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    Horace Mann Flaws

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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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    Biff Loman's Tragic Flaw

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    He expresses a tragic flaw‚ undergoes a fall due to his flaw‚ and then endures suffering after he recognizes his flaw. His tragic flaw‚ like his father’s‚ can be best identified as a lack of self-knowledge. He does realize that he doesn’t want to be like his father‚ but has trouble telling him this due to Willy’s flaws. He moves the plot along by agreeing to meet with Bill Oliver. As previously stated‚ the meeting is a

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    An expository essay: Tragic flaw in Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” In literature a tragic flaw refers in plain words when the main character ends up dead or defeated a characteristic feature of the heroes of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories‚ “Young Goodman Brown‚” “The Minister’s Black Veil”‚ and “The Birthmark”. However this concept is even more extensive and best explained in terms of “Hamartia”. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica that word can be understood as an inherent defect in

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    Unequal Education Flaws

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    in a formal matter‚ but rather in a basic way. A child should stay with his mother or caretaker and be educated in their company. The caretaker would tell authorized tales and stories about heroes and gods of the nation in order to develop noble character within the child. After the age of seven the early education stage would begin‚ which included dances‚ hunting‚ and exercises in gymnastics. At the age of ten a child will spend three years learning to read‚ write the poems passed down through the

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    could not forgive himself‚ which caused him to be prideful. Though Proctor had many flaws‚ I still consider he is the tragic hero of the play. Proctors strengths consist of‚ honesty and pride. For example‚ proctor waits till the very last minute to reveal Abigail is lying. Because‚ the people of Salem will find out about the affair‚ this would weaken his reputation. Lust and pride were John Proctors tragic flaws‚ lust is of course‚ one out of the seven sins. Proctor shows tons of pride towards his

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    Education system flaws

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    join teams‚ or even independently play sports. Many sports that help to stay healthy include tennis‚ basketball‚ football‚ swimming‚ and even lacrosse! You don’t need to take actual classes‚ just a game of soccer or football in your backyard can be a great way to get your daily exercise for that day. It is important to exercise and stay healthy. More people need to do so.

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    12 Angry Men Flaws

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    Then throughout the movie and script each of the 11 jurors for various reason change their votes to not guilty. The 12 jurors change their votes from guilty to not guilty through character flaws‚ positive personality traits‚ expertise on the evidence‚ and pattern of behavior. The

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    Emotional Human Behavior is one of the Greatest Flaw of Humanity In our humanity‚ violence is a great flaw. Violence is the reason why we humans caused suffering to this planet and to each other. Greed‚ revenge and envy are 3 of the 7 deadly sins that are most of the time expressed through violence. But at the very beginning of the sins‚ we started it through our anger that we cannot control. For example: revenge is caused by anger‚ envy is jealousy and greed can be caused by fear. Fear is an

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    There is one character that sticks out in my mind greatly while thinking about a response I would like to write for The Iliad. That character is Hector. He was arguably the most monumental soldier that fought for the Trojans. Even though Achilles eventually becomes Hector’s demise‚ while Achilles is away‚ Hector holds his own and really inflicts some damage on the Archean army. However‚ that does not go without saying that Hector had a few character flaws throughout the Trojan War‚ particularly toward

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    necks at the pull of the smallest curb” (scene 2‚ 76-79) Unlike Antigone‚ Creon detects his fixable flaws before its too late and wants to change: “It is hard to deny the heart! But I will do it; I will not fight with destiny.” (scene 5‚ 100) To fix his flaws he must release Antigone from her prison by instructing her to hurriedly marry Haemen. She refuses and hangs herself which makes Creon’s flaws‚ pride and stubbornness‚ unforgivable. Because of the grief caused by her death Haemen commits suicide

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