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    moral values are revealed with Macbeth’s unwillingness to commit the murder and the fact that he supports the news that the king is a representative of God and to murder such a good king would cause “the frame of things disjoint.” He uses heavy euphemism in his soliloquy and replaces the word “murder” with “his taking off”‚ “horrid deed” and “assassination”. This suggests that Macbeth cannot bring himself to kill Duncan. A motif of blood is present throughout the play and symbolises the regret and

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    Child: How to Teach Honesty”‚ Mary Can Clay says that: “The best way to teach honesty is to be honest. Avoid lying to your kindergartner‚ even about difficult subjects such as illness‚ death‚ or divorce. Even a 5-year-old can sense the dishonesty in euphemisms about Uncle Ted’s drinking habits‚ for instance.” The second reason is that some lies that parents invent maybe not convincing for children and subsequently drive the child to think of his parent as a non-reliable source or reference. For example

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    treason‚ he is torn between two ways ‘’if it were done‚ when ‘tis done‚ then ‘twere well- it were done quickly; if th’assassination could trammel up the consequence’’ This demonstrates Macbeth as being confused and doubtful‚ Shakespeare has used euphemism to emphasis this. An example of this can be found in the previous quote‚ Macbeth refers to the act of murder as ‘it’ on numerous occasions‚ providing the impression that he is trying to avoid what he is contemplating on doing‚ not once does he actually

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    Stanley Stewart’s "From the Empire of Genghis Khan" is a highly inspiring travel writing filled with hilarious plots vividly portrayed in chronological‚ fully-detailed‚ easily followed events. The extract is about a "Mongolian Wedding" which Stewart attended. The extract is very precise as Stewart uses time keywords in chronological order such as "Throughout the evening"‚ "In the morning"‚ "By mid afternoon" and "At four o’clock" at the beginning of each paragraph making it easy for readers to

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    De Schotse Koning “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter‚”( I. 3. 53). Macbeth‚ infamously known as ‘that Scottish play’‚ was written by Shakespeare in 1606. It was not only a contemporary adaptation of the Prince‚ by Machiavelli‚ but the play also served to strengthen James I claim to the throne. In Macbeth‚ our hero of the same name has an unquenchable thirst for power that leads him to his downfall. The audience is privy to Macbeth’s mental evolution as they witness his transition

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    A Satyre on Charles II This poem is one of the most difficult to establish a definitive version for. Here‚ I present the poem as Vieth published it in his 1968 edition of the Earl’s poetry‚ along with Vieth’s notes. According to a letter dated 20 January 1673/4‚ whose testimony is corroborated by the headings in several early texts of the following poem‚ "my Lord Rochester fled from Court some time since for delivering (by mistake) into the King’s hands a terrible lampoon of ihs own making against

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    “Dead Man’s Path” In the short story “Dead Man’s Path” by Chinua Achebe our main character Michael Obi‚ is faced with a struggle between traditionalism and modernism. Obi is appointed headmaster at Ndume Central to help the otherwise unprogressive school. Having many ideas and being a young enthusiastic man‚ mission authorities felt he was the best for the job but being narrow minded is ultimately his downfall. Michael Obi is very much a modern man. When Obi was speaking to his wife Nancy about

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    What does Australian English look and sound like today‚ and how does it reflect our identity as a nation? Language use in Australia constantly and rapidly changes to reflect the ever-evolving Australian national identity. It is being influenced by American culture‚ through its pervasive media‚ and altered to create a unique identity that addresses the needs of the younger Australians. Technology‚ the loss and gain of expressions‚ changing perception of taboo words and political correctness also

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    After Duncan’s death‚ Shakespeare creates an inexorable sense of foreboding for both individual characters and the state of Scotland. Explore the varying ways in which this sense of foreboding is created. Shakespeare uses blood and violence to create an ominous sense of foreboding throughout Macbeth. Macbeth himself is constantly associated with brutal and alien characters. In the first scene‚ the witches discuss “meeting” with him and in the following scene‚ the Captain describes Macbeth as “unseaming”

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