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    Family Values In Antigone

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    anyone in their family be left behind or forgotten. Antigone stuck by this and made sure to not let her brother Polyneices be left forgotten on the battlefield without having a proper burial. She understood that she had to take care of her brother no matter what the consequences were because you are supposed to do anything for the ones you share your blood with. We both share the value of thinking about our family first and their well-being. Antigone values

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    Being Audience-Centered

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    Being audience-centered means that we get the focus off our needs and wants and unselfishly serve others. We do this by directing our attention and thoughts towards how we can benefit them. This is important because if your audience perceives this kind of unselfishness in you‚ they will listen and most likely put into practice whatever it is that you are sharing. Additionally‚ it really shows that you also care about them. Concerning this‚ Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying that‚ “No one cares

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    Target Audience Subway

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    TARGET AUDIENCE Subway took its journey from a single outlet in Perth and now has a target market of young Australian consumers that is more nutrition conscious and focuses on having healthy food as opposed to burgers or fries. It happens to be the undisputed market leader in the category of sandwiches while it has a competitive edge over others in terms of having ten times more locations than any other brand. By the year‚ 1993‚ Subway had opened up 8‚400 stores with most of them being in North

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    Real World Connection

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    Real World Connector In the chapter Church‚ I felt a connection with Kiowa. “Not a minister‚” he said‚ “but I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there‚ like you’re in a forest and everything’s really quiet‚ except there’s still this sound you can’t hear”. The way I relate to this part is the same way I feel when I go to a temple (similar to a church) I feel the same way. When I go to the temple I sit there and listen to the prayer. But when I get into the

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    The main characters in Sophocles’ drama‚ Antigone‚ are Antigone herself‚ the play’s tragic heroine and Antigone’s uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Both characters are ruled by powerful motivations and beliefs; however‚ they differ from one character to the next. Antigone’s motivation is love for her family- she puts it above all else. In fact‚ she is willing to sacrifice her life to defend that love. Antigone goes to great lengths to bury her deceased brother‚ who according to an edict issued by

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    Enemies are a threat to one’s personal public life. In Antigone‚ Creon states “An enemy is an enemy‚ even dead.” Creon’s unwillingness to show compassion and compromise to bring healing to his kingdom have tragic consequences. There are some people in reality who are living to intentionally hurt people. Between the first sentence and Creon’s statement‚ their relation acts as an answer to a statement from somebody’s own belief. Even if someone is to say how true it is for an enemy to cause a threat

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    Moral Dilemas: Antigone

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    situation. One of the biggest conflicts in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and one of the two brothers (Polyneices) killed shall not be buried. This dilemma is felt by many‚ especially Antigone (sister of Polyneices). The struggle between human law and divine law is a moral dilemma Antigone feels as she decides to go against the laws of the king

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    Writing for Various Audiences How do you earned respect? Respect according to the author is not what you dictate‚ but it is about your attitude. Firstly‚ respect is earned when you give respect to others. In an organization or the business world one need to earned respect from his subordinates by respecting them. The managers or owners do earned respect by respecting opinions‚ time‚ and the work that others do. Secondly‚ if you have not earned respect‚ you can recreate respect. You can recreate

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    espy him‚ to feast on at will." He also states that if anyone is to bury him they shall be put to death. When he is told that Antigone has buried her brother Creon is faced with questions of loyalty. He can not go against his law or he will look weak and it will look as though his laws do not apply to his family. He can not kill his niece or he will look evil. Antigone feels what she did and is prepaired to do is just with the Gods‚ but what Creon did was not his choice to make‚ that he played the

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    overestimating their own abilities. Acts of hubris usually lead to death or punishment. In Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone clearly display their hubristic attitudes. Both are extremely self-confident in their morals and beliefs‚ fighting to be the right one despite close friends and relatives’ persuasions. • Antigone creon persuaded by ismene‚ creon’s son‚ creon’s right hand but they still didn’t change their ways. Antigone

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