forethought going into them. Had the characters thought their choices through a bit more thoroughly then perhaps they wouldn’t have had to deal with the resulting tragedy. These are but a few of the flawed choices that ultimately lead to Romeo and Juliet’s untimely demise. As mentioned the decision that caused the ignition of this ill-fated romance was when Romeo and Benvolio made the choice to go to the Capulet party. They hear about it when reading the Capulet messenger’s letter and rashly decide
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Granberry 1 Brett Granberry Miss Fuhrman Honors English I 16 November 2011 Star-crossed Lovers This play is a tale of two lovers‚ tied together by death due to ancient family hostility. Throughout the play‚ this couple‚ madly in love‚ made every effort to see each other. The love-struck pair secretly wed and planned to escape Verona together. Despite their families’ many quarrels‚ true love prevailed; they died in each other’s embraces and the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets came
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forgetful and unwise. Our increasing use and immersion in digital media makes us stupid and intelligent at the same time. In this paper I will outline how digital media is making us dumb but ultimately smarter‚ how we use technology as an extension of ourselves‚ and where digital media will take us in the future striving to become more intelligent. During the time of great Greek philosophers‚ Socrates once debated that the invention of written text would make people forgetful and unwise. He believed
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“In the U.S. obesity rates have risen from 14% in 1978 to 31% in 2000…according to WHO/FAO in 2001‚ chronic diseases resulting largely from poor diet contributed to 60% of the 56 million reported deaths worldwide” (Lang & Heasman 2004:53). Both Canadian and American citizens alike spend vast amounts of their money on food and a significant percentage of that money is spent on low-nutrition foods such as fast foods and processed foods. Being the cash cow that it is‚ the capitalist food system has
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Growing up‚ children are taught from a young age to work hard in school in order to go to college and eventually get a job that can provide for them and their families for the rest of their lives; a problem with this is that they are never told to pick something that they are absolutely in love with which can mean the difference between a happy and an unhappy life. In 2005‚ Steve Jobs gave a speech preaching that no matter what people do in life they should always go after what they love in order
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instrumental to instituting positive changes in the community 10. discuss the reaction of characters in a selection II. Subject Matter A. Selections 1. “A Country Boy Quits School” by Lao Hsiang 2. An Excerpt From The 2002 Curriculum‚ Sept 6‚ 2011 3. “Unwise DECS Curriculum Merger Plan” by Antonio Calipjo Go (Letters to the Editor‚ Philippine Daily Inquirer‚ Nov. 2‚ 2001 B. Function C. Instructional Aids D. References E. Evaluation III. Procedure (Literature) A. Preparation Were you able to guess what
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Comparing and Contrasting “Barbie Doll” and “The Leap” The poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy depicts a child that was once a normal girl child because she looked reminiscent of a normal girl. She played with dolls and miniature stoves‚ which made her‚ seem even more like a normal child. She then enters adolescent puberty which causes drastic changes to her physical appearance‚ which ultimately cause her to become insecure about herself. The poem “The Leap” by James Dickey also depicts a female
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The whole of the dialogue takes place at Socrates’ prison cell‚ where he awaits his execution just days away. It started with Socrates waking up and finding his friend and loyal disciple Crito there. When Socrates asked how Crito got inside the prison at that early an hour‚ Crito told him that he simply knows the guard and has done the guard some favor. Crito then informed Socrates that the ship from Delos has already come in and tomorrow will be his execution. Socrates then told Crito about a dream
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Like any true detective‚ the readers of Romeo & Juliet must discover with the evidence spread throughout the text‚ who is truly responsible for the young couple’s untimely demise? The culprit is someone who supported their marriage and helped them through every up and down of their relationship. The only stout supporter of this doomed duo was Verona’s religious leader‚ Friar Lawerence. Primarily‚ Friar Lawerence approved of Romeo and Juliet’s love. He marries them early into their relationship‚ even
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conditions. They lack the necessary insulation that come with fur. The moment he removed his gloves he was‚ "… astonished at the swift numbness that smote them" (484). His body was not suited for this kind of environment‚ a fact that is reflected in his untimely
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