Tupac Shakur the Tragic figure Tupac was born in New York City‚ where he attended a prestigious Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager that helped him launch his tragic career. Later on moved to Oakland California were the gangster rap started. He started out as a second-string rapper and dancer for Digital Underground‚ joining only after they had already landed their biggest hit. . By 1994‚ 2Pac rivaled Snoop Dogg as the most controversial figure in rap‚ spending as much time in prison
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were‚ unsustainable and foolhardy. The Articles of Confederation stated that congress cannot‚” coin money‚ nor regulate the value thereof‚” This is among the greatest flaws of the Articles. Without regulated money‚ states suffered from inflation of money and trade suffered due to different tariffs instilled upon it. Yet‚ the worst flaw was the last clause which defined what was needed in order for congress to complete an
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have a big downfall. It is sometimes causes by the any setting of the historical background‚ family background‚ or any tragic flaws of the character. In The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ the protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ although is a very smart‚ philosophical‚ enthusiastic‚ and manic person‚ but he is also indecisive‚ inflammatory‚ high key‚ and arrogant person. All these flaws contribute a hard life to him through out the play and they also lead him to his own destruction at the end of the play
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age is capable of elucidating it. In Seamus Heaney’s narration of Beowulf‚ Beowulf commences his heroic journey as a young‚ ignorant warrior‚ and as he grows in both age and experience‚ he gains wisdom and realizes that he is not the immortal warrior he once believed he was. Beowulf’s journey begins when he is implored by the Geats to defeat the monster Grendel. In order to “heighten Hyeglac’s fame and gladden his heart” Beowulf decides to forsake the use of weapon and shield in his battle with
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2013 Beowulf: Epic Hero and Ruler Beowulf displays true courage and valor and as characterized in the epic poem is arguably the ideal epic hero and ruler. He is described as having superhuman strength‚ which is seen countless times within the text of the epic poem. He is designed to be the perfect character‚ demonstrating zero flaws.Really? He is fearless‚ brave and full of courage even when faced with the threat of death. Aside from being a great and victorious warrior‚ Beowulf is shown
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endeavour to explore the flaws of Okonkwo that stem from his own sense of security and show us that he is not an embodiment of his society’s values and norms. Okonkwo in part one of the novel is seen as strong and a courageous man. He is part of the Ibo tribe in Umofia‚ which is a powerful village because of its fighters and warriors‚ such as Okonkwo. However‚ Okonkwo is not essentially an embodiment of his society’s values and norms. He is an individual with many flaws that stem from his own sense
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his downfall. Vaulting Ambition is one of Macbeth’s flaws; it disables him to achieve his utmost goals and forces him to face his fate. Without this ambition‚ though‚ Macbeth never would have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland or have been able to carry out his evil deeds. In these instances‚ ambition helped Macbeth do what he wanted to do. But‚ consequently‚ Macbeth’s ambition has another face and is what leads him to his tragic downfall. Had he not been so enveloped with becoming
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An Epic Hero With a Flaw In one of Homer ’s most ancient Greek epics The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is clearly defined as an epic hero. Although having no superpowers like the Gods‚ Odysseus is portrayed as brave‚ loyal and having cunning intelligence throughout his journey home following the fall of Troy. During his return back to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced with many challenges which derail him from his nostos / homecoming. Yet‚ these obstacles are not only because of the wrath of the Gods‚ but also due
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this evidence disproves Odysseus being a hero and even a tragic one. In conclusion‚ Odysseus is not a hero. Heros are supposed to be role models‚ not god-angering crew killers. In fact‚ Odysseus himself barely survived his journey. Heros must influence society by proving how doing the right thing and being a commerable citizen leads to a happy things. When we accept someone as a hero‚ we also accept their flaws. Odysseus just has too many flaws to accept as a true
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Beowulf The epic poem Beowulf exemplifies the constant struggle between good and evil through the main character‚ Beowulf’s destruction of evil characters such as‚ Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. During the Anglo-Saxon time period‚ society was centered around a certain set of values‚ and heroes who represented these values admired by the citizens. The Anglo-Saxon values revealed through the character Beowulf are comparable to many of the values upheld in modern-day society. The values
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