Show Choir Learning Design Information Project Title: Show Choir Developer(s): Amy Hanson Development Date: 06/15/1998 Revised By: Amy Hanson Revision Date: 10/19/1998 Organization: Shawano-Gresham School District Department: music Instructional Area: Music & Arts Instructional Level: 6-8 Total Credits: 0 Target Population 6th-8th grade students Course Description Show Choir is an elective class that integrates choreography
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Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King are considered as the best written tragedies that we have from the two great playwrights. These two plays have their plot constructed under Aristotle’s guidelines of a successful tragedy‚ and therefore are taught in many literature and classics classes as great examples of Greek drama. The plays contain some major similarities as well as differences in their method of plot progression‚ which comes from the slight difference of their understanding
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Characteristics of King Oedipus At the beginning of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is hugely confident‚ and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and become king virtually overnight. He proclaims his name proudly as though it were itself a healing charm: “Here I am myself— / you all know me‚ the world knows my fame: / I am Oedipus” (7–9). Also‚ we see that these qualities make him an excellent ruler who anticipates his subjects’ needs. When the citizens of Thebes
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Abstract According to Aristotle‚ Sophocles play‚ Oedipus‚ was the perfect tragedy. It contained the elements of a hero of noble birth or rank‚ a fall for the hero based on a “tragic flaw” and evoked pity for the main character‚ King Oedipus. This essay will attempt to reflect how Oedipus is a prime example of Aristotle’s tragic hero. Thesis Oedipus illustrates Aristotle’s definition of the tragic hero through the esteem of the king‚ the fatal flaw the brings about the fall of the kind and
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or class of literature. Major forms of literature The major forms of Literature are: * Novel * Poem * Drama * Short story * Novella Various forms of literature are written in and further categorized by genre. Sometimes forms are used interchangeably to define genre. However‚ a form‚ e.g.‚ a novel or a poem‚ can itself be written in any genre. Genre is a label that characterizes elements a reader can expect in a work of literature. The major forms of literature can be written
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In the essay “Triumph of the Lens‚” the author describes the emotional appeals that were used during the 1935 film Triumph of the Will to persuade the audience into believing Adolf Hitler was an appropriate leader for the Germans. The author notes how the film’s director‚ Leni Riefenstahl‚ used ethos (ethics)‚ pathos (emotion)‚ and logos (logic) to relate to the audience’s senses. The author comes to a realization that these techniques are very powerful influences in the way it can shift a person’s
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choruses in other plays. Specifically in the Bacchae‚ a play by Euripides and in Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ the Chorus were an important part of the play and had different functions. In the Bacchae‚ the Chorus’ was more reserved an not so involved but their main goal was to show how to respect and give honor to the divine. In Oedipus the King‚ the chorus was more involved in the actual action by trying to help Oedipus in his decisions and help him chose the right choice. In the Bacchae‚ the Chorus
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story’ “Cocoon” through the use of characterization‚ and Jerome Corsi’s article “Bill Cosby and Black Responsibility: The Problem of ‘Blaming the Victim’” through the use of point of view. Mutually the works of Young and Corsi use their works of literature to imply the message of being self-sufficiency and not a burden to others and do not anticipate others to be responsible for you. In Sabrina Pena Young’s short story "Cocoon" she uses characterization to emphasize the statement "Never trust
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Reaction Paper on Oedipus The King World Literature Oedipus the King‚ also known by the as Oedipus Rex‚ is an tragedy written by Sophocles. It was the second of Sophocles ’s three Theban plays to be produced‚ together with Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus‚ a man who becomes the king of Thebes who was destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy‚ noticeably containing an
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Gerald M. Zinampan II-5 (Marketing) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Long time before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed onPhilippine shores‚ our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories‚ old plays and short stories our ancient ancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. The first alphabet used by our ancestors
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