First and foremost‚ Deadpool is a mercenary in the truest sense of the word‚ he’ll take money from anybody for anything…or at least he used to. In his earliest renditions‚ before he obtained his own comic‚ he was shown as a villain out to kill the mutant Cable for a mysterious benefactor named Mr. Tolliver (The New Mutants #98‚ 1990). Initially‚ the character is portrayed as an intelligent and sarcastic with a limited set of morals in that he doesn’t kill unnecessarily‚ but doesn’t look too closely
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The many complex characters in the play Measure for Measure allow for much interpretation in readers to occur on what is being measured‚ and what is more of value being measured. Isabella has the option of either saving the life of her brother Claudio‚ who was sentenced for death‚ or give up her chaste‚ which would prevent her from becoming a nun. By ultimately deciding his death was the best option‚ Isabella’s virtue is clear‚ but her commitment to this can result in selfish decisions. Through this
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Principal Characters in Things Fall Apart Anene – Ekwefi’s first husband Chielo – the current priestess of the oracle Chika – the former priestess of the oracle‚ during Unoka’s time District Commissioner the British official in charge of a particular African district Ekwefi – Okonkwo’s second wife; mother of Ezinma Enoch – a Christian convert who killed the sacred python and sought confrontation with Igbo traditionalists Ezeani – the priest of the earth goddess Ezeudu
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suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure very much reflects society’s opinion of women at the time‚ where men had more freedom and should
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POP Art - All American Style The amount of money and time we waste in this country is always under scrutiny. Ron English takes this controversy to new heights. His art screams modern pop culture. He will boldly display what most people are thinking. His billboards are filled with controversy and that is just the way he likes it. He makes no excuses for what he represents. English says that he is only speaking the truth and dispute is something he never shies away from. He attacks our everyday bombardment
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be unable to re-assemble Data‚ since Data was merely a material object or self-operating computer designed for this purpose. This view appears to match Hasker’s (1983) Materialism view‚ that man is a material being‚ with the brain as the self-operating computer‚ but the question remains as to whether or not man-made computers can actually think as oppose to simulating thoughts. According to Hasker (1983)‚ “A rock may be made into an altar‚ but it takes a living soul to worship at it” (p. 57). Besides
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Compare and contrast the ways in which power and corruption is presented in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and other texts. In the play Measure for Measure‚ considered to be a dark comedy‚ Shakespeare shows the power and corruption of the higher characters within the society of Vienna‚ almost representative of the period it was written in‚ 1904‚ during the reign of King James I. The corruption of power can be shown through various manipulative techniques such as the female form‚ through
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of Harper Lee’s novel. . Well‚ while Zora Neale Hurston and Walker Percy were born in Alabama‚ those two great writers didn’t stick around my home state for long. And as for Harper Lee—Alabama born‚ raised and still resident—she doesn’t really measure up to the others in literary talent‚ but we like to pretend she does. Ms. Lee is at the head of the Southern class in one big way‚ however: The numbers are imprecise‚ but according
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Art is art. Whether a piece is good or bad is subjective to the observer’s point of view. It is hard to depict what makes art good or bad and therefore one must look at other art forms besides paintings. For instance music is another form of art. Does one like every song one has ever heard? Of course not‚ but one also knows that there are others who love that very same music. Arts merit is in the eye of the beholder. Nothing is bad to everyone. Bad art is a relative term. Conceivably if there is
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Century‚ success and authority dominate the lives of many. People measure their lives by the amount of power and money they have. Without these factors‚ things become very difficult. In today’s time‚ passion no longer sets the precedent for ones life and career. Morals are disregarded in order to make room for the material. Without doubt‚ conflict between the two is inevitable. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Robert Bolt’s A Man For All Seasons‚ passion and power dominate the characters‚ therefore
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