The Tragedy of Julies Caesar by William Shakesphere is about a new king named Caesar‚ who is trying to come into power. But out of fear and envy one of his best friends Brutas stabs and kills him to death. One of his other friends Marc Antony gives a speech at his funeral. In his speech he uses rhetorical strategies to get through to the People of Rome. In Antony’s speech he begins by explaining his purpose for speaking at Caesar’s funeral

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    Lucretia and her subsequent tragedy is a reflection on women’s position in Roman society and how they were treated. This story both offers some historical context to the modern Latin learner but also teaches a very valuable lesson. While many women were seen as less than men during this time period‚ Livy’s description of Lucretia’s rape and Brutus’s plan to avenge her honor offers a different perspective. As an artistic representation of this piece‚ Botticelli’s The Tragedy of Lucretia is a remarkably

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