AMBITION Ambition and its pre-dominant theme of acquisition‚ is being touted as the new ideal of an increasingly materialistic world. Prescribed as an indispensible prerequisite for ‘success’ it has long erased the virtue of aspiration from the minds of our youth. Characterised by a subtle yet firm will to achieve or become‚ aspiration advocates the pursuit of excellence as opposed to mere success. Can ambition and aspiration be seen as diametrically opposite manifestations of the souls needed
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the school policy for displays My setting has no written policy . However guidelines and requirements which covered a few health and safety aspects as well as procedures for putting together a display was given verbally It was explained that displays should not cover any warning signs‚ overlap electrical or light switches. They cannot hang over heaters or obstruct fire exits‚ doorways or windows. Staff are not to stand on table’s chairs or stools while working on a display. When working on a classroom
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ANTIGONE Tragedy is something which is sad however‚ the events will be “tragedy” if something bad happen to someone while following a value and “tragic” will be its adjective. In addition to this there is also a conflict between two goods. Hegel and his thoughts abour tragedy has been accepted until now. When we analyse the play‚ Antigone‚ we face with some differences from Hegel’s thoughts. Hegel’s idea of conflict between two goods is not applicable for either of the characters because they do
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Shakespeare might very well have made the decision to name his play "Iago" and not "Othello‚" but I suppose he had a knack for catchy titles. Since it is Othello’s tragedy‚ even if it is Iago’s play‚ "Iago" would be an inappropriate title‚ especially since it is not Iago’s life that is ruined‚ and although he takes part in mostif not allof the action in the play‚ it still revolves around Othello. That notion aside‚ one might take the time to raise more important or deeper points of discussion
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NAME October 1‚ 2013 Period 2 HGM ESSAY In Greek mythology there are many stories that have to do with arrogance than someone‚ at something‚ or just in general with gods. In the book‚ Heroes‚ Gods‚ and Monsters of the Greek Myths” there are many examples of this kind of situation. In the section‚ Athene‚ is where I found the biggest example. Arachne‚ a girl who lived in Lydia‚ was so boastful she said‚ “I‚ I am the greatest weaver in the world. The greatest since the world begun‚ no doubt
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Character Sketch Hi‚ my name is Marcie and I just recently turned fifteen a few weeks ago. I’m a sophomore at a new school‚ and I have one sister who is a sophomore as well‚ but she goes to college. I moved from the big city of New York to the warm and sunny Huntington Beach‚ California this past summer because my mom’s job transferred her out here. Being the new kid at a different school can be very stressful at times‚ everyone already has their group of friends‚ and I sometimes feel like the
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Hubris in Oedipus Rex Many people of Thebes believe Oedipus is a man with great power but sometimes he doesn’t use it with great responsibility. Throughout the story of Oedipus Rex Oedipus likes to believe he has great power and can do whatever he wants but sometimes he goes insane with power. Oedipus is arrogant many times throughout Oedipus Rex but three main parts when he does is when he lets the town know he solves the Sphinx’s riddle‚ searches for the killer and tells Tiresias what to do. Oedipus
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Compare and contrast the characters of Monsieur and Madame Loisel as they are presented in ‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant. ‘The Necklace’ is set in 19th century Paris. In this period of time‚ the way you lived‚ worked‚ interacted and relaxed were defined by your social class. There were three main classes: upper‚ middle‚ and lower/working class. The necklace primarily focuses on the desire to be in the upper class. At that time‚ a woman could not do anything to change her class but marry someone
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father’s wishes. 2) Victor’s revenge in pursuing math and science "...I at once gave up my former occupations‚ set down natural history and all its progeny as a deformed and abortive creation‚ and entertained the greatest disdain for a would-be science which could never even step within the threshold of real knowledge." (page 27) After witnessing the tree destroyed by lightning‚ Victor begins to study math and science obsessively as a sort of revenge on "wasting" so much time studying natural history
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Wolfe‚ which was published by Collier Books in 1989. Author Biography Thomas Wolfe was born on October 3‚ 1900‚ in Asheville‚ North Carolina‚ a resort community. Wolfe was a good student at the local elementary school‚ and in 1912‚ he was sent to a private school. At the ripe age of fifteen‚ he entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1919‚ one of Wolfe’s plays‚ The Return of Buck Gavin: the Carolina Playmakers‚ with Wolfe playing the lead role‚ staged The Tragedy of a Mountain
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