The Flaws

Boom, crack, pop, and “Did it break?” are common sounds and words heard when handling Chromebooks. Schools should not have Chromebooks for numerous reasons. Chromebooks have many physical flaws, help get children in trouble, cost an abundance of money, and are less organized than paper pencil work and books or textbooks. Many of the students at my school have problems with the physical flaws of their Chromebooks. The first flaw of the Chromebook is the screen. The screen cracks very easily and one of the numerous ways that this can occur is by having one of the side pieces pop off the screen of a Chromebook. If the mouse freezes on the screen of someone’s Chromebook, they must turn the Chromebook fully off, wait about ten seconds before turning it back on, re login, and…

Sometimes in the United States legal system there are flaws that are glossed over in favor of convenience. This system has been supported by the fact that the legal system is recognized for quantity of cases that it solves rather than the quality of the cases. The average American citizen is actually the main cause for these flaws due to their lack of understanding of the legal system as a whole. Unless a case is particularly devastating the average citizen won’t even hear about it, but will…

aspects of life. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark”, the primary focus is on human perfection as the protagonist tries to restructure the face of his wife, but it ultimately leads to her demise. This story is a mirror of life since it depicts that humans are flawed beings by our appearance or the way we are obsessed with finding flaws in others, and we should embrace others and our flaws. As cliché as it sounds, do not judge a book by its cover. Something that may not hold…

In a family full of strong personalities, competition, and jealousy, the end result of competition and jealousy leaves one winner and one loser. The loser never sees his flaws, only what he believes is right; his point of view. Walter, the protagonist in the literary drama Raisin in the Sun, is competing with his sister Beneatha to achieve his dream of liquor store ownership. His sister, Beneatha wants to be a doctor, a more noble goal for Mama than a liquor store. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play,…

meant to be humorous. Consider the scene when Cady first goes to Regina’s house, closer to the beginning of the movie. During this scene, the Plastics all walk up to a mirror and start stating what they dislike about their bodies. The fact that the Plastics, who are supposed to be the most popular and attractive characters in the movie, are pointing out flaws on themselves induces feelings of superiority, because even they aren’t perfect. The superiority theory as described by Rappoport suggests…

Throughout the course of history, many people have had different perspectives on democracy. Some people may feel that it was positive, while others may feel that it was negative. In the excerpt from “Twelve Angry Men” by Reginald Rose, the poem “Democracy” by Langston Hughes, and “Telling Americans to Vote or Else” by William Gatson, each author conveys their perspective throughout their writing. Throughout the three texts, each author explains a flaw in democracy, Although they are similar,…

Shakespeare’s 17th century tragedy ‘Othello’ explores universally recognized themes dealing with the self and a social environment such as jealousy, manipulation and how they can accentuate human flaws. These issues are encountered by Iago in his soliloquy and great insight is given through many techniques and developed characteristics; giving insight on Shakespeare’s overall intentions. This soliloquy enhances and shapes the audiences understanding of the play through language techniques,…

Virginia Boggs Mrs. Meng ENGL 201-D36 LUO 12 December 2014 Oedipus: The Tragic Hero Aristotle’s definition of the tragic hero is one that combines specific qualities. One is that the main person in the tragedy must be of superior status. Another quality is that the main character must be a person that is well liked by other characters in the play and the audience. The main person in the tragedy will also have flaws that not only bring him down but also other people around him. Oedipus is a…

Question. Have you ever thought of yourself as a tragic hero? A tragic hero a great character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for defeat. “ According to the critic, a tragic hero has three prominent characteristics: (1) a will-power that surpasses that of average people, (2) an exceptionally intense power of feel- ing, and (3) and unusually high level of intelli- gence.”(George Detmold 219) With being a tragic hero, come a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is a trait of the main character that…

book, Holden sees phoniness around him by seeing the imperfect in the world, and he wishes to not have the “phoniness” in the world. Salinger wishes for the reader to perceive phoniness as the flaws in the world shown by the usage of phony by Holden to express his criticism of his surroundings. In the Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield uses the word phony multiple times to express his criticism of his surroundings. The first mention of phony in the book is the moment Holden conveys…