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Blindness In Oedipus The King
Number of Words: 716 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the plague decimating their country was. What Oedipus was not expecting, however, was that the sin he could not see himself was to blame for the judgement being poured out upon the country. The sin so hidden from Oedipus’ and the peoples’ eyes was quite visible to Teiresias. What Teiresias lacked in his ability to see the world, he made up for in being able to see a person’s heart - a skill that nearly cost him his life after a lengthy argument with Oedipus. Yet what distinguishes Teiresias from the others was his genuine concern for others – a concern that he voiced ...
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Poetry Assignment
Number of Words: 1470 / Number of Pages: 6
... two poems with the fact that both poems embody foul weather that prevent life from flowing in its normal path. To be more specific, a storm destroys plants, animals, and life in general, while a fog blocks out the sun and its energy to spring life.
In "Fog" the poet, Carl Sandburg, uses the weather condition of a fog as the main subject matter for his poem. The entire poem is literally focused on the fog above the city and harbor. Using a metaphor, Sandburg makes the fog come to life as if it actually had its own eyes to be able to overlook the city. The fog takes the shape of a cat as it "sits lookin ...
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Ceremony
Number of Words: 608 / Number of Pages: 3
... cramped on tiny reservations.
By reading this book you can see that the Native Americans live in extreme poverty. This is brought upon the Indians by the white man who gave them dry dusty desert land that he didn’t want. Then white men do not give the Indians a chance to get out of the poverty because he believes the Indians are good for nothings.
Many white people believe the myth that the Indians are drunken good for nothings. They believe this because to a certain point it is true. Many Indians do drink at bars but that is because they do not have much else to do because there is no good land to ...
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Crucible Act 1 Summary
Number of Words: 566 / Number of Pages: 3
... surviving daughter, Ruth, was not able to wake, just like Betty Parris. She was among those in the forest. Both Putnam's are quick to blame a witch for what has happened to Ruth and for what has happened to them in the past. Parris still fights the idea of witchcraft but is getting closer to accepting it as truth.
Through the conversations between Abigail, Betty, Mercy Lewis, and Mary Warren it becomes known that not only was their witchcraft practiced in the forest but also Abigail drank a charm to kill Goody Proctors wife. Beth at one point even runs toward the window and gets one foot out befo ...
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Beowulf And King Authur Comparison Essay
Number of Words: 1016 / Number of Pages: 4
... are also striving for love and respect from the people they protect. In order to obtain maximum respect per battle, both Beowulf and Arthur enter into battle somewhat alone. Beowulf specifically asks, "That [he], alone and with the help of [his] men, / May purge all evil from [the] hall" (Beowulf, line 165-166). His request is granted by Hrothgar, King of the Danes, so he and his man enter into the battle themselves and when Grendel is defeated, the glory, love and respect belong solely to Beowulf and his men. Arthur does the same, "he met with his man and his horse, and so mounted up ...
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All Quite On The Western Front
Number of Words: 1072 / Number of Pages: 4
... lines, Himmelstoss appeared and was insulted by some of the members of Paul's unit, who were then only mildly punished. During a bloody battle, 120 of the men in Paul's unit were killed. Paul was given leave and returned home only to find himself very distant from his family as a
result of the war. He left in agony knowing that his youth was lost forever. Before returning to his unit, Paul spent a little while at a military camp where he viewed a Russian prisoner of war camp with
severe starvation problems and again questioned the values that he had grown up with contrasted to the values while figh ...
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Fire And Ice
Number of Words: 839 / Number of Pages: 4
... the image of a slower, numbing effect. I feel he uses ice to represent a slow, almost unnoticeable change that eventually causes the destruction of mankind.
Fire, instantaneous combustion of an object. Frost uses fire to represent an ending with incredible speed and unimaginable pain. The quote, "From what I’ve tasted of desire" seems to represent the tendency of people to be impatient. The way many people of today are, they can not wait. They must have what they want, and they must have it now. That is one of the main purposes of a loan. Someone wants a car, but does not want to ...
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Character In A Good Man Is Har
Number of Words: 812 / Number of Pages: 3
... language that is shown in this section of the story clearly demonstrates the difference between what is acceptable, and what is racist. O’Connor clearly provides us that she never has the intent to be racist herself, but rather her characters, possibly an influence in her life, are to blame. The grandmother shows her politeness to June, but also shows her rudeness by describing the dark colored boy with such racist terms, providing the reader with a sense of the “holy madness” that resides within her.
The story contains eleven characters, of which only one illustrates ...
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Creon As Antigones Tragic Figu
Number of Words: 1115 / Number of Pages: 5
... her comment and likens Antigone to nothing more than a wild horse and a slave. (ll. 477-479) By disregarding her observation, he shows us that he truly does believe his word can refute that of the gods. He is set in his belief that his authority overrides the importance of spiritual tradition and divine order.
The second passionate challenge to Creon’s decision is his own son. Haemon attempts to offer his father advice rather than directly challenging him, but a fierce argument ensues. Haemon acts as an advocate for himself, his fiancée, and the people of Thebes. He presents the most logica ...
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The Muses Of Greek Mythology
Number of Words: 719 / Number of Pages: 3
... Mythica). The Muses had several titles which usually referred to places where they had settled. Ephialtes and Otus, who also founded Ascra, were the first to sacrifice on Helicon to the Muses and to call the mountain sacred to the Muses. Sacrifices to the Muses consisted of gifts of water, milk, or honey.
Their companions are the Charities, the Horae, Eros, Dionysus,
Apollo, Aphrodite, Harmonia, and Himerus (Desire). Apollo is the
leader of the choir of the Muses and consequently he has the surname
Musagetes. Athena caught and tamed the winged horse Pegasus and gave him to the Muses. Some ...
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