Type of Work . The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy. In ancient Greek literature‚ a tragedy involved the downfall of a noble character with a tragic flaw (called hamartia). The Great Gatsby records the downfall of two characters with at least some noble characteristics: Gatsby and American society. Their tragic flaws are naive idealism and corrupt behavior. The Great Gatsby was Fitzgerald’s third novel. Previously‚ he had published This Side of Paradise (1920) and The Beautiful and the Damned
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Tragedy of Othello Although Othello has every reason to believe Iago‚ he is too quick to judge to believe that his wife is cheating on him. Desdemona is a pure honest soul that is caught up in the drama between Iago and Othello. She believes that if she continues to ask Othello to reinstate Cassio‚ then her lord would do it for her in which she later realizes that Iago is putting lies into her husband’s head about her cheating. A tragic hero is a character that makes a judgement call that ends up
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quintessential tragic hero‚ according to the Aristotelian definition‚ because his demise is entirely of his own doing. In the ongoing debate of fate versus free will‚ Oedipus proves that fate will only take a person so far. There is no arguing that he was dealt a dreadful hand by the Gods‚ but it is by his own free will that his prized life collapses. Oedipus could‚ and should have done nothing given the prophecies of the oracle‚ although either way his fate would have been realized. His apparent powerlessness
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efficiency. Management makes an organization successful by organizing all aspects of business which would include business functions; creating organizational charts‚ setting goals‚ creating an action plan‚ and figuring out the logistics to make sure goals are achieved. Management must use the function of control to stabilize employee performance and the work environment. Control is always viewed as a negative term because employees think of being restricted. However‚ controls are placed for the benefit
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English 22 November 2010 Othello as a Tragic Hero According to Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero‚ is a man of high-ranking official who rose to a high position then plummeted to utter death and desolation‚ can be coined to the character in Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ Othello. It is often considered that some tragic heroes bring upon themselves their own downfall‚ whereas some heroes are pawns of Fate. In this play‚ it can be argued that Othello did bring upon his own downfall and played a
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Deal HIS 340: Recent American History Holly Heatley November 4‚ 2012 The events of September 11‚ 2001 is still is fresh in many American’s minds. Most people can recall where they were and what they were doing‚ I know I can. It was a coward act by a group of people who have nothing but hatred for Americans‚ for absolutely no reason. This event has gone done as one of the worse tragedies on American
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Creon the Tragic Figure Throughout the play Antigone‚ Creon is portrayed as the king of discipline and pride. Creon’s pride is what makes him the tragic figure of Antigone. Though Antigone takes her life as the result of her sentence from Creon‚ it is not her pride that defines her fate but her unwillingness to accept her fate. Creon‚ King of Thebes‚ suffers his fate of pride. Not by his own demise‚ but his denial of Antigones brother Polynices burial; this caused catastrophic events in Creon’s
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Kafka: How his relationship with his father was revealed in “A Letter to My Father”‚ “The Judgment”‚ & “The Metamorphosis” Franz Kafka is an icon of dark existentialist and absurdist literature that frequently wrote about themes of isolation‚ alienation‚ and authoritarian oppression. His well-known work includes the short stories "The Metamorphosis"‚ and “ The Judgment.” as well as his prominent "Letter to His Father"‚ in which he attempted to clarify the tense relationship and his emotional
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Hamlets tragic flaws are his inability to act. By looking at him not being able to commit suicide‚ his inability to come to terms with killing his mother‚ Also how Hamlet puts on a play and then delay killing Claudius‚ and then Hamlet not being able to kill Claudius while he’s praying‚ we see that Hamlet chooses not to take action. The one flaw that will most certainly overcome Hamlet and brought him to death is his courage to over think any idea. Hamlet often ties to analyze situations too much
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “In 2008‚ about 3‚500 teens in the United States aged 15-19 were killed as a result of motor-vehicle crashes‚ and 25% of those killed in these accidents had a BAC of 0.08 g/dl or higher.” (“Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet” 1). Believe it or not‚ teenage drunk driving is still the number one cause of teen death. It has become the deadliest epidemic to plague our society today. With the widespread “Alcohol Awareness” programs‚ like D.A.R.E. and
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