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    Founding Fathers created a form of Government under Articles of Confederation. This was in hopes of creating a Government that was not too powerful. This failed‚ and a stronger form of Government was needed. The Articles of Confederation had many flaws‚ and was very weak‚ causing major problems. This led to creation of the Constitution. In the next few paragraphs‚ a few weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation will be discussed. Such as how there was no national currency‚ and Congress had no power

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    Flaws are an essential part of who people are and how they think. Flaws can’t be ignored and the best thing to do is understand what they are and embrace them. Narrators of stories are also flawed and inherently biased. No one can know and see everything‚ which leaves the reader without knowledge. A narrator’s flaws will flaw the perspective of the reader‚ leading to a less complete‚ or less understood story. Montresor‚ from “Cask of Amontillado”‚ is one example of a flawed narrator altering how

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    Macbeth Character Flaws

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    The Chinese saying “an evil action has its recompense” precisely describes the heroes in Shakespeare’s tragic plays. In these movingly charged plots‚ the characters often possess great power and appear invincible when‚ due to inherent character flaws‚ fall from grace and inevitably pay dearly with their own life. After reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ it is abundantly clear that at least three of its character invite the catastrophes that they ultimately experience. In this play‚ Macbeth is an archetypal

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    Andrew Jackson Flaws

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    supreme court ruling. To tell the truth‚ Andrew Jackson was a great president but his flaws were huge ones. Such as a famous system called the “Spoil System” the spoil system just gave Andrew Jackson’s main supporters (his friends) jobs.By the way of example‚ the only good thing about the spoil system is he took the kindness out of his heart to give his friends jobs.The spoil system was one of the major flaws of Andrew Jackson’s presidency. According to britannica.com “The spoils system involves

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    Flaws In Romeo And Juliet

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    The Fatal Flaw of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" "Romeo and Juliet" revolves around two lovers whose love is destined for tragedy. In the Play "Romeo and Juliet"‚ Act 2 Scene 3‚ Shakespeare demonstrates Romeo’s impetuous‚ shallow and stubborn nature. These character flaws eventually lead to his tragic death and to the death of his love‚ Juliet. This can by shown in the passage of the Friar rebuking Romeo for his shallowness‚ and in the passage of the Friar ridiculing Romeo for his impulsive and

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    Pride: the Tragic Flaw

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    Though sometimes used in stories or fables as something to aspire to‚ such as being proud of one ’s work‚ pride is looked upon as quite the opposite in Beowulf. In Seamus Heaney ’s translation‚ pride is depicted as an unfortunate‚ often fatal‚ flaw which will eventually lead to tragedy or the untimely demise of the character cursed with this trait. Many of the main characters display this affliction‚ several examples being Hrothgar‚ whose pride leads to the deaths of his people‚ Beowulf‚ whose pride

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    Hamlet's Tragic flaw

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    February 14th Many commentators on Hamlet have suggested his tragic flaw is his inability to act because he thinks too much. Do you agree? Every character in every book has benefits and flaws that will affect the outcome in their own situation. Sometimes their benefits overcome their flaws and everything turns out great. Other times a characters flaw can ruin what they have planned or ruin them as a person. A tragic flaw is a weakness or limitation of character‚ resulting in the fall of the

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    King of Scotland. He acknowledges these challenges with immoral actions‚ as advised by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. Through his responses‚ Macbeth’s character flaws are revealed‚ such as his deteriorating moral judgment‚ corrupted sanity and his most fatal flaw of all‚ ambition. Macbeth’s mental health and moral judgment attribute to his character flaws‚ promoting the concept that human nature consists of both positive and negative aspects. Macbeth’s moral standards deteriorate throughout Macbeth‚ as ambition

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    Fate's Flaws In Hamlet

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    conveys these two main factors fate and flaw to demonstrate the depiction of Hamlet’s demise. A flaw is an imperfection‚ or defect in someone’s behaviour. Fate is the development of events outside a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power. Hamlet’s flaws is caused by his melancholy of being sad‚ depressive‚ and overly-introspective which contribute to his downfall. For example Hamlet demonstrated one of his flaws when a ghost visited him in the castle

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    Othello's Flaws Essay

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    Othello’s tragic flaws‚ which include jealously and how the character of Iago is able to evoke this‚ too trustworthy of the ones he loves which ultimately leads to betrayal and the egotistical nature

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