Mr. Todd 12 September 2011 “A Word Is Only a Word” The word friend means exactly what it is‚ just a word. The pure substance behind the word no longer bares any true meaning and feeling behind it. I have learned to limit the use of the word and can only call a select few a true friend. Growing up I thought I was popular because I had so many friends. However little did I know that instead of calling these people friends‚ I should have substituted the word for acquaintances‚ or in the future
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What the Hero In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ heroes are portrayed as regular humans who only differ through what they understand from their failures. Santiago performs actions that any other man would execute in the given situation; however he learns from his mistakes and is willing to teach others through his failures. As Santiago tried to overcome the boundaries set on him by nature‚ he came to the acceptance that man does not have to accomplish the greatest goal‚ and ultimately
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Hamlet is mostly seen as a “tragic hero” which is a person or character with a flaw in personality or judgement that will lead that character to actions that will end in disaster. Hamlet definitely has some flaws that make him fit the basics of a “tragic hero”. One major flaw that actually brings Hamlet to rest is his willingness to over-think. He often thinks about situations too much which causes him to procrastinate‚ this delay in judgement inevitably helps Claudius to escape and plot Hamlet’s
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In history and today‚ government censorship hides things from society. In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag realizes that government censorship occurs and many people in his community do not question why they have certain laws. The government conceals certain things to supposedly keep the society a safer environment and not cause any problems. Government censorship happens with many things such as literature‚ news media‚ entertainment‚ the internet‚ and even communication. Most of these forms of government
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Tragic Hero William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ was written in 1606‚ during the Renaissance. The renaissance tragedy involves tragic flaw that causes the protagonist to have a downfall. It also has a bloody and violent plot just like Macbeth did. In every tragedy‚ they have a tragic hero who has a tragic flaw. Macbeth is a great example of a Shakespearean tragic hero because of his tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is ambition because he murders people for his desire to obtain power. A tragic hero is someone
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What does it mean to be a superhero? What does it take? Before Stan Lee made his mark in the comic book scene a superhero was perfect no flaws what so ever. They were meant to be better than the rest of humanity that’s what made them heroes. But Lee introduced us to a whole new type of hero‚ a real hero flaws and all. He humanized them to an extent that people thought wasn’t possible‚ made them just like any other person. Publishers didn’t think the comics would sell but in reality the sales went
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1. What is the difference between a. and a. Summarize the meaning of “federalism” in your own words. Federalism is a governmental structure that allocates authority between a national government and smaller entities‚ like states or provinces. In the United States‚ this means that certain powers are delegated to the federal government‚ while others are reserved for the states. This means that the federal government holds certain powers‚ while other responsibilities are given to individual states.
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Napoleon‚ Hero or Tyrant? Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769. At a pretty young age he went to the mainland of France to study at a military academy. In the period that Napoleon was born‚ you could only get a great life if you were from a noble family‚ other people couldn’t come far in the estate society. But the French revolution changed this. How exactly? Well after the revolution a lot of noblemen fled outside France or were executed‚ so actually Napoleon was the right
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A true hero does not fear anything‚ not even death. Instead‚ he sacrifices all that he is for what he believes to be right. He risks his life for the sake of humanity‚ helps others no matter what the situation is‚ and asks for nothing in return such as money or treasures. A hero is a person who is determined to do what is right for their nation‚ and determined to follow their dreams and achieve their goals‚ which they have set for themselves. Beowulf is an epic that tells the story of the legendary
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