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    The tragic conclusion (Act 5 Scene 3) The moment that I have decided to explain in detail from Act 5 was in scene 3 where Romeo and Juliet are confronted by Fate vs free will in a Tragic conclusion for Romeo, Juliet and all Capulets and Montagues. During the final act of Romeo and Juliet, both Romeo and Juliet decide to take fate into their own hands and both are very emotional about each other and their actions easily show how much emotion, and how young they both were, and how they were not…

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    The Plague Monologue

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    “I must observe also that the plague, as I suppose all distempers do, operated in a different manner on differing constitutions; some were immediately overwhelmed with it, and it came to violent fevers, vomitings, insufferable headaches, pains in the back, and so up to ravings and ragings with those pains; others with swellings and tumours in the neck or groin, or armpits, which till they could be broke put them into insufferable agonies and torment; while others, as I have observed, were…

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    Comparative Lit 4/15/16 The Degradation of Women Throughout Literature Whats the first thing that comes to mind with heroes more importantly who comes to mind. Most people would said Superman, Batman maybe even the Flash . In his 1987 Graphic Novel Watchmen Alan Moore depicts an alternate version of America in 1985. In this alternate timeline ,costumed heroes are an ordinary part of society. Throughout this novel the women are often degraded and demeaned. Though Moore depicts this , this is…

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    American Policing History

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    The history of American policing can be traced back to early English society. During the earlier years, England had no regular police force. People living in villages had to scatter throughout the countryside and were responsible for giving aid to neighbors and protect the settlement from thieves and marauders. The pledge system these villagers used were called tithing’s. Tithing’s were people grouped together into ten families and were responsible for policing their own minor problems such as…

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    issue in the eyes of the public. The people look to the criminal justice system to keep them safe and keep the communities at peace. American law enforcement began in Boston, Massachusetts in about 1630. Originally it just consisted of a group of watchmen and other volunteers who would walk around the colony at night. They would simply try to keep the peace in the area, report…

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    graphic novel is collaboration between two important figures, Alan Moore and David Lloyd because it led them to be hired by very big companies of comic books. Alan Moore is also known for two major works, “The Swamp Thing” and also the very famous one “Watchmen”. The last one is a massive success which led naturally to a Hollywood movie in 2009 (as “V for Vendetta” in 2005). V for…

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    Depression and suicide are extremely common among today’s society. Though many of these broken lives are tragically cut short, some discover the strength they need to find happiness. In the poem “Acquainted with the Night”, Robert Frost’s application of the past tense and his use of symbolism provides the speaker with a new found hope leading him out of the darkness back to happiness. Through the entirety of the poem, Frost establishes a mood of depression and isolation accompanied by an acute…

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    which ended in utter failure. Lastly, the quote “Stay not to question, for the watch is coming. Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay.” (5.3.163-164) reads how Friar Lawrence left Juliet in the tomb alone in fear that he would be caught be the watchmen. This then leads to Juliet killing herself, which Friar Lawrence could’ve potentially…

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    The Capulets Movie Essay

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    the prologue instead of a person just saying it. Instead of sending servants to get or send information, in the movie they had the news. In the movie they used cars instead of horses. In the movie the Capulets had a surveillance instead of having watchmen outside their house. At the beginning when the servants fight they met at a gas station instead of on the streets, and Tybalt and Benvolio fight. The whole setting of the movie seemed like the bad parts of California and mafia related, and…

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    realizes what happened and kisses Romeo in hopes that the poison will kill her too, but it doesn’t. Friar Laurence begs Juliet to exit the vault and flee, but she chooses to kill herself with Romeo’s dagger. Prince Escalus arrives, with the City Watchmen and the…

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