even though she wasn’t being loyal to the rules of Creon‚ king of Thebes. Humans are faced with basic conflicts of loyalties—to state‚ religion‚ and family. Personal happiness is another powerful and legitimate pull. But perfect balance among these compelling factors is impossible; hence suffering is inevitable. In this play‚ loyalty expresses through Antigone’s eyes with respect to the family‚ as she showed devotion to them‚ by giving her brother a proper burial. Being able to balance happiness and
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Danyell Simpson American Experience November 3‚ 2013 The Idea of American Self Reliance From the readings of Cooper‚ Hawthorne‚ and Emerson you get a coherent understanding of how each writer interpreted the notion of “American Self Reliance”. Self- Reliance is defined as the dependence on one’s own efforts and abilities . There are profound strengths in promoting and practicing the idea of Self-Reliance but also evident weaknesses if the phrase is taken too literally. While making reference
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The Thousand and One Analysis The first volume of the ninth edition of The Norton Anthology of Western Literature was created to "provide a generous collection of the Western literary tradition in a format that will suit the needs of instructors and students encountering it for the first time." Included are classical pieces‚ such as the Iliad and Odyssey; the work of Christian and other religious sects‚ like The Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost; and basic Western literature that has had a global impact
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money like a mad man. We learn in this temporary flashback that he had stolen a couple thousand dollars from someone who he regularly made deposits to the bank for back home. Instead of depositing the money this time‚ he slipped it all into his pocket. Now for a short moment‚ he seems to be at conflict with himself and feels a bit remorseful‚ but only for a moment. Paul admits to himself that what had held him back for so long was his own fear‚ which he has since released and overcome and is
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this short story by explaining O’Brien’s writing techniques‚ by discussing his intended message and how it is displayed‚ by providing my own reaction‚ and by proposing why this story has withstood the test of time and is worthy of inclusion in an anthology. The writing techniques used within this short story will be discussed first. O’Brien uses various writing techniques for the construction of the language. He uses informal diction and colloquial diction. Meyer states that informal diction “represents
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because readers can reach the main idea of the essay step by step which helps his main idea to be more acceptable. Apart from adopting three appropriate examples to express his idea‚ Rios also has his own unique writing style to make his essay compelling. In an interview‚ he said “I would say that I write in Spanish – it just looks like English.”(504) I found the entire interview from Internet‚ he says” I do occasionally write in Spanish‚ but when I do it’s from another time‚ from childhood‚ often
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Effects of cell phones on society The effects of cell phones on society will always be a double edged sword. The debate is never ending. Both sides have compelling arguments. But although there are some disadvantages‚ when looking around‚ one of the first sights I see are people walking with one hand up to their ear‚ like an evidence that cell phones have become important in our daily life. One effect of cell phones on society is availability to keep in touch with family‚ friends
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prose romance; it considers thematic elements in the works‚ as well as their contemporary reception. For context‚ some helpful materials may include Wroth and Denny’s correspondence (quoted below in Appendix 2) and poetic exchange (included in the Anthology itself)‚ and some discussion of Wroth’s personal circle‚ which included several female authors. Form and genre • Wroth experimented with an immensely diverse range of forms and genres‚ including pastoral romance (Urania)‚ sonnet sequence (Pamphilia
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a woman victimized and betrayed by the system of sexual politics" (351‚ or in Faulkner’s own words the tale of a young girl "brow-beaten and kept down by her father‚ a selfish man who didn’t want her to leave home because he wanted a housekeeper" (Gwynn and Blotner 185). Miss Emily’s position is most
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Task 1 – Compelling Quotes (with parenthetical documentation and explanations) 1. ”When his wife had died‚ Jurgis made for the nearest saloon‚ but he did not do that now‚ though he had his week’s wages in his pocket” (Sinclair 241). The significance behind Jurgis’ actions emphasizes his psychological growth as an individual as he is now able to control his urges in a dire situation. In addition‚ a crucial factor contributing to his self-control is realizing that his last physical remembrance of Ona
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