Hardness

A tragic hero is typically known as someone who has heroic qualities, but bears a major flaw which either leads to their death or an ultimate punishment. Shakespeare’s play, Othello and Edward Zwick’s film, The Last Samurai both have characters that portray all of the elements of a tragic hero. Although Othello and Nathan Algren both demonstrate that they are flawed and noble, it is clear that Othello is a better example of a tragic hero because of how he is affected by the war, his perception…

Creative Title Mark Twain is known for his controversial writing--most well-known is his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel focuses on Huckleberry Finn, a young, uneducated boy about thirteen years of age. Huck has misadventures with some unlikely allies such as: Jim, the previous slave of Huck’s guardian Miss Watson; the Duke and the Dauphin, sneaky thieves who attempt to rob the Wilks sisters; and the most important, Tom Sawyer, Huck’s role model. Huck looks up to Tom the…

and believes no human being should be treated badly. He shows this when the King and Duke are tarred and feathered Huck says, “Well, it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn’t ever feel any hardness against them any more in the world. It was a dreadful thing to to see. Human beings can be awful cruel to one another” (230). Huckleberry is such a sweet boy to be thinking they do not deserve their punishment. Even though Twain has…

The Greek philosopher Socrates once said "The unexamined life is not worth living." Without examining life, no change will ever come to people or cultures. Western Culture has developed over centuries, drawing on many archaic civilization’s qualities. Perhaps the most important influencer was that of Ancient Greece; a society that sought a balance, order, and harmony that people have emulated for thousands of years. The Greeks laid the foundations for Western Civilization with their formation of…

Introduction Often there is the presumption that Science and Christianity are at loggerheads with each other over every particular. At certain times in history and in certain matters this may be partially true but in at least one area, Christianity and science are pretty much in lockstep with each other. That area is in the transmitting of the printed Word of God. For millennia mankind has used any material available to write on. This has ranged from common, ordinary stone to hand sized…

Expansive Position Statement Magnesium vs. Calcium for Bone Health The other day author Ms. New covered with coworkers about human bones. One of Ms. News’s co-workers incidentally broke her arm during vacation. Each person reflected upon when they had broken their bones. The conversation sparked an interest in Ms. New about bone health. Often people consider the structure of the muscle and fat built into the body. However, many people are oblivious to bone health. The bones have the important…

Moby Dick Name of the Writer Name of the Institute Date of Submission The Quarter-Deck and The chase-Third Day Introduction: Moby-Dick is full of symbolism and describes the character of Captain Ahab in two chapters The Quarter Deck and The Chase-Third Day. Moby Dick is a Great novel written by Herman Melville in 1851. It is a story of a quest among a White Whale named as Moby Dick who destroyed the Captain Ahab’s ship in a voyage and also split his leg from the Knee. MobyDick is…

Cavities Many question come to mind when you hear the word cavity. Many may ask: How do I get a cavity? How long does it take for a cavity to form? How did I get this cavity?. But first what is a cavity? A cavity is formed when your tooth starts to fall apart and break down. Once you get a cavity there is no turning back. A cavity in fact can even progress and get worse. A cavity is formed when the bacteria such as plaque sits on your tooth for a period of time. What is plaque? Plaque is a…

The Secret Runner The story The Kite Runner shows how secrets can also lead into guilt and other problems. Guilt can alway be redeemed by doing something good. In the story both Baba and Amir do bad things and they try to redeem them when they get older. Secrets aren’t always the way out of a problem, in the story baba hid a very big secret from Amir but in the end he find out about the secret. In the story Amir had many secrets that were kept away from him. The biggest one was by Baba and it…

different circumstance was achieved when the participants had to use the different manipulative objects to absorb water. Also, standard 2-PS1-1 describe and classify different kinds of materials through observing properties of color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency was attain by my purposeful use of various materials. If I was to create some follow up lessons based on the information observed and gathered from my three participants, I would focus on the different ways are used in…