King Lear: To be the Cause of One’s Own Tragedy Robert Silverstein Grade 12 English‚ ENG4U Mr. Fuller July 10th‚ 2009 To be the Cause of One’s Own Tragedy William Shakespeare’s tragic works are notably characterized by the hamartia of their protagonists. This tragic flaw is a defect in character that brings about an error in action‚ eventually leading to the characters imminent downfall. In Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ written in 1606‚ the King’s
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J. Clinton ’Appendix A ’ made the strongest argument to promote racial equality. Racial equality means for black people to be looked as equal to white people. Many great speeches have been made such as Martin Luther King Jr’s " I Have A Dream " and Barak Obama’s " Remarks..." ‚ both addressing the same issues as Clinton’s. In my opinion ‚ Clinton’s was the strongest. Reasons for choosing Bill’s speech ‚ is because even though he was
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Eveline is yet another tale about paralysis from James Joyce’s Dubliners. It is a story of arduous childhood and adolescence full of anguish. The family bonds in Eveline are almost like chains and the protagonist is mentally and physically heavily burdened by her parents. Her life is full of responsibilities and duties‚ but when she is offered a release from this life‚ she dares not to take her chances. She is too scared. The story takes place in Dublin‚ presumably at the beginning of the twentieth
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Disney’s success continued in adapting their hit animated film into a theatrical phenomenon. I finally got to go see the musical version of The Lion King last week‚ and the first few words that come to my mind are: "amazing‚" "stunning‚" and "unbelievable!" My expectations were met‚ as my eyes grew wider with the bright‚ colorful lights‚ breath taking costumes‚ and the superb music of the first scene. I was a little unsure at first‚ wondering how in the world Disney was going to manage putting
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James Brown‚ the Godfather of Soul‚ was a prolific singer‚ songwriter and bandleader. He was known as one of the most iconic figures in funk and soul music from 1956 to 2006. James was born in Barnwell‚ South Carolina; he worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the nickname‚ The Godfather of Soul. His irreplaceable vocal and musical style had influenced many modern artists. He was also known for his emotional personal life‚ as well as his social activism‚ in both his songwriting
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himself. Ironically‚ a blind man was able to perceive the truth and even then Oedipus did not believe. Sophacles ’ Oedipus Rex is the epiphany of dramatic irony. Oedipus is a proud man. He thinks of himself as the savior of Thebes. Oedipus tells the people of Thebes‚ "I am the land ’s avenger by all rights/ and Apollo ’s champion too. (154-155). What rights is he talking about? He may be the king of Thebes and he may have solved the riddle of the Sphinx but no one proclaimed him as Apollo
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was focused specifically on improving the healthcare available to infants and improving the knowledge surrounding infant healthcare and welfare. This included improving knowledge around feeding methods and the basic needs of infants to thrive. Truby King made huge efforts during this movement‚ he undertook vigorous research into the needs of infants and set up organizations such as Plunket in 1907 and the Kraitane Hospital that was open in 1927. A key motivating factor in the infant health and welfare
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William Shakespeare play: King Lear “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice “by Abraham Lincoln. Many people believed that if society wanted to continue to live in an orderly and supportive world‚ then mercy was essentially required. There must be key qualifications one must possess in order to achieve in having mercy. Firstly‚ kindness was a key quality in showing mercy as it can restore even the severely broken relationships between people. Secondly‚ by
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One example of these highly localized traditions and their power of influence are the works of James Gillray. He based his caricatures on the Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe‚ and became one of the most renown fathers of British political caricature (McPhee 2011: 154). His works thrived in a political climate in which his country was ruled by a constitutional monarchy with a two-party system‚ and where the political issues dealt with in Parliament could be openly discussed (McPhee 2011: 154). This system
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aspect of‚ "Who would I consider to be great leaders and why?". Some of the names that come to mind immediately are‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Gandhi and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. They were all great men that had a hand in changing history. I believe there are many leadership lessons to be learned from their examples. Having said that‚ I also believe looking at the reverse is also beneficial. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. There are leaders we would consider to be good‚ like Abraham Lincoln. Through
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