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    Name: Audrea Pereira Indirect Characterization Traits 1. Ambitious Definition: Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. What might an ambitious character do? A person who is always doing something to achieve their dreams or goals‚ not the type of person to stagnate and sit still. 2. Responsible Definition: Having an obligation to do something‚ or taking care of someone. What might a responsible character do? A responsible person would make everyone in the car wear their seat

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    Prince Hans is a character in the movie Frozen‚ who has many Machiavellian traits. He is a handsome charming prince from the Southern Isles who quickly wins over the heart of Princess Anna. He is the youngest of thirteen children and because had a rough childhood. “Twelve older brothers. Three of them pretended I was invisible…literally‚ for two years” (MovieQuotesandMore). More than anything‚ he wants to find a place where he belongs and rule over his own kingdom. Prince Hans has two obvious Machiavellian

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    Success is defined by the accomplishments people make in their lives. These accomplishments are underscored by their abilities to lead and inspire others. Many theorists have pondered what characteristics and traits lead people to have such a passionate drive towards success. Donald Trump is one of these triumphant individuals‚ who despite adversity have accomplished unrenowned achievements. In order to understand what has made Donald successful‚ his character traits must be analyzed and compared to acknowledged

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    English Macbeth Essay Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a very dark and powerful tragic play. There are many characters in this play that are two faced‚ loyal one minute‚ and deceiving the next. One of the individuals who immensely represents these attributes is Macbeth himself. Macbeth is a warrior who is manipulated by his own wife and the three witches which leads him to become a greedy‚ ambitious and brave king. Ultimately because of his overconfidence‚ he dies devastatingly. . Macbeth

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    Authors give characters personality through the characters actions‚ language‚ and thoughts. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is one of the characters with a tremendous personality. Friar Laurence’s character is that of a trustworthy‚ friendly‚ and helpful man. The first trait of Friar Laurence’s personality is him being trustworthy. When talking to Romeo the Friar says "But come‚ young waverer‚ come go with me. / In one respect I’ll thy assistant be" (89-90). By telling this to Romeo

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    indicate a classical hero.<br><br>In the movie‚ Field of Dreams‚ Ray Kinsella was introduced to the viewers as an ordinary man‚ living an ordinary life‚ in an ordinary town. Conversely‚ he was given the extraordinary supernatural ability to revive a number of celebrities from both the world of baseball and literature who had been dead for many years. Kinsella related to common people‚ but possessed

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    Title:  Ordinary People  Significance of Title:  Ordinary People is named so because it tells the story  of a year in the lives of “ordinary” (normal) people.   Author:  Judith Guest   Biographical Information:  • born March 29‚ 1936  • American novelist/screenwriter  • studied English and psychology at the  University of Michigan  • graduating with a BA in education  Date Published:  1976  Historical Significance:  In the 1970s the interest in studying the human mind  arose in many people. In an interview Guest said

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    of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ is a familiar character even to those that have never read the play. Her name can be heard being referenced or used as an insult to a woman‚ to compare a shady or manipulative personality trait. Although she does not actually commit any murders‚ she is notably one of the most famous villains in literature. I found it very interesting that prior to reading this play‚ I knew more about Lady Macbeth and her character flaws (to say the least)‚ than Macbeth and his murderous

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    reveals that he is out to hunt Rainsford. Rainsford then defeats General Zaroff‚ and Rainsford lives in his mansion for an unknown amount of time. In TDMG‚ General Zaroff‚ besides for his mental state‚ has some pretty solid character traits. General Zaroff’s first character trait is that he is complimentative. Hist first quote that proves this is “it is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter to my home.” This proves that he is complimentative because

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    Contemporary Literature 2 March 6‚ 2013 Traits shared by many superheroes demonstrated by the two main characters Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay This paper shows that the two main characters in the novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &amp; Clay” named Joe and Sam demonstrate traits shared by most superheroes. The novel written by Michael Chabon and published in 2000 won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2001. The novel is about the two cousins Joe and Sam who start writing comic books. Joe

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