political aspects of Antigone‚ we created an off text improvisation where we played characters from Theban society -I was “A Female Citizen”- we read them out to the class so we could get an idea of people we could work with which was a good idea as it enabled us to engage with each other and incorporate more detail into our improvisation. Our improvisation was set in a market place‚ we each spoke of our feelings to each other‚ which showed the contrast in opinions towards Antigone(or her sister)/Creon
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Essay: The Bias of Language‚ the Bias of Pictures Essay Author: Neil Postman and Steve Powers Section I: Analysis of theme 1. Misleading Language -"This means that there is a level of language whose purpose is to describe an event. There is also a level of language whose purpose is to evaluate an event. Even more‚ there is a level of language whose purpose is to infer what is unknown on the basis of what is known."(243:1) 2. Misleading Pictures -"The picture documents and celebrates the
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It has been insinuated that‚ despite advances within the Criminal Justice System (CJS)‚ gender bias still exists. This podcast will attempt to formulate an argument to support the statement - ‘although less common‚ gender bias still exists in the Criminal Justice System’. Heidensohn (1985) implies the typical female offender is deemed to be young‚ with the first offence usually being shoplifting. Therefore‚ suggesting that females commit fewer crimes than males and are less likely to reoffend. This
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Antigone | Quote | Comments | Analysis | 1. "And now what is the proclamation that they tell of made lately by the commander‚ publicly‚/to all people? Do you know it? Have you heard it?/Don’t you notice when evils due to enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2
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be able to handle it. As a result‚ he doesn’t dare reconsider any of his decisions--doing so‚ he thinks might make him appear weak and cause his subjects to lose respect for him. So when he orders that Polyneices be left unburied and then orders Antigone to be entombed alive when she’s caught violating the order‚ he can’t let himself listen to her or Ismene or to Haimon. He even refuses to listen to Teiresias‚ conveying the displeasure of the gods‚ until Teiresias has left‚ but in fact that message
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Nature vs. Nurture 1 Gender bias in society a Result of Nurture not nature Nature vs. Nurture 2 Over the course of history there had been a lot of frequently asked and intriguing questions directed towards the mental development of humans. Arguable one of the most interesting of them all is the following: when and how do children acquire a gender identity. As a result of hours of thorough research involving modern media sources involving: T.V. shows‚ advertisements‚ music
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Gender Bias in Educational Leadership Abstract This paper examines gender bias in leadership as it pertains to this research question: Gender bias‚ does it exist in education leadership positions and how does it impact biblical teachings? Gender discrimination is a devastating reality‚ which causes very few people to stand up‚ take notice and speak out about the issue. Upon examination‚ the components of this paper will review specific conflict as it relates to biblical‚ legal and societal
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without us even realizing it is media bias. We see it in the news. We see it on our favorite sitcoms. We read it every day in the paper. Yet‚ we really don’t recognize it when we hear it or see it. Media bias is evident in every aspect of the media‚ yet the problem is that we don’t even recognize it when it is right in front of our faces. The problem is not only that there is media bias present‚ but also that we can’t recognize it when we see it. Media bias is the tendency for the media to represent
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The ’beauty bias‚’ where attractive people appear to have an advantage‚ isn’t just a rumor. There is evidence that it exists and that it leads to discrimination against less attractive people in a variety of areas‚ including hiring. Not only is it unfair‚ in some cases it’s illegal discrimination. Attractiveness isn’t in the same category as gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or nationality but that doesn’t mean hiring based on looks is ok under the law. Federal laws on employment discrimination don’t
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The Themes of Antigone Antigone is credited as one of the best works of Sophocles‚ ranked by most modern critics above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to ramble about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" says one critic named Berhardy. Tragedy is usually concerned with a person of great stature‚ a king
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