Such terminal diseases compound on themselves over time and only get worse until the inevitable occurs: death. ... Thomas Mann's short fictional novella, Death in Venice, is laced with this disease motif disguised as love. ... The disease motif plagues Aschenbach all during his stay in Venice and drives him to do all kinds of ridiculous things and eventually to his death. ... His short stay in Venice turns into a long indefinite vacation. ... He takes this as a sign for him to stay in Venice and observe Tadzio. ...

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He wrote a series of poems titled "Poems after Laura's death." ... After the black death infected Milan, he sought refuge in Venice. In Venice he was given a house, and in return he donated all his books to the public. ... Petrarch's final move was from his donated home in Venice to Padua, Italy after a dispute with other scholars in Venice. He lived there until his death in July 18, 1374. ...

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Othello is trusted by everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). ... In the stories he tells her and he father Brabantio, he tries to "shape an image of himself [that is] acceptable in Venice". He has an anxiety about his blackness, and is alienated within Venice (and always will be), very rarely being referred to as Othello, but more commonly given the title of "the Moor", "thick-lips", "the devil", "an old black ram" and "the beast with two backs". ... Iago tells Othello that he knows the "...country dis...

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Othello is trusted by everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). ... In the stories he tells her and he father Brabantio, he tries to "shape an image of himself [that is] acceptable in Venice". He has an anxiety about his blackness, and is alienated within Venice (and always will be), very rarely being referred to as Othello, but more commonly given the title of "the Moor", "thick-lips", "the devil", "an old black ram" and "the beast with two backs". ... Iago tells Othello that he knows the "...country dis...

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It can be inferred from the text that Venice (and Cyprus) were extremely patriarchal at the time that the play took place. ... Secondly, Desdemona can be said to be a very brave person, who would not be afraid of death. ... As Venice was evidently even more patriarchal and socially conservative than we are today, it must have been even more taboo at the time of the play. ... This is a young woman speaking in front of established older gentlemen who control the city of Venice. ... She has plenty of courage, and no reason to fear death. ...

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Venice is a commercial city centered on commerce and trade, the Duke being the somewhat haughty ruler of it all. Venice treats outsiders as well as women with a degree of disrespect. ... As the setting changes from Venice to Cypress, the tension of the story increases. ... Desdemona's death was completely useless and unfair. ...

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Othello sends his letters back to Venice. ... Desdemona, meanwhile, brings Lodovico, who carries a letter ordering Othello back to Venice and giving the governorship of Cyprus to Cassio. ... Desdemona discusses fidelity and death with Emilia, singing a doleful song. ... Othello wounds Iago, but leaves his death to others, who can torture him, then kills himself. ...

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In 1925 an artist was born in New York, New York. Her name was Diane Nemerox. In the future people would know her as Diane Arbus, a great figure in contemporary documentary photographer. Diane was born to a wealthy family who owned a Fifth Avenue department store. She went to school at the E...

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He was twice convicted of the girl's death and was sentence to death. ... On Friday, September 6, 2003, Ruffner was charged for the murder of the 9 year old girl, Dawn Venice Hamilton, the same girl that Bloodsworth was convicted of murdering 19 years ago. ...

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Gatsby tries to defend himself by telling Nick about his life when the war was over, " after that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe- Paris, Venice and Rome" ( Fitzgerald 70). ... Nick later reveals Gatsby's lifelong quest to change his past s his downfall, and ultimately his death. ...

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Instead, he dreams of a life filled with the trappings of wealth and royalty where one lives in palaces in Venice, yachts on the Mediterranean, or plays in Monte Carlo. ... After a week of living like a king, Paul is out of money, and he realizes that he must either return to the depression and monotony of Cordelia Street or escape permanently into death. ... Winter can be used to symbolize coldness and death, which is how this story ends. ...

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" - The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. ... It is amazing that how he connects between love and death very naturally. ... Yet even among modern Shakespeare biographies, in addition to outlandish interpretations of the available facts, there persists a body of traditions about such matters as Shakespeare's marriage, his move to London, the circumstances of his death and the like. ...

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She died in Venice, Italy a short time after she Was born. ... (Applebookshop.com) In 1818, the Shelley's left England for Italy, where they lived until Percy's death. ... In 1819, Mary suffered a nervous breakdown after the death of William, her Only son. ...

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The Baroque Era which started just before the year 1600 and stretched until Johann Sebastian Bach's death in 1750, was a time of tumultuous change in politics, science and the arts. ... Vivaldi Venice wrote Four Seasons in 1725 which consisted of 4 concertos of 3 movements a piece. ...

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When Danny tells the story about Venice Beach ten years ago, how it was a beautiful small prominently white neighborhood. ... They were enforced by Derek's father's death and then formed by Cameron. ...

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In 1962 Olivier was named actor-manager of the new National Theatre, where he appeared in a variety of plays, such as Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, August Strindberg's Dance of Death, and Anton Checkhov's Three Sisters. ...

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He married Isabella Brant in 1609 and then married once again in 1630 to Helene Fourment He resided in Castle Steen, Antwerp until his death in 1640. ... Such painters as Titian and Tintoretto greatly moved his artistic ways in Venice and then later on Michelangelo and Raphael when he studied in Rome. ...

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As shown in the quote "Something sure of state, Either from Venice or some unhatch"d practice made to demonstrate here in Cyprus to him, Hath puddle his clear spirit; and in such cases Men's natures wrangle with inferior things" (III.iv.215) Every time Othello mistreats her, she dismisses it as a state affair. ... Othello vents most of his jealousy as anger by smothering Desdemona to death when she is on her deathbed. ...

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an influential French political philosopher and educationist in the Enlightenment time. Rousseau's profound insight can be found in almost every part of modern philosophy today. Born in a poor family in countryside, Rousseau had no formal education. His mother died after h...

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If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. ... Othello was too brave, too noble, and especially too proud to allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. ... A tragic hero also must have free will or his fate would be decided for him, and his death could be avoided. ... He was brave, loyal, and intelligent, but he couldn't move on past one thing, which led to his death. ...

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If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. ... Othello was too brave, too noble, and especially too proud to allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. ... A tragic hero also must have free will or his fate would be decided for him, and his death could be avoided. ... He was brave, loyal, and intelligent, but he couldn't move on past one thing, which led to his death. ...

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Throughout the play Iago manipulates Othello's insecurities so that when he tells Othello that "In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks they dare not show their husbands " (3.3.202-03), Othello readily believes him. ... Othello's pride clouds his judgement throughout the play and ultimately causes both his and Desdemona's death. ... Whilst this trait may make Othello a much revered soldier, it also causes him to kill Desdemona with virtually no proof of her guilt and eventually leads to his own death. ... It is ultimately these flaws and personal circumstances that lead t...

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Although Othello was black, he was given societal approval by the people of Venice for his success and ability as a mercenary of war. ... Finally, he was submissive, eventually cursing his marriage, believing that "tis destiny unshunnable, like death " (III.iii.275); all men are destined to be cheated on. ...

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American History X Imagine this, you are lying in your bed trying to fall asleep when you hear a sound as if a window just got shattered, you look out your window to see a black man breaking into your brother's car. Running into your brother's room, you interrupt him while he is having sex with hi...

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In William Shakespeare's Othello, we are introduced to several characters throughout the course of the play, three of which are female. These characters are Desdemona, wife to Othello, Emilia, wife to Iago and Bianca, lover of Cassio. Shakespeare has chosen to present the reader with o...

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