necessarily want to‚ are the best for the position. This ensures that the leader is working for the commonwealth‚ not for selfish desires such as power or money. Such characteristics and examples of good and poor leadership can all be seen in the works Antigone‚ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ The Republic and The Republic and Laws. The best leaders have a balance of their individual appetite as well as the welfare of the city allowing the citizens and city itself flourish and succeed. A great and
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This article discusses the concepts of false consciousness and free will in conjunction with the male gaze. It begins by discussing the different ways women have dealt with the pressures placed on them by men. The argument that the two authors created deals with women who have undergone elective mammoplasty surgery. They discuss how there are two feminist perspectives that connect to this surgery; false consciousness and free will perspective. “…for women to feel comfortable with their embodied self
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From Author to Reader‚ and back Again: Transmittance of Interpretation and Intention in Translation Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone‚ although written long ago in a linguistic form foreign to the modern English speaker‚ finds new and relatable life by the whims and wits of Robert Fagles and Anne Carson’s translations‚ Antigone and Antigo nick respectively. After reading either translation and recognizing the great variation between them‚ the expedient question to ask encroaches as “Which is the more
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The light shone through the blinds‚ each blade slicing the natural light and highlighting the alien nature of the world around him. As he sat in the corner of the basket‚ his watched as his skin dull‚ once a bright glorious and vibrant hue he was renowned across the land for his beautiful qualities‚ but that was long ago. He sat dismayed at his current state‚ old‚ fragile‚ bruised and beaten‚ alone and separated from those around him. He never wanted to be here‚ he longed for the companionship and
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Keri-Ann Jones Dr. Carina English 212 WD11 29 September 2015 Antigone: A Rose amongst Thorns Idina Menzel sings “Let It Go” for ‘Frozen’ character Elsa. Elsa is a feminist in her own right‚ singing “It’s time to see what I can do. To test the limits and break through”. (#admirable) Elsa is declaring that no one can hold her back anymore. Despite our sweeping achievements‚ inequality today seems to be a no-win obstacle. It is a struggle but in reality‚ women all over the world are fighting for equal
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Free speech is a right that every human on earth should have. Ideas and words should be a free market‚ no one idea should be suppressed‚ no one idea sould be granted special treatment under the law. Let debates decide dominant ideas‚ not by censoring them. I believe every country should operate like that‚ but only 60% of the earth lives with the right to free speech‚ while only 15% has freedom of the press. Why? Because of partisan beliefs on how a government should be run? Because there is a real
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b. If free trade is important‚ why do some countries practise protectionism? [13] In spite of the importance of free trade‚ some countries practice protectionism‚ imposing trade barriers on foreign goods and services in order to protect their domestic industries from foreign competition‚ in order to protect infant industries and achieve national objectives such as low unemployment and a stable domestic economy. This essay will explain these reasons that drive countries to practice protectionism
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In his famed work Antigone‚ Sophocles does what most authors fail to do. Unlike the general crowd‚ Sophocles uses positive personality traits to bring conflict to his characters. He breaks normal organization of works and pushes the use of character flaws out of view. With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a
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Lakota Godsey Professor Schindler May 1‚ 2015 Sacrificing Womanhood: Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ an obvious power struggle between men and women exists as they are bound by traditional gender roles. Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ becomes dissatisfied with the powerlessness and supposed inferiority of Greek women. She disturbs the traditional gender roles by going against the king’s commands and sacrificing herself for her brother. She insists that her extreme family loyalty drives her to sacrifice herself
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Dean Sartori Prof. Nyland ENG 152‚ OM17 April 11‚ 2012 Larry’s Fate The loss of a family member is a tragic event‚ which can deeply influence one’s psyche. When that family member took his or her precious life‚ and one feels that they are the blame; that can cause someone to go into a psychotic state of mind. This is going to be the fate of Larry. His dearest little sister Katrina fell to the darkness of depression and killed herself. She has always been extremely attached to her older
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