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    Zeesha Ansar Mr.young English 4 3 March 2013 The Ambitions of Walter White Ambition is described as a desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honor‚ fame‚ or wealth. In the case of Walter white he is all about power and wealth. Walters main purpose of acquiring wealth was when he dies he will leave a fortune in his family ’s name. Power is also described as fame for his blue crystal. He wants to create the purest form of meth. He is proud of it because no one has accomplished

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    Macbeth William Shakespeare Act 1 The three witches appeared and made plans that they will meet Macbeth and Banquo and then suddenly disappeared. King Duncan found out that Macbeth rescued Malcolm from being captured by the Irish and also‚ the Thane of Cawdor joined the Norwegian army to fight the Scottish army. He announced that Macbeth should replace the Thane of Cawdor as a reward. Macbeth and Banquo met the three witches in the moor and the witches announced the three prophecies 1

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    Blood is a recurring symbol in the Macbeth play. Representing honor‚ disloyalty‚ and guilt‚ Shakespeare uses blood to describe Macbeth’s desire to destroy his king‚ leading to the eventual downfall of his country. The first mention of blood in Macbeth takes place early in the play. During act 1‚ scene 2‚ Duncan notices the injured soldier and states‚ “What bloody man is that?” This reference symbolizes honor as the soldier is returning from battle. He tells a story of Macbeth’s victory over

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    In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the deaths of Odysseus’ men should not be blamed on Odysseus. He made one fatal mistake which costs six lives among his men‚ but that is all. The men are really at fault for their deaths. The men make several mistakes over the course of The Odyssey. The first of these took place very shortly after the Trojan War. After winning the war and sacking the city of Troy they sail away on their journey back home. After a couple of days they arrive at the land of the Cicones where

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    pricking of my thumbs‚ Something wicked this way comes.” ― William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth tags: foreshadowing‚ macbeth 2113 likes like “To-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ Creeps in this petty pace from day to day‚ To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player‚ That struts and frets his hour upon the stage‚ And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot

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    WITCHES TREACHERY MURDER BLOOD FAITHLESSNESS DECEPTION AMBITION Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Macbeth A tragedy By William Shakespeare The Rise and Fall of a Great Man Mrs. Moulton • British Literature The Scottish Play is based loosely on an episode from history‚ the death of King Duncan at the hands of his kinsman Macbeth. Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Source of the play Shakespeare’s source for his story is Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England‚ Scotland and

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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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    essay using Shakespeare’s Macbeth the following essay prompts: Who and what causes Macbeths demise? – discuss In the play ‘Macbeth’ written by William Shakespeare the tragic demise of the lead character Macbeth occurs due to his own overconfidence‚ ambition and impatiens‚ with some help of some other characters. Throughout the play Macbeth is influenced by his wife Lady Macbeth in an attempt to become king and queen. The three witches are also an influence on Macbeth because of the simple fact

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    center of commerce and industry in the early nineteenth century. And James Gamble‚ arriving from Ireland‚ apprenticed himself to a soap maker. The two might never have met had they not married sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris‚ whose father convinced his new sons-in-law to become business partners. As a result‚ in 1837‚ a bold new enterprise was born: Procter & Gamble. William Procter was born in 1801 in England. As a boy‚ he worked as general store apprentice‚ learning to “dip candles” – a skill

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    power. Macbeth by William Shakespeare supports this position through its use of conflict and symbol‚ and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Walt Disney Studio also validates this interpretation through its own use of climax and symbol. Macbeth by William Shakespeare explains that the quote is correct through its use of conflict and symbol. Conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces. A symbol is something that is used to represent something else. Conflict is the struggle within Macbeth between

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