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    When Romeo finds Juliet asleep without knowledge of her plan he assumes she is dead and ends up killing himself by consuming a deadly potion. When Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead‚ she stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger. Friar Laurence is most responsible for this tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s death because he said “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove‚ to turn

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    Did you ever wonder why Herbert died? It all started on a dark stormy night while playing chess. A man from far away land knocked on the door. He told a tail of a magical paw. The paw would let you make three wishes. In the story monkeys paw the son Herbert’s dies. I believe Herbert is the blame. Since Herbert didn’t believe in the paw he caused his own death. We were going to be rich and happy. Wish to be an emperor. He was making fun of the mystery of the paw. That could have been a reason he

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    Who should be responsible for Television Violence? Composition II Who should be responsible for Television Violence? Can we afford to continue ignoring the connection between television violence and the increase in mass murders? The answer is no. We have to take a stance now and fight for stricter regulations by the government and the Federal Communications Committee (FCC). Television has been associated with influencing controversial acts since the beginning of its creation

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    Oedipus Rex: A Symbolic Path to Truth In the ironic and tragic play Oedipus Rex‚ the titular character (Oedipus) goes on a journey to discover who he really is. The story starts with the King Lauis abandoning his son Oedipus because the prophet said Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. As the story goes on Oedipus finds a sphinx and solves the sphinx’s riddle which kills it. Oedipus is immediately named King of Thebes. As the story comes to an end he starts to ask the question‚ who

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    everywhere‚ were overwhelmed with grief at this awful calamity (Chandler). A tragic death to a good President left an impact on all citizens. Who assassinated Abraham and why? John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Lincoln in the theater while watching a play. It was thought that John shot and killed him because he didn’t want the slaves to be free‚ which is what Abraham was working

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    Who you think was responsible for the assassination of Kennedy? The assassination of John F. Kennedy is one of the biggest cases built up on theories and endless misplacements. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday 22nd November 1963‚ in Dallas‚ Texas. This mystery has not yet been solved; people have different opinions and blame different people or groups. I think that Kennedy was assassinated by the American intelligence plot. Again everyone has their own opinions‚ but I will explain during this

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    caused the end of monarchy? Was Louis XVI completely responsible for his own downfall? There is no questioning that Louis XVI is‚ in fact‚ partially responsible for his own downfall‚ but other factors‚ both short term and long term‚ also contributed to his downfall. Awkward and timid‚ Louis XVI found himself on the throne at the age of twenty‚ succeeding his grandfather Louis XV. Soon‚ after 15 years‚ he found his crown being taken away. His downfall is partially caused by his nature of being indecisive

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    Who Was Responsible for the Start of the Cold War? Although differences between communism and capitalism - two opposing systems - existed before the start of World War II‚ relations between the United States and USSR deteriorated rapidly after the war. The US was so opposed to communism that a policy of containment was developed to prevent communism spreading. In addition‚ open hostility‚ lack of understanding‚ and deliberate provoking further separated the two countries. Though the Cold War was

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    How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened

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    Oedipus was a tragic hero of Greek mythology‚ a king doomed to a dire fate because he unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. His story is the tale of someone who‚ because he did not know his true identity‚ followed the wrong path in life. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the damaged nature of humanity and an individual’s powerlessness against the route of destiny in a harsh universe. Oedipus was the son of the King Laius and the Queen Jocasta of Thebes

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