doubt any teacher has ever made a lesson plan where their students studied an Ancient Greek play and a fairly modern American novella together‚ but I believe students may learn from contrasting these two works. Antigone by Sophocles and The Pearl by John Steinbeck offer two very different portrayals of women. Antigone and Juana are both female main characters. However‚ these two women deal with their respective cultural gender roles very differently. Antigone is strong and brave in the face of danger
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The Odyssey and The Pearl: Loyalty Loyalty to another person or to a cause may be an admirable trait‚ but it can lead to either positive or negative consequences. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey and John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl there are characters that show great examples of this trait. Penelope in The Odyssey and Juana in The Pearl are the most obvious‚ although there are many. Penelope stayed loyal to Odysseus while he was on his twenty-year journey and Juana stayed by her husband through
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Introducing an East World to a West World On June 26‚ 1982‚ Pearl Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro West Virginia‚ to two American Presbyterian missionaries who primarily served in China (“Buck‚ Pearl S.”). At the age of two‚ Buck and her family moved back to China where she spent the next 6 years of her life adapting the Chinese culture while integrating aspects of her American heritage as well. Buck’s childhood in China stimulated the bicultural traits that she infused into her writing by
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Throughout The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck we see the recurring theme of happiness and greed. These two themes are often closely intertwined‚ be it someone who doesn’t need money for happiness‚ someone who longs for riches to provide joy‚ or someone who‚ after coming into money‚ finds it’s not as great as expected. Steinbeck’s novel shows different stages of riches as they correlate to being happy. There is the bliss of not ever having has money and therefore being content to go on without it‚ the greed
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John the Baptist (Preparing the Way of the Lord) Setting: Church Small Group Length of Delivery: One hour for each lesson Class: NBST 515 Instructor’s Name: Dr. René A. López Date Submitted: 12/8/2013 OUTLINE Lesson I: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-66) I. Introduction II. Zechariah is told about the birth of John (Luke 1:5-25) A. The parents of John‚ Zechariah and Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7) 1. Zechariah is a priest in the Jewish temple (Luke 1:8-10)
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shame of the Letter A‚ her daughter Pearl Prynne is also an important character closely connected with the symbol of sin in the book. From being a living letter ¡°A¡± to an elf rising above the vulgar crowd‚ Pearl‚ throughout the story‚ has developed into a dynamic symbol which brings us hope and strength. The most significant symbolic meaning of Pearl Prynne is that she is the living version of the scarlet letter‚ the scarlet letter endowed with life. To Pearl herself‚ the scarlet letter is part
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legend of John Henry. The legend of John Henry is about an African American male who manually works on a railroad with a hammer and was proud of his work. Others working on the railroad could not match or exceed John Henrys capabilities as it pertained to hammering railroad spikes. It usually took three workers to do the same job that he could do all by himself‚ just that alone caused a lot of jealousy and animosity for some people. This topic is important to me because it shows that John Henry was
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John Snow is widely considered to be the father of epidemiology. He was best known for his work on the cholera outbreak and for organizing the removal of a pump handle. He proved his theory that cholera was water-borne‚ and debunked the airborne Miasma theory. His epidemiological methods helped identify the risks of certain diseases and has helped established preventive measures in response to an disease outbreak. His studies have changed the way we confront public health problems today. John Snow’s
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John Williams is one of this century’s most popular and successful American orchestral composers. While best known for his film scores and ceremonial music‚ Williams is also a wellknown composer and conductor of concert works. He has composed the music and served as music director for nearly eighty films. His scores are lush‚ complex and exciting often relying heavily on brass more than strings. He has an amazing ability to craft a theme that fits the emotional tone of a film and continues to echo
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ck on Pearl Harbor “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” This is a famous quote that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto uttered just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was nervous that one of the most important surprise attacks in recent history would turn out to be a complete failure. Over the course of history there have been numerous decisions to attack other nations with some of them being successful and others not so much. However‚ few have
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