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    Mifflin paper company‚ or the beet farmer who inherited his family’s sixty acer beet farm in Pennsylvania. Though these are main portions of Dwight’s life‚ he had many other different parts that made him into the person he was. Dwight is a beloved character on The Office‚ officially known as assistant to the regional manager Michael Scott when the show begins the first of nine seasons. Dwight strives to be an authority figure within the office and often times refers to himself as “assistant regional

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    Tom Buchanan is a super-rich‚ hyper-masculine‚ aggressive thirty years old married man‚ who inherited his money from his parents. Not the most likable of the characters of the book and we don’t get a chance to see him in a more sympathetic way. He belongs to a so-called "old money" group of people‚ class‚ which families are well known and respected. When tom was young‚ he moved to east in order to attend Yale university‚ where he also met his wife’s cousin Nick Caraway at the University’s social

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    Character Essay ¨Whack.¨ That was the sound of Pete Duffy’s golf club striking his wife’s head. Theodore Boone: the accused by John Grisham is a book about Theodore Boone being accused of stealing tablets from a store. Theodore finds the real thief and he ends up in jail. Theodore has a great personality and is very kind to everyone. He also has a mentality to never give up. Theodore is a shorter kid‚ about five foot two. His short-curly brown hair is always combed to the side. He always wears

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    Lucille Desiree Ball. The first thought that comes into many people’s minds when this name said‚ would be Lucy the well known funny character that played on the popular TV show I Love Lucy. How did she become a legend they ask? With dreams of being on stage in musicals to being the star on the big screen. She started out small‚ and ended up big. Looking back now‚ anyone could say that her childhood dreams definitely came true. Who would have thought that a Jamestown farm girl could grown to be a

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    Was Ray Kinsella a triumphant hero who dared to live his dreams‚ or merely an insane lunatic who blindly followed voices that could only be heard within the confines of his mind? Although either of these theories could be argued successfully‚ the idea that this intrepid man was indeed a hero is supported by a list of characteristics that generally indicate a classical hero.<br><br>In the movie‚ Field of Dreams‚ Ray Kinsella was introduced to the viewers as an ordinary man‚ living an ordinary life

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    Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture.  As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing

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    Loyalty‚ courage and honor are all traits that define the greatness in a person‚ but to obtain all of these attributes is very difficult. To be loyal is to give unending support towards someone or something. When a person is courageous‚ he or she is brave in a way that is heroic. Honor is having high respect and admiration. In the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff‚ protagonist Marcus Aquila shows flawless loyalty‚ courage and honour throughout the book. Marcus’ loyalty shines through

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    world Championships Bolt became the first athlete in the 32 year old history of the IAAF athletics championships to complete a triple triple making him the most successful athlete at the IAAF.” (Usain Bolt Jamaican Athlete) “He was the 1st man since American Carl Lewis in 1884 to win the 100 meter‚ 200 meter and the 4x100 rely.” (Usain Bolt Jamaican Athlete) He was also the 1st man ever to set world records in all three of these events. (Usain Bolt Biography.) “Bolt gained almost as much fame for how

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    Hannibal Lecter is one of the most widely known serial killers in recent memory. A fictional character that took the world by storm nearly thirty-five years ago‚ still wreaks havoc on the minds of many individuals. Hannibal was first introduced to the world in 1981 when the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris was published. Since then he has been featured in three more books by Harris and has been featured in a numerous amount of television shows‚ and movies‚ in which he was famously portrayed by Anthony

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    The character John Bender throughout the movie was the criminal or in other words the bad kid. John really didn’t respect anyone in the movie he either made fun of them or made them feel like crap. John didn’t care what he did‚ in the beginning of the movie he walked across the street and the cars had to stop for him. Also John also bossed everyone around‚ when someone sitting in a chair he wanted to sit in he would make them move to another seat. John has a bad home life‚ when he was talking

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