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Happiness doesn't come through selfishness, but through selfishness everything you do comes back around. In our world today, many people show selfishness. In literature many characters portray selfishness and show throughout stories how selfish people can be in real life. Authors make the characters showing selfishness so the reader can relate. In both “The Landlady” and “The Umbrella Man,” both of the characters show the relation between characters and humans in real life. They both show the…

“Desdemona, won't you liberate me? When I'm haunted by your ancient history. Close these green eyes and watch over as I sleep.” This is a song lyric from the sogn Send Them Off! by the band Bastille, these lyrics show that the band believes Othello’s tragic flaw is jealousy, which is referred to by Iago as the green-eyed monster. The focus of this essay will be to prove these three things: Othello is a true tragic hero, his tragic flaw is his jealousy, and he is the central character within the…

Mythology has been a way of entertainment since the early ages. Neil Gaiman, a British author, has greatly contributed to modern mythology. His stories, such as Stardust, intrigues audiences of all ages. The characters created are interesting and complex. Gaiman’s character, Tristran Thorn, replaces his naivety with maturity as he travels throughout the world of Faerie. From a young age, Neil Gaiman was an avid reader (“Neil”). Growing up in the upper middle class, he had free time to…

Heroes are part of all bedtime stories and idolized by children worldwide. These characters are often what young children strive to be. In most cases, these characters’ traits would be naturally categorized as heroic. Though characteristics have changed over the years, the common concept remains the same: To be a hero everyone else needs to be the first priority no matter the circumstance. The heroes of Beowulf held many positive traits. For example, most heroes in this story were courageous.…

Thieves cause more harm than they realize, and Beowulf shows the real traits possessed by him. Chances to prove yourself happen few and far between. The epic poem Beowulf written and produced by an unknown author, but gets many life lesson points across. Actions taken by the thief cause many people to die in the dragon's rage. Pride of Beowulf causes him to go after Grendel’s mother, but Beowulf shows great leadership when going to fight the dragon. Foolish decisions made by Beowulf just for…

Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. While people without the condition have normal curves in their back, it should appear straight when looking from the front. However, people with the condition develop additional curves to either side of the body, and the bones of the spine twist on each other, forming a “C” or an “S” shape in the spine. The larger the curve is generally increases the risk for it to worsen overtime. S-shaped curves commonly tend to get worse overtime then…

Description of the Ethical Issue We live in a world where we not only need to be prepared for natural disasters but also those that are created by man, including terriost attacks and mass shootings. The World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine defines a disaster as: A serious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material or environmental losses which exceed the ability of affected society to cope using only its own resources; the result of a vast…

A hero is a someone who displays courage or self-sacrifice, in the face of danger or from a position of weakness. What makes a character an epic hero is someone who is brave, admired for great achievements, and is faced by grand events, within an epic poem. An epic hero possess many qualities that normal humans usually lack. They are brave beyond compare, endure a desire to reach success, and contain much intelligence. The epic poem, Beowulf, describes one of the most heroic men of the…

Imagine being a 12 year old child, having a life changing surgery. When I was 4 years old my pediatrician diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis is when there is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Idiopathic just means there was an unknown cause. My doctor told me that when I was a child is probably when my spine started changing. When I was an infant I never crawled, I just went straight into walking. They believe that’s what caused it, because crawling puts your natural curve in…

Epic heroes are the ones who stand out, who are immensely extraordinary in all that they accomplish in the actions they take. An epic hero often takes on battles and challenges, and defeats them for the good of people. Most times they only appear in epic poems but, they do always take part in some sort of battle. Beowulf, is in fact, a true epic hero. He puts himself into danger and accepts any challenge even if the situation involves some sort of monster. Everything that Beowulf has done…