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    courage. Atticus Finch shows the gift of determination through the book. Secondly‚ Mrs. Dubose who has a morphine addiction fights with endurance and firmness. In contrast‚ Boo Radley who has the fortitude to fight a man with a knife is a heroic and a fearful moment in the novel. Given theses points Atticus‚ Mrs Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are all a symbol of courage. Atticus Finch showed determination by fighting for Tom Robinson’s freedom. Atticus is a hardworking man who does not let go of this case

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    What do you consider to be a hero? What traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence‚ bravery‚ and loyalty. One way that Odysseus uses his intelligence is to help his men. For instance‚ He puts beeswax in all of his crew’s ears when passing the Sirens. The epic states "Going forward I carried wax along the line‚ and laid it thick on their ears” (Homer 706). This helps them get past the Sirens successfully

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    draw a diagram of a perfectly competitive firm earning a positive economic profit assume the wages‚ which the firm pays to its workers‚ falls. Illustrate the impact of such an event on the price‚ output and profits of this firm 2. Examine the following statement to see whether it is true or false. If it is true‚ explain why it is true. If it is false‚ explain why it is false and then write the statement correctly. A profit maximising perfectly competitive firm should select the output level

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    to get out of what he saw as too artificial. In John Green’s book‚ Paper Towns‚ Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ the main character’s curiosity and friend‚ talks about how a “paper town” to her is a superficial place‚ and artificial. Fake and uniform‚ too much like every other town around it. I think Chris is trying to say the same thing. People don’t often notice how similar they are. All working toward the same goal and desiring the same things. He leaves society because he is tired with what the world has

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    empathy‚ healing‚ awareness‚ persuasion‚ conceptualization‚ foresight‚ stewardship‚ commitment to the growth of people and building community. Samwise Gamgee and Frodo are two great examples of a servant leaders. Sam is always caring for Frodo and does everything for Frodo and he meets some of the characteristics of the servant leader. Frodo is a servant leader because he is risking his own life to save everyone else from destruction. The next leadership theme listed is leadership as resistance.

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    Characteristics of a perfectly competitive market structure The four main characteristics of a perfectly competitive market are as follows: A large number of small firms‚ identical products sold by all firms‚ no barriers on entry or exit and perfect knowledge of prices and technology. These characteristics mean that a perfectly competitive firm is unable to exert control over the market‚ as a large number of perfect substitutes exist for the output produced by any given firm. The demand curve

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    Ancient authors Homer and Virgil wrote two of the greatest epic poems in human history; the Iliad and Aeneid. Both works are presented with a world full of gods and goddesses‚ and courageous heroes fighting glorious wars. In the Iliad however‚ Homer presented a more savage and lawless interpretation of both its gods and heroes. Through the Aeneid‚ Virgil tried to improve upon his work by presenting both gods and heroes in a more moral and mature light than what Homer did in the Iliad. The Iliad

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    Truman Show is a film which has been developed through a range of images. Peter Weir has creatively directed a film portraying the media and its impact on society. Within this film we see the effectiveness of techniques‚ which include camera angles‚ framing‚ shot types‚ camera movement‚ style of music‚ costuming and sequencing. By using a range of different techniques Weir is able to create emotive images and portray three different worlds to the audience. Image is everything in today’s society appearance

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    citizens have met their bare necessities. What does Aristotle mean by ‘good’? Does it mean happiness? Stability? I found this idea particularly intriguing because Aristotle points out that this goodness is best achieved collectively rather than individually. Is this possible? As Aristotle himself points out‚ people typically act in their own self-interest “in order to obtain that which they think good”. (1252a3) If the state aims at the “highest good” (1252a6)‚ does this necessarily benefit

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    What role does society and politics have in our public school system and what are its ultimate affects on the children? In the 1600 ’s in the New England colonies of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire and Connecticut‚ what began as a system of primarily teaching male children to read and interpret the Bible was eventually reformed to the 19th century concept of creating a national public school system which would be used as a community cornerstone to “create better citizens‚ unite society and prevent

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