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Aristotle On Tragedy
... that instead of feeling pity or fear at his or her downfall, we are simply outraged. Also the character cannot be so evil that for the sake of justice we desire his or her misfortune. Instead, best is someone"who is neither outstanding in virtue and righteousness; nor is it through badness or villainy of his own that he falls into misfortune, but rather through some flaw [hamartia]". The character should be famous or prosperous, like Oedipus or Medea.
What Aristotle meant by hamartia cannot be established. In each play we read you should particularly consider the following possibilities. (1) A hamartia may be simply an intellectual mistake or an error in judgement. ...
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Albert Einstein
... books on popular science. At the age of 12, these studies came into conflict with his deep religious feelings when he realized that the Bible could not be true. He blame his lifelong distrust of authority. This no doubt led to the ease with which he was able to discard long-standing scientific prejudices.
Around 1886 went to school in Munich. He also learned how to play the violin from the age 6 to 13, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, mostly calculus, beginning around 1891.
In 1894 Einstein' ...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
... because of his simple style, familiar themes, easily grasped ideas, and clear, simple, melodious language.
Longfellow avoided the intensely personal in his works. Therefore, the themes and topics he used were a varying spectrum of everything, but himself. Some of his works included the topics of; innocence in “Evangeline,” bridging the gap between Anglo and Indian America in “The Song of Hiawatha,” and Puritan New England in “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” These three poems mentioned above are his most famous long poems.
Longfellow received wide public recognition with his volume of verse “Voices of the Night” (1839), which contained the poem “A Psalm of L ...
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William Shakespeare
... was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When was about seven years old, he probably began attending the Stratford Grammar School with other boys of his social class. Students went to school year round attending school for nine hours a day. The teachers were strict disciplinarians.
Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during holidays, it was known to put on pageants and many popular shows. It also held several large fairs during the year. Stratford was a exciting place to live. Stratford also had fields and woods surrounding it g ...
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Emily Dickinson: A Biography
... a better place than Earth and eventually
rebelled from the church. Emily saw herself as a woman who had her own way
of thinking, a way of thinking shaped neither by the church or society.
By the time she was twelve, her family moved to a house on Pleasant
Street where they lived from 1840 to 1855. Emily was already writing
letters, but composed most of her poetry in this home. Emily only left home
to attend Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for two semesters.
Though her stay there was brief, she impressed her teachers with
her courage and directness. They felt her writing was sensational.
At the age of twenty-one, Emily and her family moved to ...
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Albert Einstein
... had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and hey could often be found in the lakes that were scattered about the countryside near Munich. As a child, Einstein's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir. A favorite toy of his was his father's compass, and he often marvelled at his uncle's explanations of algebra. Although young Albert was intrigued by certain mysteries of science, he was considered a slow learner. His failure to become fluent in German until the age of nine even led some teacherst ...
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Luis Gutierrez
... children and family Services,
from 1979 to 1983; An advisor to Chicago mayor Harold Washington, from 1984 to
1987; Chicago city Alderman from 1986 to 1992; President of the Pro. Tem, from
1989 to 1992.
Luis V. Gutierrez was elected to represent Illinois district four in
1992. The congressional committees he serves on include Banking and Financial
Services; General Overnight and Investigations; Housing and Community
opportunity; Veteran Affairs and Hospital and Health Care. Mr. Gutierrez's
addresses in Washington and in Chicago are: 408 Longworth House office Building,
Washington Dc 20515; 3181 North Elston Avenue, Chicago 60618; 1715 west 47th
street, Chicago 606 ...
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Theodore Roosevelt
... with greatness led the country in pursuit of a greatness that the entire nation embraced.
Little Teddy Roosevelt was a puny child. Suffering from asthma, there was little the fragile boy could do athletically. When he first entered school, the other children mocked him for his weak stature.
This incident molded the future president. He became obsessed with strength and the “macho” attitude of men. He constantly worked out by lifting weights and boxing. He believed that if he grew up muscular he would somehow compensate for his weakness as a child. He believed that strength and power were synonymous. Thus if he became the macho man, like those he ...
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Richard Wright
... childhood in pain, fear, and shame. He was repeatedly beaten by his
mother and grandmother for trying to fight back at the segregation imposed
upon him. He was also beaten by whites to whom he had to turn for jobs and
he was resentful of the Jim Crow rules by which he had to live. In Black
Boy, Wright's autobiography, he recalls a familiar childhood event: "I
would feel hunger nudging my ribs, twisting my empty guts until they ached.
I would grow dizzy and my vision would dim."
In Black Boy, Wright used his own life to exemplify what qualities of
imagination and intellect are necessary of a southern African-American in
order to understand the meaning of his ...
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Sacraments According To St. Th
... man according to the law of God and also to remedy against the shortcomings caused by sin, whether original, mortal, or venial sin5. Each of the sacraments corresponds with a particular defect caused by sin6. Baptism confers spiritual life and is intended to remedy against original sin. As a man grows in his spiritual walk with God he needs to be strengthened, whereby, confirmation by the Holy Spirit is given to strengthen man during his walk with God. To maintain a strong relationship with God nourishment is needed, which is Eucharist or communion. The fourth sacrament is penance, which is ordained against mortal sins committed after baptism. Extreme unctio ...
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