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    Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare‚ the play is based on forbidden love and deathly consequences. The beginning of the play starts with a prologue‚ the main point of this is to get the audience’s attention and set the scene but to also explain the whole outline of the play. By doing this Shakespeare is also acknowledging one of the main themes of the play‚ which is fate. In the prologue Shakespeare chooses to use a lot of violent language- “Their death...Civil blood makes civil

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    you have to obtain a few traits. Certain people are born to be winners‚ to be leaders. Brian was one of those people‚ being a natural leader‚ also meaning him to be a natural “winner.” Brian was a winner because of his leadership traits‚ hopeful and positive attitude‚ and the respect he had from others. Being a respected leader is something that is not often seen‚ Brain was without a doubt considered a winner‚ a good one at that. Brian’s men looked at him as a leader‚ they trusted him and believed

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    risk decisions (e.g.‚ engineers) are usually not the ones faced with the eventual risk (e.g.‚ workers or nearby residents). The companies that had industrial accidents did not go out of business the next day. Therefore‚ the losses must have been considered “tolerable.” This brings back into question: how many accidents might the industry be willing to consider tolerable? And how many accidents must take place before there is public and political outcry? There are many petrochemical plants in the

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    Christopher Columbus is often portrayed as a hero in America. He found a new land‚ proved the world was not flat‚ and made way for the pilgrims to escape tyranny. American children are shown a hero and taught many fallacies about this man from the beginning of their education. According to our text‚ Columbus is seen in children’s literature as little less than a saint. “When Christopher Columbus was a child‚ he always wanted to be like Saint Christopher. He wanted to sail to faraway places and spread

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    As the word multifaceted implies‚ organizational communication has many aspects. Communication can come in many forms including speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ and behavior. And individuals’ interpretation of the word communication varies greatly. The only "given" in communication is there is always a sender and a receiver (or intended receiver). Each person has been shaped by his or her own experiences‚ ideas‚ etc. It is likely that the same event will be perceived and interpreted differently by each

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    Noblesse oblige is a concept that requires people to take responsibilities such as leadership roles which is the most important responsibility that people need in order to have noblesse oblige. Noblesse oblige is considered a privilege‚ because it comes with prestige and good behavior. Prestige is a perception of your achievements and the quality of them. Good behavior is having orderly conduct‚ being a peaceful individual‚ and a law-abiding citizen. It needs to be a balance of duty and responsibilities

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    initially coaxed her into consciousness‚ it was quickly forgotten as she realized her status as prisoner of the imperial soldiers that surrounded and lead the wagon trail she found herself a part of. What she had done to invoke their wrath she did not know‚ but she knew the budding sense of dread she felt was not misplaced. Her fate was shared by three other men‚ nords‚ dressed as what she considered it a solider‚ a peasant‚ and a noble to look like. So far‚ it was the intro of a particularly cliché joke

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    By today’s standards‚ Christopher Columbus would be considered a villain due to the atrocities that he has committed against the indigenous people of the new land When Columbus first travelled across the atlantic ocean‚ he was in search of India. What Columbus did find was not India‚ but was the land millions of people now call the United States of America. The first man of the shop to spot land was to receive a yearly pension of 10‚000 maravedis for the rest of their life. Christopher Columbus

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    French and Indian War took place over 9 years. It was fought between the French and British with the help of Indians on both sides. The dispute was over the land in the Ohio Valley which was land crucial for fur trading with Indians. Both countries claimed the land‚ thus resulting in the French and Indian War which was a major turning point because it ended salutary neglect‚ therefore resulting in the Sugar Act and soon the Townshend Act which was crucial because this all then lead to the Revolution

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    people travel. Paths in Kangaroo Point include The Story Bridge‚ Main Street‚ Brisbane River‚ Bradfield Highway‚ Shafston Avenue and other smaller paths such as streets and sidewalks to connect places and landmarks. The Story Bridge is a very important path as it connects Kangaroo Point to the CBD and the Fortitude Valley. The Brisbane River is used as a path by ferries to connect people to the places they need to go. Main Street runs through the middle of Kangaroo Point and runs onto the Bradfield Highway

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