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    Orwell was given money by friends to travel to Marrakech‚ in Morocco to help him recover from his severe throat injuries received in the Spanish Civil War. He was only in Morocco for about six months (September 1938 to February 1939)‚ during which time he wrote this essay and one of his novels‚ Coming Up For Air. Orwell’s Marrakech is a rather bleak look at the way he saw the relationship between the white and black people of the city in which he stayed‚ surrounded by appalling poverty. He describes

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    audience is led through his thought process and ultimate decision. The first suitor‚ Morocco‚ refuses the casket of lead and claims “[a] gold mind stoops not to shows of dross. / I’ll then [neither] give nor hazard [anything] for lead” (2.7. 20-21). Morocco will not risk anything for the mere hopes of gaining only as valuable as lead. Morocco‚ so far‚ is immensely materialistic. He next contemplates the silver casket. Morocco weighs his “value with an even hand” and decides his worth “by thy estimation

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    world: Morocco‚ Mexico‚ and Japan. At first‚ these four stories seem not to be related at all. However‚ they come together at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of people around the world. The movie also reveals the fact that all of us connect to each other in some ways‚ and we truly are not completely different. Guillermo Arriaga‚ the writer of Babel‚ takes audiences to travel all over the world‚ from San Diego – North America to Mexico – Central America‚ Morocco – Africa

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    matrimony. This trial‚ designed by Portia’s late father‚ allows him to screen through his daughter‚ Portia’s many suitors; even after his death. Dashing‚ confident and eloquent; The Prince of Morocco was the first to first of Portia’s suitors to attempt the trial for Portia’s hand in marriage. Morocco seemed to have quite an effect on the fair Portia‚ “But if my father had not scanted me/…/Yourself‚ renowned prince‚ then stood as fair/As any comer I have looked on yet/For my affection.” (II.i

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    Moroccan crisis is one of the 3 crises‚ which contributed to the outbreak of world war 1. This happened because France wanted to expand into morocco but Germany did not want this to happen and hoped that if France intruded Morocco it would destroy the English-French relationship between each other But then when the Germans intruded Morocco which just made the French and the Germans get closer together instead of father apart which made the military stronger. The Austrian

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    imposed on Africa. Although countries like Equatorial Guinea and Morocco improved slightly due to the Europeans‚ other countries‚ such as Nigeria and South Africa‚ suffered greatly. Morocco didn’t have roads before it became a French protectorate. Roads‚ buildings‚ and other infrastructures were constructed when the French arrived in the early 1900s . Railroads were built too to facilitate trade and transportation. France got Morocco started with their industries by building

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    <center><b>Compare and contrast Portia’s three suitors‚ examining their characters</b></center> <br> <br>Shakespeare highlights three of Portia’s suitors‚ the Prince of Morocco‚ the Prince of Arragon and Bassanio. He does this to heighten dramatic tension‚ as these three men are the most important candidates to win Portia’s hand in marriage. They reveal the contents of the three caskets and their different characters as exposed as being proud‚ vain and humble. They also emphasise the racial prejudices

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    because of the Assassination at Sarajevo that led directly to the outbreak of war. Morocco was one of the few places in Africa that hadn’t been colonised by a European Power. France was trying to gain control of Morocco and as part of the Entente Cordial‚ Britain agreed not to oppose the French. Germany was behind other countries on the size of the empire so they decided to oppose France’s attempts to gain control of Morocco. Germany wanted to show off as Morocco’s protector and test the Entente Cordiale

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    Why did tension increase in Europe from 1900 to 1014?There are various factors that amplified the tensions in Europe from 1900 to 1914. A few of the major factors were International rivalry‚ the arms race‚ colonialism and the Crisis ’s of Morocco and Bosnia. These factors‚ alongside numerous others contributed to fuelling the First World War. International rivalry was‚ debatably‚ the biggest factor that caused the First World War. As the European powers such as Britain‚ France and Russia had been

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    The reason why hip-hop is such an appealing vessel for challenging Islamophobia. It is that it allows people from all walks of life the opportunity to experience their lifestyles and culture without having to be physically present. Hence‚ the artist can articulate through his or her lyrics what is on his or her mind and what he or she is willing to let the rest of the World in on. When hip hop is used correctly‚ it is a form of intelligence that can provide the listener with a clear message of

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