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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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all men and women‚ who have died in military service for the United States. Memorial Day has become less of an occasion of remembrance. Today‚ many communities celebrate the observance of this holiday by organizing parades and official ceremonies that honor those that have fallen. Americans also honor soldiers by visiting cemeteries and national monuments and other memorials by placing flowers and flags on graves. Others honor the
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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huge honor for me to be here talking to all of you on teachers day. I was also a teacher; the principal in fact of Guru Harkrishan Public school in the past but otherwise a history teacher. On this day we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Savepalli Radhakrishnan‚ a profound philosopher‚ statesman and educationalist. Dr. Radhakrishnan said that he would like his birthday to be celebrated only once and decided that it would be called Teachers Day. This request showed his love for the profession. From then
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What Valentine’s Day is all about Valentine’s Day is one of the sweetest holidays‚ which always happens on February 14th. The story on how this holiday came about was‚ Valentine was a priest who had worked in Rome during the rule of Emperor Claudius the 2nd. The emperor made a rule up that states‚ soldiers could not get married‚ and as he thought this made them weaker. Valentine did not like it so he performed secret weddings for couples. Later on‚ they had caught him and sentenced him to death
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In the short story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” the author tells us about the Glass family and relationships between its members affecting the problem of a person who is not able to become a part of society due to some terrible events in the past. Most of the important things have taken place outside the story and these events are unfolded through the dialogues. For instance‚ the dialogue between Seymour’s wife and her mother helps the reader to find out that Seymour was a soldier and was released
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This incident dates back to my School Days. I could hear a voice faintly‚ a familiar voice‚ someone yelling at me to wake up and get ready for school. It continued for 5 minutes with the volume increasing gradually that I realized it’s my Father. The chill weather‚ the warm blanket and the bluish sky comforted me like a princess. My eyes refused to open more than 5 degress. I kept seeing the clock every 5 minutes to see if it was 7. I would keep reminding myself‚ "6:55 is when you have to
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Christmas day I like the Christmas day because it is the only holiday where all my family is together. Usually the party is in my aunt Rosa´s house‚ my grandparents‚ my dad and I arrive the day twenty-four at morning to help make the food and go buy things‚ but I don´t know cook but I help chopping or peeling vegetables also prepared water and anything else needed. In the afternoon when everything is cooking and we don´t have any things to do‚ I go to my cousin´s room and while we watching TV or
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outlook for veterinarians are excellent. This occupation is projected to experience faster growth‚ through 2018‚ than other occupations requiring at least a master’s degree. Veterinarians earned a median annual salary of $80‚510 in 2009 On a typical day a veterinarian working with small animals‚ for example dogs‚ cats‚ birds‚ and reptiles‚ in clinical practice will diagnose animal health problems; vaccinate against diseases‚ such as distemper and rabies; medicate animals suffering from infections or
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Earth Day Some people who talk about the environment talk about it as though it involved only a question of clean air and clean water. The environment involves the whole broad spectrum of man’s relationship to all other living creatures‚ including other human beings. It involves the environment in its broadest and deepest sense. It involves the environment of the ghetto which is the worst environment‚ where the worst pollution‚ the worst noise‚ the worst housing‚ the worst situation in this country
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