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- 12801: Gun Control
- ... turns average citizens into bloodthirsty lunatics. This theory falls apart under close scrutiny. If legal possession of a firearm caused this sort of attitude, then why are crime rates highest in areas such as Washington, D.C. and New York City which have strict gun control laws? And why are crime rates dropping in states such as Florida where private ownership of firearms is encouraged? Simply stated, legal ownership of a ...
- 12802: Augustus And Alexander The Gre
- ... was Alexander the Great, records indicate that he was born in the summer of 356 B.C. Alexander was the son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias. Stories say that on the same day that Alexander was born, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, burned down. This occurrence was supposedly an omen, the force that would destroy Asia ...
- 12803: Bornstein
- ... factor in what we become as people. I feel that it's only a small part of our modern society (known as traditions) that are fighting to fit us in a certain category. Furthermore, I'd like to believe that most of today's society is helping us express our own individuality. I am not a stranger to social construction. I was born to a very strict Roman Catholic Italian family ...
- 12804: Macbeth - Character Changes In Macbeth
- ... death and reacts nonchalant and unemotionally. But Macbeth is still a tragic hero because he reveals to us that he is suffering a living hell, without the blessing of sleep "that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care". His punishment is as great as his crimes. At the end Macbeth does not run away or kill himself. Although Macbeth knows that he is doomed, he fights Macduff to the end ...
- 12805: Effects Of Divorce On Children
- ... to work, that he/she may never come back. The child may become attached to the custodial parent and cry excessively when he/she leaves, even for a moment. The toddler might cause problems in day care or other facilities such as throwing tantrums or biting (DeBord, 1997). There are many tactics that a parent might try to control these behaviors. One of the most important techniques to remember is to ...
- 12806: King Lear - Parrellelism In King Lear
- ... thy strange mutations make us hate thee, life would not yield to age." (IV.i.10-13) This parallels Lear's death as he also condemns his insightfulness and wronging Cordelia. "I have seen the day, with my good biting falchion. I would have made them skip: I am old now, and these same crosses spoil me. Who are you? Mine eyes are not o' th' best: I'll tell you ...
- 12807: King Lear
- ... play when Cordelia is killed. Lear says this before he himself dies as he cannot live without his daughter. "Howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones. Had I your tongues and eyes, I'd use them so That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever! I know when one is dead, and when one lives. She's dead as earth. Lend me a looking glass. If ...
- 12808: King Lear
- ... play when Cordelia is killed. Lear says this before he himself dies as he cannot live without his daughter. "Howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones. Had I your tongues and eyes, I'd use them so That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever! I know when one is dead, and when one lives. She's dead as earth. Lend me a looking glass. If ...
- 12809: King Lear
- ... play when Cordelia is killed. Lear says this before he himself dies as he cannot live without his daughter. "Howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones. Had I your tongues and eyes, I'd use them so That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever! I know when one is dead, and when one lives. She's dead as earth. Lend me a looking glass. If ...
- 12810: Julius Ceaser - The Importance Of Brutus
- ... He truly believes that his role in Cassius's assassination plot is for the good of Rome and her citizens. This becomes very apparent when he says, "But for the general. He would be crownd: How that might change his nature, theres the question." (Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 12-14) This truly innocent way of thinking allows him to be persuaded by Cassius to go against Caesar. He ...
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