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    accomplishments are underscored by their abilities to lead and inspire others. Many theorists have pondered what characteristics and traits lead people to have such a passionate drive towards success. Donald Trump is one of these triumphant individuals‚ who despite adversity have accomplished unrenowned achievements. In order to understand what has made Donald successful‚ his character traits must be analyzed and compared to acknowledged theory. Donald Trump is a true American success story and his approach to

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    Name: Audrea Pereira Indirect Characterization Traits 1. Ambitious Definition: Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. What might an ambitious character do? A person who is always doing something to achieve their dreams or goals‚ not the type of person to stagnate and sit still. 2. Responsible Definition: Having an obligation to do something‚ or taking care of someone. What might a responsible character do? A responsible person would make everyone in the car wear their seat

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    your life which could lead to a positive or a negative impact on your life. Oedipus Rex was written around 429 BCE by Sophocles and is the second play of the trilogy‚ The Three Theban Plays. This play consists of a prologue‚ parados as well as an exados and four acts and odes. The setting of the play takes place mostly in Thebes with side notes about previous pasts in other areas‚ like Corinth. Oedipus is the main character‚ who‚ in his best‚ tries to help the city of Thebes and reveal the killer

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    Authors give characters personality through the characters actions‚ language‚ and thoughts. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is one of the characters with a tremendous personality. Friar Laurence’s character is that of a trustworthy‚ friendly‚ and helpful man. The first trait of Friar Laurence’s personality is him being trustworthy. When talking to Romeo the Friar says "But come‚ young waverer‚ come go with me. / In one respect I’ll thy assistant be" (89-90). By telling this to Romeo

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    reveals that he is out to hunt Rainsford. Rainsford then defeats General Zaroff‚ and Rainsford lives in his mansion for an unknown amount of time. In TDMG‚ General Zaroff‚ besides for his mental state‚ has some pretty solid character traits. General Zaroff’s first character trait is that he is complimentative. Hist first quote that proves this is “it is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter to my home.” This proves that he is complimentative because

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    William Kamkwamba Character Analysis William Kamkwamba was a boy from Malawi‚ invented his own windmill from nothing but scrap and junk‚ this caught the attention of a lot of people in the world and led him on the path to a better life. Today William works with non-profit WiderNet Project and the WiderNet@UNC research lab at the UNC School of Information and Library Science. He made his way there because he was innovative‚ and determined to bring his family out of the famine that spread his country

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    important to have good character traits‚ so that you can represent Jesus in a good way towards non-believers. It is our job to bring non-believers in and show them the correct path. So the way u act and respond in certain situations will be looked at from the world and you want them to make others ask the question of what makes you different. We can not achieve anything with God’s help so it is only with the help of God can we develop good Character traits. Good character traits are very important for

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    This essay is going to describe someone`s character traits that I read about. A fictional character named Beowulf. He is a larger than life character of Epic proportions. Beowulf was a warrior‚ who was honorable‚ brave‚ and courageous. Honor is trait of Beowulf that made him part of who he is. He would fight his opponents the way they fought him. Grendel‚ the monster of Herot‚ used his hands to fight. And that’s all‚ so Beowulf said (line 262) “That monster scorn of men is so great he needs no weapons

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    In the Oedipus Cycle Sophocles conveys a powerful message through his characters—that with experience comes wisdom‚ and with wisdom comes the ability to see the truth. Oedipus is the man of unyielding pride and arrogance‚ Creon‚ his brother‚ is the crafty politician‚ and Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus‚ is perceptive and righteous. These three characters ’ personae play a major role in making the idea of truth tangible. In the beginning of Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is still riding on the power

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    The character traits‚ fears‚ and personal experiences of Edgar Allan Poe can be seen in the narrator of “The Black Cat”. Within the first page of the passage‚ the narrator describes his wife‚ whom he married early‚ as “not uncongenial” or friendly. Poe is most likely referring to his wife Sarah Elmira Royster‚ who is both his cousin and bride when she was 13 years old. Like Poe’s wife‚ the narrator’s spouse is described as friendly‚ faithful‚ and loving. Moreover‚ Poe’s apparent problems with alcoholism

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