Antigone Loyal. Unyielding. Powerful. Prideful. These words describe a ruler‚ who faces a tragedy unlike no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes
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As soon as I read it‚ Sophocles’ Antigone became one of my favorite pieces of literature. Many of the play’s ideas‚ although written for an ancient audience‚ are still very relevant today. For example‚ in my favorite part of the play‚ Sophocles expresses that “numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none are more wonderful than man.” Many reasons add up to why I love this quotation‚ including its rich meaning and its use of language. But‚ most of all‚ the reason why this is my favorite quotation
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Personal Statement Prompt #1 Each factor of life‚ since the moment of birth‚ shapes the way we are now and effects many people around us. These factors can vary from being born into poverty‚ being born with everything served on a silver platter‚ or being born with some sort of disorder. Everyone’s occurrences are never the same as anothers. In my case‚ I was born in Santa Ana California to a 17 year old mother and a lot 19 year old father who was somewhere in the world serving for the United States
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Embedded Assessment #2 “That may be‚ but Hades still desires equal rites for both.”(593) I say Antigone contracts Creon the most because she brings out his anger‚ pride‚ and disgust. I say this because other than the Chorus she interacted with the most and brought most of his poor traits out. Antigone brings out his pride because when she buried her brother’s body‚ Creon told the Chorus leader after she did her speech that‚ “But you should know the most obdurate wills are those most prone to break
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UC Prompt #1 (648 words) I never really paid much attention to the kid in the mirror until I was in the sixth grade. On that day‚ he came to me crying‚ uttering words of apology between each sob‚ his hand clenched in a tight fist‚ his knuckles blood red. I assumed that the blood must have been from someone else; otherwise he wouldn’t be apologizing. I did my best to comfort him‚ consoling him whenever I could. He immediately became attached to me and promised me another visit soon. The second
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Paper Prompt #1 Document No. 7 Two different types of liberty are recognized in John Winthrop’s speech to the Massachusetts general court‚ natural liberties and civil liberties. Winthrop also uses an analogy of women to explain his understanding of liberty. Winthrop considers natural liberties dangerous for many reasons‚ but he mainly argues nobody enforces natural liberty which makes them dangerous‚ while doing so he uses an analogy to the status of women to promote his idea and understanding
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CONTEXT PROMPTS EXAMS 2008 : Our relationships with others help us to define who we are. 2009: To be true to yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest achievement. 2010: Having a sense of being different makes it difficult to belong. 2011: Without connections to others there is no me. 2012: Each person has different identities for different relationships and situations. 2013: Sometimes we need to accept change in order to grow. SACS 2008: Unit
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Paragraph Essay Prompts: Essay Writing Prompts for Practicing College Writing | Suite10… 30 Simple 5 Paragraph Essay Prompts Essay Writing Prompts for Practicing College Writing Ads by Google 0 IELTS Writing Writing Story Free Writing Writing Paper Like Oct 5‚ 2009 Kristina Bjoran 5 Paragraph Essays are Easy with Practice - Clipart.com‚ by Subscription The first and second semesters of college demand a lot of writing from new students. Here are essay writing prompts for beginning an essay‚ or simply
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The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again‚ you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good job in the field you want. Sounds like a nightmare‚ right? Well‚ believe it or not this is reality for students looking for a college that suits their interests. Every
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The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very
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