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    Destiney Hunt April 23‚ 2013 Hook or something interesting to start Prometheus and Gaea are alike to Adam and Eve. They have been dishonest to their society. They have fallen in love with their spouse. They also have a guilty conscience. There are both from two different time periods. In Anthem‚ the council designed the city. They designed humankind and the peoples’ living. In comparison‚ God created Adam and Eve. He created where they lived and restricted the things they were able to do. God

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    brothers‚ Prometheus and Epimetheus were Titans (Giant people) who had fought on the Gods’ side in a war. Some say they were cousins of Zeus‚ king of the gods; he asked Prometheus to create man out of clay and water. Epimetheus had to create the animals and give them their gifts of courage‚ swiftness etc. He gave out all the gifts and had none left for Man. So Prometheus decides to make man stand upright‚ like the gods‚ and give them fire which Zeus did not want them to have. So Prometheus stole fire

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    Finding Who I Am Prometheus has always felt different. He knew that society never favored him (Simple). He was always an outcast because of his “curse”. However‚ he knew something just didn’t feel right. All his life he has felt no guilt in his “sins”. “What is my joy if all hands‚ even the unclean‚ can reach into it? What is my wisdom‚ if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom‚ if all creatures‚ even the botched and impotent‚ are my masters? What is my life‚ if I am but to bow‚ to

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    Prometheus- had to give qualities to animals -had none left when it came to humans-Prometheus loved humans so he stole fire from the gods -Fire (spark)- spark of creativity/civilization Jupiter was mad‚ and he tortured Prometheus- by making birds come and eat at his liver and he would heal and he would start again Romantics see him as the divine rebel Victor Prometheus - steals back from gods -over reaches -steals from gods Paradise-Lost-God‚(victor)(The monster can manipulate him)

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    Prometheus is a wise young man. He knows more than most people who live in his world. He might even know more than the scholars. But he is not allowed to step outside of the box and think. His thoughts are being kept confined and when he finally breaks out of the box he is practically forced to leave. Leaving was the best decision for him. Leaving his world allowed him to make his own choices and he could rebel from the rules he was forced to live by his entire life. Prometheus would have found loved

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    Themes are often included in literature in order to provide more meaning and an enhanced understanding of the text. In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley in 1818‚ Shelley conveys the theme of solitude and loneliness through the featured characters and their actions. Throughout the duration of this novel‚ we see Shelley using the characters Robert Walton‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creation to introduce and emphasise this theme of loneliness and solitude. This theme originates from

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    allowing for action and interaction to take place and establishing a caste of professional actors (Bloom‚ 45). He let the chorus converse with the characters‚ introduced elaborate costumes and stage designs. Two of Aeschylus’ plays‚ Oresteia and Prometheus Bound‚ illustrate the importance of Chorus and the characteristic concept of "hubris"‚ or excessive pride‚ focusing on man’s social and political consequences in the universe in relation to the Greek gods. Aeschylus was a native of Eleusis‚ a

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    almost instantaneous‚ and we have the means to our money from almost anywhere in the world. With this increase ease of availability‚ crime coordination and implementation has also become easier. Logistics for criminal enterprises has streamlined. Our modern conveniences have made the ability to enact crimes remotely greater than it has ever been before. Every day there is an increase in [globalization]‚ meaning that interactions and integrations amongst people‚ corporations and political systems from

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    Prometheus‚ the protagonist in The Story of Prometheus by James Baldwin and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus‚ should be seen as a champion of human rights‚ privileges‚ and place in the scheme of things because of the critical contributions he makes to mankind with his helping efforts and teaching of valuable life skills. After witnessing the cruel conditions in which mankind was living in‚ Prometheus uses a stalk of fennel to carry fire to mankind. With the spark of fire‚ Prometheus teaches them “how

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    How Prometheus Gave Fire to Man Source: DLTK’s Countries and Cultures-Greek Mythology by James Baldwin Many years ago‚ according to the stories told by the people of ancient Greece‚ there lived two brothers who were not like other men‚ or like the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. They were the sons of one of the Titans who had fought against Zeus and been sent in chains to the prison of the Lower World. The name of the elder of these brothers was Prometheus (which means Forethought). Prometheus

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