Three thousand ducats; well. SHYLOCK For three months; well. SHYLOCK Antonio shall become bound; well. SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats for three months and Antonio bound. SHYLOCK Antonio is a good man. SHYLOCK Oh, no, no, no, no: my meaning in saying he is a good man is to have you understand me that he is sufficient. Yet his means are in supposition: he hath an argosy bound to Tripolis, another to the Indies; I understand moreover, upon the Rialto, he hath a third at Mexico
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European powers begin colonizing Africa, Okonkwo finds his way of life disrupted. His greatest challenge becomes accepting the beliefs of others and relating to the majority. Okonkwo resists change, trying to hold onto the old way of life. In Things Falls Apart, Okonkwo proves himself to be a notorious anti-hero as he struggles with his own self-image, rules his household with fear, and rejects changes in his society upon the arrival of the white man. Okonkwo’s own destruction is a result of his
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food of the wise man, but the liquor of the fool. Great ambition is the passion of a great character, yet those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. A man once said, "It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?", this man went through the ultimate struggle, homeless, poor, dyslexia, anything that would deteriorate a regular man to give up his dream and that man was, Jim Carrey
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the 'enemy' and might not even share the motives of the side they have been presumed to support. War eradicates hopes and dreams of millions, destroys homelands, frightens and oppresses people. Nothing that, in the end, brings more bad than it does good can be justified. Any kind of war is unjustifiable because it involves only killing. And what kind of victory does one get? Victory over millions of dead human flesh.Victory over the broken hearts of the family and relatives. We must not forget the
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Pierre Mr. Brigstocke English 2 12/8/5 The Narrow Road to the Deep North: Personal response The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan was an interesting book for me and felt like somewhat of an experience. The book mainly follows a man by the name of Dorrigo Evans, a boy from a small town in Australia, who grew up to become a doctor and soldier, and later suffered at the hands of the Japanese as a Prisoner of War during World War II. The story starts off kind of different than a
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Being curious I asked one of the locals what had happened, He said “The mighty Cyrus II has died in battle.” I then remember reading about Cyrus, he built the Persian empire from nothing. I asked the man how he died. “He was killed by the Massagetae in battle.” I wanted to find out more but the man started to walk away. I was left with many unanswered questions. I did not
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dogs that were there. Buck was Judge Miller’s inseparable partner, until a man named Manuel, who was one the gardener’s helpers, committed a horrible act. In order to cover his Chinese lottery gambling debts, he stole Buck from his sound sleep and brought him to a flag station called College Park. There, the exchanging of money took place. Buck was loaded onto an express car to Seattle. On his way to Seattle, he found that a man in a red sweater repeatedly beat him. From then on, I knew that Buck would
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greatly. Plato says that “art must be imitating the world as it appears, not the world as it is (Palmer, 419).” He says that art is a copy of a copy of a copy. All art draws attention away from reality and toward illusion. Every piece of art known to man is a copy of something: nature, reality, or other art forms. Plato also states that “art is powerful, and therefore dangerous. He insisted that music, along with poetry and drama and the other arts, should be part
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Cinderella Man The Great Depression was a time in American history when many people were propelled into poverty. It was a time of financial crisis for many of the citizens in America. The Depression was the “coup de grâce” for many citizens already hardstruck for money and everyday items such as food, clothing, and shelter. Most had to leave behind their homes for humble little shantytowns called ‘Hoovervilles.’ Relatable to a large amount of average citizens, James J. Braddock, a famous boxer
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the idea of partial cosmopolitanism. I’ve always believed that finding balance in our societies is the key to a peaceful world.Conversation is the first step to connecting with others; I will also add that time and respect are very important to find balance in our societies as well.Because the world is not going to change in a blink of an eye,we have to be patient, and we have to respect other beliefs, values, cultures,
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