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    . M ODELING OF STATCOM AND UPFC FOR POWER SYSTEM STEADY STATE OPERATION AND CONTROL Vaibhav Dahiya Author Registration No: UE111041 * Department of EEE‚ UIET‚ PANJAB UNIVERSITY‚ CHD ‚ INDIA ‚ vaibhavdahiya89@gmail.com Keywords: Power flow‚ Newton Raphson‚ FACTS controller‚ STATCOM‚ UPFC Abstract In recent years‚ energy‚ environment‚ deregulation of power utilities have delayed the construction

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    Though a dutiful queen and protective‚ loving mother‚ Queen Jocasta is not simply the innocent victim of misunderstanding‚ for it becomes clear that she in fact knows the truth of Oedipus’ life and their union together. After hearing the prophecy about her child‚ Jocasta hands away her only son to be deserted in the mountains‚ believing her difficult choice would protect her baby from a life of fear and suffering. This means she would know about his feet being maimed. Furthermore‚ in a time when

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    unaware that Tiresias is telling the truth‚ he believes that Tiresias is spouting lies in his anger. Moreover‚ Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony emphasizes Oedipus’ ignorance. Oedipus is unaware of his own identity. For instance‚ Oedipus reveals to Jocasta that he killed a man but is uncertain whether or not that man is Laius. Oedipus asserts‚ “Why‚ several bandits in your account‚ he claimed‚ cut down the King. If he will keep to several‚ I‚ as only one‚ am not the killer‚ not the same‚” (Oedipus.

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    views on fate‚ prophecy‚ and the power of the gods. Characters like the chorus and the leader have solid beliefs in the gods and prophecy‚ but their faith is shaken many times and is changed based on the events that happen. Other characters like Jocasta refuse to accept the prophecies as truth. Towards the end of the play‚ however‚ all have no hesitation in their minds that the power of the gods and prophecies are valid. Everything that was foretold becomes true‚ extinguishing any doubt and maddening

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    fortunate.  The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles demonstrates that this concept of free will and fate would lead to Oedipus’s downfall. Oedipus learns of his fate and immediately tries to prevent it; even his parents did the same. The actions Oedipus‚ Jocasta‚ and Laios took actually fulfilled the prophecy the Oracle told them. The fact that Oedipus tried to avoid his prophecy‚ he falls right into it. Sophocles illuminates that Oedipus’s pride‚ ignorance‚ arrogance and disbelief in the gods‚ and unrelenting

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    interest in using VR technology [13]. A survey study among healthcare providers suggested the ability of VR to provide post-stroke treatment regardless patient’s physical or cognitive limits is a valuable tool for rehabilitation [13]. However‚ the technology itself is currently limited. Thus‚ VR is not ready to completely supplant traditional treatment methods‚ and there is currently no threat in job security for therapists; this was a noted factor in subjects’ positive opinion of VR [13]. Paradoxically

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    women are truly presented in the play. (THESIS) The major female role in the play is Oedipus’ wife and mother‚ Jocasta. From the beginning of the story we can assume that she has little say on the events that occur in her life. As the queen of Thebes‚ she did not seem to have any power over the rulings of

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    plague. Creon returns to tell Oedipus that the god Apollo knows who murdered Lauis. Oedipus gets angry and tells the Chorus that he will end the plague himself. Oedipus is convinced that his friend Creon has betrayed him. So therefore his wife Jocasta convinces him not to kill Creon. She tries to convince her husband that Creon is innocent. As proof‚ she offers the fact that the Delphic oracle told Laius he would be murdered by his son‚ while actually his son was cast out of Thebes as a baby and

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    Oedipus begins his quest to discover who murdered King Liaus. Oedipus speaks to Creon about the murderer of the king‚ when Creon reveals to Oedipus that Oedipus himself is the man he has been searching for. Oedipus seeks comfort in his wife Jocasta when Jocasta tells him not to concern himself with what Creon has

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    Jocasta‚ like Creon‚ warned Oedipus of what he would soon discover‚ but being an ignorant man‚ Oedipus did not listen to his wife’s wise words. Oedipus’ emotions grabbed a hold of him as he tells his Queen Jocasta: “Oedipus: This “best” of yours is starting to annoy me” (Line 1073). Jocasta also saw that Oedipus was burdened with an angry look‚ and asks him: “Jocasta: Please for the gods sake‚ Lord‚ explain to me/ the reason why you

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