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    Coursework Unit 1: ‘Many critics have argued that Othello is not a true Shakespearean tragic hero. Explore the idea that Shakespeare intended to make Othello fit the criteria of his tragic hero with comparison to Macbeth.’ By Marina Georgallides A tragic hero‚ determined by Aristotle‚ must show a nobility and virtue of a certain magnitude however‚ their path to happiness should be ceased by their destructive vice (Harmartia- the flaw that eventually leads to their downfall). Peripeteia‚ the point

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    Escape from Reality

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    My Escape from Reality Michael Petty ENG121: English Composition I Sara Keller April 07‚ 2013 I sometimes find myself gazing off over the giant deep blue waters called the Pacific Ocean. It is as wide and far as the eye can see. The dazzling yellow and orange sun begins to fall from the sky as the day comes to an end‚ casting beautiful shades of pink‚ purple‚ and gold onto the white capped swells drifting toward the coastline. I am sitting the edge of a cliff which once extended hundreds

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    those of Greek Heroes. Like many Greek Heroes‚ Percy went on a great and dangerous journey and like most Greek Heroes‚ he had the courage and strength to do this. Because of this‚ Percy is most like Perseus‚ Odysseus‚ and Theseus. Percy is not just like Perseus because their names sound alike. They are alike in other ways as well. Like Perseus‚ Percy was saved because he had a god watching over him. In “ The Great Heroes Before the Trojan War” it says‚ “ But Perseus was saved from his folly. Two

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    The article “Target baby PJs say boys are heroes‚ girls can date them” by Jane van Koeverden‚ reviews the troubling message that had put two Universities of Waterloo in an outrage when Target store had been selling onesies that had been labeled with “I only date Heroes” was being inscribed on the bodied of little infants. This advertisement being sold at Target frames feminist critique on how women are judged powerful by who they date‚ and how men get to be powerful in their own rights behaviour

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    Future Cities Yawns and claps filled the early morning air of our hollowed out empty school as Lauren‚ Lindsay‚ and I presented our model to various judges who saw us compete not to long ago. You could say we were in future cities boot camp because we won the first round and were preparing for the second in front of judges we presented in front of before. There I was wasting my sweet Saturday ironically at school. There were so many other

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    Many people wonder if sports were different 80 years ago than it is today. Well I have done some research and figured out the answer. With the research I have found I determined that sports have changed a little bit but overall each sport is basically the same. Some of examples of sports that have not changed a lot are hockey‚ baseball and the Olympics. Hockey’s National Hockey League got started in 1920‚ which is still around today. The game has changed slightly since its beginning but it is not

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    Children today are much better behaved than twenty years ago. Today if anyone goes out in public‚ they might see children getting away with things that they would have never been allowed to. That though is just parenting styles‚ which will vary from families and generations. Believers that children are worse today would altercate with the fact; that from 2009 to 2009 the rate of juvenile arrest for robbery rose 15%. Believers would also say the juvenile arrest for murder did not change at

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    Deford stated “It would seem to me that reality TV is nothing more than a form of sport. It’s competition‚ a game‚ but on a coast-to-coast bias it’s more emotionally appealing than many of our sports.” This is true because there are so many sports teams and it’s hard to keep up with all of them‚ but with reality TV it’s on one day a week and you can relate to the people because you actually have time to get to know them. Comparing reality TV and sports can show the similarities and differences‚ and

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    Hiding from reality The American Dream for many it means the ideals of freedom‚ equality and opportunity traditionally held by every American. A life of personal happiness in short terms. However this “American Dream “is different for everyone‚ and it is now being threaten by many factors such as the economy‚ which is a big part of it‚ employment and our education as well are being demolished. In “Hiding from reality” by Bob Herbert‚ he explains his view on how the American dream is slowly

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    were considerably different. My mother stated that her favorite childhood toy was her softball glove and softball‚ while I said that mine was my Nintendo Gameboy‚ circa 1989. If you were to ask a child today what their favorite childhood toy is‚ I would venture to guess that their answer would be quite different from those two already mentioned. Today‚ technology is not the only element that has affected change on children in today’s world. The article‚ “Kids Really Are Different These Days‚” discusses

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