Character Analysis of Prince Hamlet in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare and Oedipus in "Oedipus King" by Sophocles In Aristotle’s literary discourse‚ "Poetics‚" he discusses his theory of tragedy‚ wherein he introduces the concepts of tragic flaw or "hamartia‚" which serves as the catalyst for the protagonist’s downfall or the tragedy of the story to happen. He determines a tragedy as a "drama" that brings about a "sorrowful conclusion‚ arousing fear and pity in the audience" (Roberts and Jacobs
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Both basketball and football are well loved sports around North America‚ but if you had a choice to play one for the rest of your life which one would you choose? They are quite different from each other though. They are both played by men‚ but basketball is also played by women. Different times of the year will you be able to catch these exiting games though. Although both football and basketball are fun to watch‚ they differ in the seasons that they are played‚ the number of coaches on each team
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When laptops entered the computer market‚ everyone wanted one of these small devices for computing on the go. Laptops received a lot of hype because of their portability and their ease of use. This new technology took the computing world by storm and dominated the portable computer scene until a new device entered the market: the tablet. This device offers several of the same features as laptops but with added portability. Some individuals may feel this is the new way to compute and they can’t live
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The Incas and Mayans were both civilizations that did not reign for very long‚ but still left their mark in history. They both were different‚ yet remained similar in society‚ trade‚ and religion. First off‚ the two civilizations were different in their societies. The Incan people were separated amongst one another based upon social rank. They held a class system that held rulers and wives as the highest level to farmers‚ herding families and conscripts as the lowest. The Mayans‚ however‚ were
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Differences Between the Federalists and Jeffersonians During the early formative years of our nation‚ George Washington and John Adams both opposed any development towards splitting politics into two divisions. The two early leaders thought of it to be very unconstitutional‚ stating that Americans need to set aside their differences and remain unified. However‚ the rapidly growing interests of north and south‚ rich and poor‚ and industry and agriculture were all tossed around until two major
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Author: Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf‚ one of the greatest feminist writers in English literature‚ has published numerous novels and essays throughout her life‚ among which Mrs. Dalloway(1925)‚ To The Lighthouse(1925)‚ Orlando(1928)‚ A Room Of One’s Own(1929)‚and The Waves(1931) are well-known to readers all over the world. Woolf had been living in patriarchal society ever since she was child. Some said that she was kind of self-made. As a matter of fact‚ she suffered from mental breakdowns
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Isolation of exosomes from human serum The initial volume of serum for the experiments was 4 mL per sample. The samples were diluted with an equal volume of PBS (AppliChem‚ St. Louis‚ MO) to decrease the viscosity. The diluted serum samples were centrifuged at 2‚000×g for 10 min and 10‚000×g for 30 min at 4 °C to remove dead cells and cell debris. The supernatant was transferred into Ultra-ClearTM tubes (Beckman Coulter‚ Indianapolis‚ IN) and centrifuged at 100‚000×g using a Beckman Optima XL-70
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Likewise‚ The Motorcycle Boy‚ who is known for ending organized gangs‚ disappearing for days at a time‚ and stealing motorcycles‚ lives with the same isolation. The narrator’s older brother has been called The Motorcycle Boy for so long that no one even remembers his real name. Because of his differences‚ many see him as insane‚ but his father begs to differ: “Your mother‚” he said distinctly [to the narrator
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cloning vectors to carry genes. (Synder et al.‚ 2007) Useful plasmids that serve as cloning vectors have three common features which are an origin of replication‚ a selectable marker and a cloning site. (Garrett et al.‚ 2010) Plasmid pBR322 is an example of one of the widely used cloning vector that has 4363 base pairs. This plasmid has an origin of replication‚ a selectable marker which codes for ampicillin and tetracycline resistance gene‚ and a multiple cloning site. The structure of plasmids
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Sarah Gonzalez Chinese Culture VS American Culture It doesn’t matter what kind of ethnicity you are‚ or how you were brought up. Everyone is deeply rooted in their own culture. “Culture” has a different meaning to everyone. Comparing American culture to Chinese culture we will find many different meanings to the word “culture”. For example‚ we Americans are always looking for something bigger and better for our future‚ and the Chinese are content with a small reserved lifestyle with no intentions
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