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    Lucile Poitevin Who was more responsible for the Cold War? The Cold War was an undeclared and nonviolent War between the USA and the USSR. There are different points of view to the date of the beginning of the Cold War by the historian. They argue that it started in July 1945‚ at the Potsdam Conference. Others argue that the dropping of the atomic bomb in August 1945 was the actual start of the Cold War. To open up‚ we are going to observe how the USA was more responsible‚ to follow we are going

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    with the realization of our set human abilities‚ we have also created the concept of a human hero; a man who would to some extent is able to rise to great heights despite these limitations. The human hero strives to reach an impossibly elevated goal‚ and through his attempt to reach this goal‚ he stumbles and falls and is finally brought down by his own human limitations. Yet through his downfall and his acceptance of it‚ the human hero is uplifted‚ becoming greater than even his goals ever intended

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    How Fate and Oedipus’s own essential nature combine to make him a tragic hero? “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles is a very good play which talks about a guy who was fated to kill his father and married his mother. Aristotle defines “tragic hero as a person of great stature and virtue who becomes aware of a mortal defect within himself.” This defect leads to great tragedy. Oedipus’s own essential nature makes him a tragic hero because his ignorance (lack of knowledge) led him to his own destruction

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    Who was responsible for the death of Neil Perry “Dead Poets Society” is an American film made in 1989. It was directed by Peter Weir. In the movie‚ Welton Academy’s student Neil Perry commits suicide after not being allowed to pursue his dream of acting. The school blamed the death of Neil on Mr. Keating and fired him. However‚ most students blamed his death on Neil’s father. In this essay I am going to evaluate who was the most responsible for Neil’s death‚ and to what extent each character is

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    Witch Trials‚ there are three key people who are mostly responsible for the mayhem. Overall‚ the three people that was most responsible for these trials would be Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Deputy-Governor Danforth. The play erupted near the beginning with many people getting ill and the accusations of people being witches beginning. Though many may not see this‚ I personally view Abigail Williams being the

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    Shakespeare”‚ one can see that love and fate plays an important role throughout the story. Also‚ there are other factors that leads to the demise of Romeo and Juliet. All the characters involved in this play significantly contributed to the deaths of the star-crossed lovers’. The feud between the two families-the Montagues and Capulets and their rancor that kept them apart which is the main cause for every occasion

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    Oedipus Rex The tragic play “Oedipus Rex” describes the life of Oedipus and the events that led to his ultimate downfall. Through specific dialogue and narrative progression “Oedipus Rex” is able to convey Oedipus as a victim of fate‚ and although the play was written many years ago‚ Oedipus’ experience can still be interpreted by modern society to debate whether or not man is in control of his/her own destiny. The over arching theme of fate‚ or a predetermined destiny‚ is developed throughout

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    Composition August 8‚ 2011 What makes Oedipus the King of Tragedy? How did Oedipus bring about his own destruction? Or is he the victim of a greater force such as fate or the gods? How does pride affect his actions? How do you feel as you watch him fall? Fate is a theme that is often occurring in Greek plays and tragedies in particular. From the beginning of Oedipus‚ the King‚ we know that Oedipus is destined to kill his father and marry with his mother. Oedipus discovers that his past is very different

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    Fate Vs Choice In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ the themes of fate and free will are very strong throughout the play. However only one of them brought about Oedipusdownfall and death. It is a common belief to assume that mankind does indeed have free will and each individual can decide the outcome of his or her life. Though there is the possiblity that the gods control humans’ fate‚ the reality is that human beings usually exercise free will in arriving at their individual fates. In this

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    accepted‚ if not commonplace. However‚ in ancient Sophoclean society‚ those who dared to avoid their predestined fate‚ essentially elevating their status beyond human boundaries‚ were doomed for failure. In the noteworthy Greek play‚ Oedipus the King‚ the essential character’s inability to accept the divine will results in a perpetual shifting of motives that amount to his ultimate demise. Upon learning his dismal fateOedipus initially disregards the validity of it and‚ subsequently‚ attempts to

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