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    Mifflin paper company‚ or the beet farmer who inherited his family’s sixty acer beet farm in Pennsylvania. Though these are main portions of Dwight’s life‚ he had many other different parts that made him into the person he was. Dwight is a beloved character on The Office‚ officially known as assistant to the regional manager Michael Scott when the show begins the first of nine seasons. Dwight strives to be an authority figure within the office and often times refers to himself as “assistant regional

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    is one of the main underlying themes of the renowned play‚ Oedipus the King written by Sophocles. Oedipus’ unfortunate fate was a direct result of the harsh and demanding treatment he gave to others. Of course‚ after the realization of this‚ Oedipus grew and was able to learn from his actions and mistakes‚ but what had already been done could not be undone. The main storyline in this play‚ is the one regarding the curse of Thebes.

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    Tom Buchanan is a super-rich‚ hyper-masculine‚ aggressive thirty years old married man‚ who inherited his money from his parents. Not the most likable of the characters of the book and we don’t get a chance to see him in a more sympathetic way. He belongs to a so-called "old money" group of people‚ class‚ which families are well known and respected. When tom was young‚ he moved to east in order to attend Yale university‚ where he also met his wife’s cousin Nick Caraway at the University’s social

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    that one would do something very terrible‚ but not know what one did‚ would one be guilty or innocent? This question relates to the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King‚ written by Sophocles in 429 B.C. If Oedipus did know what he has done then he would be guilty. Oedipus isn’t guilty because he doesn’t know the crimes he has committed. In the play Oedipus the King‚ he has committed a terrible crime of marrying his mother without knowing that he has done so‚ he is innocent because he doesn’t find out that

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    Character Essay ¨Whack.¨ That was the sound of Pete Duffy’s golf club striking his wife’s head. Theodore Boone: the accused by John Grisham is a book about Theodore Boone being accused of stealing tablets from a store. Theodore finds the real thief and he ends up in jail. Theodore has a great personality and is very kind to everyone. He also has a mentality to never give up. Theodore is a shorter kid‚ about five foot two. His short-curly brown hair is always combed to the side. He always wears

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    Oedipus Paper The Theban plays taught ancient Greeks that there were four things that should be learned and lived by in order to be a good person and a good leader. The chorus outlined these things in the last lines of "Antigone" (pg 162). According to the chorus‚ Of happiness the crown And chiefest part Is wisdom‚ and to hold The gods in awe. This is the law That‚ seeing the stricken heart Of pride brought down‚ We learn when we are old. These lines simply put‚ state that wisdom is good

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    Ethical/Moral- In Sophocles’‚ Oedipus Rex‚ there are a plethora of ethical/moral interpretations. These illustrations give insight and meaning behind what the ancient Greeks’ moral/ethical values were. In Oedipus‚ Jocasta‚ both mother and wife of Oedipus‚ brings about the moral lesson that you simply cannot escape your destiny. For example‚ when the herdsman is being pressured by Oedipus to disclose the person who gave the baby to him. He tells Oedipus that “his wife would tell him best how all “this”

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    Lucille Desiree Ball. The first thought that comes into many people’s minds when this name said‚ would be Lucy the well known funny character that played on the popular TV show I Love Lucy. How did she become a legend they ask? With dreams of being on stage in musicals to being the star on the big screen. She started out small‚ and ended up big. Looking back now‚ anyone could say that her childhood dreams definitely came true. Who would have thought that a Jamestown farm girl could grown to be a

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    Was Ray Kinsella a triumphant hero who dared to live his dreams‚ or merely an insane lunatic who blindly followed voices that could only be heard within the confines of his mind? Although either of these theories could be argued successfully‚ the idea that this intrepid man was indeed a hero is supported by a list of characteristics that generally indicate a classical hero.<br><br>In the movie‚ Field of Dreams‚ Ray Kinsella was introduced to the viewers as an ordinary man‚ living an ordinary life

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    In the play Oedipus Rex Oedipus is chosen to be king because unlike many citizens in Thebes he solves the Sphinx riddle. However‚ he becomes blind with the riddle of his own life as he is trying to understand it. By examining Sophocles’ use of irony‚ we can see that Oedipus’s fatal flaw is blindness to his own truth. Sophocles’ makes Oedipus’s intelligence visible to us as he solves the Sphinx riddle but unfortunately‚ Oedipus demonstrates to be book smart but not street smart. It is stated by

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