When Roosevelt delivered his speech, in 1933, The Great Depression had already tormented the United States for three years. His speech was address to the people that still had hope, the people that were tired of not having a place to leave or any money to feed their children. Roosevelt uses logos, pathos, and ethos to express what he feels is the right thing to do in a situation like the Great Depression and to persuade people to follow him in his plans. Logos is the use of logic, such as in
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Our Founding Fathers, extoled in today’s society beyond imagination, have inherited a legacy of unquestioned adulation and pristine status among the inhabitants of their successful experiment—the social democracy of the United States. Credited for undertaking the arduous task of structuring and laying the foundation of a newly formed country, the liberal ideals they espoused and preached with the utmost veneration continue to inspire and galvanize action. They are god among men, whose written word
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In the play Antigone written by Sophocles, the king of Thebes, Creon, embodies the three traits of a tragic hero which ultimately lead to his own demise. As a ruler of the city, Creon is a benevolent and good character. Even as king he does not possess any special power or gift and is similar to any other man found on the streets of Thebes. As the plot progresses Creon remains consistent and headstrong about his views and beliefs. Despite being viewed as an antagonist by some, Creon is essentially
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Throughout the tragedy Antigone, Creon suffers from many tragic flaws that lead to his demise. His excessive pride and desire for power make Creon oblivious to the fact that others are trying to help him. Creon has a peripeteia when Tiresias informs him of his misdeeds. After many of his beloved family have taken their own lives, Creon finally realizes he has been irrational. Due to his hubris and need for absolute power, Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone. One of Creon’s major flaws is his
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the reader is able to understand various values of Greek culture. A study of the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, reveals Sophocles’ views on important cultural value of Greek society. It is evident that Sophocles shared the same views regarding women that the rest of his culture did as well as the idea that the gods played a large part in daily life; however, Sophocles satirized the Greek value of kleos, the glory one receives. In Ancient Greek society women were seen as inferior, Sophocles uses
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F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.” Aristotle was the first to use the term a “tragic hero.” A tragic hero is a character who obtains a flaw but only realizes it after it is too late to change the course of events. In the book A Separate Peace, one of the main characters, Finny, would be considered a tragic hero. Finny is a tragic hero because he shows virtuous qualities, he has a flaw that leads to his downfall, and he recognizes this only after it is too
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"Fallen Angels", written by Walter Dean Myers, is a story of young teenagers’ struggling throughout the Vietnam War. A destruction of their boyhood takes place and their manhood is created. This transformation is the main theme in the novel, also identified as the loss of innocence. War isn’t about honor and heroicness as they are in the movies. Instead, war is substituted with the reality of terror and chaos. Immature life goals make an appearance as they have thoughts about losing their virginity
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Creon the king of Thebes lives a life of great power. One mistake and all things crumble down under him. He is the definition of a tragic hero. “One who, unsupported by the gods and in the face of human opposition, makes a decision which springs from the deepest layer of his individual nature, his physis, and then blindly, ferociously, heroically maintains that decision even to the point of self-destruction (Burt).” He kept his stance and followed every law that he put forth. Being a role model
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Creon’s agony at the end of the play Antigone by Sophocles does not compare to the amount of selfishness and stubbornness he had before he was responsible for the deaths of three people, including his son. Stubbornness and excessive pride are common factors on why most heroes fall, since they believe they are superior they think nothing bad will happen to them, causing a downward spiral for themselves and the others around them. Therefore, Creon’s inability to reason and his egotistical characteristics
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The handkerchief is critical within the plot of Othello, Influencing and effecting various characters inside the play. The cloth symbolizes many different things such as love, power, virginity, marriage, visual evidence, and race to name only a few of the numerous meanings. In Othello, the cloth has both physical and typical understandings. Never in the play does a character imply any meaning to the cloth. In fact anything could be put in place of the handkerchief, yet the handkerchief matters
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