the earth has flaws. Even the Greek gods‚ who seemed impeccable to those around them‚ had weaknesses. Some would say that Achilles was one of the most important people in Greek Mythology. Many people considered Achilles a hero. He was brave‚ strong‚ and victorious‚ yet he was not perfect. He fought gallantly to protect the ones whom he loved. Even though a person may seem perfect sometimes‚ it is safe to say that no one is flawless. Every hero has a hamartia. A hamartia is a fatal flaw that eventually
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Kevin Flecker NT-1110 4/26/2014 Pentium Flaw The Pentium FDIV bug was a bug in the Intel P5 Pentium floating point unit (FPU). Because of the bug‚ the processor would return incorrect results for many calculations used in math and science. Intel blamed the problem on a few missing entries in the lookup table used by the company. The error was discovered by Professor Thomas R. Nicely at Lynchburg College‚ Virginia‚ USA. The error was rarely encountered by users (Byte magazine estimated that
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Flaws of Society – To Kill a Mocking Bird Bailey Moser October‚ 13 2012 Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes‚ or in traditions. Note briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that Harper Lee apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques she uses to influence the readers views. Do not merely summarize the plot. The novel‚ To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ was a revolutionary tale about growing up and the flaws in society. The author‚ Harper
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should have no difficulty returning himself and his shipmates back to their dwellings. Unfortunately‚ Odysseus as well as his crew members had some flaws that are common to all humans. These certain characteristics not only made their quest for home much longer than intended‚ but also made it tiresome and convoluted. One of Odysseus’ major flaws was his pride as well as his overconfidence in himself. One might argue that pride is a good thing to have; however‚ in the case of Odysseus he
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endeavour to explore the flaws of Okonkwo that stem from his own sense of security and show us that he is not an embodiment of his society’s values and norms. Okonkwo in part one of the novel is seen as strong and a courageous man. He is part of the Ibo tribe in Umofia‚ which is a powerful village because of its fighters and warriors‚ such as Okonkwo. However‚ Okonkwo is not essentially an embodiment of his society’s values and norms. He is an individual with many flaws that stem from his own sense
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and how the characters’ view life. None however‚ as interesting as Hamlet from the play Hamlet. The character of Hamlet is interesting because although he was born from status‚ he does not have all the power. Hamlet is also well aware of his flaws and his flaws are not that obvious to the audience. The most engaging scenes are the ones where Hamlet is alone speaking truths about his thoughts on suicide and humanity itself. Although Hamlet and his thoughts might seem like the thoughts of sad teenager
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pro-green society for quite some time now. That being said‚ controversial inputs are bound to be aired out and discussed. As for these two articles‚ I find myself agreeing with many points of which the authors have stated but there are some flaws to each as well. These flaws necessarily regard to the future of each decision and if the decision will result in an effective outcome. Thus‚ keep on reading and we’ll dive deeper into my recycling ideologies. Although I would definitely follow through with
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Karrie Yusefzad English 12 Instructor Wilder 6 November 2013 Hilarious Flaws Whether it is via film‚ late night television shows‚ newspapers‚ comics‚ or literature‚ satire is found virtually everywhere. Satire reminds and teaches us as humans to laugh at ourselves every once in a while‚ as well as directs us to acknowledge and accept our own imperfections as we strive to become perfect people. Satire helps us as humans take a step back and see what life is truly about. Late night television
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The flaws of Marxism. Introduction to Philosophy T-122 Dr. Danielle A. Layne April 15th‚ 2011 At the turn of the 19th century‚ an unprecedented amount of change had because of the Industrial Revolution. The concept of slavery in its typical terms had been abolished. Society itself had drastically changed. The population had more than doubled in Europe. Due to the Enlightenment era‚ philosophers had reduced God to a realm that does not describe
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effective and ideal method of governance‚ due to its widespread usage in the relatively well developed and influential western world. As a result of this‚ many of the fundamental flaws of democracy are easily ignored or glanced over‚ making democracy an ideal candidate for this essay. It is my belief that the two largest flaws of democracy are that of its exploitability‚ and its propensity for polarization. The exploitability of democracy stems from the vastly divided power over the government that
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