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    Othello's Tragic Flaw

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    Shakespeare Othello is a Shakespearean tragedy; * It concerns the fortunes of one person – the hero. * The hero is of high birth and position. * He has many good qualities. * He has a great weakness in his character. * This flaw is played on by circumstance. * This flaw causes suffering and misfortune to innocent people. * These events horrify and fascinate the audience. * These events lead to the hero’s death. * Audience feels pity‚ fear and a sense of wastage

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    Development Tool." Harvard Business Review. Sept./Oct. 1955. Hopkins‚ C.D Kanter‚ R.M. The Change Masters. New York: Simon & Schuster‚ 1984. Kirkpatrick‚ D.L Latham‚ G.E and E.A. Locke. "Goal Setting: A Motivational Technique That Works." In The Great Writings in Management and Organizational Behavior‚ 2nd ed.‚ L.E. Boone and D.D. Bowen‚ eds. Toronto: Random House‚ 1987. Mayo‚ E Roethlisberger‚ F.J. and W.J. Dickson. Management and the Worker. Cambridge‚ MA: Harvard University Press‚ 1964. He

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    Hidden Flaws in Strategy

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    Hidden flaws in strategy Charles Roxburgh The McKinsey Quarterly‚ 2003 Number 2 After nearly 40 years‚ the theory of business strategy is well developed and widely disseminated. Pioneering work by academics such as Michael E. Porter and Henry Mintzberg has established a rich literature on good strategy. Most senior executives have been trained in its principles‚ and large corporations have their own skilled strategy departments. Yet the business world remains littered with examples of bad strategies

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    Hamlet's Fatal Flaw

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    this is for it to be unexpected therefore he acts like he has gone mad to throw suspicion off of himself. Although Hamlet is a brilliant man‚ his fatal flaw is his inability to escape the prison that is his mind. He thinks too much which causes him to not go with the simple ways of solving his issues‚ which in the end gets him killed. Another fatal flaw that Hamlet possessed was procrastination

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    Romeo And Juliet Flaws

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    not just happen in a blink of an eye it takes time to love someone. Romeo and Juliet’s love story happened in just five days so was it really love? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo has a tragic flaw which is his impulsive nature. With this flaw Romeo affected a lot of characters in the play but his choices mostly impacted Juliet and also her choices that she has to make. When Romeo was faced with a problem he would not think of the consequences he would just go with the first solution

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    The Glass Menagerie Flaws

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    Have you ever wondered how life would be like as an introvert? In “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams‚ the main character‚ Laura’s tragic flaw forces her to drop out of Rubicam Business College leading to a life of isolation and despair. Many times people have told her to “be proud instead of shy and turning away”. Lara was a shy girl‚ who is interested in love‚ and who often turns to her glass animal collection to comfort her. “Well‚ if he doesn’t complain about it. He stays on a shelf

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    Antigone Fatal Flaw

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    In the play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ the tragic protagonist is Antigone because she possesses a fatal flaw‚ or hamartia‚ that leads to her catastrophe‚ “the tragic protagonist’s ruin or downfall” (class handout). Antigone’s flaw is her hubris‚ “some kind of overweening pride or arrogant reliance on oneself” (class handout). Antigone believes that burying the body of her brother‚ Polynices‚ she is doing the will of the gods. When talking to Ismene about burying the body of Polynices‚ after

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    The Flaws of the Socratic Method In Plato’s Republic‚ as well as in most of his other works‚ the philosopher writes dialogues between the character of his mentor‚ Socrates‚ and various figures meant to illustrate contradictory positions. He carefully scripts the engagements in a form of discussion now called the Socratic Method‚ where Socrates critiques the positions of the other characters in order to find flaws in inaccurate arguments. Although this method is prevalent even today‚ I will make

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    Weixin Luo 01/01/13 AP Government‚ P5 Mr Mansfield The Flaw The documentary movie “The Flaw” identified income inequality as the flaw which caused the financial crisis in America. The movie argued that the widening gap between the rich and the poor contributed to the credit boom as wealth was accumulated in the top 1% of the American population. I agreed with the analysis in the movie and the explanation by the famous economists and distressing house owners. As a result of capitalism‚ the unequal

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    Not as They Claimed‚ Character Analysis of The Great Gatsby To every child‚ good or bad seemed very clear to mind. If one stole another’s belongings‚ lie to their parents‚ or hurt anyone in any way‚ it would be seen as a wrong doing‚ as a morally incorrect behavior. But somehow‚ as life becomes more complicated‚ everything that has been done might be based on multiple reasons involving both positive and negative elements. Any act of good cannot be explained as simply because of one’s kindness‚ and

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