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Antigones Theme
Number of Words: 844 / Number of Pages: 4
... are guided by the ideal that states "Man is the measure of all things." The chorus emphasizes this point during the play by stating that "There is nothing beyond (man's) power." Creon believes that the good of man comes before the gods. Setting the example using Polynices' body left unburied is a symbol of Creon's belief. "No man who is his country's enemy shall call himself my friend." This quote shows that leaving the body unburied is done to show respect for Thebes. After all, how could the ruler of a city-state honor a man who attempted to invade and conquer his city. From that pers ...
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Playing With The Younger: Emotional Development Of Children In Playgrounds
Number of Words: 651 / Number of Pages: 3
... more help in play, they are usually associated with adults who take care of them. Thereby older children who now play by themselves naturally encounter situations where people help small children. This is a great opportunity for older children to learn tenderness in human relationship because they learn by observing others’ behavior. According to Suzanne C Lennard and Henry L. Lennard, “children who have observed others take responsibility and care for each other, learn to experience positive emotions towards their fellow human beings” (99). Thus when both young and old children occupy playgrounds, sc ...
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The Awakening
Number of Words: 1839 / Number of Pages: 7
... Creoles, to a greater degree then Anglo-Americans, lived a life of sensation and careless enjoyment. They loved to dance, gamble, fish, attend feasts, play on the fiddle and to live without much thought of the morrow." Eaton 252
Creoles were very lively outgoing people because of their comfortable tight society. Activities such as Mardi Gras and Sunday afternoon Mass holiday spirits contribute the liveliness of these people (Walker 252). A large reason for their comfort and "live for the moment" attitude was that Creoles did not move west like ...
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How To Prepare A Book Report
Number of Words: 492 / Number of Pages: 2
... eg. Was it startling, unexpected, disappointing etc?
In your introductory paragraph include enough information about the type of book it is, the title, author, setting, and theme so that the reader will get a quick idea of the general nature of the book.
Working from your outline, which should include what you want to say about each idea you have selected for discussion, develop each paragraph around the main idea, your response to particular parts or aspects of the book. Use details, references, quotations from the book to support your analysis.
In your concluding paragraph summarize your response ...
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Macbeth - Fatal Flaws
Number of Words: 933 / Number of Pages: 4
... if Macbeth had not killed
Duncan, this story would not have any murders in it at all.
Macbeth is driven by greed and violence proven by William
Hazlitt:
Macbeth himself appears driven along by
the violence of his fate like a vessel
drifting before a storm: he reels to and fro
like a drunken man; he staggers under the
weight of his own purposes and the
suggestions of others; he stands at bay with
his situation; and from the superstitious awe
and breathless suspense into which the
communications of the Weird Sisters throw
him, is hurried on with daring impatience to
verify their predictions ...
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Inner Cities
Number of Words: 268 / Number of Pages: 1
... novel.
The Mockingbird is a symbol for innocence as it does not harm anyone. This is exposed in the novel when Scout is about to shoot the Mockingbird and Atticus halts him.
It is also a symbol for security and happiness. In the novel, when the mockingbird is singing everything is okay and everyone is happy. When it is not singing it is significant. The atmosphere is tense. Two examples of this from the novel are the rabid dog in the street (Part 1) and the court case (Part 2)
In the novel some of the characters are like mockingbirds. Tom Robinson was one of these characters as he was an innocen ...
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Contrast In Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War Is Kind
Number of Words: 410 / Number of Pages: 2
... throught out the poem, which is not what most people would use to describe the war. That is probably the reason that the certain phrase was used. By saying that war is kind, it made the reader think, really think, about why would Crane use that phrase about the war. The reader then would figure out that the war wasn't kind, and think of reasons why it wasn't kind. That wouldn't have happened if Crane had stated that the war is not kind in the first place. By using a phrase that isn't usually one that describes the war, it involves a deeper level of thinking then just reading it and regestring i ...
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Fate Of Oedipus
Number of Words: 901 / Number of Pages: 4
... a deserted mountain path - die."(p. 17). But instead of killing the infant, the shepherd gave him to another shepherd who then gave Oedipus to the King Polybus of Corinth. So this poor child survived to continue his tragic destiny.
As Oedipus grows up, he becomes a self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed person. That is the kind of role that is cost for him by destiny. A drunken stranger tells him that he is not the son of King Polybus. His strong will drives him to ask an oracle about his parents. The oracle does not answer his question, but tells him that he would kill his father whom ...
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Aristotle On Excellence In Lea
Number of Words: 473 / Number of Pages: 2
... not fit the mold of the common man. He is an outlier. Therefore, something must be done with him. The community could ostracize the supremely "excellent" citizen for having a quality different from the qualities of the majority. However, this course of action would only waste the gift of a small part of the whole and promote mediocrity. The other option, Aristotle's suggestion, is to utilize the gift of the preeminently "excellent" citizen to protect the state's constitution by making him the ruler of the state. Aristotle further justifies his position by stating that a citizen should not be made t ...
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Hiding From The Truth
Number of Words: 775 / Number of Pages: 3
... wife, Louise, was happy and relaxed when she heard the news and thought about it. She was pretty much happy with the result. Another easy hidden truth was when Louise was saying, "free, free, free" and "free, body and soul free." These phrases would, in reality, show that she was happy and felt like her own self now. She wasn’t restricted by her husband, he was gone and she was her own woman. She was finally "free" as she would say. And finally, Louise’s pulse beats harder. That is just like the blood warming. Her pulse beating hides that she is full of joy. She is happy of what ...
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