"A bitter pill" | A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted. | "Ace in the hole" | A hidden or secret strength‚ or unrevealed advantage. | "Achilles’ heel" | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength.[note 1] | "Add insult to injury" | To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation. | "All ears" | Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation. | "All thumbs" | Clumsy‚ awkward. | "At the drop of
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Inside this slow but unstoppable process of self-annihilation‚ the mysterious Svidrigajlov makes its appearance. His promiscuity stands in the relationship he entertains with Raskolnikov: even if he has an interesting and enigmatic past of his own‚ he is at the same time a shadow of Raskolnikov’s conscience. The protagonist in fact sees in him the transformation of the titanic moral of the “everything is allowed” into a depraved existence‚ which‚ for its intrinsic pettiness‚ only provokes disgust
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hero? Spider-man‚ Batman‚ the Incredibes? Superheroes are brave‚ courageous‚ and strong. The qualities of a hero are based from epics written thousands of years ago. Epic heroes have many of the same character traits. Beowulf from Beowulf‚ Achilles from The Iliad‚ and Gilgamesh from Gilgamesh all share three common traits‚ their strength‚ their bravery‚ and a weakness. All epic heroes also have something that motivates them. Epic heroes tend to have some kind of god-like strength they use
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BEHAVIOUR PERSONALITY ANALYSIS NAGAVARA RAMARAO NARAYANA MURTHY Submitted By – Aniruddh Sarkar Ankit Garg Anushree Vij Gaurav Sakhuja Shantanu Das Sukrita Goyal INTRODUCTION:- Some people leave imprints in our life because of the charisma in their persona. All that remains in our memory is a person’s behavior and attitude in life and that essentially determines a person’s character. As a part of our academic study we got a chance to analyze a successful personality. We
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PERSONALITIES 12/2/2013 Behishta Hamid Words: 668 Abstract In this study I want to have a peek on the psychology of personality a wide-ranging topic which many researchers have had explorations‚ personality is the vibrant union of a person’s psychological and physical systems that expresses that person’s actions‚ thoughts and feelings. One of the earliest applications of quality based personality assessment was the prediction of academic performance‚ researches by Webb and others
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Greeks and the Cyclops are both highly significant people in the story of the Odyssey. However‚ their lifestyles and ways of living are greatly diverse. Not only are their personalities unique from each other‚ however‚ their habitats and the environments they live in‚ also differ. In the end‚ it is blatant to anyone that Homer is attempting to prove that the Greeks and Cyclops are greatly dissimilar people‚ and should not be taken as the same. The Cyclops were beasts that trusted the
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1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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Strauss‚ Barry “Achilles Bronze Age Warrior” in the Military History Barry Strauss grew up in and around New York City. He received Bachelors‚ Masters‚ and Doctoral degrees in history from Cornell and Yale Universities. He has lived and studied in Greece‚ Germany‚ and Israel and has traveled extensively in Italy‚ Turkey‚ Croatia‚ Cyprus‚ Jordan‚ and other countries with historic sites; he has also taken part in archaeological excavations. He speaks and reads seven foreign
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“The Iliad”‚ by Homer‚ depicts the mythological story of the Trojan war. The moral lessons‚ values‚ and beneficiary information presented in the story makes it worthwhile. The miscellaneous themes‚ ideas and lessons presented‚ allows this story to be meaningful modern day. Although The Iliad is old and outdated‚ it is still relevant and useful today because of it’s portrayal of love‚ hate‚ and war. In The Iliad‚ love is the first cause of war. Paris‚ son of Priam and Prince of Troy‚ love for Helen
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In the Iliad‚ patriarchy is the only social system. The women of Iliad are typically valued off what is viewed as alluring. Women who are more arete have a higher value placed upon them. They then become a form of a trophy‚ and a viewed as more of a prize. Although‚ many women where cared for by the men in this myth as individuals‚ they were often won as a trophy. They are described as a prize of honor‚ and have to become enslaved to the man who’s actions‚ or wealth is able to purchase her. In a
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