written during a time period consisting of male domination. Women were expected to take on a subservient role and do as they were told. They were inferior and had no say whatsoever in anything. Sophocles uses Antigone’s character to portray women who are courageous and can make their own decisions. He uses Creon’s character to represent the arrogant and stubborn viewpoint of men during this time period. When Creon is told of the burial of Polyneices’ body‚ he tells Sentry‚ “If you do not bring
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categories. The “Black Code” shows that the Reconstruction era had been marked more by continuity than change from antebellum period. Section one of Civil Rights of Freedom gave African-Americans the right to sue‚ which indicates a change from the antebellum period. It is crucial to note that enslavement of African descended individuals was a legal practice during the antebellum period. Much of the laws were‚ thus‚ unfavorable towards those of African descent. An example of one such unfavorable law was
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Why do you think people attend college and university? There are many different reasons for people who attend college and university throughout worldwide. I prefer to write about most common and minor reasons of it. Firstly‚ I want to mention about dreaming. Everyone has dream ; big‚ enormously or dreams they can dream. More commonly‚ people want to live in a suitable and comfortable house‚ drive an expensive car or work as a director etc. In order to get all those things‚ they need to get a high
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see thing more critically and specifically and have good sense of number. The last‚ I have different country’s background. My Dad is a Taiwanese and my Mom is a Filipino so there are a lot of culture differences between my family and it makes me think globally instead locally. I go to Manila often and have studied there for a while‚ I saw the difference between two countries and my willingness to accept new culture‚ thing‚ method‚ people is high. I can relocate to anywhere without any fear and
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Wei-Hsiang Wang What do you think art is? In my opinion‚ the major purpose of art is to influence someone. Some of the most common types of art in public are paintings‚ photos‚ and sculptures. When I go to the library‚ I would see photos of intellectual people‚ such as Gandhi‚ and Albert Einstein. These photos on the wall can greatly influence my mood and efficiency on studying. When I go to a hospital‚ I would see paintings and pictures that show life. Most of these paintings would have the
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The Asian American communities dealt with many race relation issues during the contemporary period. The Los Angeles Riots was caused by a combination of events that built up to the tension in the black community. The beating of African American motorcyclist‚ Rodney King‚ was not the only event that ensued the L.A. Riots. A few weeks after the Rodney King beating‚ the murder of fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins‚ a Black teenage girl‚ was heavily broadcasted in the media because King’s beatings were
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.
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Should You Work During College? In Michael Toth’s persuasive article entitled “Should You Work During College?”(2008) written in addition order specifically causes and effects‚ the author states that there are ups and downs in having a career‚ or a part time job‚ while still studying. The main dilemma in this situation is time management between college and a job. A lot of things should be taken under consideration before taking up such a responsibility. These things include the time required to
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Question 1 Why do you think calls for protectionism are greater during sharp economic contractions than boom periods? Answer: Calls from business for protection could be based on the fact that in times of sharp economic contractions there is generally a reduced demand for goods and services within the local market. This results in foreign companies and their goods and services competing with domestic companies and their goods and services in a local market characterized by a reduction in demand
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1. Who were the Vikings? ------The Vikings were also traders ‚ explorers and settlers. They were highly advanced and not as primitive and barbaric as they are portrayed. 2. How did the Viking raid? ---------A Viking raid nearly always came as a total surprise. The Vikings were expert navigators and knew the coasts of Europe like the back of their hand. They decided on a target and planned the attack in advance. Having the fastest ships of the day they would arrive seemingly out of nowhere close
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