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Wanted To Hear Oedipus Tyrannus
1,456 words
Because Oedipus knows nothing about the past of
Thebes, he is not an assassin. Oedipus committed
murder but unknowingly of who King Laius was.
Oedipus honor was his claim against the murder.
Had it been the other way around and Oedipus had
lost the battle, King Laius alibi would have also
been for reasons of honor: for reasons of royalty.
Oedipus was royalty and knew it as well did King
Laius. The main idea behind Oedipus innocence is
this royalty. Regardless of either of their class
standings a...
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King Of Thebes Riddle Of The Sphinx
2,354 words
Oedipus the King Oedipus the King starts in the
legend where Oedipus, king of Thebes, is trying
get rid of the plague in his city. Oedipus sends
Creon to the oracles at Delphi to get the answer
to the city's problems. Creon is away for a long
time, and he returns with Teiresias, the blind
prophet. They repeat the oracles's tenement: the
plague will end only when Laios' murderer is
discovered. Sophocles tells the events in order
and finally unmask Oedipus as the murderer. That
Oedipus acted like ...
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Choral Ode Tells Oedipus
4,698 words
Oedipus the King Oedipus the King starts in the
legend where Oedipus, king of Thebes, is trying
get rid of the plague in his city. Oedipus sends
Creon to the oracles at Delphi to get the answer
to the citys problems. Creon is away for a long
time, and he returns with Teiresias, the blind
prophet. They repeat the oracles statement: the
plague will end only when Laios murderer is
discovered. Sophocles tells the events in order
and finally unmask Oedipus as the murderer. That
Oedipus acted like he ...
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Second Degree Murder Criminal Justice System
4,294 words
Whenever the word death penalty comes up,
extremists from both sides of the spectrum begin
to wildly express their opinions. One side says
deterrence, the other side says theres a potential
of executing an innocent man. One says justice,
retribution, and punishment, the other side says
execution is murder. However, all arguments aside,
the best way and the only way to truly make a
rational decision about capital punishment is to
examine the purpose of our criminal justice
system. Once the purpos...
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Jack The Ripper East End
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Jack the Ripper As the Threat of Outcast London
Serial Killer Murder DURING THE autumn of 1888, a
killer terrorized London. He chose as his victims
mostly older, decrepit, drink-ridden prostitutes
from the East End district of Whitechapel. The
name Jack the Ripper appeared on a number of
letters mailed to the police and to various news
agencies. The publication of several of these
letters, in the hope that someone would recognize
the handwriting, vastly increased the killers
fame. It has never b...
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Committed A Crime Cup Of Coffee
10,409 words
With an exhausted sigh, Dirk Crozier unlocked the
door to his business office at exactly 8: 53 to
begin another night of work. As he walked through
the doorway, he threw his hat in the general
direction of his coatrack. It missed, of course,
but Crozier didnt bother to pick it up. He
carefully walked over the old faded dark-red rug,
passing between the two ratty old chairs that he
always kept for any customers, and slowly moved
around his desk to his own chair. Running his
fingers over the scarr...
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One By One Iron Maiden
2,356 words
The Lawrence family hails a cab in the heart of
downtown H angleton. With little success, they
move to a deserted street hoping for less human
traffic. The only visible movement is a lone rat
scurrying into a gutter. Two lights appear on the
horizon and Mr. Lawrence signals for a ride. The
family of four lazily enters the cab after a late
night at the theatre and they take off. Because of
the long night and lengthy ride they doze off and
leave their destination in the strange driver? s
hands. Th...
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