Throughout Native American culture‚ they have always used everything and not waste anything. For example if they hunt a buffalo‚ the Indians make sure everything from the buffalo is used. They use the skin for clothing‚ bones for tools‚ and meat for food. Everyone is equal except the wise old men and the shaman. Native Americans use the nature to guide them through the day. They know the meaning of respect and never rebelled against authority. Indians never cared how their clothing looks to their
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How far do Creon and Antigone fit Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero? Aristotle defined a tragic hero as: - "The intermediate sort of person‚ one whop is not pre-eminently virtuous and just‚ one who incurs misfortune not as a result of vice and depravity‚ but by some error of judgement while enjoying great reputation and prosperity" and Creon and Antigone are the characters that could fit this definition best. Aristotle first of all suggests that a tragic hero must be someone of
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The Rebel Archetype Looking at the past up until the modern era‚ one will notice the same figure appearing in many different types of works. The rebel archetype is an example of one of these figures. In the novel the end of east‚ by Jen Sookfong Lee‚ and the movie Field of Dreams‚ directed by Phil Alden Robinson‚ the growing rift between a father and son is a crucial component to the story. As seen in Pon Man’s and Ray Kinsella’s rebellious ways‚ the writers of both works show how forcing responsibilities
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king of Thebes Creon‚ can be interpreted as two very similar characters with very diverse values. Their role in the play is also quite divergent and through use of dramatic devices‚ diction‚ contrast‚ and imagery Sophocles accentuates the similarities in character yet a clash in values Antigone and Creon‚ thus potentially creating two tragic heroes. In order to assess whether or not both are tragic characters‚ initially it’s imperative to analyze their conflictive values. Creons character attaches
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Antigone and Creon‚ from "Antigone" by Sophocles‚ encounter a philosophical war based on their moral views. A conflict arose when the principles that backed up their actions disagreed with each other. Antigone’s side of the conflict held a gods’ law is the way approach‚ as opposed to the "I am king" approach Creon chose to follow. The variation in the beliefs‚ opinions‚ and moral views of Antigone and Creon were constantly disputed through out the play. Antigone felt that Creon was disregarding
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Creon’s tragic Downfall Creon is the tragic hero of the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ and suffers the greatest downfall. It all begins when he maes his public announcment as the new king. He states his message loud and clearly to everyone‚ that if anyone feels the need to bury the body od Polyneices‚ they will be going against the law and will be sentenced to death. In this powerful speech‚ he shows the need for control and order in the way he plans to rule. At the same time‚ he is showing arrogance
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Article Title: What information seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the article. “A few years ago‚ singer Wesley Schultz said‚ hearing The Lumineers’ brand of allacoustic folk rock on a Top 40 countdown would have been pretty unthinkable.” “It’s been two years since producer Ken Ehrlich and the Grammy Awards reintroduced the world to folk rock‚“ “Flash forward and the Londonbased Mumford & Sons are platinumselling artists who draw 10‚000 at a pop” “Call it folk. Call it roots rock or Americana
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right‚ she is not a tragic hero. Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone in the traditional sense of the term. Both Antigone and Creon were born of noble blood as they are members of the same family. However‚ Antigone ’s birth is corrupted as she is the child of a brother and sister. This almost immediately disqualifies her as the tragic hero. Antigone is more than basically good; she never waivers from her position because she knows that she is right‚ whereas Creon stands somewhere in the middle
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times of need‚ and their role becomes the defining moment of a great victory. Through all facets of literature‚ film‚ life and its experiences‚ archetypes of loyal retainers appear as underlying roles of a greater picture. From the literary piece Beowulf to the box office hit The Lord of the Rings to even the current leaders of today’s society‚ archetypes of loyal retainers portray similar comparisons to each other based on a model that their heroism is revealed through the bravery and loyalty they
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The Biographies of Exemplary Women in Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin’s Hawai’i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture [2005] (here after referred to as the Reader) are pithy stories highlighting the often shortened lives of virtuous women’ and their commendable actions and roles as wives‚ fiancées‚ and daughters (in-law) [Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture
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