Traitorous Eight

The Punishment of Macbeth Throughout the play of Macbeth, the reader can see a decay of morals in the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. As the characters grow more brutal, the need for a harsh punishment grows with them. Though they do receive retribution, Macbeth’s does not fit his crime. Because of Macbeth’s lack of remorse along with the amount of blood on his hands, he deserves a harsher punishment than Lady Macbeth, who only directly contributed to one murder. Macbeth’s character

One of the most famous individuals of American politics, Joseph McCarthy, once said, “Our job as Americans and as Republicans is to dislodge the traitors from every place where they have been sent to do their traitorous work” (azquotes.com). Former senator Joseph McCarthy had a massive impact on American politics. During his life span of 48 years, he was not only senator, but also judge and lieutenant in the Marines. Although he might have made it far in American politics, there is a story behind

Maddie Sims The Fishing Trip “C’mon, Maddie! I’ll show you where to go and I’ll buy everything we need. Just please come with me!” My cousin needs a fishing partner but I am not too keen on the idea. I grumble and finally give in, “Alright, alright. I’ll go, but only if you do all the stuff with the worms and the fish. I catch and you do the rest.” I assume he favored that idea because the next thing I know, I am in an old, musty bait and tackle shop. I had gone fishing a few times before but

address, and the costs of schooling Kim, be written down and given to him. Then he disappeared. Kim pretending to prophesy, told the priests what he had heard at Umballa. They and the soldiers laughed at him. But the next day his prophecy came true, eight thousand soldiers were sent to put down an uprising in the north. Kim remained in camp. One day a letter arrived in camp from the lama. He enclosed enough money for Kim's first year of school and promised to provide that amount yearly. He

I did or said that was wrong. “I thought you were out of my life for good, which was why the past weeks have been harsh. And I was thinking back on the moments that we shared in the past ten months. “It has been ten months since I first met you, eight months since I have made you mine, and seven months since I first told you that I loved you. It would have been seven months since I have last smoked or drank, but it seems that I have broken that three weeks ago. But, you told me that overcoming my

Jeremy Bravo once said, “Great leaders don’t set out to be leaders… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role. It’s always about the goal.” Although a remarkable navigator, Magellan never chose to make a positive impact on his crew’s lives. Leading a crew of young men gave him power to abuse or use, but instead of showing these men a dedicated and concerned leader, Magellan led the boys to a slow, painful death. Magellan was not worth defending in his last battle because he accepted

You know who is a pain in the neck? Terrorists, they are hard to get rid of. Currently in Syria is the terrorist group named Isis. A nasty group of individuals that are about to have what is coming to them. As an American soldier when I hear any news about these coward killing innocent people, it turns my stomach worse than spoiled milk, there will be rest for the wicked this time because we will put them to rest! And a big help is from Air Defense. Isis doesn’t stand a chance with Russia and America

warrior decapitates his enemy and posts the head on a spike of the gate of Macdonwald’s own land. Duncan, the king, dismisses this behavior as loyalty to the crown. Due to this, Duncan bestows Macbeth the title, thane of Cawdor, which was held by a traitorous subject. This portends the soon treacherous act done by

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt

Paul Revere’s contributions before and during the American Revolution were so important that without them the history of the United States could be very different today. As a member of the Sons of Liberty and founder of the “Mechanics”, Revere was successful employing propaganda, code and cipher, and an early warning system to aid colonists in the defeat of the British. However, it is Paul Revere’s midnight ride, warning of the British advance on Lexington and Concord, that he is most remembered