Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone has and Creon does not. There is
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the rest. Antigone is a tragic hero in the Greek play called Antigone. A tragic hero is character who is dignified and superior and whose downfall is caused by a tragic flaw. They usually think that they are in the right mind when the rest of society thinks that they are mad. A tragic flaw is a weakness or error that the tragic hero has. Antigone believes in her heart far stronger than that of the leader’s rule.
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In Antigone‚ Antigone braves through all of her hardships and decisions with her morals and set of values. She dies with pride and no regret for she died because she acted doing what was morally right. Many Greek writers disagree with these traits that Sophocles has given her but it is appropriate because she needed these traits to show defiance and be able to stand up for what is right. Antigone is a tragic heroine who believes in her duty to her family and is willing to sacrifice all
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A duty is something you must do because of your position and is a legal or moral obligation. It is the duty of the squad/section/team leader to account for his soldiers and ensure that they receive necessary instructions and are properly trained to perform their jobs. A noncommissioned officer’s duties are numerous and must be taken seriously. An NCO’s duty includes taking care of soldiers‚ which is your priority. NCO’s do this by developing a genuine concern for their soldiers’ well-being. Leaders
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Statutory duties Main statutory duties of a director are provided by s.132 • Where a director breaches common law duties‚ these statutory provisions impose criminal liabilities. • S.132(1) is a general provision that requires directors to act ‘honestly’ at all times and use reasonable diligence in the exercise of their powers. Any breach of fiduciary duty • Duty imposed on directors to avoid conflict of interest by not using confidential information they obtain by virtue of their position
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Duties of a Student As a student‚ we have duties. Without duties‚ we would all be snotty teenage students. Being able to recognize our duties is very important for the teacher. If we don’t follow our duties it would be chaotic for our teachers. The teachers would no longer desire to teach us. We would be left to fend for our education. We would end up being stupid cavemen or cavewomen‚ because all teenagers are lazy. Our duties as a student are to behave‚ be responsible‚ and be respectful
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Directors’ duties in Australia are designed to promote good governance and ensure that directors act in the interests of the company – including putting the company’s interests ahead of their own (A Guide to Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities‚ 2008). In the case of OHS Solutions Pty. Ltd. in order to give advice it must first be known what are the duties and responsibilities of a director and officer. There are three sources of law in which directors’ duties are enforced: the common-law (judge
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segregation of duties. Explain why these situations are an issue for the business. Discuss how the problem may be solved. Romney & Steinbart (2006) states that‚ Good internal control requires that no single employee should be given too much responsibility over business transactions or processes. An employee should not be in a position to commit and conceal fraud.’ Segregation of Accounting Duties In accordance to Romney & Steinbart (2006)‚ effective segregation of accounting duties is achieved
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Duty of care- when caring for people that are able and capable of doing things on their own but are in your care. If there is a basketball session and the floor is not dry or hasn’t been dried properly and a child slips and has an injury the person that is caring for the child in the session can be sued for negligence. It’s the duty of the carer to make sure it’s safe to play in a certain activity. Higher duty of care- is for people that are less able of doing basic things daily on their own (young
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