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638 wordsA master artisan and innovator of the Greek tragedy, Sophocles's insightful plays have held their value throughout countless time periods and societies. Sophocles was the second of the three great Greek authors of tragedies. Born in Colonus, a small city not too far from Athens, Sophocles grew to know the ways of people and the lives they lead. He was well known for depicting people as they are instead of the way they should be like his teacher, Euripides. His tragedies earned him many prizes in...
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Pickett Charge Cemetery Ridge
1,021 words... d and because of smoke, and if there was any alternative to this attack it should be carefully considered (Stewart 112). Alexander was thus putting the burden of the fatal decision back on Longstreet. When Pickett confronted Longstreet to get final authorization for the assault Longstreet could not bring himself to talk, but instead just bowed his head (Stewart 164). After the attack had begun Longstreet announced, I do not want to make this charge (Stewart 162). After the war Longstreet too...
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Hells Heaven Salamander Walking Phil
1,085 wordsYea, we thought the diversity would be good for the movie, the producer said this casually while lighting a cigarette. Sure, the diversity is good, but where is the setting supposed to be, said the executive producer quizzically. The old style buildings are supposed to be German. The skyscrapers are for the f- 16 and car chase scenes in New York, he muttered getting increasingly bored with the conversation. Do you think Ill be able to ride in one of the planes, his eyes beginning to bulge out of...
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Archaic Greek Bacillus Odysseus And Agamemnon Troy
1,406 words... proper sovereignty. Before announcing his return, Odysseus, with the help of goddess Athena, cunningly disguises himself as a beggar to learn of life in Ithaka during his long absence. His patience pays off as he is able to cleverly plan and carry out the demise of the evil and wasteful in Book 22. However, his lust for revenge does not blind his good judgement. Odysseus, while slaying the suitors, is confronted by Phemios, the minstrel suitor, who pleads for forgiveness. Mercy, mercy on a s...
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Agamemnon Was Destined Justice As Revenge Orestes
1,309 wordsThe Oresteia trilogy consists of three closely connected plays. In Agamemnon, the great Greek King of that name comes home after the long war; they are victorious over the Trojans. Unbeknownst to him, his wife Clytaemnestra has been plotting his death with her lover Aegisthus. Clytaemnestra feels this act is just because she is avenging the death of her daughter Iphigenia, whom Agamemnon sacrificed before he left for Troy to have a speedy journey. The Libation Bearers is the second play of The O...
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Parent Company News Coverage
1,305 wordsIn this book report, the book that I read was The Media Monopoly, the Fifth Edition. This book was written by Ben H. Bagdikian, who is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and dean emeritus of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Bagdikian originally published this book in 1983. Author Bagdikian explores the way in which the media functions. His particular area of interest is the way in which the media is controlled. His exploration details various forms of...
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Life And Death Cultural Tradition
804 wordsThings Fall Apart, a novel by China Achebe where he tells two different stories at the same time. One is of Okonkwo, the villager whose rise to power is halted because of all of his misfortunes. The other is of Okonkwo's village, Umuofia, and its struggle to hold on to its cultural tradition while facing colonialism from the West. The title, Things Fall Apart, describes perfectly what happens to both Okonkwo and his village. Okonkwo's life falls apart and as a result, he commits suicide by hangi...
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Hamlets Tormenting Ways Hamlets Tormenting Hamlet
606 wordsWhat is it about an individual that makes them produce such flaws that contribute to their own self-destruction? In Shakespeare's, Hamlet, Hamlet has numerous flaws, which he fails to overcome. Hamlets self-created troubles contribute to his downfall. Hamlet torments people as an escape from his emotional pain. His anger elevates and produces sarcasm. Hamlet flees from his problems in fearful ways. Hamlet is manipulative, thus tormenting people surrounding him. For example he tells Ophelia Get t...
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Black Youths Cd Rom
858 wordsThe Pool Player, Seven at the Golden Shovel. The lifestyle of many inner city Black youths often leads to death and destruction. This destruction can be an internal personal destruction of the individual or it can be the harsh victimization of innocent people. The death of inner city urban Black youths is a fact of urban gang life, while escape for the lifestyle to most seems impossible. The lifestyle of many urban inner city Black youths often leads to death and destruction. This destruction ca...
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Human Nature One Man
687 wordsWilliam Shakespeare's Othello tells the tale of one man on the top of his game shot down by his own jealousy. It takes place in 16 th century Italy, right around the time of the failed Turkish invasion. Othello starts out as a superb military officer in the Italian military, but through the love of a woman, he is brought to an untimely demise. The story is actually a play and it is not known if Shakespeare ever knew these plays were to be read. The story is told by the characters in the play. Ot...
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Eastern European Countries Foreign Policy Goals
1,424 wordsOne of the most fiercely debated topics in United States foreign policy is whether or not to expand the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe. There are many arguments on both sides of the argument, ranging from abolishing the alliance due to the exorbitant costs of maintenance, to expanding NATO to achieve security in a region that is historically violent. Although both sides have some valid arguments, the benefits of expanding NATO outweigh the negatives. Expanding NATO will achi...
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Lord Of The Flies Eventually Leads
611 wordsIn William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, the author depicts his criticism of the culture in which he lives. He attempts to use his novel as a venue to portray the defects in society by using his characters flaws to show that the origin of humankind is defective as well. By using the personalities of Piggy, Ralph, Jack, and Roger, he portrays the different levels of intelligence and ignorance, leadership and following, spontaneity and sensibility that are present on the island on which the ...
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Sense Of Vengeance Form Of Revenge Beowulf
1,204 wordsBeowulf is an epic poem that, above all, gives the reader an idea of a time long past; a time when the most important values were courage and integrity. The only factors that could bestow shower fame upon a person were heroic deeds and family lineage. Beowulf, as the paradigm of pagan heroes, exhibited his desire to amass fame and fortune; the only way to do so was to avenge the death of others. This theme of retribution that is ever present throughout the poem seems to color the identities of i...
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Lady Macbeth Imagines King Of Scotland
1,701 wordsBy the end of Sheakspeares "Macbeth, " Lady Macbeth has proven that her imagination is stronger than her will. During the beginning of the play, Lady M had been the iron fist and authority icon for Macbeth. She was the voice of determination and hardness, yet deep down, she never carried such traits to begin with. She started this ordeal with a negative, bombastic rhetoric, preying on Macbeth's weaknesses in order to egg him on. In no way did she make a positive contribution to Macbeth or to her...
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Irony Symbolism And Foreshadowing As Literary Elements
879 wordsAmong Kate Chopin's most impressive works is the short story entitled The Story of an Hour. This work best displays the importance of literary elements on the overall unified affect. Through the use of irony, symbolism, foreshadowing and paradox, the reader can grasp a better understanding of the main focus of the story. These literary elements are essential in the artistic style of the story. The story opens with the foreshadowing of the main character, Mrs. Mallards, death. The author initiall...
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Demise Of Their Relationship Norma Jean Leroy
507 wordsIn Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason, the central characters, Leroy Moffit and his wife, Norma Jean, display markedly different personality traits that ultimately result in the demise of their relationship. Leroy is a classic static character who does not grow or change throughout the story. On the other hand, Norma Jean represents the very definition of a dynamic character as she evolves into her own woman. One of the main complications leading to the demise of their relationship is the reversal of tr...
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Character Development Of Lady Macbeth Throughout The Play
1,909 wordsTo metamorphose ones character through years of experience and age is salutary. To deteriorate ones character through a short period of fast decisions and unsure actions is perilous. Lady Macbeth proves the truth to this theory. The impulsive mistakes and power-hungry tactics littered the journey Lady MacBeth paves throughout this play that ultimately ends in her death. She feels overwhelmed by all that is happening, both physically and mentally, and decides to end her own life. The Tragedy of M...
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Displayed By Socrates Good Is Found People
1,069 wordsBy: Amydell M. Beardshall Concept of Good displayed by Socrates in Apology Good is defined in Websters dictionary as having desirable or favorable qualities, or characteristics; morally excellent, better, best. (Pg. 77) All aforementioned attributes were displayed by Socrates in the last few days before his death, in Crito, (Criton. ) I will attempt to prove that goodness was displayed by him in many different ways, while he was faced with evil and an imminent demise. As well I will attempt to g...
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Daisy Buchanan Jay Gatsby
1,261 wordsShowing The Connection Between The Choices And Showing The Connection Between The Choices And Consequences Gatsby Endures In The Great Gatsby One would look at the main character in the novel, The Great Gatsby, and see a man excluding confidence and esteem. Mr. Jay Gatsby though, was filled with inner turmoil, longing and obsession. His life was sustained on one minute hope, a dream that was never fully realized, even whe he thought it was in his grasp. Maybe, though, Gatsby's life could have ta...
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Moral Decay Jordan Baker
789 wordsColors in Symbolism Colors can symbolize many different things. Artists use colors in their paintings when they want you to see what they are trying to express. Like if an artist is trying to express sorrow or death he often uses blacks blues, and grays basically he uses dreary colors. You automatically feel what the artist is trying to express. When the artist uses bright colors you feel warm and you feel happiness. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is like an artist. He uses c...
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