1. How did Tim feel about the Vietnam War while he was at college? He opposed it. He began to hate it. Do his actions and language support the idea that he “hated” the Vietnam war? No‚ he was too scared of what people thought to speak up or act like he hated it. 2. What were Tim’s options once he received his draft notice? To go or leave the country. Who did he hold responsible for his situation? Other people who didn’t have to worry about being drafted. Who did he think should go to war instead
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become? In Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is posed with that question. He is able to see his fate through with the help of witches. He fulfills one of the requirements for being a tragic hero‚ learning something‚ by realizing his individual influence on fate by hearing the witches’ prophecy and deciding what to do and believe after. When the witches revealed Macbeth’s future roles to him‚ it created conflict and confusion. They not only gave
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and Hamlet knew so but despite that he still had trouble killing the man who killed his father. This is what makes Hamlet a tragic hero‚ he uses indecision and procrastination to drive him to his downfall. Oedipus on the other hand is completely different. Oedipus was in denial he tried to stop his own fate‚ but ended up running “smack dab” into it. He was also filled with rage causing him to do things he shouldn’t have done. This is what makes these two tragic heroes. They have terrible flaws that
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We the People Essay Kara Zerucha 11-19-10 Unit 1 How do Classical Republicanism and Natural rights philosophers affect the Founders view about government because‚ both the Classical Republicans and Natural Rights philosophers impacted the Founders view about the government. In the preamble it shows that there are more Classical Republicans signatures and a few Natural rights philosophers’ signatures. The three court cases that I chose were Betts v. Brady‚ Bowers v. Hardwick
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The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar Tragedy concerns itself with the downfall of a protagonist (or the tragic hero) that suffers crushing defeat or death. Brutus certainly fits in as the protagonist of Julius Caesar and the tragic hero. Since Brutus was one of the main characters of the play‚ it would be obvious that he would be the tragic hero of the play as well. The downfall of the protagonist occurs through a tragic flaw of the protagonist. Brutus’ tragic flaw was making bad judgments
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Jennifer Leung 10 English Literature April 7‚ 2014 Ms. Britte Is Okonkwo a tragic hero? Okonkwo is the protagonist in Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart. He was one of the Igbo people and he was also one of the most important men in his society. I would like to define the term tragic hero before I discuss whether Okonkwo is a tragic hero or not. A tragic hero is a literary character who had noble life at first but eventually died because of his own wrong judgment about something and his judgment
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A tragic hero‚ as defined by the Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ is a character who makes an irrevocable mistake because of due to an undesirable character trait that leads them to their potential downfall called a tragic flaw. Examples of tragic heroes include Macbeth of The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ whose ambition leads to his demise‚ and Oedipus of Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ whose ignorance and hubris leads to eternal humiliation. In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the tragic hero
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On the father’s reassurance‚ he said that they were not afraid of dying if they could all be together – his dad‚ mom‚ Sue and himself. How did the narrator respond to little Jon’s words? What do his actions reveal about his character? The narrator could not find any words to respond to his son’s remark. However‚ as he left his children’s cabin‚ he was determined to fight the sea with everything he had. This shows his courageous nature and his love for his children. He was a caring father who wanted
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Shall We Walk? by Pura Santillan-Castrence This essay was written during the Japanese Occupation but it is as relevant today as it was then. I wrote an article some years ago on the benefits of walking. My automobiled friends praised the article politely enough‚ they liked it (at least they said so); the points were well taken; people should really walk more; it took someone like me to show in such graphic terms what could have been clear to everyone before… then they went on their morning-till-night
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pursuing his Personal Legend. One example is after he earns money working in the crystal shop and is tempted to go back to being a shepherd instead of finding his treasure. A different instance is when the tribal chieftain asks the boy to be counselor of the oasis. He debates staying with Fatima‚ even though it would mean leaving his dream behind. In some ways‚ if Santiago had stayed as counselor of the oasis‚ he would have been happy. He would have obtained many riches. Santiago would be one
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