The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person -- it developed as a series of chain reactions as a struggle for supremacy. It can be argued that the Cold War was inevitable‚ and therefore no one’s fault‚ due to the differences in the capitalist and communist ideologies. It was only the need for self-preservation that had caused the two countries to sink their differences temporarily during the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions that existed in the Cold War can be attributed to
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Who is to blame? It could be the three evil witches who tempted Macbeth with the prophecies. Or maybe his overbearing wife who always questioned his manhood. It might be Macduff who put his head on a stick. Or simply‚ it could be his own grave that he dug. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ there are many people who could be blamed for the ultimate downfall of Macbeth. Pressley says‚ “The most striking feature of Shakespeare is his command of language.” In the end‚ the only person that can be blamed
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States‚ carrying many immigrants and around 28 nationalities on the expected 7 day voyage. The Titanic was known as "unsinkable" before the tragic event and since the day "Titanic‚ the unsinkable" became an oxymoron‚ people still don’t know who should be the blame of it till present day. There’s been many suspects on the list such as: Thomas Andrews (architect of the titanic)‚ Captain Lord(captain of the Californian ship)‚ Harland and Wolff (shipbuilders) and Bruce Ismay(director of white star line)
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A. The Great Depression was caused by an economic system out of balance. There was too much supply with little demand. This situation was created by monopoly pricing‚ unsound banking practices‚ overproduction‚ high tariffs‚ and tightening of money supply by Federal Reserve Board. B. A slump in economic activity with over speculation in stock and buying stocks on margin caused the stock market to crash in October 1929. The stock market crash marked the beginning of Great Depression. C. The
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Love Gone Wrong By: Celeste Smith If anybody is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ it would be the families. If it weren’t for the rivalry between the Capulets and Montagues‚ Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have had to be married in secret; Tybalt wouldn’t have felt the need to fight Romeo (who turned it down because his wife‚ Juliet‚ was kin to Tybalt which caused Mercutio to jump in and be killed)‚ and Juliet wouldn’t have gone to Friar Lawrence in search of a solution to not having to be
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Laius’ death was never avenged. Due to Oedipus’ desperation to restore order to Thebes‚ he proclaims that anyone who has information regarding Laius’ death will be rewarded and the killer will be exiled. At this time in the play‚ Oedipus is clueless about who his true parents are. Oedipus lack patience is demonstrated again when Teiresias goes to see Oedipus. Oedipus begs him to reveal who Laius’ murderer is‚ but Teiresias replies that he knows the truth‚ but he would not reveal it to Oedipus. Oedipus
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Gertrude’s Suicide? In the Shakespearean tragedy "Hamlet‚" Prince Hamlet’s mother Gertrude encounters many misfortunes‚ which she feels that she is to blame for. Gertrude was brought into the middle of everybody’s dilemmas and thus felt responsible for the occurrences that happened to all of the significant characters throughout the play. She allows her emotions to build up in an unhealthy manner and this leads to her eventual death. The question that surrounds her death
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War never truly has one person or side at fault; each front brings something to the table. Nevertheless‚ the American Revolution is a conflict that raises major debate over who to blame. The American colonies were at a standstill. How could a new nation grow with such a controlling mother country always on its back? As a result of the French Indian War‚ the British had to pay for their colonies war debts. For England to pay for these debts‚ Parliament imposed multiple harsh taxes and acts on
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starting to slip away from us” In this scene‚ as usual‚ Ruth and Walter Lee are bickering but I now see where the root of the problem lies. It is like they have become accustomed to the life they live but do not want to accept; Ruth and Walter placed blame where they saw fit. They fault one another for letting the other down; all their aspirations in life were nothing but pipe dreams now.
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Throughout Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’ we observe Othello’s identity and reputation fall to pieces‚ the way Othello sees himself and the way others perceive him is transformed completely. His qualities of a decisive‚ dignified and proud man at the beginning of the play are later overtaken by jealousy‚ rage and irrational thinking. His life and himself as he knows it is destroyed by love and jealousy‚ the most dangerous weapons known to mankind. Before we even meet Othello we know of him because of
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