JOEY HEPNER Stand out quotes of Antigone 1. “If you think what I’m doing now is stupid‚ perhaps I’m being charged with foolishness by someone who’s a fool” (Sophocles469) This quote is very impressive. At this point in the play Antigone has been caught breaking the laws Creon has set forth by burring her own brother. When confronted with these charges she does not deny committing them‚ nor does she deny her knowledge of these
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Prompt and Utter Destruction War is the greatest tragedy of human existence. There has been war on planet Earth as long as civilizations existed. As technology increases‚ war itself becomes increasingly devastating. With the invention of the nuclear weapon‚ the philosophy behind war needs to change. To think one bomb‚ dropped from the sky‚ and no one seeing it coming could instantly kill tens of thousands of people is truly an image of nightmares. The casualness of accepting that
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Antigone Response "In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise
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national strength‚ strength controls over other authority. Power isn’t necessarily a bad thing‚ it is only a bad thing when it is abused‚ and that is when the problem begins‚ abuse of power really reminds me of hitler’s plan to kill all the Jews and in antigone when Creon abuses his power of being king. During the 20th century‚ the Germans faced a terrible economic depression during that time the people had began to lose their trust with the government‚ which resulted into people thinking that Hitler
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Reflection: Antigone As faith becomes more scarce in society‚ people willing to die loyal to their beliefs are few‚ so to witness communities willing to do so in the immense love and respect they have for their religion truly refreshes the soul. Hence‚ when Sophocles‚ in his work‚ Antigone‚ represented Antigone as a faithful sister willing to die for her brother‚ he wanted people to follow in her footsteps in order to learn how to learn to love unconditionally. This outlook of sacrificing life for
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AP Literature Everyone passes! Frankenstein Analysis Prompts Directions: While you are reading Frankenstein outside of class answer the following questions in complete paragraphs based on the following parameters: -Type your responses in MLA format‚ double-spaced‚ Times New Roman. -Questions marked with an * may require additional research/outside reading. -Address details‚ facts‚ quotations‚ etc. from the novel as support for or against your argument. 1. *Compare the novel
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raging sea and Pi describes the floating debri. c) Inside the ship‚ there were noises. Deep structural groans. This effect is that the ship is breaking and sinking and the noise can be heard of the destruction. 2. What is the instinct that prompts Pi to encourage Richard Parker to swim to safety? What is the instinct that suddenly changes his mind and tries to push Richard parker away from the lifeboat? Are they different? His instinct to save any survivors encouraged Richard Parker to swim
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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AOS 2 – CREATINNG AND PRESENTING- CONTEXT STUDY Context- the concept “encountering conflict” * Prompt is a statement or quote or a visual which you must write about. “It is during conflict that a person’s true self is revealed.” Conflict definitely reveals unexpected qualities in individuals. In the time of hardship‚ shock or even suffering can bring in a person which are completely opposing to their usual nature. This has established from our original critical stress response. A person
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Creative Writing Prompts 1. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold. 2. Write about something ugly — war‚ fear‚ hate‚ cruelty — but find the beauty (silver lining) in it. 3. The asteroid was hurtling straight for… 4. Write about your early memories of faith‚ religion‚ or spirituality; yours or someone else’s. 5. 5. Silvery flakes drifted down‚ glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird… 6. The detective
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