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    In the play Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic figure because he has many character flaws which lead to his downfall and consequential remorse. Creon is the king in this play‚ and has control over laws and people. This constant power brings out all of the worst and most dangerous characteristics in Creon. He affects many people‚ both verbally and physically and makes a lasting on impact on the city of Thebes. When the story begins‚ Creon has issued a law forbidding the proper burial of a fallen soldier

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    Figure 5 is a photo of my grandma in a bathing suit while on vacation in Atlantic City‚ NJ. The picture is dated September of 1967. She is wearing a high waist bathing suit bottom with a white stripe up the side and a scoop neck bathing top with a scalloped edge that has a daisy on each scallop. This bathing suit reveals some of her midriff‚ but not bearing her navel. Kennedy (2007) makes a note about bathing suit styles‚ “whereas the 1950’s were all about the bosoms and hips‚ the 1960s focused on

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    The choice of a father figure is rarely one that an individual is able to determine for themselves. Yet‚ in the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we watch the main characters transition from one father figure to another. Huck’s life is presented as a choice between an abusive father and one that is genuinely interested in his well being. Paps character permeates with all of the horrible realities of his failures as father. He takes take out all of his problems on anyone that happens to be standing

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    Bastet was a prominent goddess figure in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C. She was represented as hybrid of a woman with the head of a cat‚ or sometimes simply a cat that held her Ka. Her main role was that of a guardian‚ protecting others from diseases and evil spirits. Bastet originated during the old kingdom and her previous form was a lioness warrior called Bast‚ the goddess of warfare. The new kingdom after the war brought on a change to the goddess by transitioning her lion head into that of

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    )Candle Stand with a burning candle e.)A bowl with an egg and two spoons 2.) Draw any two a.)Crowd with three prominent figures at a railway station b.)Football match with three prominent human figures c.)Scene of a village on fire and the villagers are fighting the fire with three prominent figures. d.)Sketch a playground with children playing and three prominent figures e.)zoo with one prominent animal and two human. FTII - Diploma in Audiography 2010-2011 Part 1-60 marks -Same for

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    Many people would say he’s a Christ-like figure. True‚ he was not perfect. A major flaw in him is that even though he believes in God‚ he doesn’t do what a Christian should do like going to church regularly and training his children in the way of the Lord. But in many aspects he was like Christ

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    interview or an important talk with a friend‚ do you ever ask yourself “why did I shake his hand” or “I should have spoken more clearly and slowed down?” After watching Amy Cuddy Your body language shapes who you are‚ I believe the main purpose of the speech was to teach people a valuable tool while interacting with others. She emphasizes a lot about the way you present yourself and even the choice of posture you choose. While interacting with others‚ people gather personal opinions of you when they are

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    the Flies has often been viewed as the Christ figure of the novel. If you were to examine the actions of both Simon and Jesus‚ you would find a number of incidents that parallel each other. One of the first things that Simon does that depicts a Christ-like action‚ is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns get fruit‚ "Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach" (Golding 56). During his lifetime‚ Jesus often aided the hungry‚ one example being when he turned 5 loaves of bread and 2

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    In many literary stories‚ the protagonist is portrayed as a Christ figure. Such is the case in Idylls of the King‚ written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. The protagonist‚ Arthur‚ is portrayed as a Christ figure in three ways: as a king who desires law and order‚ as a king with questioned paternity‚ and as a king who was betrayed. Throughout Arthur’s life‚ he exemplified characteristics that are very similar to Christ‚ one of these being the desire for law and order. Arthur established order by defeating

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    respecting authority figures. Therapist informed individual that she was told by teacher that individual was very disrespectful due to individual talked back‚ left his seat without permission‚ and did not comply with requests given by his teacher. Individual states other students in class was talking also and did not get in trouble. Therapist and individual discussed and practiced responsibility and decision-making skills to avoid talking back and disrespecting authority figures. Individual states

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