Jealousy causes many of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to commit dangerous and foolish acts. Cassius' jealousy drives him to kill Caesar. All the conspirators, except the noble Brutus, kill Caesar because they feel threatened by his power. Brutus is the only conspirator who murders Caesar for more honorable reasons. Jealousy is a very important theme in this play. Cassius feels very threatened by Caesar's power. He remembers when he was an equal... 

George Washington and MacBeth were two historic figures who were influential in determining the fate of their nation. Both were ambitious men living during perilous times, yet each charted a different course for himself and his country when faced with the lure of power. Washington fulfilled his ambitions by devoting his life to creating a nation, while MacBeth was ignorant his responsibilities to his country, in turn destroying it and himself. Throughout his... 

Brutus, in a somewhat arrogant, to the point, funeral oration, attempts to sway the people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by stating that Caesar's ambition would have hurt Rome. However, in Antony's oration, he focuses on Caesar's positive traits, and cunningly disproves Brutus tried to justify his reason’s for killing Caesar. The Romans go back and forth between leaders, responding emotionally, rather than intellectually, to the orators. Brutus... 

When I was fourteen, I gave little thought to the various ways people earned money to support their families. I believed people worked to earn their livelihood. It came as a surprise to learn there were devious ways of getting money without having to work for it. One method was known as public welfare abuse. After spending many weekends at my grandfather’s ranch, I discovered what welfare was, and how a community could abuse the system. At a young age, I... 

In the Novel The Great Gatsby, not many people really knew the man known as Jay Gatsby. When he was rich and powerful, he was the man you “want to know.” But when he was dead, life went on without him. It seemed as if nobody cared that he was the man behind the parties and all the good times. He was dead and nobody mourned. This shows that the opinion of the great Jay Gatsby changed by the end of the story. He was an icon of not only every man’s image... 

Herbert George Wells was one of the world's most talented writers. He was able to write in many styles, whether it be science-fiction or nonfiction. Although talented in many areas and genres of the literary world, it is for his contribution to the realm of science-fiction that he will always be remembered. H. G. Wells is known as «The Shakespeare of Science-Fiction.» He is one of the writers that gave credibility to a rising new genre of science-fiction,... 

As I stare deep into the bowels of my so-called 'sandwich', I contemplate the effects and rapid spread of MDD, or Moral Deficiency Disorder. It is a frightening disorder with horrifying effects, although I have only encountered a hand full of cases...without it. Effects of this disorder include: -The 'Party', often mis-treated with narcotics and sedatives, the 'Party' is a dangerous force that causes people with the disorder, and only people with the disorder,...