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- 28371: Oedipus The King 4
- ... and fruitful life. So what Socrates had meant, that the life which was not rich with self exploration and reflection was not worth living, was indeed different than its application in terms of Oedipus, who s life was unexamined, yet complete. (Norton 653-655) The question arises, what would life have been like, if Oedipus had not discovered his true origins? If he had stayed in Corinth, would any of this ... Oedipus the King, and humility created the new Oedipus. Works Cited Friedlander, Ed. Enjoying Oedipus the King , by Sophocles. http://www.pathguy.com (Nov. 1999). Oedipus. Encarta 1996 CD-ROM. Redmond: Microsoft, 1996. Rivendell. Rivendell s Greek Drama Page. http://www.watson.org/rivendell (Nov. 1999). Sophocles. Oedipus the King. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Mack et al. 6th ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992. 652-701 ...
- 28372: El Nino
- ... the thermocline to become nearly flat and to plunge several feet below the surface of the water, allowing the water to grow warm and expand. With the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather satellites, tracking shifting patterns of sea-surface temperatures can be made easier. Normally, a "pool" of warm water in the western Pacific waters exists. Under El Nino conditions, this "pool" drifts southeast towards the ... accompanied by El Nino conditions. The easterly winds along the equator and the southeasternly winds that blow along the Peru and Ecuador coasts both tend to drag the surface water along with them. The Earth's rotation then deflects the resulting surface currents toward the right (northward) in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left (southward) in the South Hemisphere. The surface waters are therefore deflected away from the equator in ...
- 28373: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... smart student and was admitted into college at the age of 15, without completing high school. When he was 18 years old he decided to become a minister and started to work in his fathers church. After graduating college in 1948, he entered the Crozer Theological seminary. Martin was the speaker of his class in 1951 and won a graduate fellowship. Then in 1955 he received a Ph.D. in ... traveled to Memphis Tennessee to support a strike of poorly paid sanitation workers. There, on April 4, 1968 Martin was assassinated by a sniper, by the name of James Earl Ray. Martin Luther king JRs death shocked the nation and started riots everywhere by the African American people in many cities. He was later buried in Atlanta under a monument inscribed with the final words of his famous I Have ...
- 28374: Terrorism
- ... citizens in Algeria since September 1993, because they allege that France is providing covert support and assistance to the Algerian military regime, and is historically responsible for the situation in Algeria. But, as the GIA's hijack of the Air France Airbus A300 on Christmas Eve 1994 demonstrates, the Islamic terrorist groups are also prepared to take their terrorist war to France itself. There is little doubt that the terrorists fully ... Not all of these causes are important in every society but one is similar that being the hatred of Western culture and power. Many of the Middle Eastern countries have that in common. The U.S. has seen many attacks just for the mere fact that it is a super power nation but it is not the only Western country to see terrorism just for the fact of how there government ...
- 28375: Capital Punishment
- ... is more suitable for small, closely-knit communities in which members know each other personally and in some depth. Forgiveness and reclamation flourish best in a setting in which people can participate in each other's lives. If you press the agape motif to its highest manifestation, it becomes an ethic of non-resistance to evil, unqualified pacifism, and self-sacrifice in which self-interest is totally abandoned. The non-resisting ... and isolation can protect society against future violence. Love in the ecstatic dimension becomes superethical. In ecstasy one is delirious with impetuous joy in the presence of the other and totally devoted to that person's happiness and well- being. In ecstasy we do not count the cost to ourselves but are totally self-giving, heedless of our own needs. In this mood sacrifice for the other is not an ethical ...
- 28376: A Look at Wildlife Through the Eyes of Tom Ulrich
- ... and invigorating. The mountain shots brought a sense of peace throughout the room, whereas the waterfalls made the audience feel alive and free. When I went to the presentation given by Mr. Ulrich, I didnt quite know all the details and wasnt very sure what to expect. I just thought that we would be looking at some pictures and we would be listening to some speech about the animals, but it proved to be much more than ...
- 28377: Greek Gods
- ... whom once wrestled him to a draw. Zeus was the youngest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. When he was born, his father Cronus intended to swallow him as he had all of Zeus's siblings: Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. But Rhea hid the newborn in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete. (To this day, the guides at the "cave of Zeus" use their flashlights to cast ... the protector of marriage and spiteful of Zeus' adultery. Ares- son of Zeus and Hera, the god of war. He was hated by his own parents, and the "ruthless" god. Athena- the child of Zeus's own creation, she is the protector of civilization, agriculture and crafts. Apollo- son of Zeus and Leto, the most Greek of gods. Master of music and poetry. Aphrodite- daughter of Zeus and Dione and the ...
- 28378: Comparison Of Creation Of Whit
- ... in which each group handled the "treasure" was different, though. The first piece of literature, "Creation of the Whites," dealt with the Native American culture and how the white people made visits to the Indian's land on a few different occasions, the first time leaving behind whiskey. The Indians found the whiskey to be very pleasurable and were happy when the white people returned, again. Wiget states: "A cup was ... distinct viewpoints. One could take this a step farther and possibly examine the idea that if whiskey is evil, and the white people delivered the whiskey to the Indians, does that make them the Devil's advocates? There is no one right answer and there are many different paths to follow; the key is finding the one that will lead you to your beliefs.
- 28379: Dreams
- ... an extended time. Cognitive psychologists are concerned with logic and thought processing during dreaming, and how they are different from mental processes during the waking state. In studies of the developmental cognitive processes of children's dreams, for instance, it has been found that the increasing complexity of children's dreams parallel waking cognitive development. Many researchers believe that knowledge about dreaming is important for understanding waking imagination. Current and future research issues involve further establishing and extending all of the above areas. Anthropologists are ...
- 28380: Area 51 - Short
- ... is not privy to all information. The following is the official Pentagon statement on Area 51: "There are a variety of activities, some of which are classified throughout what is often called the Air Force's Nellis Range Complex. The range is used for the testing of technologies, systems, and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. Military forces, and the security of the United States. There is an operating location near Groom Dry Lake. Some specific activities and operations conducted on the Nellis Range, both past and present, remain classified and ...
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