dramatic irony. Oedipus is a proud man. He thinks of himself as the savior of Thebes. Oedipus tells the people of Thebes‚ "I am the land ’s avenger by all rights/ and Apollo ’s champion too. (154-155). What rights is he talking about? He may be the king of Thebes and he may have solved the riddle of the Sphinx but no one proclaimed him as Apollo ’s champion. Oedipus makes the same mistakes over and over again. Instead of receiving Creon ’s news from Apollo ’s prophet privately‚ Oedipus had to have
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~ame _ Date . _ DBQ 3: FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Historical Context In the third century c.E.‚ Rome faced many problems. In addition to internal decay‚ the invasion by Germanic tribes seemed to sound the death knell for the Western Roman Empire. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions. From this‚ historians have developed a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Kimberly Blair Class 202 4-29-13 A.P. World History UNIT I DBQ In the Middle East‚ power and the usage of ruling an empire was a major political stand point that was utilized throughout the early civilizations. Legitimacy was established by methods such as a codified law system‚ religion and even by the use of extreme violence. These were just some of the many methods rulers often used to develop an empire. A codified law system‚ religious empowerment‚ or displaying power by the use of violence
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Romans and Barbarians DBQ According to the Romans nomads were considered to be barbarians‚ however over time Romans began to develop nomadic customs which were no longer considered barbaric but civilized. To the Romans a ‘barbarian’ was anyone who was an outsider of their land‚ and in that case nomads were considered to be barbaric. Nomads are known as a small group of people that don’t have a permanent settlement‚ and travel and migrate from place to place. Nomadic people also had a different
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Nina Lee Period 4 Dbq women role redo In 20th century‚ women from many countries began to fight and gain new political freedoms and social rights. Women in Latin America fought for both justice and gender equality. Their main goal was to not only prove that women can have the same political role and are eligible to have equal political rights as men‚ but also to show that men need women. Many women began to prove that they can participate in political movements and help the nation. Jose
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all had different ways of running their perspective courts. In Machiavelli’s book‚ The Prince‚ he states that a prince must rule independently and not trust anyone but himself or herself. (Doc1)This statement is proven to be true with the example of King Louis XIV. He only trusted himself and nobody else‚ and by bringing the nobles to live with him at Versailles‚ it proved
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The Barbarian King The Goths are known for their sack of Invicta Roma or unconquered Rome. While it is impossible to overestimate the significance of the impact of the sack of Rome by the Goths in 410‚ the collapse of Rome would mark the collapse of an 800-year-old‚ undefeated force. For the Goths to sack Rome‚ a strong leader was required. This leader came in the form of Alaric I. Alaric provided a unifying presence uniting the Goths to stand up against perceived mistreatment by the Romans. Could
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Factors For and Against Marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Reasons for legalization (ranked from strongest to weakest) 1. Medical benefits for terminal illnesses such as cancer. 2. Police and court resources would be freed to pursue more serious crimes. 3. The FDA could regulate the quality and safety of the drug. 4. This drug has fewer side effects that most currently legal narcotics. 5. Legalization would lower prices‚ thereby reducing crimes such as theft. 6
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Efrain Duran Reflection Paper 1 2-9-11 HIS 101 The Code Of Hammurabi Does the Code of Hammurabi sound harsh‚ fair‚ or lenient? Penalties such as exile and mutilation were less severe than death‚ but was harsh justice necessary in Babylonia? Based on your reading of the code‚ was Hammurabi an enlightened ruler? In the actions of accusing a man for murder and not able to convict him‚ stealing an animal‚ stealing from another’s home or property‚ and aiding a slave to escape the punishment of
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yet politically charged year of 1968. The revolution that occurred was not strictly political‚ however‚ and young college students strived to make social statements with “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll”. The assassinations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Kennedy also occurred in the same bittersweet year‚ as well as widespread riots leading to violent takeovers of college campuses‚ the 1968 Democratic Convention riot‚ outbursts by the Black Panthers‚ including a black power salute at
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