Nora Long author of “Transracial Adoption” defines transracial adoption as: “the practice if placing infants and children into families who are of a different race than child’s birth family” (1/3). After World War II transracial began to be practiced placing children (Vietnamese‚ Korean and European) from war torn countries with white families in the United States. The focus was on placing a child(ren) with loving parents. In later years it was discovered that just as many ethnic minority children
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In Antigone‚ a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles‚ Creon is a tyrant and arrogant character who sees the world through the veil of his beliefs. When he decrees the punishment of death upon Antigone‚ he completely disregards every opinion that is against his own. By ignoring the views of others‚ he jeopardizes his strength as a ruler. Sophocles uses the extended metaphor of the ship of state to show how Creon’s self-righteous way of thinking leads to unwanted outcomes. From Creon’s mistakes we learn
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you realize you are in a tragic conflict‚ and if you can change the way you are acting to avoid it. Nussbaum brings up an example of the story of Antigone. In this tale‚ The king Creon tells the entire city that anyone who offers burial to the traitor Polynices will also be considered a traitor to the city‚ and be put to death. Immediately Antigone knows that she cannot agree with Creon’s ruling because Polynices is her brother‚ and not seeking burial for her kin would be a violation of her fundamental
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Eurydice has the role of a very minor character in Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ yet she represents major life lessons and themes that Sophocles implies throughout the play. The Queen is seen and heard through the lines of other characters. Her silence can speak louder than words. She only has seven lines‚ yet she does not have to say much in order for us to understand her important role as a queen‚ mother‚ and wife. We can interpret her values and traits through what other characters say and imply
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Cyber Bullying Is Dangerous Ryan Patrick Halligan was a student in Vermont who committed suicide at the age of 13 after being bullied from his classmates in real life and cyber-bullying online. Ryan received instant messages while online from his schoolmates in middle school. He was constantly insulted‚ taunted and threatened. These affected him so much it prompted him to commit suicide (No Bullying‚ 2014). Cyber bullying should be taken more serious. The following paragraphs will discuss that texting
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People with power are usually disliked or even hated‚ because people do not like to be ruled over. In this world‚ the amount of power one has dictates the amount of respect and trust they receive. Like Creon‚ if one has a large amount of power they will almost always be disliked. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is an extremely powerful ruler‚ so much so that many people fear him. In fact‚ he is so feared‚ he could even be called a tyrant. The sentry that reports Antigone’s “crime” is nearly shaking
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When reading A Doll’s House‚ one would think it’s just a normal play centered around an average family during Christmas time. They may appear perfect like a doll house‚ but behind the curtain they have their share of problems. This play mostly follows Nora‚ who is seen as a typical housewife and mother. Throughout the story‚ her character evolves the most in this play and one would believe she changes her life for the better; even going so far as to show feminist qualities of self-sufficiency and liberation
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Nora and Mrs. Alving are two main characters in Ibsen’s plays. They are similar in some ways‚ but obviously they are both uniquely diverse. They play many of the same roles in their plays‚ and are probably the most similar two characters between "Ghosts" and "A Doll’s House." Nora is a unique character‚ a kind not usually seen in most plays. She swings her mood often; she is either very happy or very depressed‚ comfortable or desperate‚ wise or naíve. At the beginning of the play‚ Nora still plays
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Moutaz Maharem Mrs. Milewski AP Literature 9/23/12 Reaction Assignment- Antigone by Sophocles I agree with Creon’s belief than an individual’s true nature can only truly be assessed when that individual is placed in a position of leadership. When someone is put into an important role like that in any society‚ he either fails or succeeds while doing the job. When one does not meet the expectations of his citizens‚ he is destined to disappoint them and not receive another term in that role of
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