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Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, is the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, a tragic hero. To be considered a tragic hero, a character must have to evoke pity from the audience, have a downfall, and possess admirable traits. Cyrano accomplishes these elements, making him a tragic hero. Cyrano a Soldier, and a poet is in love with his cousin Roxane, but he is too ashamed to admit it because of his big nose. Cyrano struggles with his desire to be admirable in all things; this includes helping a…

Everyone has their favorite celebrities whether is from sports, entertainments, or etc. Those celebrities in the spotlight always use their own story to inspire us. My favorite celebrity is Michael Jordan, and I obsessed with his basketball talents, shoe brand, and style of play. I would practiced 4 to 5 hours a day, for I just want to be like him in the basketball court. All of Jordan’s moves in the court and his lifestyle are attractive to me. In the article, Seeing by Starlight: Celebrity…

Contentment of Status Everyone has heard the saying “be careful what you wish for” at one point or another, a warning to young children about being grateful for what you already have. Guy de Maupassant supports this idea in his short story The Necklace. The story opens to a young, beautiful Madame Mathilde Loisel in her shabby and worn Paris apartment in 1884, a time when class separated people and she wanted nothing more than to be of one higher than the lower-middle placement she was born…

Brazil is a beautiful country with very high esteemed ecotourism sites and some of them are renowned for their incredible sceneries and views that are part of their natural build. Apart from the fact that the country is still struggling to preserve the the Amazon rain forest, the country 's wealth of natural attractions is incomparable with any other country. Some examples of the natural attractions from brazil are Cerrado, Foz do Iguacu, Pantanal, Abrolhos but the center of ecotourism…

many people who struggle with self- esteem and because of this many people are very despondent with their lives and self. It is important to exhibit to people how to appreciate the value of the things they do posses as shown in “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. Within this narrative a family loses all…

semester is improvement of grammar. Grammar has played a very important role in this class for me because it is a challenge that makes you a better writer. Every single exercise I have done has taught me the importance of having good grammar, Like Michel de Montaigne said once, “The greater part of the world 's troubles are due to questions of grammar,” the class was a big help for me because I was having bad grammar; however, I did…

situation we are born into plays a vital role in our achievement. Some are born with a lot of privilege, starting within strides of success, while others are born without privilege, making success seem unattainable. In his book, Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville argues that all men are equal in a democracy, and that all can achieve their ambitions, completely disregarding the role of…

William Shakespeare’s elaborate use of characterization within the play Henry V. Proves suspicions that King Henry V did not believe the St. Crispin’s Day speech for his soldiers, but rather used it to further his own success. Shakespeare demonstrate this through the characterization of Henry. Shakespeare creates Henry to have characteristic such as, Henry’s immaturity, never to take the blame, his abuse of power through unnecessary games, and his deceiving and manipulative ways. A…

Sometimes it is easier to blame other for our wrongdoings, than to admit to oneself and taking full responsibility for our own actions. In the book Existentialism and Human Emotions, the author, Jean-Paul Sartre address the statement, “existence precedes essence” and makes two logical conclusions such as freedom and responsibility that ties to the concepts of anguish, forlornness, and despair. The understanding of “existentialism precedes essence” is an awareness that there is no predefined…

Introduction Brazil is the largest country on the South American continent, which covers 8,515,770 sq km territory in total and is the 5th largest country in the world. Its population is 205,823,665 people, according to the data collected in July 2016, and mostly consists of white (47.7%) and mulatto (43.1%) people. The percentage of black people is 7.6% of the whole population. The official language, that is also the most widely spoken, is Portuguese; however, other tongues, such as Spanish,…