Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29‚ 1958 – June 25‚ 2009) was an American singer‚ dancer‚ entertainer and recording artist. Referred to as the King of Pop‚ he is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time‚ and one of the most influential. His contributions to music‚ dance and fashion‚[1] and a much-publicized personal life‚ made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Alongside his brothers‚ Jackson made his debut in 1964 as lead singer and youngest member of
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poison of the old one would die.” -William Shakespeare Romeo Montague is the only son of Lord Montague and his wife. He serves as the male protagonist and has a consistent presence throughout the play “Romeo and Juliet”. Romeo is driven by his fatal flaw and can be identified by his impulsiveness and obsession with love. The two traits bond together to prevent him from changing as a character. These two qualities in Romeo’s character remain consistent throughout the course of the play and leads him
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component of dramas is the idea of “tragic hero”. A tragic hero held the spotlight of the drama to amplify the message of the script. One story that sparked much discussion and interest was Oedipus the King by Sophocles. The story of Oedipus is considered one of the best examples of a “tragic hero”. Greek drama can be better understood in light of understanding how Oedipus in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a strong example of a tragic hero. Aristotle defined a tragic hero to be a man‚ noble in stature
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Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30‚ 1985 in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ to Fred and Debbie Phelps. The youngest of three children‚ Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighborhood of Rodgers Forge. His father‚ Fred‚ an all-around athlete‚ was a state trooper; mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps’s parents divorced in 1994‚ he and his siblings went to live with their mother‚ with whom Michael grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters‚ Whitney (born
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Tragic Hero The Greek play‚ Antigone stresses the position of power and virtue against written law. Creon‚ in my opinion best qualifies for being the tragic hero. His actions‚ words‚ and the comments surrounding him prove that a man who is supplied for life could lose all of it. His actions demonstrate him as a tragic hero. Creon’s belief in nationalism and leadership is demonstrated when he said: “I call to God to witness that if I saw my country headed for ruin‚ I should not be afraid to speak
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Michael Norman Manley (December 10‚ 1924 – March 6‚ 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 – 1980‚ 1989 – 1992). The second son of Jamaica’s Premier Norman Manley and Jamaican artist Edna Manley‚ Michael Manley was a charismatic figure who became the leader of the Jamaican People’s National Party a few months before his father’s death in 1969. Contents [hide] 1 Reforms 2 Diplomacy 3 Violence 4 Opposition 5 Re-election 6 Family 7 Retirement and death 8 Sources
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An Individual Flaw Because of the nature of literature‚ books are imperfect. Readers travel to a convenient‚ simplified world that appears to clarify human experience‚ but ends up muddling story with the author’s prejudice and bias. People have a limited capacity to understand a lived experience that is not their own. Since books are a form of simplified‚ convenient reality‚ it is important to recognize all-encompassing structures‚ like literature‚ that synthesize the human experience and expose
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Tragic Endings A Shakespearean tragedy calls for a tragic ending. Shakespeare ends Hamlet most appropriately through the use of character development and a cathartic burst of violence. Shakespeare’s ending to Hamlet is satisfying in that Shakespeare succeeds in his goal and purpose of creating an effective tragedy. Through his technique in dramatizing Hamlet‚ Shakespeare communicates that procrastination leads to nothing but the suffering of man. As the play nears its end‚ Shakespeare uses development
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Progress toward specified goals is fundamental to planned accomplishment. Measuring that progress is essential since it provides intermediate feedback for continued or corrective actions and can help ascertain actual accomplishment. Beyond the simple assessment of accomplishment is the evaluation of what that accomplishment truly means. Through proper evaluation‚ an accomplishment ’s true worth can be determined. Then‚ decisions about future actions can be made. Care must be taken‚ however‚ to avoid
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Edward Armstrong Mr. Gallagher Fatal Flaw Throughout Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet uses his emotions to manipulate people. He fools Ophelia into believing he is madly in love with her‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into thinking that he is depressed and Polonius into thinking that he is insane. While his controlled array of emotions makes Hamlet appear emotionally stable‚ they are instead simply an outward display of Hamlet’s tremendous acting ability. In reality‚ Hamlet is
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