Few city-states of Greece hold the same historical importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks‚ the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy‚ violent Persian War. In these times‚ effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles‚ a young‚ bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a
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seemed to be a frozen wasteland that many powers did not even know was the largest land empire in the world. In this essay‚ I will explore the reforms of Peter the Great through historical authors and determine whether Tsar Peter I of Russia was successful in evolving of the Tsardom of Russia into a contemporary European empire. On top of this‚ I will be looking to see if his attempts at modernization in Russia had a lasting affect on Russian politics. In my analysis‚ I have gained understanding of
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Throughout the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare cultivates the idea of “Shylock the Jew” being both a villain and a victim each depending on the reader’s interpretation of the play. 16th century Venice was largely Roman Catholic and Christian. I think in correctly interpreting the play‚ we have to take a look at what influences Shakespeare may have had in devising Shylock’s character. In 16th century Europe‚ there was a massive revolt called the Reformation led by Saxon Monk named
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Deformed in body and twisted in mind‚ Richard is in every way the dominant character of the play‚ to the extent that he is both the play’s protagonist and major villain. He is selfish‚ evil‚ corrupt‚ sadistic‚ and manipulative. His intelligence‚ political brilliance‚ and dazzling use of language keeps the audience fascinated and his subjects and rivals under his control. At the beginning of the play‚ it is made clear to the audience that Richard has no justification for seizing the throne. This
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Everyone in the town of Salem‚ MA‚ is the definition of credulous. Everything that happens in this community doesn’t need any proof for why it is right or wrong‚ if it is said it is true. No questions asked. When the girls originally blamed witchcraft for the peculiar behavior of Betty Paris‚ nobody wanted to believe that it was anything else. This is the core reason why so many people were killed during the witch-hunts. Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor were forever changed in history
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In today’s society‚ one does not need to wear a cape or be able to fly to be a hero. Someone does not need to wear black and have an evil laugh to be a villain either. Today‚ an ordinary‚ everyday person can be transformed into a hero or villain almost instantly. A catalyst is definitely needed to perform this transformation. An event usually has to pull out the heroic traits of a person. For instance a person who witnesses a car accident and this person runs to the scene of the burning car and
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Introduction to Literature Period 3 18 April 2008 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? Heading home‚ to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced upon many obstacles that he and his men try to overcome‚ but in the end substantiate that Odysseus is a villain. “The old soldier in despair: He has spent ten years (seven of them as Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home” (652‚ summary). Evidence proves that Odysseus is a villain‚ because he tries to convince that he was kept unwillingly by Calypso.
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ensue if the society was aware of a middle class’s otherness. Iago was an “other” because he was certifiably insane‚ but he won the favor of Othello‚ who was blind to all of Iago’s psychotic plots. Iago worked hard to build up his reputation as being “Honest Iago” so nobody would expect him to plot against Othello. Iago is a self-proclaimed hypocrite who absolutely hates Othello but pretends to be loyal to trick Othello into thinking that Iago is "A man he is of honesty and trust" (I.iii.284).
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of being much more similar to Iago. We would like to imagine that Othello’s actions are human nature‚ but deep down we understand Iago’s behavior. Iago’s motivations for monetary gain through
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population wants to be either an NFL player or an NBA superstar. In order to obtain these goals‚ you have to work to improve your game every day and make various sacrifices in order to work out enough. Every child knows this‚ but the biggest question is why don’t we do it then. The answer is we are afraid of devoting so much time‚ so something in life and then not succeeding at it. This is the same case for college students everyone has an idea of what they want to do with their life‚ but they may just
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