Shylock: Victim or Villain? He is a Jewish moneylender who earns his living by charging interest on money he loans (like modern banks). He often speaks prose in the play‚ which marks him out as an outsider. He is persecuted by all the non-Jews he knows: He tells Antonio‚ "suff’rance is the badge of all our tribe". He is verbally abused and bullied by most characters in the play and is called cruel names including "villain with a smiling cheek‚ cut-throat dog‚ bloody creditor‚ damned inexecrable
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Although Heathcliff was a victim several times within Wuthering Heights‚ does this justify his immoral actions that hurt those around him? It is true that Catherine is extremely selfish‚ but she never intentionally or deliberately planned to hurt anyone in this novel. Heathcliff’s manipulative and vengeful actions are truly those of a villain. Heathcliff as a Victim: Nelly’s unwillingness to acknowledge Heathcliff’s presence to Catherine in a crucial time allowed him to overhear the hurtful things
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From Victim to Villain Everyone has their reasons for their actions; some make decisions out of love or anger. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail’s decisions are made from an intricate weave of mixed emotions driven by the tortured mind of a 17 year old girl. It is those decisions‚ those choices she makes that destroy the town of Salem. While in the beginning she is the victim of unfair and cruel circumstances‚ her choices such as witchcraft‚ manipulation‚ and blackmail lead to her descent
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MALE REPRODUCTION MALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY Testis - 2 compartments: interstitial tissue containing the Leydig cells that synthesize and secrete testosterone and the seminiferous tubules that produce spermatozoa and contain Sertoli cells Leydig cells and testosterone synthesis - Leydig cells mainly produce testosterone - T is a prohormone for synthesis of estradiol (vs. aromatase) and DHT (via. 5-alpha-reductase) - many effects of T are mediated via estradiol (esp in
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Oedipus: A Victim of Fate Oedipus‚ the protagonist from Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”‚ is a great example of the immense power that fate has within literature. Sophocles is very effective in portraying the wrath of fate as he shows how Oedipus is a victim of fate and‚ despite his endless efforts‚ was unable to avoid it. Fate managed to overcome Oedipus’s efforts to avoid falling victim to it. He is completely innocent of what happened to him. Oedipus was a good king and a man of honorable character
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English 202 Professor Roberts 6 March 2014 Hedda Gabler: Not a Victim Perhaps one of the most controversial works of literature of its time‚ Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler‚ introduces an interesting cast of characters‚ with Hedda‚ herself‚ the most infamous. Ibsen portrays Hedda as a beautiful young woman‚ who is ultimately bored and unhappy with her life‚ but there is a question of whether or not her unhappiness is real or created. From the reading‚ it is apparent it is definitely created. Hedda proves
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Katie Parlier Villain‚ Hero‚ or Victim? Jay Gatsby is one of America’s most prized antagonists who the reader genuinely wants to believe in but his personae of a hero is falsely presented and admired. Characters are commonly placed in either the hero or villain category‚ but Gatsby is the exception because he exhibits more qualities of a victim. Gatsby has fallen victimized by Daisy’s guise. During the initial relationship between Daisy and Gatsby in Kentucky‚ Daisy continues to encourage Gatsby’s
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The social norm I decided on was to stare at someone for a couple minutes‚ or longer depending how long it took for the other to be aware that they were being watched. I did the assignment in a cashier’s line at Wal-Mart to a woman who looked like she was in her early 50’s. The way I stared‚ to be a bit more descriptive‚ seemed like I was nonchalant or impolite depending on how you viewed the situation. Violating this social norm was awkward and it felt like I was creeping on that lady. The reason
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This week’s topic was how cultural norms can influence behaviors and outcomes. The sociocultural perspective people is the world view people have because of the environment they grew up. There are so many different cultures in this world‚ and because of globalization the differences between the cultures is not something only anthropologist study‚ but because of technology‚ more people get exposed to on a daily basis. Personally‚ when I grew up I did not get much exposure to other cultures and when
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Social Norm Project Sweater Backwards Behavior: Walk around with my sweater backwards. For this project I plan to walk with my sweater on backwards around parks‚ family‚ friends‚ and random people I see in stores. I also plan to observe and record their reactions. I think if I walk around with my sweater backward a lot of people will notice and give weird looks or laugh because it is out of the ordinary. Experiment: Trial 1- I went to nob hill with my Oregon sweater on backwards. Some
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