Imagine being a POW in a time of war. Tris has turned herself in to Erudite to save the lives of her friends and has just been executed. I will predict whether or not Tris is really dead, predict the outcome of the attack against Erudite, and question why Caleb is apart of Erudite. I predict that Tris is not actually dead. I think this is really just one of Jeanine’s guiles to gain an advantage over someone. Jeanine has done this before: “In a few seconds, I will inject Tris with liquid. At this
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could have a change of heart and the outcome could be positive. The majority of occasions has outcomes that are negative because of someone's quest for power. In the 1800s the United States began to imperialize other places in search of power. The Macbeths were greedy in their quest for power and resulted in more than one terrible outcome. For few reasons, stories such as The Metamorphosis could be considered an example of abuse of power as well as movies like Profoundly Normal. This is because they
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The book starts out on the first page with “It was a pleasure to burn.” And by the end of the book he’s against burning and trying to stop it. I’ve asked myself many times while reading this book “What would I do in this situation?” I decided that I would most likely react the same way Montag did in most of the screwed up situations he was in. But was it right that he did the things that he did? Some people might argue that Montag killed Beatty out of self defense I argue that is not the real
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12 Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, is a play that has the basic plot line of jurors deciding the fate of a defendant. But, simple as it may sound, the book actually highlights many issues within our society. One of the underlying motifs of 12 Angry Men is prejudice obscuring the truth. Each of the jurors has a distinct personality and unique traits that they bring to the jury room. Rose uses each of the jurors individual personalities and backstories to illustrate that prejudice obscures
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The Tragedy of Macbeth is riddled with plenty of themes and motifs that can be pointed out throughout the play. One of the most prominent themes is power. It is especially seen in Macbeth’s character, with him being very power hungry. Once he gains the power he desires, he will do anything he must to keep himself from losing it. Other characters have some need for power, whether it be good or evil. The good and evil can be seen as the light and dark aspects of the power. In the play, it is quite
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Telling a tale within a tale is a challenge for writers. Geoffrey Chaucer used the frame story technique to create legendary tales from the medieval times. Both “The Pardoners Tale” and Beowulf are tales that depict the power of greed, fame, and glory. As the stories got passed down there was and still is a lesser and lesser value but the lessons to be learned are still important in today’s society. The frame story is included in “The Pardoners Tale” by the teaching of a moral lesson and is also
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fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.” This statement made by John Webster describes the downfall of Macbeth, which was brought on by unchecked ambition, his hamartia. In William Shakespeare’s great tragedy Macbeth, a man upsets the natural order by committing regicide, simultaneously putting him at war with himself. Macbeth is driven by his lust for power and loss of morals. His unchecked ambition leads to his own self-destruction, and the natural order is restored
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Imagine one day your friend gets into some trouble; they have killed someone. You have three choices: watch someone else kill them, let them die a slow painful death, or have them sent to an insane asylum in the 1920’s. What would you do? George, a character from the book Of Mice and Men, chose to kill his best friend Lennie in order to protect him from a terrible fate. In this scenario, George had the right to kill Lennie because there was not a better option for this situation. Some people would
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The revenge on the suitors, by Odysseus, his son Telemachos and others caused massive chaos in books 21 and 22. The suitors disrespected Odysseus’ household by eating and drinking in his home and courting his wife and for this they were killed ruthlessly. Penelope proposed that if any of the suitors can shoot the arrow through all twelve axes she will leave the house and go with them. When Odysseus finally returned home to Ithaca, he was disguised as an old beggar by Athena. Odysseus shot the arrow
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The definition of sacrifice is a loss incurred deliberately to avoid a greater loss or to obtain a compensating advantage. Sacrifice contributes more to heroism than success. Being a hero is a matter of opinion, sacrifice is a matter of fact. A hero is one that is willing to sacrifice their own life for what they believe will create a greater good, for what they believe is right. In Beowulf, “ In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac’s follower and the strongest of the Geats-greater and stronger than
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