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    a two way street. In order for love to work it must be given and returned. If love is left unfulfilled it can lead a person to be spiteful‚ vengeful‚ and at the extreme villainous. In Emily Bronte’s novel‚ Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff is the villain because he is frustrated about his unrequited love for Cathy. Heathcliff’s villainy is apparent in how he treats the Earnshaws‚ degrading Hindley and Hareton just as Hindley did him. This is also shown in his actions against the Lintons. Heathcliff

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    good. This man was known as Andrew Carnegie. He aspired to greatness all his life‚ first as a young boy‚ then through his early careers‚ and finally at his prime of being a philanthropist. Andrew Carnegie started his aspiration for greatness at a young age. In Scotland‚ most children his age did not attend school‚ and Andrew thought himself no different; until one day‚ things changed. The schoolmaster took little Andrew on an excursion with a few other

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    Killed 6‚000 Thebans‚ sold 20‚000 into slavery‚ destroyed the entire city I think that Alexander the Great‚was a villain when his dad was alive‚but when his dad died he became a hero. Spent three years killing men and selling women and children into slavery I think that it mean that Alexander the “Great” wasn’t that great to men back then.And he wasn’t nice to women and children. Military campaign was brutal and it didn’t matter how many men died I think that even though men are not

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    What is a villain? By definition it is “the person or thing responsible for specified trouble‚ harm‚ or damage” or an antagonist who seems fit to be a terrible‚ evil‚ unjust person but to me villains are not that. Villains are people who are unfairly looked upon as villains such as those with tattoos‚ graffiti artists‚ hacktivists‚ or even urban climbers. These people are all labeled as villains because they do something out of the norm to make themselves happy or perhaps others when what they do

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    In many instances the hero and the villain are easy to decipher‚ but in the novel Frankenstein these two identities tend to mend together to create confusion among readers. Many can debate that because Frankenstein’s creation viciously slaughtered so many people he is the perceptible “bad guy” in the story but‚ what those individuals must take into account are all of the variables in the creations life that caused him to behave as he did. Imagine being one of the hideous and repulsive beings on

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    related to them are of that of dirt‚ hard work and chaos suggests that the Lower classes compared to the higher classes were less comfortable and found it much harder to succeed within a completely class ridden society. The fact that the two households are virtually parallel to each other further suggests that poverty and wealth lived so close beside one another‚ but the wealthy were reluctant (either out of ignorance or pure selfishness) to act and demand change‚ because it would have not been beneficial

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    John Brown is a villain due to his acts with the slaves‚ his killings in Pottawatomie Creek‚ Kansas and Missouri. He got noticed for these acts but not in the way that you would think. John brown was born on May 9‚1800. He was a sympathizer to the North. This is not true. John Brown has a very dark past. He has murdered people who murdered other people. Some people might call that gallant. It was an antihero act. John Brown was a villain. John Brown had an idea that if he killed the slave owners

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    Every great villain needs a goal‚ a motive‚ to drive him/her to commit their evil deeds. As stated in the article “What Makes a Good Villain‚” “Villains‚ too‚ should also have understandable goals. Furthermore‚ these goals should be rooted in that villain’s psychology.” (The Nook Press Blog). Vaati is no different‚ his goal is to take over Hyrule and find the Light Force to prove that he is a powerful magician. A well-written villain is never just an evil side though. A one dimensional character

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    Carnegie VS Galbraith Carnegie and Galbraith are playing billiards next to the fireplace while drinking fine Cognac brandy and smoking top of the line Cohiba cigars. Both are having an exceptional time. At the same time‚ their differing opinions on political topics‚ most strongly on how money should and should not be used‚ begin to develop. Carnegie believes money is worked for‚ therefore the one who earned it has every right to do just as he or she pleases‚ gambling being one

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    brought amongst their societies‚ which led to them becoming “heroes”. Andrew Carnegie‚ a man you could use as the definition of “multi-millionaire”‚ was indeed a hero . He became one of the most successful businessmen not only by renovating the American steel industry through a process called vertical integration or creating jobs for millions of people‚ but also by being an indulgent philanthropist. He was a true hero. ! Andrew Carnegie didn’t come from a rich family; he was born into a poor family

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