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    antagonist in this play is Iago. His resentment for Othello comes from being passed over for a promotion and he swears his revenge. He makes Othello believe that his new wife innocent wife, Desdemona, committed adultery with his newly promoted officer Michael Cassio. His proceeding actions leads Othello to take his own life after his wife’s. . In Scene 2 of Act 5, Othello claims, “For naught I did in hate, but all in honour.” Shakespeare shows that it is not the action Othello takes, but his inner nature

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    Michael Eisner: Changing Disney, For Better or For Worse Disney: a company focused on providing entertainment and “magical” experiences to families around the globe. But Disney has not always been all glitz and glamour. At one point in history, The Walt Disney Company was not seen as magical by any standards. Michael Eisner was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 through 2005. His time as CEO was a very controversial topic amongst those involved including those within Disney corporate, the Disney

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    Ivan Boesky at an audience of students at the University of California, Berkeley once stated, “Greed is all right, by the way. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself (Homans, 2012, p.1)(Kay, 2003, p.1).” Greed was what lead Boesky to Insider Trading and ultimately huge illegal profits; the scam he created was hidden in plain sight. Boesky wanted everyone to believe that he was doing the world a service but he was actually stealing (Homans, 2012, p.1). According

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    throughout. Let’s start with the story of “The Godfather Part II”. The movie’s story is a continuation of where the first movie left off, which is with Michael Corleone as the new don, or head of the family. However, this film is quite different from the first, or any other movie as it shows two different stories at once. One story is of Michael Corleone’s fall and the numerous legal battles he goes through as he tries to legitimize his family business, and the other is the story of Michael’s father

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    perhaps be the most Disney of the films on which Disney and Pixar have created together (Robertson, 20). Yet, even without those interesting aspects, Ratatouille is very visually appealing, like a dish one eats first with one’s eyes. Robertson quotes Michael Fong the supervising technical director at Pixar who says, "We tried to make this film look different…One of the big things was to break away from what standard CG [computer graphics] looks like. We got rid of straight lines and did a lot of hand

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    Walt Disney Productions prestige is to never disappoint and their latest movie Frozen, is no exception. The movie centers around the lives of two sisters, kind-hearted Anna and the frightened Snow Queen Elsa. Fearless Anna sets off on a journey to find her sister, who flees to an icy mountain after she accidentally traps the kingdom of Arendelle in an eternal winter with her ice powers. Disney’s 2013 animated film reeled in its target audience and more; the film was intended to appeal to children’s

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    A literal definition of psychopath is, “a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, ect.” (dictionary). The character Iago in the Shakespearean play Othello meets this definition in nearly every aspect, which can be seen through his actions, his words, and most importantly the sly, secret persona that is known only by the audience

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    Iago’s selfish ways may stem from deep-rooted envy. Cassio, a handsome, well-mannered, likeable strategist was promoted above Iago, despite having no practical experience; unlike Iago who has been Othello’s ensign on the field for many years. Iago’s contempt for Cassio’s “bookish theoric” as “mere prattle, without practise” is grounded in jealousy, and his dismissive way of comparing strategy to fighting on the battlefield reveals his dislike of Cassio early in the first scene of the play. In this

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    Rashed Noorzaye September 21, 2014 Ms. Brown American popular culture Popular culture is made by the mainstream to influencing minds to like something. It describes the life style and tastes of the majority of mostly younger people. Some random popular culture these past few years would be; The Hunger Games, dubstep, raving, Illuminati theories, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Gucci, Polo, and these are just a few things from popular culture these past years. Popular culture affected me in many ways

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    Alexius Sparkman Dr. Ernest Williamson III English 101 30 November 2016 Iago In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago’s character is possibly the most heinous villain. Oxford’s Dictionary defines villain as an, “a wicked person; chief wicked character in a play or a story” (Oxford 740). Iago plays the ancient of Othello, who is the general of the Venetian forces. As an ancient, Iago is to be a loyal servant to Othello. However, Iago has grown bitter and contemptuous and uses his supposed loyalty as

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