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    though the author did a great job on fully demonstrating the personalities of the characters. One of my favorite characters is a young 13 year old boy named Seth. Seth is a very reckless‚ fun-loving‚ and brave person. He is usually tough‚ annoying‚ and ignorant‚ he can be loving and careful to. In the following essay‚ I will describe SEth so that you can get an accurate description of his personality and his traits. On the outside seth is quite lanky. He is not very heavy‚ and his arms are not

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is one of the main characters and the narrator in the story “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee. She is depicted as “Scout” but her real name is Jean Louise Finch. Throughout the book Scout is good hearted‚ thoughtful‚ and intelligent. These traits are what make her such an interesting character in the novel. Scout is good hearted. We witness this when a fellow student of scout has no money for lunch at school. Her teacher was nice enough to give the student some

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    written confession to Governor Danforth John Proctor is a middle aged man who was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He is a hard worker and a sinner but he’s also loyal and a good leader at times. I think of myself as John proctor when it comes to his traits because I am hard working‚ loyal‚ and a good leader. One way i’m like John Proctor is by hard work. John has worked all of his life even on Sundays when it’s a sin to work on that day but he still plowed his fields on the farm and he rarely went

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    The play Oedipus the King by Sophocles is a drama of a heroic archetype struggling to find answers which creates conflicts of man vs. man‚ man vs. himself‚ and man vs. supernatural and in the end reveals his real identity thus fulfilling his prophecy. Man vs. Man The entire man to man confrontation comes down to friendship and trust. Oedipus does not trust Creon even though Creon tries to help Oedipus in finding the murder of King Laois. Oedipus does not trust Creon and retaliates against

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    General Character Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur *She takes moderate risks. Taking moderate risks is another characteristic of successful entrepreneurs. They don’t fear to take risks. FEAR to take risks discourages initiative‚ brings about uncertainty of purpose‚ destroys ambition‚ kills enthusiasm‚ destroys good reasoning and stops you from taking action. Besides‚ there is nothing you can engage yourself in without any risks involved.  *She takes personal responsibility for her own actions

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    learned in the family dynamics will instill concrete characteristics that will follow throughout life. The pertinence of these relationships causes many to delve into what makes a family ideal. Communication‚ compassion‚ and caring are the three traits that‚ for me‚ make a family wholesome. Communication is the number one (in my personal onion) characteristic in any successful relationship. Communicating allows one to express their thoughts‚ feelings and actions while requiring the skill to actively

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    Literature Shows Positive Traits Through Its Characters It is known that a piece of writing can do more than tell a story‚ but can also portray indirect ideas to the reader. A narrative piece is able to show positive traits‚ presented through its characters. Literature can display a variety of positive attributes‚ through different characters‚ and situations. This is demonstrated in the story‚ “The Blue Bead‚” through Sibia’s acts of selflessness‚ and again in the text “Long

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    In the play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles‚ foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character‚ or in other word‚ the parallel character‚ and therefor serves to magnify certain characteristics of the main character. Such characters for example could be Ismene‚ the foil character and Antigone‚ the parallel character. Ismene is cowardly and prefer to follow the rules‚ while Antigone is much more

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    The only white woman in the play‚ Mrs. Van Buren is the character who embodies the decadence and absurdity of upper class. Mrs. Van Buren is an idle dreamer‚ who feels bored of her situation but does not confront problems or even try to recognize them. Apparently tired of social gatherings such as the annual Gardenia Ball‚ where she has to “smile‚ be polite”‚ she dreams of getting her room and living alone. However‚ she consider it impossible and “would rather not be a divorcee” because “it would

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    Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he

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