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    Anger In the book Beowulf‚ he faces several monsters and conquers his weaknesses. In today’s world people don’t battle monsters‚ however‚ they do battle things in everyday life. People have bullies they have to defend themselves from‚ which technically all bullies are monsters. If you put someone else down because you want to them you are basically a monster. People face addictions such as drugs and tobacco. I myself have a monster that I am trying to conquer and that flaw is anger. With a quick

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    Apple Company SW Analysis Abstract This paper will attempt to identify the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ of the Apple Company; a multimillion dollar technological company. There are several aspects of the Apple Company that makes it strong in the industry however there are also areas of weakness that makes the company vulnerable to its competition. This paper will outline the company’s strengths and how it dominates in this ever changing technological world. At the same time this paper will outline the

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    Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism In the article‚ “Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism”‚ Louis P. Pojman explained the grounds on which utilitarianism has been attacked and showed some possible response to its defenders which imply his positive attitude towards utilitarianism [1] . In order to argue that thesis‚ Pojman’s one important premise is the response to the no-rest objection. He believed that the agent should aim at maximizing his or her own happiness as well as other people’s

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    Through The Iliad‚ Homer explores the ancient Greek struggle for mortal men to attain immortality through glory in battle‚ and even death. Those who achieve great kleos‚ honor and courage in battle‚ are respected and loved by their families and kinsmen‚ while those who turn away from it are scorned and disparaged. Even faced with inevitable death‚ the epic heroes of The Iliad choose to war so they may overcome the impermanence of mortality and realize immortality in their remembrance. The idea

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    APA Strengths and Weaknesses After taking the APA Workbook (Mastering APA Style) Term Paper Familiarization Test I believe that I have identified my strengths and weaknesses. Writing in American Psychological Association format has never been a struggle for me‚ but that was before I took the test. The test taught me so much editorial information about the APA style that I have never seen or heard before. I’m certain that in the near future I will be much more hesitant in my writing to ensure that

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    Reading Assignment #1 Study Questions: The Iliad 1. What is the main conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles in Book 1? a. Achilles and Agamemnon’s conflict is a bit of a long story that is loaded with lots of details. b. Agamemnon took Chryseis‚ Apollos’s priest’s‚ Chryses’s‚ daughter‚ as plunder during a raid on Troy. Agamemnon did not accept Chryses respectful plea for his daughter’s freedom in exchange for a wealthy sum. Chryses then prays to Apollo for vengeance and justice. Apollo responds

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    purpose of education is to enable us to become more efficient‚ to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of our life and to be a better person. Unfortunately‚ there are flaws in our current education system. One of the significant weaknesses in the system is the ranking system. Students are ranked each year among their grade and placed in classes from the highest score students to the lowest score students. The rational is to facilitate teaching when students attend classes only with

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    Strengths and Weaknesses As a writer‚ there are things that I do well‚ but there are also things I could improve on to make my writing better. I’m pretty good at getting my point across‚ and getting people to understand what I’m trying to say. Another thing I’m good at is just writing the paper. Once I get started on a paper it is very easy for me to just keep writing until I’m done with it. However‚ when doing this I tend to not use the best grammar and be too wordy with my writing. I can

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    There are numerous instances in which Homer’s The Iliad is able to illustrate the lives of normal people although the epic was generally based around war heroes. In it‚ Homer expresses to us that these war heroes are no different than us‚ as they also make mistakes‚ are stubborn and often need to apologize as shown by the example of Agamemnon and Achilles. During the progression of the plot of this well-known epic‚ Agamemnon attempts to apologize to Achilles by a rather “low” method. He hopes to

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    literary hero is held to the values of the culture in which they are created and can reveal those values to readers of different cultures. Values of a culture are shown through the actions of the heroes in literature; this is very notable in Beowulf‚ The Iliad‚ and Things Fall Apart. Beowulf’s hero shows the values of the culture he represents. Beowulf shows great strength when he fights and wins many battles: Grendel‚ the seamonster‚ and Grendel’s mother. Great strength is also shown in his battle against

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