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    Oedipus the King

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    secrets are generally bad‚ but if they were known could people possibly make different choices in life? In the story of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus’ entire life is build around so-called “family secrets”. In the end of his misguided choices which result from his lack of knowledge of his heritage lead to the development of his character and his tragic fall. The development of Oedipus’ character is essentially lead by a family secret. A secret can misguide our lives; it can mix up our identities and

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    Option #3 - Tragic Hero Aristotle identifies the tragic hero as a character who falls from a lofty position because of a tragic flaw (hamartia)--normally that flaw is pride (hubris). Identify the tragic hero in Antigone. Analyze the scenes in which the character displays pride and identify the effects that this pride has on the character’s life. How could his/her life have been different if he/she had behaved in a less prideful manner? Rubric

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    The 10th Doctor

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    The 10th Doctor and His Journey “What is your name?” said a all metal man know thew out space and time at a cybermen in a robotic monotone voice‚ and a man says back to the cybermen “I am The Doctor”. The Doctor? Who is the Doctor? This name comes for a science fiction British television show call Doctor Who. Doctor Who is about a time-lords the last of the time-lords‚ a time-lords is a time traveling humanoid alien that survives on two hearts‚ they are genius‚ they know anything and everything

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    Doctor in the House

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    From: DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE By R. Gordon Richard Gordon was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚1 a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his "Doctor" series. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted for witty description of a medical student’s years of professional train­ing. To a medical student the final examinations are

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    Nora and Oedipus

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    adding major personal flaws each author illustrates their character as a tragic hero. By exemplifying the flaws of each character Sophocles and Isben create characters that seem detached‚ yet somehow relatable. In each play‚ “A Doll’s House” and “Oedipus the King”‚ the authors detach the characters by time or situation. Another way the authors do this is by adding a point where the readers begin to feel pity for the characters due to their personal dilemmas. Although separated by time‚ the plays share

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    Oedipus' Tragic Flaws

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    Oedipus’ Tragic Flaws: An Analysis of Oedipus Rex In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ first performed sometime in the 430s B.C.E‚ the scene opens in front of the palace of Oedipus‚ King of Thebes. As Oedipus enters‚ he finds many children and priests praying to the gods. Oedipus questions the oldest of the priests as to why they are praying. The priest tells him that there is a plague of sorts that has befallen on the city of Thebes causing the destruction of crops and livestock and also caused

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    A profession of doctor

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    Among them‚ the profession of doctors is perhaps most respected for service to the society. A good doctor is also empathetic and humane. He tries to understand what his patient is going through and shows kindness while dealing with the unwell. This would involve interaction which can turn into a more personal relationship. A patient can comfortably communicate what he is experiencing that can help in the more precise diagnosis of illness.  There are many types of doctors in our country such as pediatricians

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    Becoming a Doctor

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    Becoming a doctor…well‚ that is no easy task. Metaphorically‚ it’s a love or hate situation. Before you decide to enter the field‚ you need to make sure you have the qualities of being a doctor‚ which are to be very personable‚ willing to help other people‚ passionate‚ determined‚ hard worker‚ and devoted to your job. One thing that immediately eliminates a lot of people from considering this field is the sight of blood. You have to make sure you can be able to see that‚ in order to even think about

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    The Day Doctor

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    Brandon M. Silerio 8th The Day Of The Doctor “Through crimson stars and silent stars and tumbling nebulas like oceans set on fire‚ through empires of glass and civilizations of pure thought‚ and a whole‚ terrible‚ wonderful universe of impossibilities. You see these eyes? They’re old eyes… and one thing I can tell you‚ Alex: monsters are real.” (Doctor who personal quote “Night Terrors”) Doctor Who is a story where the main character‚ “the Doctor”‚ is constantly time traveling to explore different

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    Are Doctors To Blame

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    “wellness”. Pharmaceutical drug overdoses are now one of the leading causes of death in our nation (Are Doctors to Blame for Prescription Drug Abuse?). The problem with overprescribing is astronomical in the United States. As the epidemic is coming to be out of control‚ many are pointing fingers at doctors. Are physicians to blame for the abuse of prescription drugs? A study has shown that doctors are only a part of the problem. “While we value convenience and easy fixes‚ systemic processes can also

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