Macbeth

AMBITION 

“Two truths are told, As happy prologues to the swelling act, Of th’imperial theme (1.3)” – Macbeth speaks these lines as he realizes that the witches’ prophecy (that he will be Thane of Cawdor) has come true. 

“Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without, The illness should attend it (1.5)” – Lady Macbeth speaks these lines as she reflects on her husband’s character

“I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which o’erleaps

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ajvsha

2.Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know? Ans: Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author has described about the existence of time-old furnaces and their still burning fire. The Goan society is still having moulders, bread mixers and bakers

4. When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him? Ans: The baker would come twice every day, once when he set out in the morning on his selling round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge

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Public Speaking

VISUAL AIDS- DESIGN
1. Start with a Striking beginning to engage the audience 2. Show one point at a time: It will help audience concentrate on what you are saying. Do not overload the slides with too much information. Short
and simple ideas. Avoid wordiness. Do NEVER write texts, it’s terrible, your audience can read faster than you can read. It’s insulting and boring.3. Contrast: Use a colour font that contrasts sharply with the background. The simpler, the better.4. Make sure you use and effective

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mary wollstonecraft

Hello everyone, my name is Claudia González Torres and today I’m going to talk about Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the first feminist philosopher in history. 

Is most famous for writing the book titled “Vindication of the rights of women”, and being besties with Voltaire, who was a French writer, historian, philosopher and lawyer, and figures as one of the main representatives of the Enlightenment, a period that emphasized the power of human reason and science to the detriment of religion.

Mary

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ingles

alley: small side street–banged: hit noisily–burst in: entered suddenly–catch his breath: breathe normally–concrete: mixture of cement and other materials used for building–crew: sailors and boat workers
cursed: called him bad names–domed: shaped like a hemisphere
dragged: pulled with force–dust: particles of dirt –olded: crossed
foster: providing care for a period of time–gave up: stopped trying
got soaked: became totally wet–grabbing: taking suddenly
horns: devices on cars to make a loud
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Chris – young generation

In the play, Arthur Miller portrays Joe and Chris as victims of the war. Chris is a symbol of the younger generation. He is young and naive soldier. He is honourable, principled, altruistic and socially responsible. He has noble ideas, such as “solidarity” and “responsibility”, which Chris learned in his war situations. He is ashamed of his father. 

He is idealistic and a dreamer. 

The diction “Kids” suggest that for Chris the soldiers were young like children

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