and The Flaw By Phanit Asavanamaung 10B Stories are told in many styles‚ through different medias; all which are to entertain or educate its audience. Christopher Booker‚ the author of the book ’The Seven Basic Plots’‚ introduces the idea of the seven basics categories of any story told. The seven basic archetypes are Over Coming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches‚ The Quest‚ Voyage and Return‚ Comedy‚ Rebirth and Tragedy. Tragedy as one of the seven archetypes‚ are found in any type of stories; from
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Even people that appear perfect have character flaws. While not always fatal theses flaws are there. Many people in today’s society have been brought up to hide their imperfections. Hiding them always seems to be the answer. As a whole species we want to please other people because‚ humans are social creatures. Almost everyone growing up was taught the standard response to someone asking how they are doing. It has become clear that everybody has some reason for appearing to be who they so badly
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Amanda Goad has no problem reining in her rambunctious class at Weimar Academy. When telling a story or appealing to the students interests‚ she has the classes’ full attention. Usually it takes time for a first year teacher to gain the respect of their students‚ but Goad fit like a missing puzzle piece. Being a teacher at Weimar Academy is no easy feat‚ especially when you have the work load Goad does. She gives the phrase “early bird” a new meaning with her 3:45 AM wake-up call. After devotions
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The five elements pertaining to the establishment of a false claim under the False Claims Act are the government must establish that the claim submitted is false and that it was submitted knowingly‚ the government must establish that the person submitted the claim with actual knowledge‚ in deliberate ignorance‚ or with reckless disregard for the claim’s truth or falsity‚ the claim was against a department or agency of the United States and if the claim was material. Privacy Standards were designed
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and others face issues with expanding their vocabulary. It can be difficult to do and takes a great deal of practice and patience. A student‚ Amanda Grumke‚ faced these same obstacles as she began writing. At the beginning of her English Composition 1 class‚ her writing landed at a very low level. After a semester of practice‚ she has made improvements. Amanda has improved her sentence structures‚ transitional words‚ and improved points of view. At the beginning of Amanda’s essays‚ she used very
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Amanda Knox is a name that has gain international fame throughout the years‚ but‚ not the type of fame you would normally expect. Splattered across headlines and showcased on the primetime news the name Knox stirred emotions of friends‚ family‚ cities‚ states‚ even whole countries. Such an innocent face attached to such a horrible crime‚ she had to be innocent. Bipolar‚ crazy‚ spoiled American rich girl‚ she has to be guilty. From the public’s eyes the case was a battle fought in two worlds‚ the
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well-known proverbs is curiosity kills the cat; however‚ a more relative saying concerning the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is impulsiveness kills the protagonists‚ Romeo and Juliet . The main characters of Shakespeare’s tragedy are constantly swayed on emotional feelings which are their personal tragic flaw. Juliet‚ Romeo‚ and Lord Capulet make hasty actions that result in the upcoming tragedy of the play. To begin with‚ there is no doubt that Juliet portrays strong characteristics of impulsiveness
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effective tragic drama. Many of Oedipus’ character traits ultimately justify his place as a perfect specimen of Aristotle’s tragic hero. According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ Oedipus Tyrannous is tragic hero due to his hamartia and peripeteia. In Greek tragedy every hero eventually shows signs of weakness and flaw. Though a character like Achilles‚ in Homer’s epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ was brought
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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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people‚ not characters. A character is a caricature.” The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a story about the expatriotes who moved to Europe after WW2. In this novel‚ Ernest Hemingway purposely makes various characters flawed. The author makes Jake Barnes‚ Robert Cohn‚ and Brettt (Lady Ashley) flawed in many aspects. Hemingway used this techniwue in order to make the readers feel the characters are realistic. To begin with‚ unlike many other novels‚ emingway makes his main character very flawed
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