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    In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero as a guideline for the characters and their tragedies. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is someone of nobility who has a tragic, fatal flaw. He believed that there are three characteristics of a tragic hero: Hamartia, hubris, and peripeteia. Hamartia is a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero; hubris is excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things; peripeteia is the…

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    Charlie Chaplin The Speech Charlie Chaplin directed, produced, and starred in the film “The Great Dictator” in 1940. The film was considered by most a propaganda film that showed through comic satire that those that were against us as a country were incapable, untrustworthy cowards. The idea was to create something that would lead the audience to those same conclusions. The speech included in the film became an iconic proclamation of our own issues in the United States at the time. In the film,…

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    Curtis “Stickman” Brummitt Looking at the history of humanity, one can see that we are a people whom claim to have strong ties to morality, with the ability to actively determine right and wrong, yet every day we stray further and further from the rightness we so often claim to possess. Poets and writers, already known for criticizing humanity for its every flaw, have unsurprisingly leapt at the opportunity to again berate humans for their disregard for doing the right thing. “We must cultivate…

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    What is the most significant complication when people judge before something occurs? Death, according to William Shakespeare. In Act 3 there are two speeches given, one by Decius Brutus and the other by Mark Antony. These two funeral speeches in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare are similar in organization although differ in the message. To begin, William Shakespeare is creative in differing the positions where the men stand during the funeral speeches. Brutus stands above…

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    gave Chaplin his first true co-star of his career and Chaplin and the child would rise to a peak of fame and affection. In “The Great Dictator,” Chaplin would play a spin off of Adolf Hitler called Adenoid Hynkel. Chaplin became famous worldwide for his role as Hitler and The Tramp wore the same moustache. A very politically controversial movie was “The Great Dictator” but it was highly successful. Chapin would make “The Gold Rush” out of some highly unlikely sources of comedy. The idea came to…

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    The theme of this speech from the movie “The Great Dictator”, is that we can achieve peace, equality, and happiness if we put aside our differences and not think of each other as “black” or “white”, or as “Christian” or “Muslim”, but as fellow human beings. Charlie Chaplin’s tone changes throughout the poem. He starts out with a calm and peaceful tone. But, as the speech goes on, and as his words become more and more inspiring, his tone becomes stronger and more direct. He uses metaphors and…

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    always had a volleyball in my hands. I craved competition and had a desire to win. I worked hours on end, improving my skills. However, I most appreciate the irreplaceable bond my teammates and I formed over the years of practice, tournaments, and games. My passion for volleyball all began in the first grade when my mother dropped me off at my first volleyball camp. I timidly entered the gym, full of unfamiliar girls running and warming up. My hair was in pigtails and my white kneepads…

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    Practice is something ever lacrosse player should utilize. This is the ultimate way to improve skills and moves necessary for your position like any other sport or activity. Practice is how you get better at the game and become a more universal player. Know Your Position. Knowing your position doesn’t just mean know what position you play, but knowing the strategies and methods that help you excel at that job. Know where you should be standing and how you can help…

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    Why is the Hunger Games books banned? The hunger games series is made by Suzanne Collins and is and action adventure and war series it is told from the perspective of Katniss Everdeen who lives in post-apocalyptic nation known as panama in north America ruling over 13 districts with tech and an iron fist after district 13 led the other districts is a failed rebellion the leader of the country president snow installed the hunger games to punish the districts 1 boy and 1 girl from each district…

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    I spent one year training at Ginásio Clube Português which is located near a refined square where a beautiful garden stands. My ping pong teacher took me and two other colleagues into somewhere in a white Renault 4; later I met Canina there at the football field. I have met two Canina´s. Canina means a boy which is short in analogy into dogs. The first Canina scored a good goal at my elementary school while the second was traped in our high school though he could fought back and around 1995…

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