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    Oedipus Tragedy The play “Oedipus the King” can be described as nothing more than a tragedy. From the beginning Oedipus is doomed by his destiny that was foretold by the prophet when he was just an infant. His parents tried to kill him to avoid what would come and he later left his adopted parents to avoid the same outcome. In this play he faces a hard decision; to abandon his quest and fail his people or to pursue his quest and ruin himself. The play begins in tragedy as Oedipus speaks

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    the downfall of a tragic hero within a piece of literature. In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is a tragic hero with a hamartia that leads to his inevitable downfall. He possesses three traits that have been debated on to be his hamartia: his hubris (excessive pride)‚ his heinous temperament‚ and his consummate determination. Of these three traits Oedipus possesses‚ I’ve believe that his hamartia is his profligate pride. Oedipus was a proud man. After all‚ who wouldn’t be proud of defeating a Sphinx

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    Andy Stoops Honors Language Arts Landow 3/4th hour 27 February‚ 2012 Discovering and Suffering: Why Oedipus is The Most Tragic Fate is the develpment of events outside a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power. In Oedipus’s fight against fate‚ he expierenced all aspects an Aristostlian Tragic Hero‚ but above all suffering and discovery. Therefore‚ Oedipus is far more tragic than Antigone and Creon; for his suffering exceeds greatly beyond theirs‚ as does his discovery

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    The play‚ Fences‚ presents a slice of life in a black tenement and is set in 1957 through 1965 by August Wilson. It has a main character by the name Troy Maxson‚ who spent most of his entire career life as a garbage collector (Gale‚ 3). Throughout the play‚ Troy undergo through rebellion and frustrations as he struggled for fairness in a society which seems to offer none of his concerns. His actions and behaviors towards his family can be interpreted by one as those of a violent and evil father.

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    that prominently exemplify the notion that an excess of pride can lead to downfall are Sophocles’ tragic hero in “Oedipus the King”‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and Kanye West. Set in ancient Greece‚ Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” supports the notion that arrogance can lead to negative consequences when Oedipus unknowingly kills his father and when he pursues the murderer of Laius. Oedipus’ pride causes all of his problems because he forces King Laius to “me[e]t with his death” when he realizes that the

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    rest who are not caught must be thinking lucky. Some of them manage to jump over or crawl under the broken fence. Whichever way they tried‚ some illegal immigrants succeeded most of the time that’s explained why we have so many illegal immigrants manage to cross the border so easily. Undocumented immigrants believed that the grass is greener on the other side which is the America. The border fence is not as strong as it should be. “Border patrol itself admits a certain impotence in the situation” (Daryl

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    Reflection Statement for Myth/Story/Religion in Oedipus The worship of Gods was important in Greek culture. I knew the Gods played an important role in Greek stories‚ but through this presentation‚ I learned of the connection between the Gods and irony. Apollo gave prophecies to the Greeks through his oracle at Delphi. The Greeks do everything the Gods tell them through prophecy‚ so dramatic irony is caused through the Gods because the audience may know the prophecy while the characters may not

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    philosophical debate between fate vs. free will‚ decides whether the events that take place were in the characters control. Were the events that take place pre-determined to happen? Or were the characters actions the only thing factor in the decisions they make. In the Play Oedipus Rex‚ Fate vs. Free will is a major factor of the story. The story is set in ancient Greece where Oedipus becomes king of a small city after the death of the old king. The key question is; did Oedipus make all his decisions by

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    Fences Evaluate the Characters of Troy and Rose. To what extent is each responsible for their tragedy and how does the character of Troy change throughout the play. The play Fences by August Wilson revolves around the front yard of the main characters Troy and Rose Maxson between the years 1957 and 1965. Rose is a long‚ responsible mother‚ wife‚ and friend who tends to show forgiving and selfless character traits. Many of her words and actions also show that she is a strong and assertive yet tender

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    Purpose of Experiment: The purpose of this experiment of to measure the velocity and acceleration due to gravity of a picket fence and to verify the acceleration due to gravity using the picket fence with Logger Pro and Photogate. Data: Trial # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slope (m/s^2) 9.80 9.78 9.87 9.77 9.84 9.83 Accel. g (m/sec2) 9.80 9.78 9.87 9.77 9.84 9.83 Minimum Maximum Average Acceleration (m/s^2) 9.77 9.87 9.82 Acceleration due to gravity‚ g 9.82+/- 0.10 m/s^2 Precision 1

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