to “poison the delight” of Brabantio by revealing that Desdemona had secretly married Othello. In terms of context‚ the concept of marriage without parental consent was taboo in Jacobean society‚ and would’ve been controversial even in Venetian society – which was considered much more relaxed than Jacobean Britain. It is also interesting to note the use of the word “poison”‚ which is a strong theme throughout the play – and foreshadows Othello’s eventual request that Iago “get me some poison” in
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The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. It helped progress us forward to how things are ran today. It made work faster and more efficient. A thought process that we will have forever. Moving the textile business out from people’s homes and in to the factory was a big necessary step. While some aspects of a factory are different‚ the process that was used during the Industrial Revolution is the same. The industrial Revolution changed the way we fought our wars‚ interacted with other countries
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Bromine is most commonly used as a disinfectant‚ one use is as a water purifier. Like chlorine‚ it is used to treat swimming pools and hot tub’s water. Another use is poisons. It could be used as an effective pesticide and agriculture. Used to prevents pests from attacking plants and other various crops. Some flame retardants contain bromine and they are found are in plastics. Such as televisions‚ computers‚ mobile phones
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and plants would not be on earth without animals. Some animals even need certain types of plants to survive (ECOSYSTEMS). Now imagine a blanket of white powder covering parts of Earth‚ to kill the all the species of insects. This white powder would poison the insects it was trying to kill off‚ but would go further than that. It would silence the birds‚ kill the fish‚ exterminate the plants‚ and even harm humans. This mysterious powder was beginning to become more known and accepted as a mean for terminating
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Kathryn Harkup‚ author of the article “Agatha Christie’s Enduring Popularity Is No Mystery‚” writes that Christie’s use of poison as her victims’ main killer showcases her vast knowledge of different chemicals and poisons. Harkup also notes that Christie employs poisons so often‚ but the effect is so great that readers often do not object. In The Mysterious Affair at Styles‚ for instance‚ three drugs are involved in Emily Inglethorp’s death. Harkup
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when is it a poison? His working definition of "poison" was: "Medically: Any substance applied to the body‚ ingested or developed within the body‚ which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance‚ chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."1 The dictionary gives an even broader definition for "poison": "to exert a harmful influence on‚ or to pervert". Dr. Martin classified refined sugar as a poison because it has
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discuss two articles on the subject of pediatric lead poisoning‚ some aspects presented in each that could be positive and negative influences on a child ’s health and then offer some of my own opinions. The first article‚ A Review of a Preventable Poison: Pediatric Lead Poisoning‚ is a basic overview of the history‚ routes of exposure‚ pathophisiology‚ excretion‚ symptoms‚ diagnosis and treatment options for lead poisoning. This article also lends a lot of time to different levels of prevention that
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Williams Shakespeare’s‚ “Othello”‚ depicts tragedy through the eyes of jealousy‚ lust for power‚ and most importantly the complexity of love and relationships. This tale unfolds through a series of elegant yet‚ intense plot twists that inevitably leaves the entire ensemble of characters touched by the cold hands of death. “This play is the most intellectual of all Shakespeare ’s tragedies‚ despite its concern with elementary personal emotion“(Bell). Shakespeare’s tale of betrayal is truly ingenuous
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John Collier’s “The Chaser” is based on the situational irony of a young man with unreal hope. John Collier creates the short story almost entirely in dialogue between a young man‚ Alan Austen‚ who is head over heels in love and wants to possess his crush to be completely devoted to him‚ and an old man who believes in a life with zero romantic involvement. The situation reflects hidden discontentment that the story may in fact be called cynical. This is made plain by the situation‚ the unnamed old
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This “royalty” gave Emily a sense of entitlement which could be seen throughout the story. An example would be when we she went to the store to buy some poison‚ she wanted the strongest poison the owner had to offer which was arsenic‚ a type of rat poison. Although the druggist‚ by law has to know what she is going to use the poison for‚ Emily refuses to answer and continues to stare
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