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    sees the ghost of Banquo, Macbeth sees a bloody knife before he kills Duncan and it is pointed toward Macbeth’s chambers, and Lady Macbeth sees hallucinations that her hands are bloodstained. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the world of visions, hallucinations, and ghosts to develop important theme of how power drives people to commit unnatural actions of destruction and violence. First, Ghosts and the witches lead a very

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    The year is 4055, what was call the Earth many years back has changed completely. The countries that once took shape in the world diseased, the borders collapsed and Planet Earth came together as one. All this gigantic earth mass was reunited into one single government, into one single ruler. The ruler came to be known as Bane, the most cruel and powerful human being in earth. You must ask yourself how did such person became so powerful that was able to conquer the whole entire Earth. What we do

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    there are no cops around and before any citizens get hurts. Next, self-defense training is as effective as a handgun against an armed assailant (“So, it’s legal to carry,” 2014). This is also good because then one does not always have to use a gun and knife on a person a human can use Mix Martial Arts on them instead and this will prevent people from dieing. Also some people say the job of defending campuses against violent attacks should be left to the professionals (Students For Concealed Weapons, 2011-2012)

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    onto a ladder leaning against the house. He finally gets a second and he looks back to see nothing but darkness, he reaches for his pocket and finds 4 crumpled one dollar bills and a five dollar bill. Checks his other pocket and found his father's knife. The street lights shined on it and there appeared to be a dry blood stain. Just then he looks out to the street and see’s that dark figure again, without motion it just stands there staring at him. It doesn’t appear to be breathing, just standing

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    It was a warm, summer day. The waves crashing down on the sand, children and adults alike were laughing. Alia Smith, a 10 year old girl, put a foot in the ocean, shrinking away from the coldness. Something shiny caught her eye, a seashell. She walked towards it, picking it up. Another shimmer caught her eye, even further away from the previous. A third shell caught her eye, and soon, Alia realized she couldn’t see her family. “Oh, well.” Alia murmured, “I’ll just follow my footsteps back.” and

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    and Juliet. No exit is no exception. Throughout the play, there are more than a few instances of iron including the the overall scene of Hell, the three trapped together, the door that did not open and lack of windows, lack of eye lids, and paper knife to name a few. However, all these cases of dramatic irony help illustrate Sartre’s positive views on existentialism by amusing the audience. The first, and nearly broadest, instance of irony in the play is the concept of hell and how Sartre creates

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    other Wes Moore started to mature when he decided to chase a kid with a knife. Then, he decided to become a drug dealer. Finally, his decision to shoot a kid. In chapter two, Wes was playing football aggressively with some kids. The boy gets mad and throws a punch. Woody told Wes to not to retaliate. Wes ran home and grabbed a knife. Then, he started to chase the boy while the police pulled up. The police commanded to put the knife down, however Wes did not hear him; too consumed in his anger. “… He

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    I then quickly drew my knife and threw it at the creature's eye—Bull's eye. The fearless creature writhed in pain and I saw this as an opportunity. I drew my handgun and barraged the hunter's belly with bullets until it bled and

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    Authors sometimes use the literary device of foreshadowing to intrigue audiences and create a connection between the audience and the characters. William Shakespeare uses foreshadowing in his play, Romeo and Juliet, through the lines of his characters; especially the character of Juliet. For example, in act one scene five, Juliet wants to know who the person she danced with is. Juliet tells her nurse “Go ask his name. If he be married,/My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (lines 132-133). The mysterious

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    eight did when foreman said who votes “Not Guilty”. Also eight juror provided evidence about his vote “Not Guilty”. For Instance, he stands for a moment in silence, then he reaches into his pocket and swiftly withdraws a knife…sticks the knife into the table alongside the other knife. They are exactly alike. Once when me and

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