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    Oedipus and Antigone

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    many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their families and themselves. Possessing a strong faith in their

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    Beowulf's Flaws

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    The story “Beowulf” a noble warrior but has his flaws maybe even one that will cause him his life. He overcomes various obstacles but did one of them obstacle overcome him in the end? He faced the best and gave it his all. Beowulf a great warrior but soft on the inside? Know from his fierce style of battling but has a soft side‚ weakness‚ passion‚ can this lead to his death? Beowulf tells all these great stories of what he had done. A warrior who feeds for more battling and wants to travel to help

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    Pentium Flaw

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    Brandon Locklear NT1110 Monday Research Paper: Pentium Flaw In 1994 there was a major flap in the media about Intel’s Pentium microprocessor chip. The Pentium microprocessor is the CPU for what were the widest selling personal computers. Unlike previous CPUs that Intel made‚ the 486Dx and Pentium chips included a floating point unit (FPU). Previous Intel CPUs did all their arithmetic using integers; and Pentium chips have these instructions built into the chip‚ in their FPUs. This made them much

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    The Fall of Oedipus

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    The Fall of Oedipus “Thebes is tossed in a murdering sea‚” cries out the priest towards the beginning of the play. Thebes is enwrapped in darkness‚ the houses are cursed‚ children are dying at birth‚ fruit is growing unhealthily‚ and no one can put an end to it. Creon enters with the message that the plague is a result of the fact that the murderer of Laius‚ the former ruler of Thebes‚ is in the city; he must be exiled in order for the plague to end. After hearing the news‚ Oedipus vows to find

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    Achilles Flaws

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    the earth has flaws. Even the Greek gods‚ who seemed impeccable to those around them‚ had weaknesses. Some would say that Achilles was one of the most important people in Greek Mythology. Many people considered Achilles a hero. He was brave‚ strong‚ and victorious‚ yet he was not perfect. He fought gallantly to protect the ones whom he loved. Even though a person may seem perfect sometimes‚ it is safe to say that no one is flawless. Every hero has a hamartia. A hamartia is a fatal flaw that eventually

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    The Flaw Of Socialism

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    2. What will I need to learn more about or research further regarding the topic/issue I have chosen? The first thing I need to learn about is what socialism represents and its ideals. I also need to research articles and journals pointing out the flaws of socialism. Lastly‚ I will need to research arguments in favor of socialism so that I can get a balanced view of both sides. 3. The audience for my paper is a group of my peers. What will my audience know or not know about this topic/issue? I

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    different meanings. Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus is a tragic play that revolves around the issues of morality. The question that thus stands is whether Oedipus was guilty and or responsible for patricide and incest. Significant factors such as the lack of knowledge‚ the importance of riddles‚ the role of prophecies and his destiny and fate and the issues of free will and choice must be taken into consideration in accounting for Oedipus crimes. Undoubtedly‚ Oedipus is responsible for his actions‚

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    Atticus Flaws

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    Essay It is widely debatable as to whether we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect. However‚ it is definite that we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect. This can be best epitomized by the analysis of the highly acclaimed novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird as well as the scope and breath of Steven Jobs’ life. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee lucidly epitomizes the matter pertaining to this theme in her gothic novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Pentium Flaw

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    Kevin Flecker NT-1110 4/26/2014 Pentium Flaw The Pentium FDIV bug was a bug in the Intel P5 Pentium floating point unit (FPU). Because of the bug‚ the processor would return incorrect results for many calculations used in math and science. Intel blamed the problem on a few missing entries in the lookup table used by the company. The error was discovered by Professor Thomas R. Nicely at Lynchburg College‚ Virginia‚ USA. The error was rarely encountered by users (Byte magazine estimated that

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    Flaws of Society

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    Flaws of Society – To Kill a Mocking Bird Bailey Moser October‚ 13 2012 Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes‚ or in traditions. Note briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that Harper Lee apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques she uses to influence the readers views. Do not merely summarize the plot. The novel‚ To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ was a revolutionary tale about growing up and the flaws in society. The author‚ Harper

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