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…that made him teach and as long as he lived, he would keep teaching. He even asked the state for a pension for all his years of service. Declared guilty by a small majority, sixty votes, he stood with resolute spirit before the trial, and was condemned to death…

…Did Hamlet Cause His Own Death? Hamlet’s unfortunate death is caused by numerous reasons, many of which are his own fault. Despite Hamlet’s fatal ending by the mysterious Claudius and deceiving Laertes, there are steps leading to Hamlet’s final…

…The Black Death is the name later given to the epidemic of plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351. The disaster affected all aspects of life. Depopulation and shortage of labor hastened changes already inherent in the rural economy…

…Many symbols are incorporated into the play 'Death of a Sales man' and they in turn relate to both character and theme. The hose, tape recorder and the seeds are some of these symbols. The hose in Miller's drama directly relates to the theme…

…The Life and Death of Cholmondeley In this essay, "The Life and Death of Cholmondeley" Gerald M. Durrel effectively illustrates that the needs of Chumley, the intelligent ape are better met by him rather then the authorities of the London Zoo. Firstly…

…Iceman lived between 3363 BC and 2940 BC in the Stone Age. Since the bodies discovery on September 19, 1999 by two German Hikers much controversy has surrounded the cause of Iceman's death. In the following paragraphs are my own personal recount…

…Chronicle of a Death Foretold is an account of the killing of Santiago Nasar. Told 27 years after the crime by an unnamed narrator (arguably García Márquez himself) who returns to the village where he once lived to put back together "the broken mirror…

…This plague, thought to be the Bubonic plague, spread throughout Europe, killing about half its population. It was called the Black Death because of the black blotches that appeared on the victims' bodies. This plague was carried by infected fleas…

…The initial observation is that both poems contain connotations of nature, Death of a Naturalist focuses on frogs and First sight on Lambs. Both contain two stanzas, however the structure is not as standard in Death of a Naturalist as it contains…

…Roland Barthes, a noted writer and believer of structuralism, outlines the basis for his structuralist theory in his text "The Death of the Author". Barthes' concern at this point in his career is with the relationship between the author and the writing…