make one of the hardest decisions any President ever had to make. He had to decide whether or not to spare countless American lives at the expense of hundreds of thousands of Japanese and drop the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was his responsibility as the President to protect the US‚ but the death toll in Japan was so horrific that it really makes you wonder if it was worth the killing of all the innocent people‚ many of whom were women and children. President Truman
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TEXTS & MATERIALS Engkent‚ Lucia. Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing‚ 2nd ed.‚ Oxford‚ 2011 ISBN 978-0-19-544169-7 * All students are required to use the following Research Guide for their assignments: * Seneca Libraries. Guide to Research and Citation: MLA Style. 3rd ed. Toronto: Seneca College‚ 2010. Print. * A good quality English-language dictionary (The Oxford Dictionary and the Longman’s Dictionary are recommended.) * A folder/portfolio to keep all your
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During the year 1981‚ March 30th‚ Reagan has been shot six times by a .22 revolver‚ one puncturing a lung‚ another one an inch from his heart‚ and one has entered his chest. Reagan is to be believed in thinking the military is weak during his first year as President‚ he has called for a massive increase in the defense budget to expand and modernize the military and has urged a more aggressive approach to combating communism. Reagan
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Do you think a president could be so old that he lost all of his teeth? Do you think that a president could go into battle and still be alive? Well‚ George Washington had been through all of that. He did received some battle wounds. He even had the guts to take down his father’s prized cherry tree. George Washington was born February 22‚ 1732 in Virginia. His family were farmers. At the age of sixteen‚ George Washington worked as a surveyor for Lord Fairfax. “In July‚ 1752‚ George Washington’s brother
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and World War I caused a decline in public support and patriotism for the old regimes. The trust and leadership of the leaders of the soon to be overthrown French and Russian regimes were questioned by the public. Both Louis XVI and Nicholas II convened a representative body‚ where the French Estates General was given enough authority while the Duma remained powerless. Both‚ however‚ precipitated their respective revolutions. With military defeats undermining
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not care about how his son’s life would turn out to be after Antigone’s death. Before Antigone is taken away Ismene says to Creon “But your own son’s bride!” (Sophocles 786) Creon replies “There are places enough for him to push his plow. I want no wicked woman for my sons!” (Sophocles 786) Creon does not even think about his own son’s life for even a second. All he cares about are his laws of government. Another example that shows Creon’s selfishness is that he only cares about his popularity amongst
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accountable for his downfall. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is influenced by a number of things‚ his deep desire and character persuades his ambition.
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Tragic Flaw of Hamlet A tragic flaw is the excess of a particular weakness that affects how a character act and how he thinks‚ and eventually leads to his downfall. In ¡°Hamlet¡± by William Shakespeare‚ the young prince is not able confront Claudius because the he has not been able to conquer himself in his internal conflict. This recalls the clich¨¦‚ ¡°One¡¯s greatest enemy is no other than oneself.¡± Hamlet¡¯s angst becomes most evident when procrastinating. Procrastination is the inaction
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general along with the downfall of one of the greatest Empires the world has ever known. Gaius Julius Caesar is believed to have come to power in late February‚ 44 BC. On the day of his murder‚ he came to the senate floor and was greeted by his friends. They were begging for Publius Cimber to not be banished‚ yet Caesar remained in his position comparing himself the northern star. He considers himself more than the average man‚ as if he is more powerful and honorable than his peers. Caesar’s ambition
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How does Stevenson show human weaknesses and flaws highlighted in chapter 4? Both authors Stevenson and Shakespeare express the theme of weaknesses and flaw through their characters. As Hyde is depicted as the ’Id’ or the evil side of Jekyll‚ his conscience is diminished as he doesn’t have any guilty feeling towards the terrible crimes he commits‚ such as the murder of sir Danvers Carew‚ an upstanding citizen‚ which highlights the dichotomy between good and evil which further evidences Hyde’s flawed
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