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Committing the crime of debt in the Victorian era was considered no less of a crime than those of murder. Debtors’ were imprisoned indefinitely or until their debt was paid and unless you had the means to pay the debt off, it was possible to spend your life imprisoned. Death was more plausible than release. In the Marshalsea, debts as low as one shilling could keep you imprisoned indefinitely. Families were allowed to live with the debtor and they were allowed to come and go as they pleased.…

Throughout my childhood I can recall many memories that made me smile, but the one that I remember most was when my parents told me that we were going to Disneyland for the first time. What made it even more memorable was that it was my very first time on an airplane. I had anticipated this vacation was going to be the best. I clearly recollect that it was a cool, crisp, winter morning when my mom woke me up at 5am. After breakfast, we waited for the Super shuttle to come pick us up for our…

Just like pores on human skin which absorb elements of the world around us, the holes all over the sponge’s body as essentially pores as well. The function of the holes all over the sponge’s body is to allow water to be absorbed into the sponge’s body. Through the absorption of water, the sponge also absorbs food and oxygen to ensure survival. There is no one set type of symmetry for sponges. Therefore, not all sponges have the same type of symmetry. Sponges can range from asymmetrical to…

Othello is a play by William Shakespeare about the tragedy of Othello, a commander of Venice, who is a moor. The play starts off with Othello’s ensign named Iago planning to take revenge on Othello for the reason that he deserves the position of lieutenant, and that he also suspects Othello for committing adultery with his wife. So as the play progresses, Iago implants the thought into Othello that that his wife, Desdemona, is cheating on him with Cassio, Othello’s lieutenant. In 4.2.20-95, this…

Chris Monroe Mr. Everett English 2322 April 29, 2016 The Truth in Othello The tragic play Othello by William Shakespeare is a play that induces many emotions in the audience for various characters on numerous occasions. One of the greatest philosophers in mankind, Aristotle, states in his book Poetics that “poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history…” (Poetics Part IX). Between poetic literature and historical accounts, poetic literature is much easier to…

“In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religion and in politics” (Marilyn Mason). The production of television shows and movies all have influences on people as a society. In our nation in this era, we have been accustomed to the lifestyle of technology, social media, and the atmosphere of television and movies on how they influence us. In our world today, it seems that we are being controlled by the advancements in technology. It is an…

Love is one of the most overused words in society. It has become so warped from its original meaning that it is used to describe how one feels towards a person and how much he loves his favorite movie. The two extremes often leave one wondering what love really is. By observing examples in Jane Eyre of what love is not, what love is, and how Jane’s view of love changes all throughout the novel , one can see how beautiful the bond of love truly is. First, since the word love is…

An astonishing 175 million people visit zoos each year. That more than major league baseball, football, hockey and basketball, combined. People enjoy visiting zoos immensely, so why should we take that enjoyable and cherishable experience away? No where can a person go to one place and see such a variety of animals, unless you travel to somewhere such as Africa. An African Safari does not guarantee that you will be surrounded by all animals that are kept at zoos. Do a city zoos foster amusement…

CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Long Walk to the Lilac Sea Isadora suggested that she go alone to find the dragons, since she was a fire spirit who could flash to the sea undetected in a puff of smoke, but I refused. "Either we all go together, or nobody goes." "All right. Well then, here 's the plan. You and Emma start walking and I 'll fly ahead, find Captain Billy Bluebird and the Kidd and have them sail to shore. That way, by the time you arrive he 'll be waiting and we can set out immediately."…

they still are terrifying. Their ability to bust out those moves while chanting in Act IV Scene I, added much more to the story. It gave a spine-chilling feeling and was downright creepy. Just as in the first scene when the witches can turn into a toad or a cat in order to blend in, the witches in the Russian modernized version were nurses which allowed them to also blend in. This granted them the ability to keep an eye on MacBeth. However, there was a witch scene that ceased to exist in the…