Oedipus Rex
.... foster father who he believed to be his real father. A while after he ran away he traveling down a road when he saw a coach coming. It contained his true father, King Laios of Thebes and his bodyguards. When they almost ran him over Oedipus attacked them killing the bodyguards and his father, thinking that they were highway bandits, and by doing so he unwittingly fulfilled the prophecy. When he realizes this he is devastated. This really contributes to the theme, that you cannot escape your past. The fac .....
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Romulus And Remus
.... sought guidance from the gods. Each climbed a high mountain to see what he could see. Remus saw a flight of six vultures, but Romulus saw twelve. Therefore Romulus, judging that the gods had favored him, began to lay the foundations of the city of Rome. He plowed a furrow to mark where the walls would be. But Remus mocked him, leaping over the thin furrow and saying that Rome's enemies would be able to get over its walls just as easily. Romulus was so furious he struck his brother dead. The city was built .....
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Oedipus Rex As The Tragic Hero
.... it might be deserved, "Being enraged, strike him who jostled me… he rolls down headlong; and I slay them all!"(29). Another mistake might have been his decision to marry Jocasta. Had he never married, he could have avoided his misery, "And how can I help dreading my mother's bed?"(35). But where would the story be then? "Declared that I should one day marry my own mother and with my own hands shed my father's blood"(36), as a so-called prophecy and decree carved in granite by Apollo himself.
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Jobs Are Not For Everyone
.... of most jobs are disgusting.
Bosses are probably the most difficult part of being employed to me. At the grocery store that I worked at for a short period of time, I remember being constantly pulled aside and being told that I wasn’t bagging the groceries properly. The strange part was that when my boss would tell me these things he would always take me to isle seven to yell and scream at me. Why couldn’t he take me into his office where it would be private? Instead he would make a big scene i .....
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Drinking Hemlock And Other Nutritional Matters
.... is quite convincing. Morowitz even goes as far as stating, “The mental image evoked was that of a solemn judge sentencing someone in perpetuity for an “unnatural act”(2)
As the “…veil of sleep had lifted and the uncertainty of reason replaced the assuredness of emotion,” Morowitz begins to question the validity of the past movie star’s accusations (2). After taking time to ponder her barrage against sugar that had him all fired up in emotion, Morowitz contemplates where this actress “had acquired su .....
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Essay On Greek Family
.... in the English language, but it is really happening today, whether it is with mother, father, brother, sister, or even grandma, it is still happening somewhere in this world.
The main cause of this lack of morals is (in my opinion) directly related to the amount of sex and violence on television. Many years ago Elvis couldn't even shake his waist on TV, but now Sharon Stone can open her legs on a big screen for everyone to see. Violence has increased on television because sitcoms and movies will not se .....
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English Is A Crazy Language...
.... wrote a letter, perhaps you bote your tongue?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite .....
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On Happiness
.... notion of wealth is just relative. Same as basic needs which can cause even more trouble. What are basic needs? Color TV and refrigerator or your own jet plane? Or maybe just a barrel in a harbor as Diogenes showed us?
Knowledge. In my opinion the problem with knowledge may be similar to the wealth issue. Knowledge in general (meant as scientific knowledge) has increased dramatically over the last centuries, but arguing that this has contributed to general happiness is at least risky, not to mention .....
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Civil Rights
.... they can change things for the better, instead of waiting for the government to help them. In his opinion the focus for blacks that believe discrimination is the determining factor in their lives is affirmative action and fair distribution of jobs. Instead of counting on others to make things fair, blacks should go out and make it on their own. He encourages blacks to start their own businesses and create jobs for their people. His ideals are that everyone is responsible for their own lives. If you want .....
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Can We Debate Art?
.... One of the issues that I thought about was a problem in the basic definition of art. What could be defined as art? Does it have to be “pleasing to the eye,” or “something that does not offend or ridicule?” One example was a piece done where a person had placed a crucifix upside-down…was this art? I decided that it was, based on my belief that anything, although it may seem offensive or even repulsive, should be considered as art as long as one person, maybe only the artist himself, was somehow affe .....
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The Odysseus: The Theme Of Love
.... Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship. These relationships clearly support the issue of love in the Odyssey.
The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other's well being. When Odysseus hears of all the .....
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A Pair Of Tickets
.... containing small villages, with people who would not have the slightest idea of what it felt like to have the same luxuries that many Americans are fortunate to have. She later found out that she was totally wrong.
Right from the beginning she was surprised as she arrived at the train station where she saw crowds of people wearing drab Western clothes, as she described, with spots of bright colors and old ladies in gray tops and pants that stop mid-calf. She had to remind herself that she was in China .....
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Paradise Lost: Where Does Evil Come From
.... its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven". Hell is clearly a state of mind. According to the non-physical aspects of Hell described at the end of the poem, one can conclude even from the quote mentioned above, that Hell is what we think of it to be.
Can the human exploration for answers, ambition for knowledge, and curiosity reach a level that then threatens humans themselves? The answer to this question is YES! If we examine subjects such as human cloning, nuclear wea .....
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Saturday Climbing: Resolving Conflicts
.... that had looked flat and smooth as polished marble became a series of problems and solutions." Barry has experienced the familiar problems that parents and their adoliescent children usually have throughout society. As a single father, Barry has an incredible fear of losing his only child. In his attempt to keep Moira with him forever, he has tried his best to provide Moira with security. He makes every decision for her in order to make their lives "simple and uncomplicated." Yet, Moira's growin .....
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Barn Burning: The Symbolism Of Fire
.... property. Abner’s son, Sarty, was the person trying to stop this “fire” when he was not going to lie for his father. Sarty was sick of his family’s way of life and was ready for a change no matter what it would take, even going against his own blood.
Abner's behavior makes him unwanted in any community so he is constantly moving his family from place to place. The family has become so used to this nomadic life, that they have few memories of a stable place to call home. This causes them to know life u .....
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