pushed, which can cause the actor to hurt or kill a hostage. In closing a negotiator should lie to an actor as long as the lie cannot be revealed. However a negotiator should never lie to an actor that is basically on the verge of hurting or killing a hostage, because the cost can be the hostage’s lives. Reference: McMains, M.J. & Mullins, W.C. (2013). Crisis
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Macbeth's prophecy states that he will be king, but Macbeth doesn't know how that will occur. He thought about killing Duncan, "My thought, whose murder yet is fantastical", but he is horrified by this quote which "Shakes so my single state of man." (I.iii, 152-153). "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir (I.iii, 157-159)." This quote means that Macbeth prefers for fate to crown him king. Lady Macbeth is much more responsible for Duncan's murder than Macbeth is
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at home or at school- but usually did. Another weakness. And here she was, complying again, carrying out the instructions they had given her.” Kate realizes that there are two types of innocence good and evil. Kate realizes that Miro thinks that killing all of those people is okay and she realizes that he is innocent, but not in a good way. Kate believes she is not brave. Kate says to herself, “ I’m not heroic, I’m not brave.” Kate has to summon all of her bravery to try and drive the bus away. Kate
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Next, Sanders defines the life of a soldier. Unlike the previously described workers, soldiers often suffered from extreme boredom. Their days consisted of waiting, but it was occasionally they would practice for war. These men work lead up to “killing themselves or preparing to kill others” (349). Once Sanders went off to “rich-kids” college, he ran into many people with opposing opinions on this subject. One girl believed that “men were guilty of having kept all the joys and privileges of the
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Amanda Liford 11/05/2013 Short Story Analysis The Catbird Seat The Catbird Seat, written by James Thurber, is a short story about Mr. Martin who carefully puts together a plan to remove the new special advisor who has done nothing but threaten to eliminate his department and belittle him. She even asks him if he is “sitting in the catbird seat?” which he later finds out means sitting pretty. This story doesn’t end the way he had planned or does it? The story begins with Mr. Martin secretly
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Imagine growing up in a negative home situation where the father figure severally mistreats the vulnerable child. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the Misfit’s actions display an unconscious love through sociopathic tendencies. Flannery O’Connor once said “It’s better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.” It is alright to fail when an individual is young. The time of youth is about making mistakes and learning and growing from them in order for a person to
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show the countdown of how many hours, minutes and seconds were left. The streets started to get full of human waste. The trickling blood on the floor. People running wild as if they was animals. I was confused. In the middle of the scene of people killing each other I just wanted to run. But I couldn’t move. My legs felt numb. It was cold as fear. Strange, Odd, and Curious. Going down the narrow steep road. I notice flashes and fireworks were sparkling from each direction. I knew the purge wasn’t
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attempt to keep control, Antasma shattered the nightmare stone, trapping every single dreamer in a chunk of nightmare, and banishing himself to dreams deep. His sole goal in life is to do one thing: Rule the dreamworld, and the real world. He shows no mercy to anyone who stands in his way, and will crush anyone who tries to stop him in his path to world(s) domination. He even went as far as to destroy an entire nation in frustration of losing control of the dream world, leaving only relics of the
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while attempting to do so. Hamlet feels empty without resolution to his father’s death and since there is no justice system that is going to reveal the truth about his father’s death, he must take it into his own hands. Hamlet delays killing Claudius for a long time after the ghost appears. Hamlet delays his revenge of his fathers death not because he is a coward but because his psychological feelings and need for a perfect revenge cause him to delay in order to wait for the perfect moment
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies starts off with a bunch of boys stranded on a tropical island. This is a perfect place for a group of kids to have tons of fun. The kids have no adult supervision and do not have to worry about getting in trouble by adults. "When the little kids land they are delighted to find that there are no grown-ups about. This shows that they do not worry about getting in trouble, which will later come back to haunt them. The young boys plan on having a fun time
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