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Ambition leads to disaster for Caesar, Cassius and Brutus because they all die as a result. Julius Caesar was killed by a conspiracy of senators because they felt that he was too ambitious.  Caesar marched on Rome and defeated Pompey, the former Roman Consul.  Many senators felt that he had over-reached his authority.  They worried that he was setting himself up to be king, and wanted to stop him before he had so much power that he was unstoppable. Brutus explains to the people in his funeral speech that Caesar died for his ambitions. As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.  (Act 3, Scene 2) As far as Brutus is concerned, Caesar deserved death and they are heroes for killing him.  He wants the people to feel the same way.  Unfortunately for him, Mark Antony gives a speech after Brutu...

Pride is one of the major reasons for the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. In Act I, Scene 5, Tybalt's pride is hurt when Lord Capulet stops him from challenging Romeo at the party. Tybalt overhears Romeo, who is wearing a mask, talking about Juliet, and becomes enraged, calling for his sword. Lord Capulet intercepts him and refuses to allow him to engage Romeo and even says that Verona speaks of Romeo as a "well-governed... Pride is one of the major reasons for the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. In Act I, Scene 5, Tybalt's pride is hurt when Lord Capulet stops him from challenging Romeo at the party. Tybalt overhears Romeo, who is wearing a mask, talking about Juliet, and becomes enraged, calling for his sword. Lord Capulet intercepts him and refuses to allow him to engage Romeo and even says that Verona speaks of Romeo as a "well-governed youth." This obviously does not satisfy Tybalt, who is not a patient man and believes that the "intrusion" will only...

There are two possible reasons for why the oral polio vaccine ("polio drops") might not be given to children or infants with diarrhea. The first reason would be that this vaccine, like any other, triggers a minor immune response. The purpose of a vaccine is to train the body to recognize and fight off specific infections by introducing a weak or dead form of the virus. After a vaccine, it is common to experience minor... There are two possible reasons for why the oral polio vaccine ("polio drops") might not be given to children or infants with diarrhea. The first reason would be that this vaccine, like any other, triggers a minor immune response. The purpose of a vaccine is to train the body to recognize and fight off specific infections by introducing a weak or dead form of the virus. After a vaccine, it is common to experience minor symptoms associated with that illness. For example, someone who has received the flu vaccine may feel a little feverish, fatigued, or...

Great Britain had a direct and large colonial presence in both South Africa and India, and in both cases, the British implemented colonial governments run by white settlers, and subjugated the native populations through brute force and the implementation of caste systems. Britain's colonization of India was somewhat more straightforward and much more massive in scale than its colonization of South Africa, partly because the so-called Cape Colony (which later became South Africa) was first colonized by the Dutch in the late 1640s. Later in the 1680s, the Dutch settlers were joined by German and French Calvinists. Unlike the white English settlers who came to form the enormous colonial government of India (The British Raj), the Europeans who settled in what is now South Africa intermarried with the indigenous population, and the progeny of those matches created what would later become known as the "colored population," under Apartheid Rule. Whereas British rule of the so-ca...

Political cartoons were a factor in swaying us to join World War I, to support the Allies in World War II before the attack at Pearl Harbor, and to support our war effort once we entered both wars. The media had a big impact on American public opinion. Newspapers were a major source of information for many people in the 1920s and in the 1930s. Many political cartoons showed the Germans in a negative light.... Political cartoons were a factor in swaying us to join World War I, to support the Allies in World War II before the attack at Pearl Harbor, and to support our war effort once we entered both wars. The media had a big impact on American public opinion. Newspapers were a major source of information for many people in the 1920s and in the 1930s. Many political cartoons showed the Germans in a negative light. The cartoons showed how German submarines were killing innocent American people. They showed what the world would be like if the Axis Powers defeated Great Britain prior to 1941...

The setting is a Caribbean island called Ship-Trap Island, owned by General Zaroff, sometime in the twenties.   The story was written in 1924, and there are references to World War I.  Therefore, the story is probably set sometime in the early twenties.  The story’s action mostly takes place on the mysterious Ship-Trap Island, which has a bad reputation among sailors.  It turns out the reputation is deserved, since there is a man who lives... The setting is a Caribbean island called Ship-Trap Island, owned by General Zaroff, sometime in the twenties.   The story was written in 1924, and there are references to World War I.  Therefore, the story is probably set sometime in the early twenties.  The story’s action mostly takes place on the mysterious Ship-Trap Island, which has a bad reputation among sailors.  It turns out the reputation is deserved, since there is a man who lives on the island who kidnaps and kills sailors regularly.  Sanger Rainsford, the protagonist, is discussing hunt...

Crooks is a pathetic figure because he is ostracized by the white workers and because he suffers chronic pain from his broken body. It seems inevitable that he would build up some resentment against fate and against humanity, but he cannot show it because he is at the very bottom of the social ladder. He could easily lose his job if anyone took a dislike to him, and he could even lose his life, as... Crooks is a pathetic figure because he is ostracized by the white workers and because he suffers chronic pain from his broken body. It seems inevitable that he would build up some resentment against fate and against humanity, but he cannot show it because he is at the very bottom of the social ladder. He could easily lose his job if anyone took a dislike to him, and he could even lose his life, as Curley's wife intimates when she suggests that she could have him lynched if she accused him of attempting to rape her. This doesn't come out in the dialogue but the reader understands th...