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    Preface: The Saluki

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    Preface: The Saluki ‘Why do you want a Saluki if you have never had one before?’ I asked this question of an enquirer when we were considering homes for our first litter of precious Salukis. The caller was in every way an eminently suitable prospective companion owner and few breeders would have hesitated, but these were not just ordinary puppies. The Saluki—supreme hunter from ancient and noble lineage, lithe and swift and lovely, whose sharp sighted ancestors had once travelled the Silk…

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    7. Name Theory Adam Smith Adam Smith, a Scot and a philosopher, after years of observing the world of business affairs came to the conclusion that, “Collectively the individuals in society, each acting in his or her own self-interest, manage to produce and purchase the goods and services that they as a society require.” His ideal of laissez faire economic later on sparked the idea of free market. Karl Marx Karl Marx believed that capitalism would bring about instability, struggle, and decline,…

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    history, in most societies, men have had a more dominant role. Men normally ran the business side of the family and women looked after children and helped the husband when asked. This is the same in William Shakespeare’s Othello, set in Venice and Cyprus in the 16th century. Othello has the gender roles of an Elizabethan society where men were the dominant figure over women. Women were passed from father to husband and served the man who was in charge of them their whole life. Emilia and…

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    Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Othello captures the true essence of an Aristotelian tragedy through the rise and fall of Othello The Moor, and his wife Desdemona. The sovereignty, and love both held for themselves, and one another slips away in a battle for power championed by Iago. Othello, leader of men, purveyor of lands, and lover of Desdemona falls ever so swiftly from his stately manner to a disgraced, dead man by the end of the play. His insatiable appetite to prove…

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    Cultural criticism is exploring or examining the relationship of dominant role based on ethnicity, and sexual identity of person, also a great understanding of yourself. Historical is basically know the background story before you making assumptions off the text, and to better understand text lookup time period close to the time like 1600’s for Othello by William Shakespeare. To sum up the whole play Othello, in act one Othello is Accused of using black magic, witchcraft, and etc on Desdemona…

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    she speaks differently about marrying Othello, then he will accept a sentence to his death. Not showing any jealousy at the start of the play, Othello and Desdemona seems to be living especially happily. However when Othello and his kins arrives at Cyprus, Cassio gets so drunk that he starts to fight with Montano, resulting in Cassio getting discharged from his newly gained position of lieutenant. Cassio regrets his actions and Iago suggests that he seeks…

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    love to Othello in front of the gentry, Roderigo is crushed and wants to drown himself, Iago however knows that he still needs Roderigo as his pawn and his source of money. Iago begins to discuss a plan for Roderigo to follow Othello’s venture to Cyprus, but throughout this he keeps adding in randomly that he should “… go make money..” and to “… fill [his] purse with money…” (Act 1 scene 3 lines 338-345). Iago’s clear intent is to continue to use Roderigo for his money but by skillfully adding…

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    The play, Othello, by William Shakespeare, portrays many key examples of human nature through the personalities of every character. What goes deeper into the complexity of human nature is Iago and Othello’s relationship which provokes each individual to truly express their inner selves and their true capabilities. For Iago it is expressing the nature of hate and revenge whereas for Othello it is the gradual change from a good natured man into a bad with the help of Iago’s wicked ways. The…

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    that Britain found such movements very difficult to control. This is includes the violent Mau Mau Rebellion of 1952 which is proclaimed to have been unexpected, but believed to have triggered reform and Kenyan independence in 1963. Also, Malaya and Cyprus too saw the occurrence of popular and unexpected demands for independence which increased Britains expenditure on defence causing in some cases the problem to escalate and therefore creating foreign policy failures. Because the fact that…

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    Egyptian Cats and Mummification In ancient Egyptian times, cats were the first domesticated animals around 4000 years ago. However, the history goes further with humans. There is proof of wild cats around the whole country of Egypt, especially near the banks. In 2000 BC, cats that were considered to be fully domesticated were brought into households in Egypt. The first domesticated Egyptian cats in Egypt were used to chase off animals and creatures, such as snakes, bugs, and other types of…

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