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- 5531: World War I
- ... With all of this tension already in Europe, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinan was all that was needed to spark the start of the war. Serbia firmly denied any compensation to Austria for the death of the Archduke, so Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany was an ally to Austria, and Russia was an ally to Serbia. Because of this connection those two countries, Germany and Russia entered the war ... absorb the first wave of an attack. After the US troops got into some battles they realized that war is everything but exciting and glorious. They were losing friends every day and living around constant death and destruction. The soldiers vowed that they would go home and tell the truth about war…if they made it home alive. They found no glory in war; all they found was pain and suffering ...
- 5532: Salem Witch Trials
- ... suspicious is accused of witchcraft and hanged. Arthur Miller wrote a play called The Crucible. It is based on the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials change many peoples lives and even led to death for some. The power of superstition and hearsay can distort from the truth. Four ministers of Salem joined Matther, and they spent a whole day in the house of the afflicted in fasting and prayer ... desire more than six months, and it was not decreasing for more than a year. During that time nineteen had been hanged, and Corey Giles who is killed by the horrid process of pressing to death with stones because he would say if was guilty or innocent. He continued to say "more weight" (Miller 1113); until he died. In doing so, his family could keep his land. Others had been tortured ...
- 5533: Supernatural In Shakespeares P
- ... no longer harbors any suspicion. He now listens to it, ³Speak to her, Hamlet². In Hamlet, the supernatural is the guiding force behind Hamlet. The ghost ask Hamlet to seek revenge for the King¹s death and Hamlet is thus propelled to set into action a series of events that ends in Hamlet¹s death. The supernatural occurs four times during the course of Macbeth. It occurs in all the appearances of the witches, in the appearance of Banquo¹s ghost, in the apparitions with their prophesies, and in the ...
- 5534: The 1960's
- ... harmony with nightmarish suddenness. Rioting mobs in the Negro suburb of Watts, California, pillaged, burned and killed, while 500 policemen and 5000 national guardsmen struggled in vain to contain their fury. Hour after hour, the death toll mounted: 27 dead at the week’s end, nearly 600 injured, 1700 arrested, and property damage well over $100 million King 105). The good that resulted from this, was that thousands of Negroes were ... that might otherwise never have presented itself. President Johnson pleaded, "I ask every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck Dr. King." he went on to say that “to bring meaning to his death, we must be determined to strike forcefully at the consciences of all Americans in order to wrest from tragedy and trauma, the will to make a better society” (King 113) Americans who were young in ...
- 5535: Shakespearean Comedy
- ... not in the way, Hermia could marry Lysander. Since he is causing problems in his daughters life by trying to make her marry Demetrius, this begins the journey into the woods. Egeus threatened Hermia with death if she were to marry Lysander so she thinks the only way they can be together is to run away. One strange element is why Egeus was so set on Hermia marrying Demetrius. Lysander came ... two plays are different but they both deal with the same issue of sexuality. After the Duke has left the city in Angelo's hands, he wants to show his power by condemning Claudio to death because he got Juliet pregnant. Angelo is not being reasonable because he has let the power go to his head. Angelo has also had sex out of wedlock, he just did not get Mariana pregnant ...
- 5536: Romeo And Juliet - Time And Fa
- ... seeking Romeo. On Romeo’s behalf, Mercutio struggles with Tybalt, while Romeo, who is filled with love for his new cousin, tries to end their boldness. Before escaping, Tybalt plunges his sword into Mercutio, causing death to fall upon him. Mercutio blames Romeo and the feud for his fate. Romeo kills Tybalt, who taunts Romeo, upon his return. Romeo fears he will be condemned to death if he does not flee before the arrival of the Prince. Benvolio recalls the events that have happened, with some embellishment. The Prince declares: And for that offence/ Immediately we do exile him hence./ I ...
- 5537: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... clippings or a lock of hair. She then would destroy the image by cutting it with a knife, burning it, or sticking pins into it. The victim supposedly would then suffer severe pain or even death"(World Book 310). Also they thought a witch could cast a spell by reciting a magic formula. The spell would make her victim suffer. The witch usually muttered the victim's name while she cast the spell. In some societies, people would often use false names so those witches wouldn't have any power over them. People blamed witches for any unexplainable misfortune, such as illness, a sudden death, or a crop failure (World Book 310). So when two girls first started acting disturbed, it was after hearing stories about children who had been tormented by witches. The girls would throw tantrums and have ...
- 5538: Macbeth - Tragedy Or Satire
- ... of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat. and: Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep," the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast-- Macbeth shall sleep no more. In this scene, he shows great ... mortality in Macbeth: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an ...
- 5539: Macbeth - Supernatural Forces
- ... to give her the power to plot the murder of Duncan without any remorse or conscience (Act I, Scene V, ll.42-57). The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. On the night they planned to kill Duncan, Macbeth is ... Birnam wood to High Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." (Act VI, Scene I, ll.98-102). These apparitions convinced Macbeth that this was his fate and became over confident, and lead him to his death. The use of the supernatural in Macbeth results quite well with the respect of the unknown. Without the witches, the ghost, the visions, and the apparitions, "Macbeth" would have been a dull and tiresome play ...
- 5540: The Assassination of MLK
- ... best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr. synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions." (Carson 1). However, these protest strategies only furthered racial segregation, resulting in the eventual death of King. Michael King, who was later known as Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929, at 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. His roots were in the African-American Baptist church. After ... assassinated him, who could not see the truth in King's words. White people were not the only ones who objected. Northern, African- Americans did not agree with Martin Luther King, Jr. either. "After his death, King remained a controversial symbol of the Afrcian- American civil rights struggle, revered by many for his martyrdom on behalf of non-violence and condemned by others for his militancy and insurgent views." (Carson 3 ...
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