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    Name: _________________________________________ Instructions: The exam is composed of ten problems. Make sure you have all pages in your exam. Including this cover page, you should have ten pages. Each problem has its own set of instructions. You may use abbreviations for labels to save time. Unclear responses will receive 0 points. Partial credit will be awarded. If you need additional space for your answer, use the back of the page. Problem 1 5 Points Mint Corporation

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    Characterization of Othello Brabantio “O thou foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter? Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her! For I’ll refer me to all things of sense, if she in chains of magic were not bound, whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, so opposite to marriage that she shunned the wealthy curlèd darlings of our nation, would ever have, t' incur a general mock, run from her guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou—to fear, not to delight. Judge me the world

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    in relation to Paul. They both went on mission together, and suffered much together as well. Barnabas is introduced in Acts 4:36, "Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostle's feet” (ESV). He too became an apostle and did many things for the kingdom. Perhaps one of his greatest actions, in my opinion, is described in Acts chapter 9. After

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    over 20,000 troops to Egypt, and had established naval bases in Syria, Somalia, and P.D.R. Yemen. The Iranian revolution spelled the end of the organization in 1979, but in reality, it essentially had been finished since 1974, when Turkey invaded Cyprus. This led the United Kingdom to withdraw forces that had been earmarked to the alliance,[citation needed] and the United States Congress halted Turkish military aid despite two Presidential vetoes.[5] With the fall of the Iranian monarchy, whatever

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    Almost everyone is familiar with Cleopatra VII, an Egyptian queen who had an impact on much of the world in her time. She not only affected her own country, but many countries around her. Cleopatra made an impact on ancient Rome through her political wisdom and her affairs with some powerful Roman leaders. While she led her own country, she made decisions that impacted not only her own people, but also those who weren’t under her direct control. Cleopatra affected Rome by keeping Egypt under her

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    goddess of love,beauty Aphrodite identified as Venus a plant her symbols roses,doves and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was derived largely from Phoenician goddess Astarte cognate of East Semitic goddess Ishtar their main cult centers where Cythera,Cyprus and Athens. Aphrodite she was worshiped as a warrior goddess Aphrodite is born off the coast of Cythera of from of Aphros she was married to Hephaestus the god of blacksmith. Aphrodite was unfaithful she had many lovers, she had been caught in act

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    Othello: the Feminine Perspective Essay

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    Othello, Shakespeare’s tragic drama, has much to say about women and the attitudes of social groups and individuals towards them. Let’s examine, from the top down, from the general to the lower ranks, these outlooks on women and other feminine considerations. Kenneth Muir, in the Introduction to William Shakespeare: Othello, explains the Moor’s blind ignorance of his won wife: Iago begins his temptation on the following morning, and he is able to exploit Othello’s comparative ignorance of

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    Essay on Othello: the Concept of Love

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    when the Duke of Venice hears the father’s accusations against the general, followed by Desdemona’s forthright, intelligent testimony of the truth, the senator reacts by virtually disowning her: He forbids her to remain at home during her husband’s Cyprus campaign against the Turks. So thusfar the two loves which we have examined have both been very imperfect, distorted, selfish.   On the other hand, the audience perceives the ideal

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    Othello's Love

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    her family and friends. This caused Desdemona to become a stranger on Cyprus, while Othello had spent years there, and was very respected, and many friendships and alliances on the island. In Act II, Othello had said to Desdemona, “I have found great love amongst them” (Othello 2.1.190). Othello was telling Desdemona about his friends that have treated him well in Cyprus. He also reassured her that they will love her in Cyprus, since she was nervous that she never been there before. Even Othello

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    Compulsory Voting

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    English Composition 2 SUNY Empire State College Final paper 16.5.2013 Compulsory Voting 1 Topic of the paper Democracy is built on freedom to vote and have your political say, but the majority of people in the world’s ‘greatest’ democracies never vote at all. Is compulsory participation in the political system the answer? Investigate countries which make voting compulsory – weigh the advantages and disadvantages – then argue for or against this policy. Abstract Compulsory

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