end due to his decisions and actions. Maybe he didn’t deserve all that happened to him‚ but his destiny was sealed‚ the Gods decided what will happen to him‚ so whatever he did‚ involuntary or not‚ wouldn’t change what was predilected to him. Oedipus’ fate was sealed
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I - The old man and his knot - Firstly‚ the old man is described as a pelican in "His skin was shrunk up with wrinkles like a pelican’s empty pouch". The image of the pelican could be referenced to the religion because it was a symbol of christianity compared to the Christ. - The most interesting here is the image of the gorian knot. The image of the knot refers to the sailors who needed knots for security. It is compulsory in a boat to naviguate correctly and calculate the speed. But here specifically
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Andrew Marvell‚ an English poet‚ wrote “To His Coy Mistress” to argue that time is short and the speaker is in desire need of to fulfill his sexual needs with his mistress but time is vanishing away from his hands. He writes this poem to show the importance of time and how one should enjoy every minute to its fullest whenever they have a chance. Marvell is said to be a Metaphysical Poet‚ which means he is mysterious of life‚ death‚ and the universe. These elements of characteristics are shown throughout
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was one of the many reforms he imposed during his reign as Tsar of Russia. The emancipation‚ along with the reform of the military‚ the installation of a judicial system‚ an educational reform‚ combined with his other “smaller” reforms‚ are all reforms which created a more democratic Russia; liberal to a further extent‚ if you will. Alexander II was however the head of an autocracy in which he had absolute power which leads one to ponder as to what his incentives for these reforms were and how successful
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In "To His Coy Mistress‚" Andrew Marvell presents a speaker who appeals to his love through persuasion. The speaker uses an appeal to reason as his main tool‚ but he also appeals to his mistress through emotion and character to garner a response. Each stanza utilizes a different method of appeal that relies on diction and punctuation. In the first stanza‚ the speaker appeals to character‚ in the second emotion‚ and in the third reason. By using different methods of appeal‚ the speaker hopes to
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Blinded by his trusting nature Character chosen: Othello Othello is undoubtedly the main character in the play. Othello is probably what Shakespeare wanted to be. He is a very proud man‚ cunning‚ intelligent and too trusting which‚ ultimately ends up being one of his best traits as well as his biggest flaw. He holds himself in at least as much esteem as other people do. He is first seen in the film with Desdemona‚ and is quickly sought after to give a very fast‚ very good account of his actions
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Achievements of Albert Einstein in his life * Einstein showed that absolute time had to be replaced by a new absolute: the speed of light. Einstein went against the grain and totally dismissed the "Old Physics." He envisioned a world where space and time are relative and the speed of light is absolute (at the time‚ it was believed that space and time were absolute and the speed of light was relative). * He asserted the equivalence of mass and energy‚ which would lead to the famous
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Financial Analysis The question asks us to compare and evaluate JB Hi-Fi’s calculated ratio report‚ with that of the retail industry ratio report (Potter‚ Libby‚ Libby‚ Short p. 1133). The retail ratio report is comprised of a basket of listed companies which operate under the retail banner‚ which makes it relevant to use as a comparison to JB Hi-Fi. 1. Liquidity ratios are a class of financial metrics that is used to determine a company’s ability to pay off its short-terms debts obligations
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Why does Sammy quit his job? In the short story “A&P”‚ the character Sammy quits his job for a few different reasons. In the podcast professor Higgins suggest that she quits for two different reasons. Sammy wants to impress the girls. The other reason was because; Sammy mentions that once you make a decision it is fatal not to go back on it. I agree with both reasoning’s. I also agree with both professors that it is a happy ending. Sammy wanted to impress the girls. He felt embarrassed
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a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939). His complete oeuvre also includes three books of poetry‚ a play‚ occasional journalism‚ and his published letters. Joyce was born into a middle class family in Dublin‚ where he excelled as a student at the Jesuit schools Clongowes and Belvedere‚ then at University College Dublin. In his early twenties he emigrated permanently to continental Europe‚ living in Trieste‚ Paris and Zurich. Though most of his adult life was spent abroad‚ Joyce ’s fictional
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