example of this is the “Jim the Psychic” episode of Taxi‚ which can be compared to Oedipus Rex. In this episode‚ Jim makes the claim that Alex Rieger is going to die on that upcoming Thursday night after having a dream‚ similar to how the Oracle of Delphi told Laius and Jocasta that their son‚ Oedipus‚ would grow up to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Alex dismissed Jim’s dream in the same manner as Jocasta’s disbelief in the prophets. However‚ everything he stated would happen during the
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military triumphs‚ political demonstrations‚ and public executions. Of the dozen or so monuments that originally adorned the spina of the Hippodrome‚ only an Egyptian obelisk‚ a memorial column‚ and the famous bronze serpent tripod from the Oracle at Delphi now remain on the site. The spina’s decorations also included the four bronze horses later taken by the Venetians in the Fourth Crusade (1204) that now decorate the facade of St. Mark’s in Venice. The Ottoman Turks used the Hippodrome as a source
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980 Can such a man‚ so desperate‚ still boast he can save his life from the flashing bolts of god? If all such violence goes with honor now why join the sacred dance? Never again will I go reverent to Delphi‚ 985 the inviolate heart of Earth or Apollo’s ancient oracle at Abae or Olympia of the fires— unless these prophecies all come true for all mankind to point toward in wonder.
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Perseus‚ it tells us the story of a boy named Perseus who was destined to kill his grandfather‚ King Acrisius of Argo. The overall theme is that you can’t stop the inevitable. The reason that this could be the theme is that in the story‚ the Oracle at Delphi tells King Acrisius of Argo that the future son of his daughter‚ Danae‚ will kill him. Though Acrisius imprisons Danae to prevent her from getting pregnant‚ Zeus magically enters the prison. Danae gives birth to a son‚ Perseus. Acrisius locks Danae
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Services Scheduling Authentication Integrate business applications and processes Notification Back Office Heterogeneous application and server infrastructure ERP & Billing Customer Service Sales C# LANGUAGE • Mixture between C++‚ Java and Delphi • Component-oriented • Properties‚ Methods‚ Events • Attributes‚ XML documentation • All in one place‚ no header files‚ IDL‚ etc. • Can be embedded in ASP+ pages C# LANGUAGE • Everything really is an object • Primitive types aren’t magic • Unified
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people of Thebes are hoping Oedipus will be able to bring knowledge/light to their situation. Oedipus has done this once before by answering the riddle of the Sphinx. He brought light to the darkness. As the play continues‚ Oedipus sends Creon to Delphi to speak with Apollo. As the news is read out‚ the people of Thebes do not yet know that Oedipus is the perpetrator. The people are simply coming to the darkness in search of light. The only way to bring light is to expel the darkness that lurks in
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Q a) Explain the 5 performance objectives. Discuss these with the help of a real life example of a process involving products & services‚ and analyze how the process can be improved upon? b) Illustrate your chosen process with the help of a transformation model. Answer a) "Many methodologies and techniques for improving operational performance have been developed over the years these provide structured ways of improving company performance‚ but they do not explicitly tell us where to start. To
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Project ManagementTop Down/Bottom Up methods Consensus methods Snr/middle managers’ guess total project time & cost Discussing/arguing to reach a decision on best guestimates Firms seeking greater precision: Delphi Method: Group decision process of chance of certain events occurring Exp. familiar with project use insight/exp. guessing project costs/times Ratio methods Macro methods use ratios to guess time & cost E.g. contractors using no. of sq. ft. to guess cost/time to build
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befallen on the city of Thebes causing the destruction of crops and livestock and also caused the women of the city not to be able to bear children. Oedipus‚ being concerned for his people‚ sends his brother-in-law Creon to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi to learn from the gods what might be done to save the city. When Creon returns he tells Oedipus along with the crowd assembled that “The god commands us to expel from the land of Thebes / An old defilement we are sheltering” (99‚ 100). Upon further
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The Trojan War The Trojan War took place in approximately the 13th century. The ancient Greeks defeated the City of Troy. The Trojan War started after an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus‚ the king of Thessaly‚ and Thetis‚ a sea goddess. All the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus had been invited except Eris‚ the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble among the guests at the feast. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful." Hera‚ Athena‚
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