“Criticism may not be agreeable‚ but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”(Winston Churchill) Growing up‚ I’ve had a great amount of people give me criticism‚ both positive and negative. Some of those people being family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and even people I didn’t know. I haven’t always known how to accept criticism. I was like most others‚ often taking negative comments much worse than the positive ones. It
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“Macbeth”‚a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a horrific story of deterioration of one considered ’hero”. The primary character Macbeth swayed by the concept of malevolent actions‚which causes his downfall. In this particular tragedy‚which validates the express deterioration that absolute power corrupts absolutely.Macbeth and lady Macbeth are provoked by the evils that power present and then consequently tortured by a guilty conscience.Throughout the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s express
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When considering the importance and extent to which the Great Depression was the main cause of the collapse and decline of the Weimar Republic‚ it is necessary to assess other factors which also added to its failure. The Great Depression was a prominent reason in the latter stages of the Weimar republics collapse‚ it accelerated its failure in 1929 and by 1932 arguably the Weimar Republic couldn’t go on. Despite this‚ the main cause of the collapse was the continuous poor economic state of Germany
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But most of the battles he won where just territory ones. He never really fought major enemies of France and won. He could never truly defeat Great Britain or Prussia‚ and that lead to his downfall. The battle of Waterloo was one of the biggest defeats Napoleon faced. The British and the Prussians joined together to finally take down Napoleon‚ and they did. Due to his predictable fighting techniques that were used in other battles and some
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surroundings? F. Scott Fitzgerald tells all about the destruction these type of people cause in his 1920’s drama The Great Gatsby. There is not that much of a difference between the "glamorous" people of today and the people of the 1920’s. Those type of people think that they don’t need a care in the world. Nick‚ Daisy‚ and Tom are the most careless characters in The Great Gatsby‚ resulting in their downfall. Nick is the cause of everybody’s destruction because he
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Many readers believe that fate is what causes Oedipus’s downfall; however‚ it is his free actions that create his tragedy. It can be claimed by many readers that Oedipus’ actions were beyond his control and were actually being determined by a higher power. However‚ Oedipus is able to choose his course of action making him responsible for his ruin. Although many readers believe that fate is what causes Oedipus’s downfall‚ it is his free actions that create his tragedy. In “Chapter 5: A Hidden God:
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Winston Churchill delivered a speech to the House of Commons on June 18‚ 1940. The speech is titled “Their Finest Hour”. This speech was given only a month into his term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Battle of France. It was 23 pages long and lasted 36 minutes all written by him (Burns‚ 2010). During this speech‚ he reignited hope into the faintest of hearts of the people of Europe. His goal was rallying the troops in a war-torn Britain when they appeared to be losing
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Stubbornness is one of the many traits a person has. Someone will hold a grudge for many years against one person for the smallest thing. A person will never forget what someone did to them regardless of the apology they may receive. Take the Hatfields and McCoys‚ for example. Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield‚ a cousin of Devil Anse‚ of stealing one of his pigs. At the end of the trial‚ it was decided that Floyd Hatfield was to be cleared of the charges against him. The trial had a part in sparking
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Gatsby was never a man of lucky that to have a soul mate in his life to run his future dream lover that seems like a heavenly life on earth. However‚ Gatsby was active in his all dream comes true‚ and he was working and struggling his fate on the way of up and life. Gatsby was the lucky and successful person in the world and he rich all his dream house‚ cars‚ place where he wants to live. So‚ Gatsby was failed in blind love with Daisy‚ but Daisy was married to Tom before she meets Gatsby. Sometimes
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In tragic plays‚ the male characters are often complex; brave‚ courageous‚ noble‚ proud and ambitious but with major personality flaws. It is with these moral failings such as cowardice‚ weakness or greed the characters are forced to push harder to seek power and control and pursue a determination without keeping their behaviors in check. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the Scottish General Macbeth‚ also known as the Thane of Cawdor‚ is a valiant and courageous soldier who desires to become the
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