Around 4.6 billion years ago‚ our universe was born by accretion from the solar nebula known as the Big Bang. As the sun heated up‚ this orbiting matter accumulated and unavoidable mass of larger bodies collide to successively create protoplanets with its own gravitational pull. During this period‚ Earth was nothing but molten rock from the collision with other bodies and volcanoes‚ temperature reaching over 2‚000 fahrenheit. Not only that‚ but Earth then‚ would’ve been toxic to humans and modern
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Chapter 3 1. What is a standardized test? Describe different types of standardized tests. Standardized test are used to evaluate achievement in comparison to that of a sample group of children‚ also to measure a child’s achievement on specific test objectives. Some types of standardized test are: intelligence‚ achievement‚ and aptitude all measuring facets of ability. 2. What is meant by quantifiable scores? Quantifiable scores support interpretation of the test results. Most psychological
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Discuss progression of her life as parallel to change in Florentine Streets (pull in art and religion/rules of society in order to examine the similarities) (also note how in end when Savonarola’s reign ends‚ Florence is better and life is better) Marriage/love art religion Quotes: The City of Florence: During her youth: Page 52: Lorenzo’s death put the city out of sorts in many ways. Page 85: And when soldiers are at war‚ they are not citizens‚ only mercenaries‚ and young virgins are
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The Tragedy Archetype: The Rebirth Within Prim Lerthirunvibul Y10D (Blue) The seven archetypes is a theory in which there are seven ways of story-telling namely Quest‚ Voyage and Return‚ Rebirth‚ Comedy‚ Overcoming the Monster‚ Rags to Riches and Tragedy. The Tragedy archetype is one of the seven archetypes used in story-telling mentioned by Christopher Booker in The Seven Basic Plots. This archetype is known to expect a specific reaction from the readers often using grief‚ destruction and death
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Tragedy is a huge part not only in life but in literature. Tragedy in reality can be anything; death‚ natural disaster‚ suicide‚ and so on. Tragedy in literature is portrayed in a plays or religious ceremonies. Most of these tragedies are related to the disaster of heroes‚ legends‚ and religious myths. A tragedy in literature may have some similarities as tragedies in real life‚ but will need key aspects to be considered a tragedy. Tragedy is portrayed very differently in literature compared to
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In an essay in 1833‚ William Forster Lloyd outlined a phenomenon called the “tragedy of the commons.” The tragedy of the commons can be defined as individuals acting only for their personal benefit‚ thus depleting a necessary group resource to the point that it cannot recover (“Tragedy”). This issue reared its head in the state of North Carolina recently due to the gas shortage caused by a damaged pipeline. On September 9th‚ Colonial Pipeline Company discovered it had a leak in its southern pipeline
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THE STRUCTURE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY ----------------------- 1. Exposition: Since Shakespeare’s stage had no central curtain and few stage props‚ the exposition reveals the setting (time and place) and sometimes highlights a theme; it has the important function of providing the appropriate mood and atmosphere for the play‚ also acting as a “hook” to engage the audience. Shakespeare rarely introduces his tragic figure at this stage. 2. Inciting Force: An incident that introduces the conflict
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According to the Aristotelian view of tragedy‚ a tragic hero must fall through his or her own error. This is typically called the "tragic flaw"‚ and can be applied to any characteristic that causes the downfall the hero. Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark can be seen as an Aristotelian tragedy and Hamlet as it’s tragic hero. Hamlet’s flaw‚ which in accordance with Aristotle’s principles of tragedy causes his demise‚ is his inability to act. This defect of Hamlet’s character is displayed throughout
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Leal Honors English 10 – Period 3 8 October 2010 McFarland‚ Thomas. “The Meaning of Tragedy.” Tragic Meanings in Shakespeare. New York: Random House‚ 1968. 3-16. Thesis Statement: “We look into the tragic mirror ... to extricate our being from nothingness” (7). Tragedy reflects human existence. It is very unusual for one to be thinking of his or her death. Instead‚ we look into tragedy‚ which reflects human life in the bluntest and most straightforward sense. This tragic mirror
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The Deft Touch of Catch 22: Heller’s Harmonious Unison of Comedy and Tragedy Since the dawn of literature and drama‚ comedy and tragedy have always been partitioned into separate genres. Certainly most tragedies had comedic moments‚ and even the zaniest comedies were at times serious. However‚ even the development of said tragicomedies left the division more or less intact. Integrating a total comedy and a total tragedy into a holistic union that not only preserved both features‚ but also
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