English 271-80 Monday‚ March 24‚ 2014 The Flaw of Odysseus in the Odyssey and how he overcame his flaw After the Trojan war all of the Greek warriors had made it home‚ except for Odysseus and his men. For them the journey home had many twists and turns that caused them to be away from home for more than 10 years after the war. Their delay was caused because of their inability to follow direct orders and resist the temptation of disobedience. It was for this same reason why none of them made it
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What is Oedipus’ tragic flaw? Tragic flaw is a failing of character in a hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall. Oedipus appears to have many flaws on the surface namely his selfish temperament‚ curiosity and of course his hubris or excessive pride. Firstly‚ his superiority and projection of ego is proved in exposition‚ when Oedipus shows a paternalistic attitude towards his subjects by calling people ‘’children’’ about four times. Furthermore there is a repetition of
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1. Major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the republic under the Articles of Confederation was maintaining national security and creating a stable economic system. Maintaining national security was hard because the national government did not have the power to draft people into the army. The new country did not have an army therefore they were perceived as a weak nation. Many nations were waiting to invade the young country and claim the valuable land. The country also did not show unity
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The clock ticks away‚ eating every little second that they need to spare. Tapping is coming from the front row and an ear busting scraping of erasers on paper comes from the back. Looking around‚ one may see faces of various emotions‚ those laid back or relaxed‚ those who are more concentrated on their own work‚ too much so that they don’t notice the person cheating off of them‚ and those who are looking at every question and realising that their future is coming slowly to an end solely because of
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Animal Testing Outlawed Animal testing has always been a dispute between people; some people think it’s morally wrong and some people think it helps with medical and scientific breakthroughs. Drugs that people use or cosmetics that are used could have been tested through animals before being stocked on shelves. About 800 animals are tested on before a drug is passed to clinical trials (“Is animal”). Many animals get tested on‚ but many like mice‚ rabbits‚ hamsters‚ monkeys‚ dogs‚ cats‚ pigs‚ and
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The American education system has drastically declined due to a rise in mediocrity. At one time‚ America was the world leader in technology‚ service‚ industry‚ everything‚ but it seems that overconfidence and dormancy has caused our nation to fall behind the progressively growing competitive market in the world in regards to education. Other countries have a national standard for goals‚ requirements‚ and regulations. Currently‚ our education system is regulated by the states which implement their
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there can be flaws found in the supernatural theory. For instance‚ if you believe that God has spoken to
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Prologue The dense undergrowth gifted comfort to the pads under her auburn tinted paws as light shone from the stars of silverpelt onto a freshly wept tear‚ which caught the light briefly and rejected it moments later. It trickled down a broad white face struck with the dead song of pure and utter sorrow. Thick‚ once exuberant fur ran in the breeze like the tawny-furred rabbits on the moorland. Claws were unsheathed to assist the brawny feline in coming to an instantaneous halt. A bundle of fur
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The world of The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a mad one. Its an association filled with disallusions and failed hopes and dreams that never blossomed into realities. The NCAA feeds off of studnt athletes that crave a ticket to stardom and or success‚ so that they can steal all of that away from them and gain it for themselves;therefore‚failing all of them. Student athletes do their best to do it all. They become measuring weights by balancing sports‚ family‚ friends and academics;
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learnt from this genre of text. In particular‚ the hero’s “fatal flaw” gives readers poor examples of identifying and coping with imperfections in their character. These fatal flaws‚ which are not common in the real world‚ nevertheless engage with readers‚ and give them morals that many would consider important in their lives. To illustrate this point‚ examples will be given from Shakespeare’s famous tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ in which the fatal flaw plays a great part in teaching morale to the readers or listeners
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