Joshua Chamberlain’s speech states several of his character traits in his speech. The first trait is fair‚ it states on page eight “I will do what I can to ensure you a fair trial”. The next trait is humble on page eight the author states “I’m told that if you don’t come with me I can shoot you. Well‚ you know I won’t do that but maybe someone else will. The final trait is Responsible‚ one example from the text that proves this is “I’ve been ordered to take you men with me” This proves that he’s
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Childhood: Abandoned and Chosen Steve Jobs was the natural-born son of John Jandali and Joanne Schieble. Jandali was a teaching assistant from Syria and Joanne was a Catholic girl from Wisconsin whose parents disapproved of her relationship with a Muslim. Unable to wed‚ they gave their baby up for adoption and baby Steve was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of San Francisco‚ California. Paul Jobs was an engine technician turned car mechanic‚ and he introduced Steve to the world of engineering and design
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attributed their characters with identifiable traits in order to make them more relatable to the reader. Positive traits make the character more likeable‚ while negative traits cause the reader to view the character with distain. Writers of American mythology sought to distinguish and celebrate the United States. Their writings indicate the way the people of the time viewed themselves. The goal of American mythology writers was to show how robust the new nation was. Mythological characters often pave their
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The Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would
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accused. But if the accused is guilty but never proven to be‚ does that mean he is innocent? An example of this is Steve Harmon in the novel‚ Monster. Steve is on trial for felony murder for a robbery. In the book‚ Monster by Walter Dean Myers‚ although Steve Harmon is pronounced innocent‚ he is actually guilty because he lied to the jury‚ is familiar with the crime‚ and is paranoid. Steve always changes his story‚ telling the jury one thing but writing something else in his notebook. While on the stand
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Commencement Address at Stanford University‚ Steve Jobs explains what he believes what the value of life is to him. He speaks of the day he found that he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer which was first known as incurable. Doctors had told him to get his affairs in order in other words prepare family and friends for death. This was a very intellectual topic for Steve as well for his value of life had changed forever. A quote that stands out is how Jobs states “ Remembering that you are going to
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“Stay hungry..Stay Foolish” Steve Jobs. Whenever I feel low‚ I always listen to this inspirational speech given by Mr. Steve Jobs at Stanford graduation day and these particular words haunt me all the time. Stay hungry‚ always be eager to know things whether new or already known facts and stay foolish‚ sound like a fool to learn new things‚ even it is a silly or minute doubt better clear it. It has been a linchpin for my success so far.During paper presentations and educational seminars‚ I feel
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For a large nation-state to have a thriving democracy‚ five key conditions must be met . First among these is an educated electorate and a wise "learned aristocracy." To paraphrase Plato ‚ an educated electorate is essential for a democracy chiefly because it is called upon to entrust candidates for office with power and at times is called upon to make decisions directly. It is imperative that the body politic be informed and not respond to the populist impulses or be lulled into surrendering their
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The Character Traits of Macbeth William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth shows us that cheating will not get you were you want to go. Macbeth was written in the 16th century England during the Elizabethan period‚ because of this the story has a complex plot and many themes that the people in the Elizabethan period would enjoy. The character Macbeth has many traits that Shakespeare used to develop Macbeth throughout the play and even how the character Macbeth advances the theme of the play.
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Do you know The Man of Steel? He’s handsome. His moral compass always points in the right direction. He always saves the day. He’s the first comic book superhero. He made his introduction in 1938 in Action Comics #1. He wears a red cape. He’s an alien from the planet Krypton. His alter ego is Clark Kent. He has a giant S on his chest. He’s … Superman! Having grown up on a different planet‚ Superman was born with powers. Just like how all dogs bark and all humans have belly buttons‚ everyone on Krypton
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