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    In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s article “The Myth of a Latina Women: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Cofer utilizes her background as a Puerto Rican women to convey the lack of respect that Latina woman face in non-Hispanic societies on a daily basis. Cofer argues that the derogatory views placed on the Hispanic culture has led to the creation of various stereotypes that have negatively affected Latina women. This notion has caused them to have a lack of opportunities, to be mistakenly categorized, as…

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    of the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778, being just a fledgling nation. With this flood of foreign support inspired by the Saratogan victory in 1777, the alliance led to the development of the colonies’ gathering of resources, and filling of coffers - all funding the Revolution, which the government under the Articles was also able to carry through to…

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    Was Caesar Ambitious? Using Mark Anthony’s funeral speech and Caesar’s own words, analyze what kind of king Caesar would have been had he lived. The play relays the tragic death of Julio Caesar. After Caesar defeated Pompey, he returns triumphant to Rome were the lower and middle class are his supporters, while the senate has grown in envy of his popularity. During the festival at Caesar’s return, Anthony offer the crown to Caesar three times and three times he refuses it. His ambitious was…

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    higher education state university. This change happened when the state tax deduction was reduced on the federal tax return. The states then began to work to transfer the cost of education to the students and parents instead of paying out of state coffers. Faculty salaries have fallen compared to private universities and the private sector. The result has been to substitute the part-time and full-time non-tenure track faculty for full time tenure track…

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    In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the title character is a 16th century Moorish general of the Venetian army who, because of the cultural and historical background of the play’s setting, the playwright, and the original intended audience, is portrayed as both well-respected for his stereotypical military prowess and disparaged for his race. Similarly, because of Othello ability to fulfill the desires of the Venetian people they loved and adored him. It was not until they gained perspective into…

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    The Germanic Heroic code displayed in Beowulf tends to value, courage, loyalty, vengeance, hospitality, a natural king, etiquette women, fate and people with good reputation (SparkNotes Editors). These codes traditionally are valued in warrior like societies as a means of comprehending their relationship in the world” (SparkNotes Editors). Living by this code is a constant theme in the epic of Beowulf, author unknown. Beowulf’s structure of three separate parts, each featuring Beowulf and his…

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    had not died, they all would’ve become slaves or not Romans “ who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?”(3.2.12-64). Antony elaborates on how much Caesar did for them “ He hath brought many captives home to rome whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.75-109) Antony really tries to remind the people of how good Caesar was to them and being the last speaker he has the most impact therefore the people push aside all that brutus has said. “When…

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    Value Relations between Investment opportunities, CEO Pay and Economy Introduction Shareholder value has always pointed towards the establishment of business profits that will improve and increase the coffers of business owners and improve their economic returns. The agent-principle problem has been at the forefront of establishing the concept of shareholder value in business management and practices, but according to the Fund Manager at GMO, James Montier, and the idea “dumb.” Business…

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    Who is the Real Hero in Julius Caesar? Julius Caesar, written in 1599 by William Shakespeare, is a great play based on real Roman history. The play does not only tell the story, but also brings the audience back to the time period to experience and judge Caesar’s death with their own eyes. There are many ways to look at truth, because there is no right or wrong. Shakespeare named the play Julius Caesar but wrote about Brutus’s tragedy, which causes the reader to question who the hero is and how…

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    Heart of Darkness is a modern novel written by Joseph Conrad. It is one of the finest works of Conrad which shows his power as a writer of great luminosity, passion and complexity. The story Conrad depicts in ‘Heart of Darkness’ is based on the real backdrop that happened during the time of ‘Leopold II of Belgium’. The second king, Leopold II set an eye on Congo and colonized Africa. He brings out the sufferance of the people of Congo under the rule of Leopold II. People were enslaved, exploited…

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