When reading Sophocles’ Antigone‚ one can be so easily absorbed and engrossed in the fierce engagements between Antigone and Creon‚ that they may overlook more subtle and discrete essential aspects existing in the play. A perfect example of this is present in the character of Ismene‚ the often depicted weaker‚ more powerless daughter of the Oedipus line. Throughout history‚ several theorists and analysts have come up with various hypotheses about the true nature of Ismene’s character. Perhaps the
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The answer to this question is a prophet. A prophet was a person who God chose to spread his messages and warnings to the people. This may seem like an old term ‚but there have actually been many modern day prophets who lived in our times! An amazing example of a modern day prophet is Dorothy Day‚ who was a journalist‚ author‚ Catholic convert and a social activist‚ whose goal was to promote non-violence (also known as pacifism)‚ and help society become united as a community. Dorothy has acted much
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should a 4 day weekday be enforced? Have you ever thought of having a 4 day weekday rather than a 5 day weekday‚ instead of that short 2 day of relaxation you gain another day to rest off that stress filled body to the luxurious sofa sitting at your house? Well some work places incorporated a 4 day weekend instead of the typical 5 day weekend and I feel as if we‚ the teachers and students‚ equally deserve a 3 day weekend‚ but there’s a catch. The regular school day would be increased by 2 hours
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Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison
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and just about everything that is readable. Reading requires determination and passion. Reading can take a person from the present to the past or future‚ to Italy or to Rome‚ to the library or kitchen (or even the loo!).Without this simple act‚ our day would be wasted. Reading provides the reader with such experience which makes them crave for more. It has been proven to increase memory power‚ improve one’s language and maintain discipline. It improves grammar‚ writing skills and the ability to
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Stripes Significance of title The significance of the title is talking about Victory day. The anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies in 1945‚ ending World War II. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9‚ and the Soviet Union’s invasion of Manchuria in the previous week made the surrender inevitable. http: //www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/victory-day. Also it was the day African Americans helped fight. “Troops in Burma stop work briefly to read President
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that article as additional support for your argument. http://www.useoftechnology.com/technology-today-tomorrow/ “Technology in our day to day life.” We live in the age of modern science. Digital technology is the most blessed invention of modern science. We can’t even think of a single day without technology because we always use various technologies to accomplish specific tasks in our daily life. Technology is connected to almost every part of our
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Vipassana (insight) meditation. Therefore mindfulness‚ enriched through daily practice‚ strengthens the ability to be aware of each moment with compassion‚ and a more balanced state of mind rather than remaining in perpetual dissatisfaction. In day to day Buddhist practice‚ “mindfulness is the observance of the basic nature of each passing
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Women and Postcoloniality Stripped to the Bone in Meatless Days; discuss the statement. December 4‚ 2010 Sara Suleri’s Meatless Days rejects any ideological ease in cataloguing otherness. Forcing both postcolonial and feminist theory to circumnavigate the bounded yet contested terrain of identity and discursive formations‚ she embarks on her poetic voyage with the confident declaration that “leaving Pakistan was‚ of course‚ tantamount to giving up the company of women”. Suleri then proceeds
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3. Controversy of Kartini Day and Malala Day on Media 3.1 Considering the Heroism of Kartini Instead of the followers of the blind conspiracy theory‚ there is nobody else arguing that the moral message carried by Kartini and Malala in raising the issues of education and emancipation of women is right. The groups acknowledging that the struggle of Kartini and Malala is true have two tendencies‚ namely (1) not questioning the Western influence and (2) questioning Western influence. The group that
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