ANTIGONE KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING This tragedy is set against the background of the Oedipus legend. It illustrates how the curse on the House of Labdacus (who is the grandson of Cadmus‚ founder of Thebes‚ and the father of Laius‚ whose son is Oedipus) brought about the deaths of Oedipus and his wife-mother‚ Jocasta‚ as well as the double fratricide of Eteocles and Polynices. Furthermore‚ Antigone dies after defying King Creon. The play is set in Thebes‚ a powerful city-state north of Athens
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I enjoyed watching this Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed. It was a beautiful speech The reading on Arab Families gave me a lot of insight about the Arab culture. The main two topics that interested me was language and family structure. I have a friend who is Muslim and he let me know how family is the main concern in the Arab societies. He also informed me that the men are allowed to have up to four wives if they desire to. However‚ he said if the men fear that they cannot be just to all then they should
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If Walls Could Talk I have been part of my country for more than a century. This is the country I love‚ this is where I’ve grown up‚ it is a part of me. I am associated with a story. I have brought people together and I have told about events some of which have made history. My structure is lofty‚ strong‚ consisting of thousands of magnificent‚ delicate parts. My sight is breathtaking‚ I am said to be beautiful. As the days and years go by‚ I look down on the people below‚ their eyes observing
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some Ted Talk videos to do some research. I will only be using a few ted talk videos. First was the tree canopy ted talk. In that video it showed me how
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3: Character’s Personality: Mr. Black has a very bad personality. He is always angry and aggravated. His kids are scared of him. When Blacky doesn’t go fishing with him and goes to Dumby’s funeral‚ Blacky says‚ ‘he’s going to spificate me.’ When he comes back and the days after‚ Blacky avoids his dad as much as he can. This shows Mr. Black could be violent and aggressive‚ especially after he drinks a lot of beer. He is only happy and relaxed when he is fishing. But even then he takes a lot of risks
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the process of choosing a TED Talk topic‚ I had absolutely no idea what I wished to talk about. I knew my subject had to be interesting‚ at least enough so I wouldn’t get bored of it‚ and that I needed my ideas to keep the audience’s attention. I just could not think of anything. The ideas I had would either be boring for my peers‚ or there simply was not enough research on the topic. As I listened to my classmates tell me about their grand ideas for their TED Talk ideas‚ I was even more clueless
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My how to talk was about NFL fantasy football for beginners and those interested in getting involved. During my talk‚ I strived to have good eye contact‚ good volume‚ and good diction. What stuck out to everyone was how I used hand gestures while talking to improve the flow of my presentation. One of my classroom peers stated that I had “good eye contact and talking with your hands” which proves that my hand gestures helped the flow of my speech. I also improved on concluding my speech and one classroom
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In Black is… Black Ain’t‚ the main character use this film to address issues of race‚ sexuality‚ racism‚ and tradition‚ while dealing with his own personal issue of having AIDS. Many prominent figures in the black community in the past and today have been known to address the matters of other no matter what they have going on personally. In the film‚ black tradition and black masculinity are two themes that stood out to me the most. Tradition and masculinity were two things in targeting the blacks
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Can We Talk Lycethia Givens-Williams Interpersonal Communication Macy Dailey June 13‚ 2011 Introduction Can marriage survive without having healthy communication? Communication is the key to having happiness and a lasting marriage. The article “Can We Talk”‚ written by Nara Schoenberg was a great article about the role of communication within a marriage. In this paper I plan to critique the article and give my thoughts on it and why I can relate to it.
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The book Whale Talk is a really good book because it teaches about life and how some kids get treated and also how other kids grow up. One thing to remember is that the book is meant for the reader to put themselves in the character’s shoes to fully understand what they are going through. When Tj tries to get a swim team together it is hard but sense he has the heart of loving the sport he does it and it turns out to be the best team because they all love each other and would do anything for one
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