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    story will take. Macbeth’s paranoia leads him to have Banquo and his son killed. After he learns that the murders have been partially fulfilled‚ he returns to his coronation to find Banquo’s ghost sitting in a chair and begins talking to it. The turning point in the conflict where the main character makes an important choice that will impact

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    hero‚ Beowulf‚ showed courage and selflessness throughout the epic poem. From fighting and killing Grendel and various other monsters‚ to dying for his men and giving them the treasure he received after killing the dragon‚ Beowulf can strongly be considered a hero rather than an idol. Any ordinary person could be an idol‚ but it takes someone special to be a

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    My aspiration is to design aircraft that don’t use fuel and have no tendencies of crash-landing‚ this would make air travel safer‚ more reliable and environmental friendly. My friend‚ Michael and I were playing with my favorite electrical toy (helicopter) but it didn’t take long before it crash landed‚ this resulted in the breaking apart of the propellers and some wires were cutoff‚ I had to fix it before my mom gets back‚ I put it back together but it wasn’t as perfect as it used to. Fixing

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    It would have been inconceivable at the turn of the 20th century to imagine the musical freedom‚ variety‚ and subcultures that we have today. What began as a counterculture movement in the 1950s and 1960s eventually gave rise to an incredible array of different types of music‚ rock being the most prevalent and ubiquitous among them. Other music scenes followed; punk rock‚ grunge‚ disco‚ R&B‚ and psychedelic rock to name just a few. A great question is how all of this came about – how did a very

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    war that was able to be passed down through the generation through song. When deeply analyzing the three main characters‚ plots‚ and themes‚ the Iliad reveals to us a true insight to Homer’s literary and storytelling genius. The three major turning points in the iliad are when Helen is stolen by the trojan prince paris; when Achilles’ friend Patroclus is killed by Hector; and when Achilles kills hector to avenge Patroclus´ death. The first major event is when Helen is stolen by Paris of Troy. Homer

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    The industrial revolution was a great point in time. It began in the mid 1800’s. The industrial revolution was a big turning point in time as far as working and things being made. Machines took some jobs for hard workers‚ that were determined to do the right thing. People that owned land and peasants were called aristocrats. Aristocrats and the peasants depended on each other to get certain things done. Inventors found many new ways to harness nature’s energy. For the most part‚ machinery was

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    million slaves were brought to America from the time slavery started to the time it ended. Americans were bringing slaves to their country from Africa since Jamestown‚ and they were bringing in slaves from Africa for about 245 years total. Slavery is something that will always bring back terrible memories into people’s minds because of how horrible of a time it was. First‚ there were many different things Americans forced slaves to do. They used slaves to pick cotton and tobacco for them (History.com

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    was a luckless fellow‚ possibly cursed. He could turn anyone into his enemies with his stubbornness‚ and his family was one of his victims. Still‚ how did such a child‚ like Richard‚ who had grown up in poverty‚ write such an autobiography? A turning point in Richard’s life was when he was awed by the words in the book that a teacher living with his grandmother was reading

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    allies weren’t quite sure how to handle the situation. As a result‚ the Allies created the Nuremberg Trials which punished the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany who committed crimes against humanity. Crimes against humanity are considered the highest level of criminal offense which includes murder‚ extermination‚ enslavement and other inhumane acts against a group of

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    Position: Because Becket believes being a martyr will bring him honor; because he anticipates his death; and because he offers no resistance to his murder‚ it is clear Becket actively seeks to become a martyr. Thomas’s naturally ambitious and driven character leads him to desire the fame‚ glory‚ and honor of being a martyr‚ feelings in which he has never felt before. King Henry appoints Thomas to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury so that the power of the state would strengthen‚ and the kind

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