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    Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright who leads huge influence on theatre development. He mainly wrote comedies. His comedies based on Greek comedies and it’s fascinating because of its humorous. Meanwhile, Plautus was also engaging in social criticism because the five plays reflected some social problem of the Roman society. The first play of the five assigned ones is “The Pot of Gold”. The main theme of this one is the process that how Euclio changed to a good man, or the evolution of…

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    Four: A Divergent Collection was written by Veronica Roth and published in 2014. Also written by Veronica Roth are the other books in the Divergent series, Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant, as well as The Shards and Ashes series of short stories. The major protagonist is Tobias "Four" Eaton, formerly of the Abnegation faction and now residing in Dauntless, and the main antagonists are Max and Eric, leaders of Dauntless, Marcus Eaton, leader of Abnegation, and Jeanine Matthews, leader of the…

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    Through all adversities, Hester Prynne displays her true character as she never showed bitterness even when in tempting situations. Ultimately, Hester Prynne is an allegiant, adaptable, and altruistic character throughout the novel. Her dynamic, beautifully self-less character serves as a reminder that rumors and reputations are never all that there is to a…

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    “Knowledge is power. Power to do evil...or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.” - Veronica Roth, Allegiant This quote references the age old theme of power versus knowledge. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, a young king named Gilgamesh strives for immortality. Gilgamesh acted for his own glory, and was a tyrant over his own people. This made him act less like a person, and his greed was his hubris. Gilgamesh was power hungry, never straying from his…

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    The next cause of the Somali Civil War is the prevalence of clans in Somalia. The role of clans in Somalia is an important social unit in Somalia just as it is in the rest of Africa. Upon saying that, there is a lot of division that goes into the formation of these clans despite the fact Somalia is very homogenous and the population is 99% Somalian (Terdman 2008, 12). Due to this, the vast majority of its citizens share both a common language and a common culture. (Woods 1997, 1) Still, clans…

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    The government dystopian society in Fahrenheit 451 uses a variety of tools to control the minds of its citizens and, its weapon of choice censorship. This dystopian society utilizes censorship to accomplish a number of goals that are comparable to the goals and methods of censorship in modern societies. Freedom of speech, press, and internet access are common liberties that are restricted by governments; likewise, the primary intentions of censorship in Fahrenheit 451 are similar. Analyzing the…

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    Introduction.. In an after world of destruction that happened in the future; Chicago, survivors were divided into five groups of fighting, based on their personalities: Abnegation, for the giving; Amity, for the peaceful; Candor, for the honest; Dauntless, for the brave; and Erudite, for the thinking-related and highly educated. Each year, all sixteen-year-olds must take an ability test that describes the group of people involved in a battle for which they are best suited. After receiving the…

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    Price elasticity is the measure in responsiveness of consumers to changes in the price of a product or service. Price elasticity is defined as of supply or demand, "the ratio of percentage change in a goods supply or demand to a given change in price, other things being equal." The evaluation and consideration of this measure is a useful tool in firms making decisions about pricing and production, and in governments making decisions about revenue and regulation. By properly considering price…

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    supporting groups because of failed past attempts to convert Spain into a liberal-based country. Peasants, workers, and labor unions along with numerous Anarchists and Socialists consisted in the creation of the Loyalists, the group that remained allegiant to the…

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    We moved on to floor which was my best event. I was up first this time I walked into the middle of the floor thoughts filled my head. My music cued pulling me out of my deep my movements were clean and my dance was allegiant and to the beat. I finished it off with a dramatic ending. As I finished everyone was cheering and clapping. Payson began her routine with simple dance moves and powerful skills but I have always been the better one when it comes to floor. The judges…

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