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    will be a while before Houston Texas can fully recover from this terrible tragedy.

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    is there are multiple definitions of a tragedy. People believe that regular people are more capable of partaking in a tragedy. Hamlet and Oedipus are examples of the traditional tragedy. Hamlet’s actions were all voluntary. He knew what he was doing and the consequences. Oedipus suffered from fate of his family. He didn’t realize exactly what he was doing or the consequences. Oedipus is the truest tragic hero according to the traditional definition of a tragedy, the downfall of his royalty and uncontrollable

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    is there are multiple definitions of a tragedy. People believe that regular people are more capable of partaking in a tragedy. Hamlet and Oedipus are examples of the traditional tragedy. Hamlet’s actions were all voluntary. He knew what he was doing and the consequences. Oedipus suffered from fate of his family. He didn’t realize exactly what he was doing or the consequences. Oedipus is the truest tragic hero according to the traditional definition of a tragedy, the downfall of his royalty

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    address the grief being felt by the tragedy of the explosion of the Challenger in order to move forward together as a nation. President Reagan evokes pathos in the introduction of his speech by using diction and a flashback. Reagan addresses the grief that is being felt nationwide by his use of diction, he states that the tragedy “is truly a national loss” (Par. 1). This appeal to pathos makes the audience feel truly connected and unified as a nation during this terrible time. Another way that Reagan

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    defines hero as “a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities”. In the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, the eponymous young girl goes against the laws of the civil government in order to follow the holy law and bury her brother, Polyneices. Antigone’s uncle, Creon, is the ruler of Thebes and is incredibly angry when she defies his laws. While the tragedy seems to focus on Creon’s mistakes, Antigone is the true tragic hero. Antigone shows clear heroism when she buries

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    is there are multiple definitions of a tragedy. People believe that regular people are more capable of partaking in a tragedy. Hamlet and Oedipus are examples of the traditional tragedy. Hamlet’s actions were all voluntary. He knew what he was doing and the consequences. Oedipus suffered from fate of his family. He didn’t realize exactly what he was doing or the consequences. Oedipus is the truest tragic hero according to the traditional definition of a tragedy, the downfall of his royalty and uncontrollable

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    Argument Final Do you ever wonder why The Tragedy of Macbeth is always used in order to define a certain bad thing that happens to different people? Well there is always an explanation to everything that happens, The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare, a play about betrayal and manipulation. I believe that Macbeth is the one who has the most power and influence in the play. My reason that Macbeth is the one to have the most power is because he is the one to cause all the

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    Fatality In Othello

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    [Bradley presents an overview of Othello, in an attempt to discover what makes this the "most painfully exciting and the most terrible" of Shakespeare's tragedies. He highlights aspects of the play which reinforce its emotional impact: the rapid acceleration of the plot, the intensity of Othello's jealousy, the passive suffering of Desdemona, and the luck and skill involved in Iago's intrigue. According to Bradley, these features combine to produce feelings of "confinement" and "dark fatality" that

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    as a more open question by many people of faith, and concerns the reconciliation of God with the fact that terrible or even evil things occur in the world. The argument extends thus: 1. God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent 2. An omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent God would prevent all ill from happening, and no terrible occurrences would plague humanity. 3. Terrible occurrences do plague humanity, both collectively and individually, all the time 4. Therefore, God does

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    The longform article, “Long Fall of the 111 Heavy,” by Michael Paterniti, uses symbolism, imagery, language, and theme to portray the story of a plane crashing into the sea with no survivors, and the aftermath that follows the tragedy. The author focuses on the repercussions of the crash, and shows the effect is has on the victims families and the whole town itself. Throughout the article, Paterniti uses a “green light” that is always revolving as a recurring symbol that represents life itself, which

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