The Imperfect Hero For many people who knew Pat Tillman‚ he was an American Hero‚ who forestalled his professional football career and joined the army after seeing his country attacked on 911. He valiantly fought for his country and for his beliefs‚ and even when Pat died in Afghanistan in 2004‚ his memory lives on in the minds of many people. According to Aristotle‚ the hero is not a true hero like Pat Tillman‚ but rather a person who has serious flaws that lead to the downfall of the character
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11/13/08 Who is Guiltier? In the play “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare it is difficult to determine who is more responsible for the murder of King Duncan‚ Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? It is difficult to determine who is more responsible because each Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have done so many things to each be named the guiltier person. Macbeth is guiltier than Lady Macbeth because Macbeth actually committed the crime of killing king Duncan. When Macbeth is on his
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Older Gen VS Younger Gen Who is to blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet? Throughout this tragedy there have been many key people responsible for the two young lover’s deaths. It is argued that the older generation is blame for the terrible outcome of the play. Firstly the parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and
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write a similar story to the events of the McCarthy trials in order to make McCarthy’s ideals seem flawed. Miller believed that if he could write a story to prove the accusations incorrect he would be able to re-establish his respectable reputation. This story is known as “The Crucible”‚ a story about the Salem Witch Trials and how the townspeople were falsely accused of witchcraft‚ but couldn’t do anything to plead there innocence. Miller managed to show through “The Crucible”‚ how ridiculous McCarthy’s
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Julius Caesar‚ the Tragic Hero in this story‚ was loved by the citizens‚ but killed for the greater good of Rome. Walking down the Roman streets you’d hear his followers yelling‚ “Hail Caesar!” This proves‚ how he was greatly admired by his people‚ and goes to show what would result from his death; angered citizens and war between the two factions. During his crowning‚ this was chanted by the crowd showing this was what they believed was good for Rome. After Caesar’s brutal assassination‚ Mark Antony
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Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better. Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite all of this Brutus like all tragic heroes had one
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the other characters in the play. Friar Lawrence plays a huge part in the tragic deaths of the teenagers. He offers his help to Juliet‚ thinking he maybe could “spy a kind of hope” (Act 4‚ sc i‚ ll 68). He offered her poison to fake her death which solves her fear of marrying Paris. He did not take careful consideration of the chances that things will not turn out the way he expected. Friar Lawrence entrusted a friar (who was unaware of the urgency) to deliver the letter. If Friar Lawrence had thought
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The music recording industry is in trouble. For several years now‚ sales of new and popular music have steadily declined and show no sign of changing. The record companies are quick to blame the growing popularity of the Internet; music is being traded in a digital form online‚ often anonymously‚ with the use of file-sharing programs such as Morpheus‚ KaZaA‚ and Imesh‚ to name a few. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) succeeded in disbanding the pioneer Internet file-sharing program
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the protagonist John Proctor is a tough and sharp-tongued man who throughout the play made the audience feel enraged. Although Proctor creates chaos and captures the reader‚ he is an example of a traditional tragic hero. He uses his stubbornness to place himself in a hole‚ this leads to the truth to be unveiled and death for the common man. A traditional tragic hero can be perceived as one who makes an incorrect judgment and then results in his or her destruction
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The attack of Pearl Harbor on December seventh‚ 1941‚ was a tragic event in American history. Throughout the 1930’s and 40’s Japan had been trying to conquer Asia. During this time‚ the United States had been helping Great Britain to help fight against the Nazi’s by giving them supplies (Remembering). At the end of the summer in 1940‚ the United States had completely shut off trade with Japan. With Japan’s ongoing journey of trying to conquer all of Asia‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the
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