“There once lived a man named Oedipus Rex You may have heard about his odd complex. His name appears in Freud’s index ‘Cause he loved his mother.” To what extent do you think the tragedy of Oedipus Rex has been simplified over time? The way in which the tragedy of Oedipus Rex is interpreted has changed significantly since its first presentation to audiences in ancient Greece. The ways in which audiences over many years have interpreted it have changed because of changes to society in matters such
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ove for your Country I don’t love my country. In fact‚ I fail to see how it is possible to love my country. Now‚ I live in America‚ and‚ from somebody who’s traveled a bit‚ it’s not too bad here. The streets are fairly clean‚ one is free to say more or less what one thinks (outside of school‚ of course)‚ and the standard of living is fairly high. So‚ I like living in the US. However‚ I could never love America. Loving your country is a bit like loving your race‚ or loving all those who follow
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Act III (pages 92-107) Why does James say that it has been a “short” two weeks while Kate says it has been “interminable”? James says that it has been a short two weeks because he has enjoyed the absence of Kate in the Keller homestead. They say time flies by when one is enjoying oneself. The absence of Helen means that the house has been quiet‚ and without ruckus‚ and so he has lived in this span of time in great pleasure and content. This is expressed through “I never thought life could be noiseless
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There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard every nowadays? Music is an instrumental sound combined in a pleasing way. It is an art of writing or playing music. There are around hundreds of countries around the world today and all of them having a different traditional music. I believe‚ music is very important in our life. It makes you feel relax‚ good and sometimes
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Genetically modified organisms or GMO’s is one of the most highly debated issues nationwide. GMO’s are organisms whose genetic material has been genetically engineered to improve productivity‚ quality and resist extreme circumstance and chemicals. Ensuring an adequate food source for this growing population will be a major challenge in years to come. GMO’s will be able to meet those needs because that is the reasoning behind genetically modified. More crops can yielded and prices can stay low
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How much change has there been in rights for women? The social media leads the stereotypical thoughts that society has about women. During the early 1900’s‚ women weren’t allowed to leave their houses and were domestic servants for their husbands. They couldn’t vote at all. If they were divorced‚ they would have been treated as an outcast and have no employment and would not be able to drive. The Suffragists and Suffragettes used contrasting methods to try and get women the vote. The Suffragists
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“How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been‚ given the variety of ways it has been undertaken?” Regeneration is the improvement of an area to bring about a lasting economic‚ social and environmental change. It is necessary to bring life back into an urban area and to encourage it to thrive and can be carried out in various different ways such as sports led‚ finance led and retail led regeneration. In most cases‚ urban regeneration occurs in order to combat the effects of decline within
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How has the language of the text been influenced by technology? Technology has changed vastly over time. Now language is being influenced “faster and better than before‚ across 3g” and its changing language as we know it. Text messaging has changed the face of communication completely giving us the ability to “talk” instantly and giving a vast nhe whole of time‚ from great carvings on dingy cave walls‚ to the printing press in the 15th centuryew lexical and grammatical look on language…for better
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Although the phenomenon has many facets‚ it is generally described as the trend whereby countries‚ on a global scale join socially‚ politically and economically. This process is facilitated in many ways‚ like through public and private sector decisions‚ education and by the ever increasing rate of information transfer via the Internet and social media‚ which has been a major catalyst in contemporary politics. An example of this would be the ways in which the social media has facilitated the Arab Spring
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