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- 26471: Oedipus
- ... ruler of Thebes. That is, until he was murdered. Thus the legends and tales begin. Who killed King Laius? For so long it was believed to be a pack of thieves which brought the King’s demise. The people of Thebes, along with their new King, were willing to accept and believe this. King Oedipus, Laius’ predecessor, is faced with the challenge of the gods. In order for the destruction of ... the news of King Polybus’ death. This is whom Oedipus has called his Father. He is the one he was running from to avoid the prophecy that he would kill his father. However, Oedipus couldn’t be so lucky. It is discovered through the words of the messenger, and the shepherd that Laius was indeed his father, and Oedipus is the one who killed him. This shocking news drives Jacosta to ...
- 26472: Cats Rule
- "A dog is a man's best friend." That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may ... are civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make loud noises. Most cats dont even meow very often. They are generally content to lead a quiet existence. Cats also don't often have "accidents." Mother cats train their kittens to use the litter box, and most cats will use it without fail from that time on. Even stray cats generally understand the concept when shown the ...
- 26473: King Creon and King Oedipus
- ... human nature take over and blind us. In the final play "Antigone", the tragic hero is King Creon. In the previous plays, King Creon seemed like a reasonable man who would listen to other people's advice (unlike Oedipus). However, when he becomes king, he begins to neglect this reasonable side of him and follows down the fateful path of Oedipus. He believes he is justified in not burying Polyneices. Because ... ruined in our inflexibility. We have to learn to change and listen to other people, no matter how out of place their opinions seem. We still have to take them into consideration. If we don't, we will end up like Oedipus and Creon- sad and desolate.
- 26474: Uranium
- Uranium Chapter 1 Locations Large deposits of Uranium in the U.S are found in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Most of Canada's Uranium comes from the province of Saskatchewan. There is a lot of Uranium in the oceans but we do not have the technology to mine it at a cheap cost. Chapter 2 Mining When uranium ... atomic number is 92. Chapter 4 Uses Uranium several uses, it is used in nuclear weapons and in nuclear power plants. They used uranium in 1954 for the first nuclear powered submarine in the U.S. Chapter 5 History Uranium was discovered in 1789 in pitchblende by a German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth who named it after the planet Uranus. The radioactive properties of uranium were first showed in 1896 ...
- 26475: Animal Farm 3
- George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm" overthrow ... laws which must be obeyed. Their laws stated that animals shall never become like humans; cruel and manipulative. They shall not wear clothing nor sleep in beds. Most importantly, they are to respect one another's equality and killing another animal is strictly forbidden. Meanwhile, the pigs as leaders are taking bigger food rations for themselves justifying their behavior as something necessary for the "brains" of their animal society. At this ... led the masses in rebellion against the Czar and the entire royal family. Unfortunately, as with the pigs, power corrupted and the people were then oppressed by their "comrades" under the new communist government. Orwell's message about power, in the hands of a few, is corrupting and does nothing to benefit the masses.
- 26476: The Women of the Nineties
- The Women of the Nineties In the 1950’s the woman stayed home took care of the children, cleaned the house and had dinner on the table when her husband came home from work. In the 1990’s the woman juggles all the jobs of the woman of the fifties and she goes off to work. Lynn Koch asks in her essay in the Reading Matters book, “How could anyone suggest we go ... back to the days of Ozzie and Harriet?” Easy. Life would be easier if we could go back in time to more traditional roles for men and women. There are many advantages to a 1950’s lifestyle. Some women would argue against this. Lynn Koch states that new appliances cut down housework and the computer has made it working in the home easier. She believes women should be out working ...
- 26477: Robert Frost 2
- ... Francisco. They were constantly changing houses, and William went from job to job as a journalist. About a year after moving to San Francisco, they had Robert. They named him Robert Lee Frost, after William's childhood hero, Robert E. Lee. Frost's father died from tuberculosis at age thirty-four, in 1885. Isabelle took Robert and his sister back east to Massachusetts. Soon they moved to Salem, New Hampshire, where there was a teaching opening. Robert began ... Frost gave up his teaching job, sold his farm, and moved to England. He received aid from poets suck as Edward Thomas and Rupert Brooke, and published his first two volumes of poetry, A Boy's Will in 1913, and North of Boston in 1914. These works were well received not only in England, but in America. Frost returned to America in 1915 and continued writing his poetry. He produced ...
- 26478: Antigone
- ... accusing her of not being loyal to the Gods of her family. Creon disobeyed the laws of the Gods so that the people of Thebes would see him as a strong, yet righteous ruler. Antigone’s stubbornness was responsible for her imprisonment, by going against Creon’s proclamation without even trying to discuss and reason with him. Creon was responsible for the death of his son and wife by not listening to reason when Haimon tried to get him to ease his punishment of Antigone. When Antigone realized that her death was imminent, she forced the issue by hanging herself so she would not die by Creon’s hand, but he would still be responsible for her death. By the time Creon decided to listen to reason (or to Teiresias and Choragos), it was too late. Antigone, Haimon and Eurydice had all ...
- 26479: Bless Me Ultima-luna Or Vaquer
- Luna or Vaquero? The Vaqueros and Lunas are two very different cultures. Lunas are very quiet people who farm and live by the moon. Vaqueros are very wild people and don t like to stay in one place. Tony s parents are both. His moms family are Lunas and his dads family are Vaqueros. Tony has to decide what blood runs through him before he will know who he really is. The Vaqueros are people ...
- 26480: A Separate Peace
- ... learning how to handle adult responsibilities. The story begins with minor incidents among friends. As the plot becomes more complex the story takes on new meanings. A Separate Peace has many intriguing allegories. Leper, Gene s friend, is treated as an outcast by his peers and is shunned by society. Leper s isolation forces him to enlist for military service. The tree from which Phineas falls and breaks his leg is also allegorical. This tree is the place where Finny and Gene first learn about good and ... one-dimensional. Brinker Hadley, the class politician, is a static character with fixed attitudes and ideas. A Separate Peace is a great read. The stories of Phineas and Gene can be a lesson to today s teenagers as they move into the increasingly complex world about them. The timeless lessons from this fifty-year-old story are certainly applicable today.
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