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- 22121: The Tragedy Of Creon In Antigo
- ... control over his fate, Creon, although displeasing the gods by condemning Antigone, is defeated by destiny in his attempt to free her. While fate had long before sentenced Creon to his own actions, the play s perception that he almost escapes tragedy, makes him that much more lamentable. The general perception of Creon as villain is shifted as the Chorus elucidates that he is indeed the tragedy. Along with its shifting ... is the antithesis of what Creon initially embraces. The power is yours, I suppose, to enforce it / with the laws, both for the dead and all of us, / the living. (lines 238 to 240) Creon s accepting the supposed power to enforce both the living and the dead reveals him as accepting a false superiority to the gods and thus angers them. The Chorus, in foreshadowing the story, relates its current ... the power / he taunted in all his frenzy / trying to stamp out / the woman strong with the god (lines 1058 to 1063) This anecdote is a retelling of a past myth in relation to Creon s present day struggle. The understanding that Creon s mocking and taunting of the gods is highly dissaproved of by the Chorus fortells that he will anger the gods. It is also foretold that the ...
- 22122: Plato and Aristotle
- ... 3) Explain the so-called ‘Divided Line’. What do the different levels mean? How does this apply to ethics? How does this apply to Knowledge, perception, and/or awareness? Explain in depth and detail. Plato’s ‘Divided Line’ is a model indicating not only levels of knowledge, but basically levels of everything. It is divided into four levels and two sides. The left side consists of ways we know, become aware ... level up is the lowest level in the spiritual realm. The left side of this level includes thinking from hypotheses, while the right side includes objects of math and science. The top level in Plato’s model contains true knowledge and dialectical thinking on the left. The rite contains all forms and ideas. The topmost point, the forms of the good and beautiful, is the ultimate goal of human happiness, or ... vice-versa. The same holds true for the other areas, as well, and they are all related to each other. Using knowledge in another example, the higher level of knowledge one reaches, the higher one’s ethical standards are, as well. Because of these relationships, Plato’s ‘Divided Line’ relates to all areas of life. II. ARISTOTLE 1) Explain fully Aristotle’s approach to Ethics. What is the goal of ...
- 22123: Analysis Of Emily Dickensons C
- Analysis of Crumbling is not an instant s Act by Emily Dickinson "Crumbling is not an instant s Act is a lyric by Emily Dickinson. It tells how crumbling does not happen instantaneously; it is a gradual process occurring slowly and cumulatively over time. The structure of this poem is complex and it ... at others. Long hyphens throughout the poem slow down reading speed. This could be compared to the rate of decay. Sometimes decay is rapid, sometimes it is slow. the last three parts of the poem s structure help create its figurative meaning. Imagery is Dickinson s main figurative tool in this poem. the idea that crumbling is progressive is supported by the last two lines of the first stanza, which ...
- 22124: MacBeth
- Responsibility for the Tragedy In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of Macbeth the main character Macbeth is driven from his status as a well respected warrior and lord of not one, but two Scottish regions to a dishonest, unloyal murderer. Macbeth gets caught ... to an even greater status than he began with but only through a gigantic web of lies which could not be untangled. He then felt lost and alone with nobody left to turn to. ‘ Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.’ However Macbeth was not the only influence in this great tragedy. Lady Macbeth played a large role as Macbeth’s seductress and brainwasher. Lady Macbeth persuaded her husband to kill the King not so that he would himself be King but so that she could be Queen.Although because of her involvement in this ...
- 22125: Autobiographical Assignment: My Grandfather
- ... the help of her parents' shelter and emotional help, and he would send his check he received from the Air Force. It was not common for my grandmother and for women in the mid 1940's to work and leave their children behind. After my grandfather returned from WWII, he was able to see his wife and his three-year-old son (whom he had never seen before). Prior to my grandma's marriage, after college, she started in the family business. She worked with her father at their funeral home. When she started there, she wanted to become a mortician like her father. But her father kept ... then found an unskilled job in a factory, making packaging materials. With that money my grandmother was able to raise her family and to afford a few things for herself. This experience impacted my mother's decision to go to college in Cincinnati, Ohio. This allowed her choose a career that would enable her to support herself and a family in the future. After college, she was a registered nurse ...
- 22126: Kantian Philosophy of Morality
- ... distraught widow who asks whether her late husband suffered in his accidental death, you must decide which maxim to create and based on the test which action to perform. The maxim "when answering a widow's inquiry as to the nature and duration of her late husbands death, one should always tell the truth regarding the nature of her late husband's death" (M1) passes both parts of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative. Consequently, according to Kant, M1 is a moral action. The initial stage of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative ... happiness and consequently would, at least possibly, be a moral action. Utilitarianism would also take into account the precedent set by lying; however, the analysis still rests on predicted consequence rather than on the action's intrinsic moral value. The morality of telling the lie is on a case by case basis. In some situations, it might be better to tell the truth, and according to utilitarianism that would then ...
- 22127: Free Will Vs. Determinism
- ... looking at one lawn of grass that is yellow and dead, and concluding from that, that all grass is yellow. This sounds simply absurd, but, according to Frederick, is exactly what is happening. But, let’s put this argument into perspective. Daniel’s response was to clear up where the reasonable bounds of induction truly exist. If one were to drop one hundred objects of all shapes, sizes, and weights, and found that they all fell to the ... that that is not deliberation. Deliberation presupposes that we are able to choose differently than what we actually chose, but if it was determined what we would "decide" then it is truly not deliberation. Frederick’s second argument for free will is that we could have chosen differently. If one was at a candy machine, there is a choice as to what he will get. If he chooses a Butterfinger, ...
- 22128: Hanging Woman Creek
- ... an outpost on Hanging Woman Creek and stay there. Pike and Eddie find much trouble, and one man is shot in the back by an unknown assailant. Pike escorts a lady out to her brother s homestead, and a while later the lady s brother s estate has been burnt down. Bohlen, a local rancher, was suspected of doing it. Ann, the lady that Pike escorted earlier, was at the house. She had escaped however, and was now on the ...
- 22129: Fixing A Computer
- ... computer to the human circulatory system. The internal parts of computers are very easy to recognize, once they are labeled. We will start by opening the case into the computer. Before opening the case don’t forget to have the computer turned off and unplugged, we don’t want to fry the computer parts. Once inside, we have a look around, and see a lot of parts that are unrecognizable to us. We will start from a top to bottom process of labeling ... how to fix them. If the computer when the power is turned on makes beeping noises, and never boots up, that means you have a problem with your RAM. That means probably that you don’t have it in far enough. If the computer when turned on gives you error messages then your hard drive is messed up in this case you might have to shell out 150 dollars to ...
- 22130: Understanding Interpretation of Meaning
- ... more persistent, stubborn, self motivated, independent, and an individual. John Donne was more caring, respective, giving, and trusting. Each of them has different views which give us the chance to compare and contrast each author’s point of view. This is just one of the many examples that we have covered in this class. This type of exercise is great to use our mind and to express how we feel. We also have writing assignments related to the readings, where we make up a question or pick from four or more questions. Each question is designed to help us see the author’s point of view. This gives us the chance to express what we think the author’s trying to convey. It also lets us express how we feel on the subject, and to create a question of our own. These assignments really give the reading a good idea of where we ...
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