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    Odyssey is a hero by today modern standards. There are many standards that Odysseus meets while in his epic journey. I will give you three modern standards that Odysseus meets during his quest. One standard is bravery in Odysseus and his story and I will tell you more in detail. Bravery is a must by modern standards in hero’s today. Back then bravery wasn’t a very needed trait in order to be recognized as a hero.In the Epic poem‚ Odyssey shows bravery a lot during his journey. In one instance

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    introduced to him by his instructor‚ L’Eplattenier. New technologies‚ however‚ began to influence his philosophies. Le Corbusier saw potential in concrete building systems and desired to experiment with its structural abilities through his designs. The modern industry‚ as well as the political disorder which came about following the First World War‚ motivated his innovative design philosophies which appeared in his creation of the Domino House. The structure of the Domino House was a fundamental design

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    definition of the tragedy was restricted to be defined as depicting the downfall of a noble hero or heroine due to some combination of hubris‚ fate‚ and the will of the gods‚ however a modern tragedy is different‚ it changes the execution of a tragedy from hubris to his outside surroundings‚ and the will of god to the affect of people that affect the life of the character. Both Arthur Miller and Franz Kafka depict tragedy not in the classic definition but the modern definition. The modern tragedy is depicted

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    Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times The film Modern Times done by Chaplin can be described as a satire of the machine age and has a theme of the dehumanizing effects of different aspects such as modernity‚ industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and even law enforcement. Modern Times was filmed in the 1930s during the era of the Great Depression. The film’s main concerns were directed towards unemployment‚ poverty‚ and hunger; however‚ Chaplin was able to film this in a way where everyone would still be

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    Tragedy or Comedy

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    Tragedy or Comedy The play writer William Shakespeare is widely considered one the greatest playwrights in history. His work transformed English literature forever. Most of his plays were either comedies or tragedies and some seemed to have the line blurred between the two as they contain elements of both. The play Merchant of Venice is one of these plays that contains flavours of both a comedy and a tragedy. Many scholars have frequently debated whether the play is either classified as a comedy

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    Shakespearean Tragedies

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    The paradox of tragedy is when the worst comes inevitably even to those who proceed with the best meaning. Titus Adronicus‚ King Lear‚ and Timon of Athens are a collection of some Shakespearean tragedies that have survived through the ages because of their content. The society that perceived and attended the theatre at the time each play was written had some influence on how the plays were written or performed in the future. Critics have reviewed and studied all of these plays and many different

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    Is Macbeth a Tragedy?

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    A tragedy is often thought of as a sad‚ pitiful event. The factors used to label an event as tragic are the consequences and the lasting effects. For example‚ the consequences of one or more deaths can be seen as a tragedy. And tragedies are often remembered long after the event‚ clearly impacting the future for those involved. Many people interpret events such as a natural disaster‚ a death of a loved one‚ or a permanent disability as tragic. However‚ others say that this definition of a tragedy

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    Greek Theatre – Tragedy & Comedy As part of the festival called Dionysia which honoured the God Dionysus‚ tragedy‚ comedy & satyr play were the three genres to emerge from the theatre of ancient Greece. Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From its obscure origins in the theatres of Athens 2‚500 years ago‚ from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides

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    The Tragedy of Sahel

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    CASE STUDY: Tragedy of the Commons Overview: The phenomenon known as the "tragedy of the Commons" is a classic environmental event that can be applied to a number of different situations and locations throughout the world. It is best know as the "tragedy of the Sahel"‚ referring to the area in Africa below the Sahara Desert. The Tragedy of the Sahel is an instance of a more general phenomenon‚ The Tragedy of the Commons as articulated by Garrett Hardin. The Tragedy of the Commons occurs when people

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    Dramatic Tragedy

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    When the words "dramatic tragedy" are spoken or read it leads one’s mine to think of classic works‚ such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. We tend not to associate dramatic tragedy with modern day film and theater. We think of dramatic tragedy as it was originally produced in the days of Ancient Greece‚ when the stage was outdoors‚ only a few actors took part‚ and the tragedies that where enacted where those of the death of the main character. Tragedy can be defined as a plot in

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