“ Antigone: Such‚ I hear‚ is the martial law our good Creon lays down for you and me” (Sophocles 37/38) .The role the law in Antigone is not taken seriously at all Creon sets laws and restrictions but the people seem to do what they want. Or that those who live in the city belief that what the king says is the law may not be the best thing for the city‚ based on their own beliefs. Antigone buried her brother in a way that she found to be respectful. The opposite of what Creon had in mind for her
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to Literature Week 1 Essay- Antigone June 6‚ 2013 In reading Antigone‚ it’s fairly natural to see Antigone as a good‚ principled woman who is wronged by the dogmatic‚ inflexible Creon. But if you had to defend Creon’s actions‚ what would you say? Does he have any justifiable reason for acting the way he does? As Creon states in Sophocles Antigone: “Whoever places a friend above the good of his own country‚ he is nothing…” (Meyer 1490). As I was reading Antigone I could not help but think “this
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are shown to be what a person believes about what is right and wrong. Ethics are what a society value in a person. The Greek tragedy‚ Antigone ‚ shows us that morals are more helpful in a person. In the play‚ by following morals‚ Antigone was able to be content with Antigone’s decision to bury Antigone’s brother‚ helped bring the city to Antigone’s side‚ and helped bring out Antigone’s true personality as a brave and defiant person. Antigone was able to come to terms with her decision to bury her brother‚ because of her
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Abstract Customer loyalty programs are the currently used methods by companies to increase their revenues and customer relationship as they act as value sharing tools to improve the customer’s perception of the organization. This method is used because to every organization‚ loyal customers are treated more precious than the company assets. To retain these customers‚ companies implement several strategies and techniques. To study the influence and impact of these programme on the customers
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“O look upon me‚/ The last that remain of a line of kings!/ How savagely impious men use me‚/ For keeping a law that is holy‚” (Sophocles‚ Antigone E3. 940-943.42). This quote spoken by the character of Antigone at the end of Sophocles’ classical Greek tragedy Antigone truly shows that Antigone is the tragic hero of this famous play. Antigone perfectly portrays the Ancient Greek philosopher‚ writer‚ and scientist Aristotle’s four characteristics of a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic
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Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must
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The Innate Traits of Loyalty Loyalty is a concept that has always been part of the human culture‚ w hether it is devotion towards one’s favourite clothing brand‚ to one’s sovereign government‚ or to one’s deity. It is a word that has been in use for centuries because of its intrinsic relevance to everyday life. From its compassionate‚ to its beneficial aspects‚ it is a natural behavior for almost every human being. Loyalty has many different connotations and can be conveyed in a wide variety of
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Loyalty Around this time last year I was a high school senior living in Houston‚ Texas. Now I’m a college freshmen 13 hours away from Houston living in Fremont‚ Nebraska. A lot can happen in a one year span. This leads me to explain why I believe loyalty is key value in life! My experiences with loyalty is different from anyone else’s‚ meaning my definition of loyalty to is different to. My definition of loyalty is sticking to a commitment made to a person or place. Growing up my family
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Antigone is a complex character in the play. The play begins with Creon explaining through an edict to the entire town of Thebes. Polynices‚ who is Antigone’s brother‚ dies in an attempt to take over Thebes. Creon‚ the leader of Thebes‚ doesn’t allow Polynices to be buried correctly. This infuriates Antigone. Antigone wants to do something about this‚ because she has integrity. When Antigone has her mind set on something‚ she goes out and does it. Do what you think is right‚ even if it is against
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so-called brand loyalty. This paper will explore the ways companies go about in creating this brand loyalty and it will investigate the circumstances and effects that come with it. It will start of by thoroughly explaining what brand loyalty exactly is. After that an overview of key success factors stimulating brand loyalty will be given and we will have a look at how these factors are influenced by different conditions. Examples will be provided. The relationships between brand loyalty and brand commitment
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