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    Abortion is the removal of an embryo or fetus before birth. This may be spontaneous induced. There are many different types if abortions such as spontaneous abortion or miscarriages‚ Threatened abortion‚ Inevitable abortion‚ Complete abortion‚ Incomplete abortion and missed abortion. An abortion uses a vacuum to remove the fetus and related things from a woman’s womb. The procedure is usually done after 6 weeks of the woman’s last menstrual period. Women may receive medicine to help them relax and

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    Two Friends with different life-styles Cecilia Vega Everest Online Composition I – (ENC1101-9)/ Instructor McClure Two friends with different life-styles When I asked‚ “What is a life-style?” People have different opinionated-response: it is the way that you live; to leisure activities with friends‚ habits‚ work‚ interest and opinions. In 2009 Dr. Jeffery Cherubini stated that there are three different paths to pursuit you happiness: The pleasant life‚ the engaged life and meaningful life

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    Hamlet - Destiny

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    of Hamlet‚ destiny is viewed as a predetermined course of events‚ which lead to the outcome of one’s future. Morals‚ values and beliefs reflect one’s destiny‚ since they affect the decisions and choices that are made. Based on experience and development of knowledge one discovers their likes and dislikes. These discoveries lead to certain goals‚ fears‚ dreams‚ desires and expectations that one would go to any extent to achieve. Collectively‚ all of this contributes to one’s destiny and what they

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    Regan Batson Portia and Calpurnia Essay In the play Julius Caesar‚ gender roles play a predominant part in the lives of all characters. The women and men in the play are treated differently in various ways. Calpurnia and Portia are two women who share many of similarities in their marriages‚ but also possess differences in how each one of their husbands treats the relationship. Throughout the play‚ the women are overpowered by their husbands‚ while the wives have no “voice” and significance in

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    Visual Analysis Ophelia

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    Ophelia” by John Everett Millais is a piece depicting a Shakespearean play Hamlet painted in 1852. The paintings medium is oil on canvas. The iconic character Ophelia is in a contradicting situation that causes her to be bewildered and deranged. Which has made her a complex character and someone many people can connect with. In the scene that Ophelia is being depicted‚ Ophelia falls over into a pond when she suddenly becomes overwhelmed with the grief of her father’s murder and her lover deceives

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    Gertrude's Ophelia Essay

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    prevailing view of Shakespeare’s character Ophelia as a fragile‚ subservient character‚ she possesses inherent emotional and intellectual complexity that has been suppressed by familial and societal obligations. A victim of patriarchal oppression and rejection‚ Ophelia is‚ in truth‚ a multi-dimensional figure displaying the intellectual and emotional intricacies of womanhood when confronted with the burdens of society. It seems on the surface that Ophelia is a simple-minded‚ easily dominated girl

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    drives humans to make themselves feel privileged. In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Portia is a character that seems to struggle to free herself from the power of her husband‚ Brutus. In addition‚ to being a woman‚ she is viewed at differently and treated differently than men. Women are the weak figures of the world and hold different responsibilities than of men. Portia‚ Brutus’s wife‚ is a great example of a character who merely struggles to free herself. She is literally

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    Hamlet and Ophelia Hamlet and Ophelia’s relationship was a complicated mess. They are back and forth with feelings. Hamlet really did love Ophelia‚ he was just going through a rough time in his life and was just trying to wrap his brain around it. He is to blame for his death but then again so would Claudius because he killed Hamlet’s father which made him go crazy. Hamlet didn’t mean to kill Polonius but he didn’t announce his presence. Ophelia’s death was suicide‚ she got the key to her room just

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    Did Brutus Love Portia

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    call a wife. However‚ Brutus’s relationship with his wife‚ Portia‚ was not like this. Brutus truly loved his wife as an equal. The first example of this is that when Portia asks Brutus to tell her what is bothering him. In Act II‚ scene i‚ lines 313-318‚ Brutus tells Portia that after he sees who is at the door he’ll tell her all his secrets‚ everything that’s bothering him. Then‚ later in the text‚ in Act II‚ scene iv‚ lines 9 and 14‚ Portia speaks of how hard it is for women to keep secrets‚ and

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    In Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Julius Caesar‚ he wrote about a woman named Portia. Anyone who has read or seen the play knows that she is Brutus’ wife. But who was she really? To see who she really was one must look at her lifestyle‚ characteristics‚ and her actions. First‚ Portia’s lifestyle began in a household of a reputable man named Cato. Portia was raised to be a woman of extreme beauty and elegance. She was brought up in a society that viewed women as ‘weak’‚ and did not value human emotions

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