“The only crime is pride” is a true statement. Multitudes of people take much pride in numerous things some being: their job‚ family‚ political views‚ hometowns even in their favorite sports team. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ wants to give her brother Polynecies the same honorable burial given to her other brother Eteocles. Creon‚ The ruler of Thebes‚ makes it very obvious to all the citizens that they are not to attempt to bury his nephew or they will be stoned to
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character to represent all the humanity. Dante is telling not only his story but also that of all the humanity. When he tries to find his way following the light‚ three beasts (the leopard‚ the lion‚ and the she-wolf) block his way. The three beasts represent different kinds of sins. The Dante Encyclopedia parses the leopard as a symbol of fraudulence‚ the lion as a symbol of pride‚ and the she-wolf as a symbol of greed (Lansing‚ p.87). Dante is forced to go back to the forest when Virgil appears and
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helps them blend in with the tall grass which enables them to sneak up on their prey. They have retractable claws‚ padded paws‚ and sharp teeth.The many other animals‚ some include: elephants‚ cheetahs‚ rhino‚ giraffes‚ dama gazelle‚ springbok‚ amur leopards‚ and ostriches. Elephants have thick skin that will protect them from the bites of predators. Leaders of the elephant group is always a female. They live can up to 70 years. They have retractable claws‚ padded paws‚ and sharp teeth. Similar to the
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WILD LIFE INTRUDUCTION: Indian is unique in having immense natural beauty is its different lions and in possessing a rich and diverse wild life fauna Indian wild life is incomparable in its variety for example‚ the tiger‚ the lion and the leopard room about in the same country elephants and the one horned rhinoceros are found here in abundance. India has more types of the graceful deer and cats than any other country in the world. In facts‚ India includes more than 120 families of
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It has a large head and massive legs. Jaguars vary in color‚ but usually they are yellowish brown‚ with black spots like those of the leopard. The jaguar’s spots‚ however‚ are larger and more angular. The jaguar was once found from the southern United States to Uruguay‚ but now it is a species in danger of extinction and survives mainly in undeveloped rain forests in Central and South
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On June 22‚ 1807‚ off the Coast of Virginia‚ the American frigate USS Chesapeake encountered the British warship Leopard (Encyclopedia). The crew of the Leopard boarded the American frigate and demanded that they return the four men who had escaped the H.M.S Melampus and joined the Americans. The Captain of the Chesapeake James Barron refused to let the British search his ship and stated
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Dai Qing‚ who is the daughter of a revolutionary martyr‚ former missile technician and one time intelligence agent‚ Dai Qing is a fearless journalist who has been outspoken in her opposition to the Chinese government’s plans for the Three Gorges dam. Dai Qing’s battle is fighting against “the most environmentally and socially destructive project in the world” and her ongoing work to safeguard Beijing’s dwindling water supplies. And she has very high reputation in the whole world as a fearless social
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Suspense is Killer F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ uses suspense to introduce Jay Gatsby who is clouded in a veil of mystery as no one knows who he really is. Jay Gatsby is thought of a huge partying millionaire and who mysteriously obtained a fortune‚ his past is foggy and rumors fly around about potential pieces that fit into the puzzle of Gatsby’s past. Nick Carroway‚ our narrator‚ wanders the party with Jordan Baker and the twins talking about the mystery that surrounds their
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Ashley Hinkle AP Literature Summer Assignment Oedipus Rex: 1. Oedipus probably didn’t deserve to have his eyes cut out and be taken from everything he loved. He didn’t know who his real parents were‚ therefore he was ignorant. If anything‚ it’s more likely the parents’ fault. They were so afraid of fate they got rid of their son‚ which ended up causing the events to happen. Oedipus was a jerk‚ but I don’t think he deserves to be punished the way he was. 2. The chorus is used to help tell
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