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  • The Tragic End

    The Tragic End

    The Tragic End My understanding of the nature of logic as it pertains to critical thinking has changed dramatically within the last year. My original belief was that critical thinking was only a process of thinking about a subject for a long period of time and giving it your undivided attention. I have come to learn that critical thinking goes beyond that first belief. Critical thinking has no time limits and does not always require

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    Essay Length: 780 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: David
  • Oedipus: A Tragic Hero

    Oedipus: A Tragic Hero

    Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King is Sophocles’s first play of “The Theban Cycle.” It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate, but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw

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    Essay Length: 699 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Flaw of Evolutionary Theory

    The Flaw of Evolutionary Theory

    The Flaws of Evolutionary Theory In the early years scientists once believe that life came from spontaneous generation, process by which life was thought to be formed from a nonliving substance. Early scientists thought that mud produced fish and that rotting meat produced flies was a justification for what people observed. In 1668 an Italian physician, Francesco Redi put this theory into action. His design of a controlled experiment to test the idea of the

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    Essay Length: 2,008 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Two Flawlessly Flawed Heroes (the Illiad)

    Two Flawlessly Flawed Heroes (the Illiad)

    The Illiad, an epic poem written by Homer, is set during the very end of the long Trojan War. The war starts after Paris, a prince of Troy, steals Helen, the wife of an Achean named Menelaus. Menelaus’ brother is Agamemnon, the leader of the Achean army and they go to war with the Trojans to win Helen back. The initial conflict in the story is when Achilles gets angry because Agamemnon takes his beautiful

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    Essay Length: 1,702 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Julius Ceasar Leader

    Julius Ceasar Leader

    Great Leader A great leader is comprised of three single components: an ability to make a good appearance, an ability to speak well to a public gathering, and an excellent relationship with the people. Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar recounts the tale of two would be leaders. Julius Caesar was the emperor of Rome and had as his goal to become the king of the Roman State. Marcus Brutus was an admired man because of

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    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Wendy
  • To What Extent Do the Characters Antony and Caesar Embody the Conflicting Worlds of Egypt and Rome in Antony and Cleopatra

    To What Extent Do the Characters Antony and Caesar Embody the Conflicting Worlds of Egypt and Rome in Antony and Cleopatra

    TO WHAT EXTENT DO THE CHARACTERS ANTONY AND CAESAR EMBODY THE CONFLICTING WORLDS OF EGYPT AND ROME The Shakespearian play ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is a tragic love story between the two characters Antony a Triumvate Ruler of Rome and Cleopatra the Queen of Egypt. The play of Antony and Cleopatra is not just a tragic love story it also incorporates a storyline of international politics, therefore making it a public and also a private drama

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    Essay Length: 1,566 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Jon
  • Creon: Antigone’s True Tragic Hero

    Creon: Antigone’s True Tragic Hero

    F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy." This quote is based on the definition of a tragedy, a story of a person who starts in a high position in society and falls throughout the story to end in a state worse-off than where he began. This person is known as the tragic hero. The tragic hero is the character who falls from grace due to fate and

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    Essay Length: 576 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: regina
  • Julius Winfield Erving 2

    Julius Winfield Erving 2

    Julius Winfield Erving II, born on Februrary 22nd 1950, is considered one of the greatest players to play the game of basketball. Commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim. Erving helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), and much as some players are considered "the team," Dr. J was considered "the league."

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    Essay Length: 361 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Discuss to What Extent the Monster in Frankenstein Is Portrayed as a Tragic Hero?

    Discuss to What Extent the Monster in Frankenstein Is Portrayed as a Tragic Hero?

    Discuss to what extent the monster in Frankenstein is portrayed as a tragic hero? Aristotelian defined tragedy as “the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself.” It incorporates “incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions.” The tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor evil but indeed a combination of both.

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    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: regina
  • A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall The thought of being made a cuckhold, losing honor and respect, and foolishness all play an important role throughout William Shakespeare’s, Othello. The main character, Othello, is a tragic hero. He is well respected, he has a tragic flaw of machismo, and in the end his fall is far more than he deserves. Othello is a man of high stature in Venice. He is the general of the army, he

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    Essay Length: 1,670 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Flaws of the Creature: A Critique on Walker Percy

    The Flaws of the Creature: A Critique on Walker Percy

    In his essay, “The Loss of the Creature,” Walker Percy claims that there are two types of “students:” “privileged” and “unprivileged knowers.” However, Percy labels his readers by what he feels is appropriate. According to David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky in the introduction to Ways of Reading, it is up to us, the readers, to determine what Percy might mean when he uses key terms and phrases in his essay. Bartholomae and Petrosky believe

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    Essay Length: 1,775 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Othello - Tragic Hero

    Othello - Tragic Hero

    When discussing the characteristics of Othello one finds he has more than one side. Othello is a tragic hero in this drama. Also, he portrays a man with much greatness. Consequently, Othello has many weaknesses. In order to truly understand the character of Othello, one must understand him as a tragic hero with both greatness and weakness. A tragic hero is the main character in a play that takes a downfall or is ruined during

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Tragically Overlooked

    Tragically Overlooked

    For many Canadians, their personal preferences in music are heavily influenced by popular music from the United States. The converse, however, is rarely true and as a result, it is not uncommon for extremely popular Canadian bands to struggle to find commercial success south of the border. One of the most notable bands to be stricken by this unfortunate occurrence is The Tragically Hip. Comprised of Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Gord Sinclair and

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: regina
  • Dr. Faustus a Tragic Hero

    Dr. Faustus a Tragic Hero

    Dr. Faustus a tragic hero. In his tragedies, Marlow conceived his heroes, first of all, as men capable of great passions, consumed by their desires abandoned to the pursuits of their lusts, whether they lead to glory, butchery, and loss of kingdom or eternal damnation. The intensity of emotion gives them an elevation and a heroic interest that outlasts contemptibility or pathos. Nor are they without representational value. They linger in the mind as men

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    Submitted: June 2, 2010 By: Janna
  • Romeo Is Completely to Blame for the Tragic OutCome In the Play.

    Romeo Is Completely to Blame for the Tragic OutCome In the Play.

    Romeo is completely to blame for the tragic outcome in the play. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is without doubt one of the most well-known love story. Throughout the five acts of the play, one tragedy follows another, with the famous suicide of Romeo and Juliet as a tragic conclusion. Throughout the play, it may seem that Romeo caused these events to unfold, however it is unjust to say that he bears all responsibility

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: David
  • Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists. A hero/ heroine is described as the principal male/ female character in a literary or dramatic work or the central figure in an event, period, or movement. The classic tragic hero was defined by Aristotle in the fourth century as, “someone who is highly renowned and prosperous” (LATWP, 639), suggesting that there is a “natural right ordering and proportion of traits within the human being that

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Jon
  • Is Henchard a Tragic Hero?

    Is Henchard a Tragic Hero?

    A tragedy is a combination of fate, and gods who are acting against the hero ; who has achieved greatness but through a weakness or flaw in his character, who falls into the depths of misery and followed by death. Moreover, in Greek tragedies, a chorus is present, commenting on the actions of character, just as the rustic chorus in Mayor of casterbridge. The changes in time also give a dramatic tone to the story, as

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    Submitted: May 2, 2011 By: pirhanna
  • Major Flaws in American Healthcare

    Major Flaws in American Healthcare

    MAJOR FLAWS IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE Major Flaws in American Healthcare Abstract This paper explores published articles, books, and research studies to understand if truly the Unites States of America has an advanced healthcare system. Further it picks the flaws of the system and analyzes the reason for those to be corrected. Though many countries in the world do look for advice from America for best practices of healthcare we should understand if we are the

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    Submitted: November 12, 2014 By: Soujanya Parvataneni
  • What Main Flaws or Shortcomings in Soviet Industrialization Policy Were Exposed During World War II

    What Main Flaws or Shortcomings in Soviet Industrialization Policy Were Exposed During World War II

    Due Saturday, February 20. Write a 3-4 page paper on the Harrison article on the question, according to Harrison, what main flaws or shortcomings in Soviet industrialization policy were exposed during World War II? What evidence and arguments does he present in support of his conclusions? Soviet officials from that era in 1930 would insist that they entered in this agreement to buy time to prepare for an inevitable conflict with the Germans. Nonetheless, during

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    Submitted: February 21, 2016 By: nora0727
  • The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche

    The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche

    The Tragic Streetcar Named Blanche A tragic protagonist is the main character that is beset with certain conflicts that lead to their downfall. Blanche Dubois fits the mold of a tragic protagonist because of her self destructive traits and her volatile environment. The combination of the external and internal conflicts left Blanche with no chance for sanity and relief. Blache became a shattered product of her dangerously erratic habits and environment. Blanches external conflicts

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    Submitted: March 23, 2016 By: vtaft
  • Things Fall Apart - Tragic Hero Summary

    Things Fall Apart - Tragic Hero Summary

    Amir Radmand Radmand 1 Miss Mastandrea World Lit Block F 16 March 2016The Story of Okonkwo the Great Here in Umofia, a famous hero named Okonkwo brought pride and honor upon his village for defeating the land’s best wrestler. He became known as “a man of action, a man of war” (Achebe 7). He became husband to three women and father to several kids, which was a major accomplishment at the time, and was also

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    Submitted: April 7, 2016 By: xAR27x
  • Shakespeare Tragic Hero

    Shakespeare Tragic Hero

    The Shakespearean Tragic Hero 1. Heroes as exceptional beings - sufferings of an unusual kind - His nature is exceptional and is raised in a respectful form that is above the average level of humanity. - Made of the stuff that is within us and by the people we are surrounded by 2. Heroes tragic trait/fatal gift - Makes errors through action/omission which causes for the downfall - Wins sympathy through his errors - Tragic

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    Submitted: September 28, 2018 By: Nimmy

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