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Oedipus 2
Number of Words: 2692 / Number of Pages: 10
... for his nourishment and well being. Oedipus was the child of Jocasta and King Laius who was taken to the mountain by a shepard to be killed so the omen of the god apollo that Laius’ son would kill him and lay with Jocasta would not come true. Oedipus was the weakest of his life at this point. If it has not been for the shepard spairing his life and giving him to Polybus to raise as his own Oedipus would have died. Man walks on 2 feet when he has matured. This is a metaphor for Oedipus when he reaches adulthood and leaves Corinth to escape the oracle. Oedipus meets up with a band of travelers ...
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Similarities Between Primates And Humans
Number of Words: 665 / Number of Pages: 3
... also examined muriquis feces for intestinal parasite infections.
Her findings concluded that there were no parasites found in muriquis monkeys at Fazenda Montes Claros, whereas at Carlos Botelho three species were found and approximately 90 percent of the monkeys were infected. She attributed the differences to the Amazonian people. The plants eaten by the muriquis are the same species used by the Amazonian people to control worms and other parasites. Evidence also suggests that the leaves eaten by the muriquis consist of antimicrobial substances and are extremely low in tannins, which make them h ...
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12 Angery Man
Number of Words: 667 / Number of Pages: 3
... every discussion, speaking order, voting, and demonstration. Vance takes on the leading role and handles it well. He also brings organization into the jury room by organizing the juries, the discussions, and the votes. With the excellent traits that Vance brings into the jury room, he allows the trial to run smoothly and effectively.
Dorian Harwood’s profession as nurse also shapes his actions in the jury room. In the jury room, he acts with compassion and respect. As a nurse he does the same. His compassion lies in caring for another. He relates that to the trial by thinking of the boy as one ...
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Romeo And Juliet -3 People Who Betrayed Juliet
Number of Words: 1071 / Number of Pages: 4
... Juliet’s side, because she's her mother and she has experience in marriage and should know marrying someone you do not like is not a good idea. Also, another betrayal by Lady Capulet is that she teaches Juliet to judge men by their money, their social rank and their appearance. For example, she recommended Paris to Juliet because he is rich, good looking and on the Capulet’s side. This is not good. Because Juliet really does love Romeo, and when her mother says things like that, it really makes Juliet upset, because Romeo is not rich, and their family hates her family and vice versa. These points ...
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Witches Influence In Macbeth
Number of Words: 912 / Number of Pages: 4
... him to commit more murders. The witches offer great enticement, but it is in the end, each individuals decision to fall for the temptation, or to be strong enough to resist their captivation. The three Witches are only responsible for the introduction of these ideas and for further forming ideas
in Macbeth head, but they are not responsible for his actions throughout the play. Lady Macbeth is shown early in the play as an ambitious woman with a single purpose. She can manipulate Macbeth easily. This is shown in the line "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear". (I,V, 26)
She is selfless, an ...
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Beloved-Water Motif
Number of Words: 1470 / Number of Pages: 6
... twenty on their porch. She claimed her name is Beloved. They took her in and she lived with them. Throughout the novel, Morrison uses many symbols and imagery to express her thoughts and to help us better understand the characters. Morrison uses the motif of water throughout the novel to represent birth, re-birth, and escape to freedom. In Beloved, one of the things that water represents is birth. When Sethe was running away form Sweet Home, she was pregnant. In order to get to freedom, she had to cross the Ohio River. On the way to the river, Sethe met a young white girl named Amy Denver. Amy helped ...
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The Fear Of Science
Number of Words: 1585 / Number of Pages: 6
... in the nineteenth century
detested Darwin's theory of the evolution of man because it went against their
religion, which believed that God created the world. Science, soon, developed
the big bang theory, which states that earth was created by the attraction of
atoms. The nineteenth century society was afraid of science because it
contradicted their beliefs, and was afraid that the results of science would
lead to the destruction of mankind. Thus, the study of science was limited
because of fear of its effects.
The fear of the effects of science was expressed in literature. Novels
like Dr. ...
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The Red Son
Number of Words: 620 / Number of Pages: 3
... should not leave, but he also knows he has to. One more good quote showing the man knows he has to leave is when he declares in the last line “You for the little hills and I go away.” This motivation the man felt was very deep, and very strong, it took him away from everything he knew, into a possible dangerous and scary future.
A person can be so motivated, they will leave everything they know, for something totally new. The motivation the man felt took him from his comfortable life, to an unknown new life. The man was very comfortable, and had a good life as seen in the quote “I lo ...
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A Price Above Rubies
Number of Words: 2294 / Number of Pages: 9
... Yossi asks her if she loves him more than God. Yossi tells her she is a sinner and will end up just like the woman in the story, wandering the earth for eternity, like Cain. Yossi then gives her a fake ruby, which she immediately recognizes and rejects. Perhaps the jewel symbolizes her soul, what makes her complete, and she won’t accept a fraud, something in place of the real thing, even at that young age.
The film goes forward a number of years, to when Sonia and her husband Mendel have just had their first child. Mendel is the perfect example of the devout Hasidic Jew. He is a scholar, and respect ...
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Lucy Grealy
Number of Words: 1233 / Number of Pages: 5
... would gaze at her
disfigurement and boys would laugh shamelessly as they pointed and blurted out insults. All of these experiences
added to the sense of shame that consumed her. Our culture's preoccupation with physical beauty is definitely
manifested in our youth and adolescents. At an early age, Lucy was exposed to the cultural drive for perfection in
exchange for acceptance.
Halloween was a treasured night for Lucy as she was growing up. It gave her an opportunity to break
out of her shell and let her true personality shine through. Behind a mask, she felt protected from any nasty
com ...
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