Is Shakespeare Relevant or not Relevant that is the Question? The works of William Shakespeare are world renowned and thought to high school students around the globe. William Shakespeare was a 16 century poet and play write; because of this many people argue that his works are not relevant in today’s modern society. Elements such as‚ young loves at the ages of 13 are used in his plays. These themes were realistic in the context of the time but are much unknown in today’s society. I believe that
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Is class still relevant in Australia? To facilitate this question‚ the readings of Karl Marx‚ Fredrick Engels‚ Max Weber‚ Helen Marshall‚ R.W. Connell and T.H. Irving will be considered. Connell & Irving (1992) identify ‘class structure’ in Australia with the ‘ruling class’ owning property/business‚ and the ‘working class’ in the way of labourers whom ‘act together in resistance to the capitalists’. This is relevant today in Australia with the privileged having majority of the power and wealth
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It’s better late than never‚ is a saying people usually say when people take too long in doing something for them. They say it’s better for things to be done one day‚ than for things never to be done at all; but what if civilians are seeking justice and equality from the government. If civilians are being treated inhumanly and what they are asking for‚ justice‚ is put to the side as if they did not exist. Justice cannot wait for later because it will only spark up the fire to treat civilians unfairly
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Hamlet is one of many stories that Shakespeare wrote that plays a major role in society today. Hamlet’s play is a great example of corruption in the government‚ friends and family that can be hidden for so long without people knowing. Hamlet also shows us the what happen when we try and get revenge and how it can backfire on us when we least expect it and it can go so far as death. Hamlet is an example of how the play is an influence on us is when people like to test others to see their reaction
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question being asked of us is if the US Constitution is still relevant in today’s world‚ and I do believe it is. The U.S constitution affects every single citizen living in the United States. The U.S constitution was written on September 17‚ 1787 and still is relevant to this day. The constitution was written more than one-hundred years ago but still effects the citizens every single day. Several reasons as to why I believe it is still relevant today is because the government works based off of the constitution
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theme of love in this story in many ways‚ and how it still relates to our world today. Firstly‚ how in some places‚ countries‚ or religions don’t allow certain marriages. Like Romeo and Juliet‚ there are still families and societies that disapprove of certain relationships. This could be because of religion‚ culture‚ or other reasons that are unknown. Even though some of these challenges may be hard‚ many people today still choose to follow their hearts and pursue love‚ just like Romeo and Juliet
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of by many Americans as something that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard and becoming successful”(the American Dream). Many Americans still try to achieve the idea of the American Dream‚ so in my opinion‚ it is still relevant. Living the American Dream is basically being successful and having a stable‚ happy life. Having a career‚ a family‚ a place to call home‚ and happiness is what everyone strives for. Living in the United States‚ the working class takes all of the
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should be like on the island. Their difference in opinions leads to troubles and hardship among the boys and is the main cause of their problems. The question is‚ is this novel still relevant today? Should we still teach it in classrooms? Or is it outdated and irrelevant? I believe this book will always be relevant and that we should continue to teach it to children.
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Discrimination‚ Segregation‚ and Racism have affected all generations since the beginning of time. Although they still exist‚ is change happening? Not only has it gotten worse but the word has not been spread enough to be able to be changed. That is when Malcolm came in and decided to make a change to make this country a better place. Malcolm X was considered a powerful speaker back in the 1960’s. Although‚ X was considered a powerful speaker a remote time ago he still made a grand difference that
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century. It was a decade filled with many events centered around politics and social issues that have contributed to America’s life today in a variety of ways. One of the most well known political or social events from this decade that still has relevance today is the Rodney King case from 1991. This particular case opened doors to many milestones still affecting society today. “Obama‚ he wouldn’t have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been
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