Ugonna Onyeukwu Period 4 January 15‚ 2013 Okonkwo: A Great Man‚ Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a archetype who fails to overcome or surpass his/her conflict. The book “Things Fall Apart” included a tragic hero. The book was written by the name of Chinua Achebe. The tragic hero in the book was Okonkwo‚ a warrior from a village called Umuofia. Chinua Achebe wrote the book with the purpose of showing how someone with high esteem can fall from greatness so dramatically because of that person’s
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A mirror is the perfect object to represent F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous title “The Great Gatsby” and Ron Howard’s movie “Cinderella Man”. Like a mirror‚ Fitzgerald’s fiction and Howard’s work echoes/whispers/reflects a person’s real life–”The Great Gatsby” emulating Fitzgerald’s (own) life and “Cinderella Man” emulating a famous boxer’s‚ James Braddock‚ life. For instance‚ in his early twenties during his service in the US army‚ Fitzgerald fell in love with Zelda Sayre‚ renowned to be the prettiest
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In this country‚ many feel as though health care is a right of the citizens. I myself struggle with this idea as I do believe we need to address the health care needs of our country but do not feel responsible for those that make poor health care decisions on a daily basis and look for us as a country to care for them. With that same thought‚ I feel a responsibility to help those that are truly trying and are not offered health care benefits through their employers‚ and cannot afford to purchase
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Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed
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Mr. Pellgrin 12/06/12 T/U Man VS. Women Since the begging of time man has been getting into trouble or women have directly lead to their down fall. While comparing the two I found that there are a lot more similarities than differences. Men and woman share the same feelings they just show and express them in different ways. For example men will hold them in until we absolutely have too. Women on the other hand will share their feeling at the drop of a dime. There is nothing more dreadful
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The Great Gatsby is a classic tale that has been interpreted very differently throughout time. One prominent source of constant debate lies in the main character‚ Jay Gatsby. In the novel’s title‚ Gatsby is misleadingly referred to as being “great”. However‚ the events that transpire within the novel paint a very different picture of this man. Despite the title of his story‚ Jay Gatsby is dishonorable‚ immoral‚ a phony‚ and is‚ in fact‚ very far from greatness. To elaborate‚ when Gatsby meets Daisy
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Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the son of Philip II and Olympias. Even at a young age‚ people respected his abilities‚ like the taming of Bucephalus and his activities as regent. Despite these tales‚ I assert that he was in fact quit unfair‚ proud‚ and neglected to listen to any outside governments and the desire of their people. Alexander the “Great” should not be called great because of these and more. The first vestige of my case is his injustices and unfairness against others. In the
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EVERY SUCCESS STORY IS ALSO A STORY OF GREAT FAILURE Failure is the highway to success. Tom Watson Sr. said‚ "If you want to succeed‚ double your failure rate." If you study history‚ you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky: "He must have been at the right place at the right time." Let me share someone’s life history with you. This was a man who
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PC vs. MAC: The Great Debate Want to start a fight between computer users? Bring up one simple question: PC or Mac? Windows advocates will start accusing Mac users of being members of a fan boy cult. Mac fans will maintain that Windows users are the undiscerning owners of hunks of generic junk. It’s a pretty undignified squabble; not unlike talking about religion or politics. Myself‚ I prefer to be diplomatic: I recommend both Windows PCs and Macs all the time‚ and use them both‚ too. The PC-or-Mac
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The Woman Behind the Wallpaper The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” is written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Gilman had a painful childhood‚ her father left her and her family when she was very young. When she finally settled down‚ she married Charles Stetson. After finding out she suffered from depression‚ Stetson put her in the care of a doctor. After divorcing Stetson‚ she married a guy named George Houghton Gilman. In the book “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ Gilman is believed to be expressing how
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