Suffering more than is deserved is the main trait of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero. John Proctor- the main protagonist in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible - is the quintessential Tragic Hero. His error of judgment‚ his pride gets in the way of good choices‚ his weaknesses only serve to engender empathy to the audience‚ his spirituality gets wounded by his experience‚ and he‚ in the end‚ make a decision‚ usually involving life or death. Although a good‚ Christian man‚ Proctor is tempted and gives into
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Unusual. In the short story “A&P” by John Updike‚ Sammy is a young man working at an A&P in the 1960’s with many other men. One day three girls walk into the store and blow Sammy away. Nothing on but bathing suits. Soon Sammy’s old and rotten manager Lengel yells at the girls. Sammy quits his job after this. But did he really quit just because those girls got yelled at? No. Sammy quit his job because he realized the job was turning him into Lengel. When Lengel yelled at the girls in line 193-261
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This essay is a sermon delivered by John Winthrop to the Puritans aboard the ship Arbella as it sailed to America in 1630. Winthrop was an early Puritan leader and the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop writes that God has purposely made some people to be rich and others poor in order to manifest his work in the areas of mercy‚ love‚ gentleness‚ temperance‚ faith‚ patience and obedience. He also speaks of the moral gospel’ that requires man to help one another in every want
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dependent upon sense experience‚ and the doubt of everything in effort to gain knowledge. Philosophers have deepened our knowledge as to how we will approach the education of young children‚ whether it will be the rationalism or empiricism approach. John Locke was an empiricist because he believed our knowledge comes to us from experience‚ specifically the faculties of sensation and reflection. On the other hand‚ the rationalists believe that the source of knowledge is reason‚ not experience. The knowledge
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Proof Media Assignment The movie‚ proof‚ directed by the talented John Madden had a much more effective and successful ending than the Pulitzer Prize winning proof written by David Auburn in the year 2000. Little things such as added scenes gave readers and critics a more in depth understanding of the character development of the main characters and gave us a better understanding of their personality. The added scene at the end of the movie that portrayed Hal running like a cheetah chasing after
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Minnesota Semi-Starvation Study Discussion Questions 1. What was the purpose of the study? 1) Gain insight into physical + psychological impact of starvation 2) Determine how to rehab a starving person (WWII in Europe) 2. Is the study an observational or experimental study? a. How do you know? Experimental (they physically intervene with the subjects and the results were cause and effect) b. Where did they find participants? Volunteers (they were doing public service‚ and they were available
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CH. 3 HOMEWORK DISCUSSION QUESTION 3‚ 4 & 5 3.) Bill Simon says‚ “We should get rid of the FASB and SEC since free market forces will make sure that companies report reliable information.” Do you agree? Why or why not? I disagree for several reasons. One‚ investors view profits a measure of managers’ performance‚ therefore giving managers an incentive to use their accounting discretion to distort reported profits by making biased assumptions. Many top managers receive bonus compensation if they
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The flea by John Donne is a persuasive poem‚ in which the speaker is trying to convince his love interest to have a sexual relationship with him. The speaker’s‚ love interest rejects his request of intimacy because it is hinted that the female lover is a proper lady‚ and does not believe in premarital sex. John Donne represents the sexual union of the speaker and lover‚ with the use of imagery‚ rhythm‚ and the conceit of a flea. The flea is utilized as a metaphor to represent the relationship between
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CPIM Exam – Basics of Supply Chain Management Practice Study Sheet Index This study guide contains my notes on topics from “Introduction To Materials Management” as preparation for the first CPIM Exam. It is ordered by chapter. You need to purchase this book in order to make sense of the notes – they are highlights for quick review Index.......................................................................................................................................................1 Chapter
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to improve them towards social responsibility and in turn increase their bottom line. In Company Q’s case some business decisions need to be re-analyzed in order to ensure they are meeting their goals‚ as well as being socially responsible. Company Q is a small locally owned Company that has decided to close down stores in higher-crime-rate areas of the city due to the stores reportedly losing money. Another issue is that it took many years of insisting by the customers to get health-conscience
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