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Hecate vs. Osama Bin Laden

HECATE

Hecate, as a [|Greek Goddess]****has a plethora of identities she takes on. Her roles range from the [|Goddess of Three Paths], guardian of the household, [|Great Triple Goddess], Goddess of Witchcraft, and [|Goddess of Fertility]. She is also considered a “moon goddess” with her kingdoms consisting of the earth, sea, and sky. In Macbeth **(underline the title of a play)**, her part is minute, but these identities she has as a Greek goddess are more credible through her speech with the witches where she says, “I am for the air; this night I'll spend/ Unto a dismal and a fatal end: /Great business must be wrought ere noon: /Upon the corner of the moon” (iii.iv.19-22). The reign of sky and involvement as a moon goddess is exemplified through these lines where she is taking advantage of her powers to quell Macbeth. Hecate is also capable of seeing in multiple time periods, for example, the past, present, and future. In doing so, her role is to remind people of change, especially change that hinders ones **(one's)** growth. As readers today, her role is often outlined in an evil perspective **(The structure of this sentence does not make sense.)**. She can be thought of as the witch stirring the cauldron, but in actuality she is also the guide of one’s life and correlates her work with how a person may act. For example, those who act with honor receive honor. Hecate in Macbeth**(underline)** is considered to be more on the evil, witchcraft spectra **(spectrum)** side of her multiple identities, but if you read into the text one can understand the morph she undertakes to rule many things. In Act 3, Scene 5, she first appears before the three witches that she rules over. She is demanding when she appears before them because the witches have excluded her from the meeting with Macbeth. “The close contriver of all harms/Was never call'd to bear my part/Or show the glory of our art?” (iii.iv.7-9). Her anger with the witches from excluding her, **(delete this comma)** and hate for Macbeth’s poor character move her to make the witches ensure that Macbeth knows his destiny through different apparitions. Here, Hecate uses her role in guiding change against Macbeth.

OSAMA BIN LADEN

Throughout history there has always existed a certain brand of people who have devoted their lives to causing turmoil and uprising. It seems that each age of people is marked by at least one miscreant **(good diction!)**. It is likely that a hundred years from now, Osama Bin Laden will be remembered as one of the notable wrongdoers of our time. Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin, known to the world by Osama Bin Laden has had a considerable impact on history through his actions and beliefs. Most noted by his terroristic acts, the Islamic terrorist is believed to be the founder of the Jihadist organization known as [|Al-Qaeda] link Bin Laden believes that the restoration of [|Sharia la] will set things right in the Muslim world, and that all other ideologies—"[|pan-Arabism], [|socialism] , [|communism] , [|democracy] " Bin Laden, along with his Al-Qaeda followers have taken responsibility for many tragic terrorist attacks to reinforce his belief in the Sharia lawy, which include the [|1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya] which Bin Laden has been indicted for and earned him a spot on the [|US Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list] **(Go back to the beginning of this sentence - it is a huge run-on. Your sentence structure needs work, or you need to proofread.)**. In addition to this gruesome act, Bin Laden has also taken responsibility for the [|September 11, 2001 attacks]. It is horrifying to think that these attacks may have actually been funded by the United States (U.S) itself, **(change the comma to a colon)** however, this may be the case. Following the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Army, the U.S gave several hundred million dollars a year in aid to the Afghan Mujahideen insurgents fighting the Soivet **(misspelled)** army and Afghan Marxist government in [|Operation Cyclone] . Not only did the United States provide money to the Afghans, however **(change however to but)**, **(delete this comma)** they also provided training programs for the soldiers to become better prepared for war. The U.S trained over 100,000 insurgents between 1978 and 1992 while funneling between $3 -$20 billion into the country to train and equip troops with weapons. When Osama was finished fighting the Soviets, he shifted his new weapons and well trained soldiers to hating the U.S.**(Frightening information!)**

COMPARISON

Hecate is a woman of great power over those who she believes require change. She uses her own beliefs and skills to protect those whom **(who)** need protection, and brings terrible things to those whom **(who)** she believes are evil. Her support system is the three witches in the tragedy of Macbeth **(underline)**. Like Bin Laden, a man who has complete control of a group of people, he feels as though his actions are ones that will bring change for the good of the world, which would be the conversion to the Muslim faith **(This sentence is flawed because of the "like Bin Laden")**. Ultimately the two take initiative to harm others, not for their own personal satisfaction, but for the purpose of feeling their **(there)** needs to be a change. Using the U.S. as representation of Macbeth and Bin Laden portraying Hecate we can make comparisons between the two in history. At one point the United States put trust into Bin Laden to fight the Soviets. The U.S supplied Bin Laden with money, weapons and even training for Afghan troops. Bin Laden gave the United States a false sense of security because the U.S. felt comfortable with Bin Laden and does **(did)** not see him as a huge threat. This false sense of security is pointed out also in Macbeth **(underline)** when Hecate says to the witches, “He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear/ His hopes ‘bove wisdom, grace, and fear: /And you all know security/Is mortals’ chiefest enemy” (iii.vi.30-34). Instead, Bin Laden begins to take pleasure in ruining the U.S with incidents like the embassy bombings and the attacks on September 11, 2001. These incidents were not for Bin Laden’s personal gain, however, but more so to corrupt the U.S’s way of life. Bin Laden is driven by the belief that the United States represents evil and gains pride in knowing that the U.S is suffering. Similar to Hecate he uses deception, mistrust, and disloyalty to make sure others fail. Just like Macbeth’s astonishment to **(at)** the witches**(')** deceiving apparitions noted when he says, “Accursed be that tongue that tells me so” (v.viii.17), the U.S. was just as surprised to **(by)** Bin Laden’s surge for terrorism against the U.S. There are also more literal level comparisons that can be found as well **(get rid of "as well" - repetitious)**. Hecate really only appears in the play at two moments. Just as Bin Laden’s presence is not often visually apparent, but his power is **(Fragment)**. Bin Laden and Hecate both have adherents who do most of their dirty work, as they watch upon their actions. Bin Laden being the leader of the Al-Quaeda and Hecate having the three witches as her followers are both represented as powerful influences. Another comparison is that Bin Laden and Hecate only have noticeable roles when they have important information they want to share in order to warn others. Warning others for Hecate is her instruction in the use of the three apparitions. Bin Laden uses a communication tactic by occasionally [|video taping himself] with hidden messages hinting possibilities for his upcoming strategy of change.


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