things. As the very last statement from the Chorus says‚ "we must wait‚ and see his end‚ scrutinize his dying day‚ and refuse to call him happy till he has crossed the border of his life without p!ain. law of Oedipus excessive pride‚ or ’hubris. This I do not see as a downfall‚ because had he not realized his fate‚ he would have lived in ignorant bliss for the rest of his life. Then‚ when Tiresius still declines to tell Oedipus of his fate‚ Oedipus starts to accuse Tiresius as being the one who killed
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the point the image hope to make. Bashar Al-Assad‚ the president of Syria‚ initially wanted to reform democracy for the country in the year 2000. However‚ in the year 2011‚ there was a civil uprising that requested him to resign‚ but he refused to do so. With the support from Russia and China‚ Assad used chemical weapon to destroy people against him. Up to now‚ according to Wikipedia.com‚ According to the
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Notes The Forgotten War President Truman‚ politicians‚ and most Americans believed the Korean police action would be over in a matter of weeks. It could be as simple as the United Nations (UN) passing a resolution to have North Korea return to its territory. No one‚ including the UN‚ Soviet Union‚ Communist China‚ or the United States and its allies‚ wanted an all-out war. However‚ the conflict in Korea became much more than just a police action. Thousands of military personnel and civilians
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The Holocaust was a horrific event in human history‚ but why do we need to learn about it when there have been so many other horrible events where people died because of their religion or race? Although there have been other atrocious events‚ the Holocaust is a modern day example of how hatred and discrimination can hurt so many. People will do things that they wouldn’t normally do when their society says that it is the right thing to do. Also‚ discrimination against someone because of their race
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Do We Learn from our Mistakes? Architecturally speaking‚ I think we learn very little from our mistakes‚ as there are so many thousands of mistakes to make in architecture without repeating a single one. A child may learn not to touch a hot stove‚ but that is because the child receives an immediate response for doing so. This is not true with the mistakes we make as architects. Sometimes years go by before we learn the results of our errors; mostly our ethical errors. Most of the time this
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While it may be easier to learn and retain a second language at a younger age‚ those who are interested in learning a second language later on in life should not be discouraged. In fact‚ the older a person gets‚ the more apparent the need for the English language becomes. Consider the following instances in which mastery of the English language is crucial for success. Obtaining a job in an English speaking country‚ or having to frequently interact with English speaking colleagues overseas
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The positive side of Immigrations Many people from all over the world move to America and this number of immigrants in the America has steadily grown. Shockingly‚ “the number of immigrants living in U.S. increased by 2.4 million” (A Nation of Immigrants). They are moving to United State because of the amenities that it has. They leave everything behind for that “American dream”. Those dreamers come to America looking for new opportunities‚ freedom‚ better lifestyles‚ etc. They are looking for the
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Alex Volkov Per. 3 English “Speak” Essay Melinda escaped her tough times by going to her art class. She was assigned to draw and sculpt trees. Her art had a really strong connection with her personal feelings throughout the book. Melinda goes through tough times and her problems show in her art. In her first phase (the confused phase) she really isn’t sure of her art assignment. This is similar to her life‚ because on her first day of high school she wasn’t sure of what clan she was going
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ESSAY: OUR CHILDREN DON’T NEED TO LEARN MORE LANGUAGES IN THE FUTURE. _"There are hundreds_ _of languages in the world‚_ _but a smile speaks them all" (c)_ With technology progress advances communication between foreign countries. Nowadays everybody has to know english‚ because it’s some kind of international language. And it’s recommended to know some other languages: french‚ german‚ chineese as example. But our children don’t need to learn more languages in the future. Why? We will find the
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type of comprehension test every year. I guess it was for students who were registered as English being there second language. I never really understood the concept of understanding what I am reading or writing. When I was in high school the only books I had read were the “Hungry Games” and “A Child Called It”. Other than that I never really read anything else. During my last year of high school my English class read some Shakespeare book. Shakespeare was probably the most difficult reading I have
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