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    After the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984‚ the Indian legislation governing safety and environment underwent significant changes.Specifically‚the factories Act was amended to assign the responsibility of the “occupier”‚who is legally responsible for the safety of the workplace and workers‚to the highest level of management in an organization. For a company this meant that one of the directors on the board had to be designated as “occupier”.The Environmental legislation also underwent changes ‚with the

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    “DOCTOR FAUSTUS”: A MODERN TRAGEDY Introduction: Marlowe’s Tragic Hero One of the greatest achievements of Marlowe was that he broke away from the medieval conception of tragedy. In medieval dramas‚ tragedy was a thing of the princes only dealing with the rise and fall of kings or royal personalities. But it was left to Marlowe to evolve and create the real tragic hero. Almost all the heroes of Marlowe’s great tragedies Tamburlaine‚ Doctor Faustus or the Jew of Malta—are of humble parentage

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    The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ elegantly captures the essence of the Jazz Age‚ the soaring prose reflecting a time defined by glittering dynamism and evolution while underscored with rampant excess and moral decay‚ as detailed in Nick Carraway’s account of his experience in New York City. Although the titular character’s motivations‚ the pursuit of the time he lost with Daisy‚ is the main force driving the plot of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby is undeniably a coming-of-age novel revolving

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? He achieves a wider look at things. 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? He is upper middle class and went to college. 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg‚ Nick states‚ “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate

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    Hippolytus: Greek Tragedy Study Summary and Myth The Greek tragedy of Hippolytus‚ by Euripides‚ focuses on the title character’s story‚ as well as many others around him. The story takes place in the Greek coastal town of Troezen. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis

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    Dear Prince of Denmark‚ Words cannot explain how miserable I am‚ due to all the despairing events that have been occurring in my life. You may believe that the loss of your father‚ King Hamlet‚ and your mother’s hasty marriage may be all of end all. All of those events in your life aren’t compatible with all the sorrow I’ve received from Daisy‚ Tom‚ and everyone who I’ve been associated with throughout my entire life. All of the people I thought were my friends‚ never attended my funeral. It

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    In the tragedy of “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth’s actions make her partially responsible for the tragedy‚ however‚ other factors also contributed. The witches offered great enticement towards Lord and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s fatal flaws of ambition and vulnerability to persuasion by others also resulted in the murder of King Duncan and thus‚ the tragedy. It is evident that Lady Macbeth’s ability to persuade and manipulate Macbeth played a part in the tragedy. Lady Macbeth is

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    it is a tragedy of fate or a tragedy of characters. Tragedy of fate is the tragic fate of the story that the character can’t stop from happening. While tragedy of character is the tragic conflict‚ influence between characters. For example a sorcerer controls a knight him to do evil actions that is Tragedy of Character. An example for tragedy of fate is a hero is told that he is going to fall‚ and break his leg while fighting a dragon‚ and the hero does. So is Macbeth a tragedy of fate

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    Oversimplify Tragedy? Everyone knows or has experienced a tragedy in their life. Tragedies happen all around the world and each person may experience the same type of tragedy‚ for example‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ car accidents‚ the 9/11 attack‚ or even death. Deepak Chopra tell his opinions about reactions to a tragic event in his article “After tragedy‚ brain needs to heal”. He lets the readers know his thoughts and feelings about how there are only two reactions to a tragedy. He sheds light

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    scientific genius‚ but someone who carved the path for the way we depict plays and furthermore‚ how we write them. Aristotle made it a mission to read the plays of his era‚ while doing so he discovered many similarities among them‚ creating a tragedy. A tragedy is a form of drama that is composed of three basic parts: values‚ characters‚ and a conclusion. A value is what will determine the fate of the tragic character in the play‚ usually the value is represented by a supernatural power. While the

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