Three-toed sloth

year of hard labour, in the middle of the night she is dragged before the crown prince who offers Celaena her freedom with one condition, she must act as his champion in a competition to fill the role of the royal assassin - if she can beat twenty three killers, warriors and thieves. But something evil dwells in the glass castle and when some of the other competitors wind up dead in brutal ways Celaena must find out who is killing the victims before she becomes one.” In Sarah J. Mass, new book…

I believe he would not have been tempted by thoughts of kingship if he never met the witches.They tricked him by predicting that he would become the king of Scotland. The witches told macbeth he would never be a king unless he assassinates the current king Duncan who, up to this time Macbeth was loyal to. Macbeth was a heroic soldier and loyal to the king. He did not nurse the thought of hurting Duncan. They actually got him confused at first even after he told his wife; Lady Macbeth who…

My oh my! Make sure you wear your cozy clothing the night you watch the City College of New York’s production of Richard III because you’re going to want to get comfortable through the three-hour long performance! Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is determined to gain the crown of England from his brother, King Edward IV. He woos the widow, Lady Anne Neville at the funeral of her father-in-law, King Henry VI and marries him. In the meantime, Richard organizes the murder of his brother George, Duke…

deceased father. Macbeth was told his fate by three witches; as well was haunted by the ghost of Banqo. The presence of the supernatural influenced both of the actions of Macbeth and Hamlet. The society that they both lived in had advocated for violent actions as a means to gain stability financially and socially in life; though these means, they both became tangled with guilt and than by their madness. Even though Macbeth was given the prophecy by the three witches and had been haunted by…

What should happen to someone who was invading a home? In the epic Odyssey a man, Odysseus, kills a bunch of suitors who took over his home land. These suitors, in Odysseus’ mind, have done more than enough to cross the limit. Odysseus had the right to kill them because of the following: they destroyed his home, they led his maids to betray him, and they continuously tried to marry his wife. Moreover, Odysseus had a reason to kill them as soon as they invaded and destroyed his home. The…

Shakespeare play Macbeth we focus on the rise and fall of the main character Macbeth. He is the Thane of Glamis and a cousin to the king. Macbeth when we first meet him is the Thane of Glamis and a soldier of the late King Duncan. Macbeth meets these three witches and they give him two prophecies, that he will be the Thane of Cawdor and the king of Scotland. We find out that Macbeth kills Mcdonald and the Thane of Cawdor is captured by King Duncan, who is planning on giving the cawdors land…

Omar N.Bradley said,” Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death”.This quote demonstrates that bravery comes within. Rikki had bravery to fight his enemies and beat them.The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is people find courage they didn't know they had when standing up for those they love. Rikki Tikki is a courageous and inspiring character in this story.Rikki jumped on to nag back and fought him (para 58-59).The character…

When somebody feels as if they have been betrayed, it is easy to hold a grudge against the betrayer, what we do not realize is that we betray ourselves. We elevate our friends, family, and loved ones to a point in which we believe they can do no wrong. When they make a mistake, we hold it against them because we held them to such high standards. In reality they are just human. The power to betray comes from the betrayed. A man marries woman whom he thinks to be pure and innocent, only to later…

I detective Flores have been assigned to the case of Duncan's murder. The case is being portrayed as a homicide. Due to the fact that I had been present after the absurd scene took place the team decided it would be most beneficially if I took the case. I started off by listing the suspects. I came up with the Porters (who were drunk at the time) MacBeth, Lady Macbeth and Duncan's two sons Malcolm and Donalbain. After analyzing evidence and taking precautions of everything that was said that…

My day started as any other day in the St. Antoine district would. I was sitting on a stool outside Defarge’s esteemed wine shop gazing at the serfs progress down the grimy road around quarter past noon. I notice a frail peasant fumbling about with the wine still placed in his palms stepping so cautiously so he may not spill the precious wine. Without surprise, the peasant stumbles on a rock in the muddy road and gifts the peasants with fine grape flowing through the streets. All of St.…