Often in literature‚ a reader will find a character that is alienated from his or her peers‚ or even from society. Many a time‚ these characters fail to evoke emotion in the reader; the reader fails to sympathize with the character due to his ostracization. Yet‚ sometimes an author creates a character of this kind in such a way that he is relatable. One such character is the titular character of Herman Melville’s “Bartleby‚ the Scrivener‚” as he is originally described as a hard worker‚ is polite
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Who Am We: Not Always Who We Think Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs) are cyber-worlds on the internet in which people playing the game can interact and even play as though it is a real world. In each of these different MUDs‚ gamers can have multiple profiles. Each MUD contains different characters to play with. Should internet users trust these players that they do not know and can not see? In Sherry Turkle’s article “Who Are We‚” Turkle talks about all of the benefits of using MUDs‚ such as building
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Emiliano Zapata has garnered a cult of personality that shares a common trait with myths from the beginning of time in which people would create gods to worship and heroes to admire. Zapata was a revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution who stands out as one of the most admirable figures in Mexican history. From the state of Morelos near the city of Mexico‚ he started a practical movement for land redistribution in his home state that transforms into an ideology of rebelling against bad government
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Obesity: Who is at Fault? Name University of International Business and Economics Obesity: Who is at Fault? It is no secret that an increasing amount of Americans are gaining weight and much of this blame is put on fast food establishments such as McDonald’s‚ Wendy’s‚ Burger King‚ and Krystal’s‚ to name a few. According to Warren Belasco and Philip Scranton (2002)‚ “The increasing consumption of convenience foods is an international trend influenced by changing lifestyles” (p. 3) From a superficial
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is an active character and Elaine disregards all signs of her‚ either by destroying her or by covering her so that she cannot be seen. More convincingly‚ her removal is not easy for Elaine because Cordelia exists in her consciousness and becomes a part of her identity. As said before‚ Elaine has a dual identity‚ which is composed of Elaine’s and Cordelia’s identities. Significantly‚ these two parts can lead to white and dark‚ positive and negative‚ Angel and evil sides of her character. A
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insight. these qualities make him an excellent and perfect ruler who how to help his citizens. For example‚ When the citizens of Thebes beg him to do something about the plague‚ Oedipus is already start to do and thinking about it ‚he has sent Creon to the oracle at Delphi for advice. Although oedipus has a great traits which make him a perfect ruler‚ he has also a dangerous side. as When he tells the story of killing the band of travelers who attempted to shove him off the three-way crossroads‚ Oedipus
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proportional to happiness. Also‚ success can be attained by achievement of one’s goals. In other to accomplish a specific goal‚ one must start by achieving smaller goals which will later lead to the main achievement. For example‚ before Germany soccer players could win the FIFA world cup‚ they had to go through European play offs‚ topped their group‚ made it through the world cup group stages‚ round of 16‚ quarter and seminal finals before reaching finals and winning it. Success no matter how
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envious people. Medusa began a victim just like any other monster. She was punished by Athena for getting raped by Poseidon. She was transformed into a horrifying creature with cracked and scaly skin‚ venomous snakes for hair and worst of all; anyone who looks into her eyes is turned into stone. As a result‚ it prohibited her from coming close to any kind of human contact. Medusa is one of the biggest monsters ever told‚ she was born from a normal and powerful family but she grew up to be normal but
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members of Greece set out for the fleece so that Jason could earn back his father’s kingdom. Jason is a particularly interesting hero because he often displays qualities of an efficient leader. This is distinct compared to other heroes‚ such as Hercules‚ who are better known as warriors rather than leaders. Apollonius’ epic would lay the groundwork for the works of Gaius Valerius Flaccus and Virgil. The Golden Fleece was the item which Jason‚ with the help of the Argonauts‚ was forced to retrieve. The
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The son of a powerful Roman General and Emperor Constantius Chlorus and a very spiritual and religious woman named Helena. Needless to say that Constantine truly possessed the proper bloodline to lead an entire empire and carry out a religious revolution. He was highly educated in philosophy while growing up‚ and could fluently read and write Greek‚ which
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