microcomputer‚ which will‚ according to NSID‚ be programmed to translate those EEG readings into simple phrases like‚ "I’m hungry‚" or "Who is that person?" Once translated‚ those phrases will be reported over a small speaker. Paging Dr. Doolittle If and when the No More Woof ever comes to market‚ it would mark the latest in a centuries-old effort to communicate with dogs‚ dolphins‚ apes and a whole menagerie of other animals. Scientists recently developed a speaker that can project the
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Violence and conflict have always been issues among animals and humans due to the instinct to survive and hack down whomever or whatever gets in the way. Violence and conflict are major themes in both Antigone and the book of Genesis. Antigone is laden with violent imagery; countless arguments causing conflict between Antigone and Creon as well as Creon and Haemon; and the blatant violence of the various murders and suicides present in the play. Genesis‚ on the other hand‚ has a range of stories;
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side‚ Creon changes his mind - but too late. He goes first to bury Polyneices‚ but Antigone has already hanged herself. When Creon arrives at the tomb‚ Haemon attacks him and then kills himself. When the news of their death is reported‚ Creon’s wife Eurydice takes her own life. Creon ends up being all alone due to the fact that his family members took their own lives. Creon blames himself for all of these tragedies occurring‚ mainly because it was his wrong doings that caused them.<br><br>The concept
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Performance Analysis Paper Polaroid Stories is a powerful play with a very interesting take on ancient Greek gods and goddesses who have been converted into inner city kids from the ghetto. I realized this only after the play ended‚ and that was so awe inspiring to me. The way the characters interact with one another and are affected by their environment are depressingly realistic‚ as they remind me of bad friends I’ve had and situations I could have easily experienced with them. It was hard to
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Sophocles was born in 496 B.C.E in the deme colonus. He had grew up during the most brilliant intellectual period in Athens. He had two sons named Iophon and Ariston and also a wife by the name of Nicostrate.He was the son of Sophillus who was a wealthy amour manufacturer in the rural community of the Hippeios Colonus in Attica that was just outside of Athens.His artistic career had began in the earnest in 468 B.C.E when he had took the first prize in the Dionysia theatre competition that was over
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Holocaust‚ wrote books about his experiences‚ and has influenced our society. Elie was born on September 30‚ 1928. He was born in Sighet‚ Transylvania‚ which is now Romania (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). The Wiesel family consists of Sholmo‚ Sarah‚ Hilda‚ Bea‚ Eliezer‚ and Tsiporah (Aikman). His was given the birth name Eliezer (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). In his home town‚ his father owned a small grocery store (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). As a child‚ he mainly studied church and religious beliefs
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The process of effective communication is the exchange of information. The goal of communicating is to getting the message across with clarity and understanding between each party. We all express ourselves in different ways and those ways can vary depending on our culture. Communication plays a vital role in our life. You send days constantly communicating with fellow classmates‚ family‚ strangers‚ teachers‚ and friends. As we communicate with our peers broaden our horizons of speech and move forward
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ANTIGONE The major characters are: Antigone oldest daughter or King Oedipus Ismene youngest daughter of King Oedipus Creon King of Thebes Antigone and Ismene lost both of their brothers in a battle against the City of Thebes. Eteocles is the younger of the two and Polyneices. Eteocles claimed his kingship after his father‚ King Oedipus was exiled from the City of Thebes for incest and patricide. He also exiled his brother. Polyneices was angered by these actions and decided to
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their land‚ and scatter its laws to the winds”. Creon ‘s opinions are reasonable before Teiresias gives out the correct interpretation of gods’ wills. If Antigone realized the limit of her wisdom‚ she would hesitate to kill herself and Haemon and Eurydice would not die either. Her self-certainty causes the whole tragedy in a sense. Not only Antigone’s action‚ but also her incentive to break the law is blamable. She claims that she buries her brother because of priority of divine law over
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Tiresias‚ and the chorus leader to let Antigone go free‚ but when Creon finally gives in it is too late and Antigone has already hung herself. In response‚ Haemon‚ Antigone’s fiance and Creon’s son‚ kills himself‚ which is followed by the suicide of Eurydice‚ Creon’s wife. Creon’s excessive pride and stubbornness leaves him frantic‚ sorrowful‚ and alone making him the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon’s pride is the tragic flaw that causes the events leading to his
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