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The Tragic Hero In Antigone
1,454 wordsThe Tragic Hero in the Play Antigone Antigone, which was written by Sophocles, is possibly the first written play that still exists today (www. image 1). There is much controversy between who the tragic hero is in the play. Some people say Antigone, some say Creon, others even say Haemon. I believe Creon displays all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. He receives compassion through the audience, yet recognizes his weaknesses, and his downfalls from his own self-pride, stubbornness, and con...
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Salem Witch Trials Elizabeth Proctor
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Center Of The 8 Ball Center Of The 8 Hammer
981 wordsOne of the worst rumors ever created is that an 8 -ball has to be shaken in order to reveal an answer. Too many times I have had friends walk into my room, shake the 8 -ball, and flip it for an answer. Then when they see that the water is all bubbly and the answer cannot be seen, what do they do? ... they shake it some more! I have found myself shouting at my friends over and over again, No! Dont shake the 8 -ball! For the love of God, just put it down! Well, over the past few years, with all of...
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1,101 wordsINTRODUCTION Piano, stringed keyboard musical instrument, derived from the harpsichord and the clavichord. Also called the pianoforte, it differs from its predecessors principally in the introduction of a hammer-and-lever action that allows the player to modify the intensity of sound by the stronger or weaker touch of the fingers. For this reason the earliest known model (1709) was called a gravicembalo col piano e forte (Italian for "harpsichord with soft and loud"). It was built by Bartolomeo ...
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Pronounced These Curses Physical Intellectual And Spiritual Chaos Oedipus
804 wordsIn Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus the King", Oedipus proclaims " it was I who have pronounced these curses on myself" (Madden 37). With this announcement, Oedipus is aware that his pursuit for order has led to a life of chaos. The central thesis is that the presumption of order establishes physical, intellectual, and spiritual chaos. The text's reference to the sphinx, Oedipus, and Tiresias creates this notion. These three literal signifier's are the metaphoric symbolizes of physical, intellectual,...
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Effect Is Felt Columbine Tragedy Lives
377 wordsThe Columbine tragedy has struck another victim last week. If all thoughts were that the tragedy was behind us, no one has considered the effects of the massacre. A student that was injured in the massacre was making progress on recovering, when backlash from the tragedy struck. Her Mother committed suicide in respect to what the tragedy has done to her life and her families life as well. This is the effect that the event has spawned, more pain and more suffering. On looking at this case, we can...
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Revolution Of 1905 000 People
1,202 words... for another, Russian ships were sunk or critically damaged by Japanese torpedoes. 18 Russian strategy was foiled by the early death of a series of admirals. The patriotic mood of the Russian people did not last long when the truth of the war became clear. Witte, the ex-Minister of the Interior, was called upon to negotiate a settlement with the Japanese. He managed to end Russia's humiliation quickly, with only a minor loss of territory to the Japanese. Rural peasants remained indifferent to...
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Lady Macbeth Kill Macbeth
1,194 words... en committing the murder. This is surprising because Banquo heard the omens of the witches and knew that a fate like this may fall on the king, but also that he heard it with Macbeth. Banquo knows that Macbeth was professed to be the next king and Macbeth is standing here telling everyone what happened. This is unsurprising because he probably feels that Macbeth had something to do with it and he warned Macbeth earlier that he might be falling into evil thinking. Banquo is probably upset wit...
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Kill His Father Killed His Father
1,637 wordsIn Sophocles play Oedipus Rex Oedipus Even though "fate" seems to determine Oedipus' life, . he does infact have a free will. His choices brought the prophecy to life. Only his decisions (not influenced by anybody) he made. Of course those decisions were in side of the limits set by fate. When Oedipus heard a prophesy that his going to kill his father and sleep with his mother he ran away, even when he new there were suspicions of him being the real son of his parents. There some lines from the ...
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Beauty And The Beast Three Girls
1,171 wordsBeauty and the Beast by Mme Le Prince De Beaumont The fairy tale Beauty and the Beast opens with the characters of a rich merchant and his six children, three boys and three girls. 'The two eldest girls were vain of their wealth and position' (22), but the youngest girl, the prettiest of the three, had a more pleasing personality, humble and considerate. This youngest daughter was so beautiful even as a child that everyone called her Little Beauty. She was just as lovely as she grew up so that s...
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Time To Save Head Of Kinsale Lusitania
1,578 wordshopefully salvage the liner, sunk off the south-west coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, killing 1, 198 people. 'The Lusitania is probably the most important shipwreck that hasn't been investigated in any detail so far, 's ays Gregg Bemis. And although there are striking similarities between the Lusitania and the Titanic, recently the subject of a major movie, Bemis believes that the Lusitania is 'a much more interesting and historical story - and you don't have to make up any phoney romance the wa...
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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Claudius And Polonius
635 wordsThe Mad Hamlet William Shakespeare wrote 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'. 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' is a tragedy. William Shakespeare was born 1564 and died 1616. William Shakespeare himself, was one of the greatest play writers of all times. Hamlet was an odd character in the play because of the way he acted. Hamlet is intelligent, mad, and selfish. Hamlet is a very intelligent character. Claudius and Polonius planned to send Hamlet to England to be put to death, escorted by Rosencrantz and Guild...
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Cuban Missile Crisis Henry Cabot Lodge
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J J Small Town
1,333 wordsThe woman who would come to be known as the Unsinkable Molly Brown was born on Dealer Alley and Butler Street in Hannibal, Missouri on July 18, 1867. She was born during a very bad thunderstorm and her mother predicted right then that Molly would not be just another pretty face. Margaret (Molly's birth name) grew up in a small town with a surprisingly small population of less than 20, 000 people. (Heroine of the Titanic, 1) Margaret attended school for thirteen years. It was during these years t...
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1,168 wordsIs the Media Bias? Many people including myself believe that it is. On the other hand, there are people who believe that media is not biased and just states facts. These people (i. e. my dad), who believe that media is not biased also believe that everything on TV is true, in my experience. We see bias in media (print or broadcast) many times. It might be the subtlest of things that is unnoticeable to more blatant attempts. The fact is bias is everywhere and it is very difficult to separate the ...
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1,113 wordsINTRODUCTION Piano, stringed keyboard musical instrument, derived from the harpsichord and the clavichord. Also called the pianoforte, it differs from its predecessors principally in the introduction of a hammer-and-lever action that allows the player to modify the intensity of sound by the stronger or weaker touch of the fingers. For this reason the earliest known model (1709) was called a gravicembalo col piano e forte (Italian for harpsichord with soft and loud). It was built by Bartolomeo Cr...
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Taming Of The Shrew Shakespeare
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Ahab Moby Dick
1,728 wordsEnglish Moby Dick Andrew Woollard English 367. 02 WI 2000 Moby Dick Character Analysis: Ahab Moby Dick can be viewed as a tragedy. Webster? s Dictionary defines tragedy as a? dramatic composition, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, fate or circumstance to downfall or destruction. ? This describes Moby Dick very well, as we discover as the story unfolds. Ahab, one of the key characte...
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Pentheus Rejects Divine Powers Dionysus
1,045 wordsIn The Bacchae, Euripides portrays the character of Pentheus as an ignorant, stubborn, and arrogant ruler. These character flaws accompanied with his foolish decisions set the stage for his tragic downfall. Pentheus blatant disregard to all warnings and incidents, which prove that Dionysus is truly a god, lead him to his own death. In the end, his mistakes are unforgiving and his punishment is just. Throughout the play, the audience cannot help but feel merciless towards Pentheus. In his opening...
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