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History can seem very plain, harsh and sometimes very dull when learning about presidential assassinations. In “assassination vacation” sarah vowell explains the incidents in which the presidents the presidents were assassinated, but in doing so she is very humorous and liven these stories up just a little bit. Sarah vowell is an author and a journalist, in which she has written six non-fictional novels that revolve around American History. Five of the novels ended up being new york times best…

What Is the one thing you’ve always wanted? What extents would you go to in order to obtain it? How far are you going to let your ambitions take you. In Williams Shakespeare's play Macbeth, unchecked ambition is a reoccurring theme that causes much turmoil. Characters like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth often have to make decisions based on morals and their ambition for power. We will see how Macbeth's ambitions will lead to murders, suicide, and guilt. In this story, Macbeth’s ambitions lead him to…

insanity. Nevertheless Sado was responsible for his actions, but he was not fully at fault. In Macbeth, Shakespeare reveals that Macbeth’s downfall had the help of three witches, his wife, and his personal fear. [Macbeth will fall with the help of the world around him, and the choices he makes.] Macbeth’s downfall began with the greeting of three witches. “[a]ll hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!”, “[a]ll hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!”, “[a]ll hail, Macbeth, that shalt…

The way people act on the outside differ from what they feel on the inside. Some people may change to improve themselves to others standards or because they don't feel confident. No matter how much you try to change yourself the truth will always appear. Shakespeare uses the theme of appearance vs reality to develop and hide the darkness and true identity of the characters. Banquo, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth all truly hide the type of people they are in the real world. Throughout the play their…

What I found surprising and disturbing at the same time was a quote from Lieutenant Nun on chapter four, “I ran my sword point through Reyes’ friend-where, I cannot say-and down he went. And so with blood drawn on both side...” (14). I chose this quote because I would never have imagined she could kill someone in action and this is also where she starts to run away from her troubles from the law. Which she got charged with murder. But for Catalina, she has to set aside her feminism and be more…

Puritans believed if you didn’t go to church on a daily bases or not believing in God you were a “bad” person. Tituba was a slave that worked for Parris and she would take care of Betty. In the eyes of the Puritans they thought that Tituba was bad because she was black and from Barbados, which they do voodoo, conjures spirits, and introduce supernatural ideas. Since Tituba is black and was born in Barbados they believe she does some sort of witchcraft. Abigail told Hale, “Sometimes I wake and…

The Tragedy of Macbeth One of the more popular works of Shakespeare, Macbeth, centers around Macbeth, a very impressionable and power-hungry character, and his vindictive wife. His ambitions drive him to kill the King, a close friend, and many others in order to gain the throne and retain his power. However, there is the added factor of supernatural interference in Macbeth. This power - Hecate and her fellow witches - are essentially to blame for all of the treachery that takes place in Macbeth…

The idea of supernatural beings haunting people is nothing new, and it is still expressed in culture today. In Henry James’ Turn of the Screw, Miss Jessel is a minor character, yet she significantly affects the governess by lowering her credibility among others and by playing tricks with her mind. Miss Jessel’s effects on the governess emphasize how insanity can result from mere figments of the imagination. The insanity of the governess results largely from her vivid visions of Miss Jessel’s…

The importance of Ophelia’s blossoms is more recommended than characterized. Each blossom has a big range of implications and a person must consider the implying that best fits the setting of the play. In any case, the blossoms scene is a lovely scene in Hamlet; it and the blooms themselves hold further implications. Woman Macbeth is the concentration of a great part of the investigation of sex parts in Macbeth. As Lady Macbeth drives her significant other toward killing Duncan, she shows that…

am going to analyze why there are so many prophetic dreams and curses and how all the prophecies impact our experience of the play. There are three times where dreams are present in the play. These foreshadow the coming events by showing the similar characteristics between the dream and reality, for example, in Act 1 we see to the first of these three dreams. This is when Clarence is imprisoned in the tower and he…