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    democracy. Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. This was true to an extent‚ but Jackson and his followers did have some flaws. When it comes to the Unites States Constitution‚ Jackson attempted to act as a guardian; but he only protected its content when it benefited his popularity or ran parallel with his stances on governmental issues. Jackson was most definitely

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    Tragic Hero Essay

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    Tragic Hero In many‚ a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions

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    Les Miserables Flaws

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    Claudia Lara Burke English 11 Nov. 27‚ 2009 Fatal Flaw In the film Les Miserables‚ Jean Valjean is a hero because he often sacrifices himself in order to be fair and to protect his loved ones. Valjean‚ a reformed convict‚ sacrifices himself and gives up his freedom after a long period of his life time hiding from Javert‚ because he would never let an injustice occur. Javert an inspector from

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    Mark Twain's Flaws

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    and the poor alike. He introduced the ‘epic adventure’ style‚ (like the Iliad and the Odyssey) into American literature. Throughout his long and eventful life‚ Twain saw many flaws in his society and reflected upon them in his writing. His most popular and criticized novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ emulates these flaws. In the novel Twain criticizes the mind-set of the Gilded Age‚ shows the lack of compassion in the white society versus that shown in black society and ridicules human greediness

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    Flaws in Education System

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    Jacqueline Bonds October 31‚ 2012 Writing 1300 Dr.Corum Flaws in the Education System Students in America need a good education to keep our economy strong‚ and school is the best place to get it. Whether someone attends a private‚ public‚ or home school‚ they’re all going to get an education‚ and that is what is important. However‚ there are many factors that can reduce a student’s ability to learn and perform in school. An overemphasis on sports is one of these. I know this is a tired subject

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    Michael Kors

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    Michael Kors‚ the website is www.michaelkors.com. The corporate head office is located in New York City 11w 42nd St.‚ New York NY 10018. The phone number is 1-800-908-1157‚ FAX 646-354-4730. Michael Kors is a worldwide company. John Idol is the chief executive officer of the Michael Kors company. There isn’t an exact number of employees working at this company for 2013 but for 2012 there was 418‚000. The Michael Kors company was founded in 1981. The company’s mission statement is

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    Oedipus Tragic Hero

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    Sophocles‚ contains a very prominent tragic hero: Oedipus. A tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition of one‚ must possess six traits. One of them is that the tragic hero must be of noble stature. Another trait of a tragic hero is a tragic flaw. A third trait defined by Aristotle is that a tragic hero must have a period of recognition of his crimes. Oedipus strongly displays each of the three aforementioned‚ necessary traits; and he is‚ then‚ an obvious tragic hero. Oedipus’ noble stature is immediately

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    Michael Vey

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    Michael Vey Chapter 49 Michael unlocked all the doors to set free the others with powers just like him. They greeted each other and explain what power they have. But for Michael still he felt depress because he couldn’t save his mother. But Taylor gave a kiss on the Michael’s cheek to help him cheer up. Michael blushed and said thanks but still he felt depressed. Ostin asked him if he as feeling alright but Michael just replied by giving a smile. After several minutes‚ they decided to call Taylor’s

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    Education System Flaws

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    Flaws of the education system according to Holt Everyone has their own opinions on beliefs about school. Many say school is the only way for children to go‚ and many are against it. John Holt wrote an inspiring story called "School Is Bad for Children" that has an outlook on all aspects of school and why it’s not for children. He elaborates on all points to argue the fact that children shouldn’t have to make life harder by going to school. Holt indicates certain points‚ but ones that stick out

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    Michael Oher

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    Obstacles Michael Oher Faced to Achieve his Dreams In the novel‚ The Blind Side‚ a young boy named Michael Oher experiences many challenges that caused him to change throughout his life. He started off as a shy‚ uneducated boy and later grew into an inspiring role model who went through many obstacles to achieve his main goal of becoming a football player. The novel starts off by describing Michael as a homeless boy trying to survive his life‚ but the novel later progresses into him meeting new

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