A young woman who is strong‚ fearless and has self-confidence loses her parents as a result of fate and is now being raised by an uncle who aims to uphold the laws of men rather than fear divine intervention from the gods. In championing the laws of the gods above the laws of the state‚ she breaks the law and risks her life to honor her family. This young woman is Antigone. The citizens of Thebes agree with Antigone that she made the right decision except for one person‚ her uncle‚ Creon. In Sophocles’
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A large issue with our educational system is standardized testing. Standardized tests are used to measure students academic achievement and gage teaching. While the intentions are good‚ the tests are flawed and often discriminate against students. Due to the weaknesses‚ standardized tests are an unreliable source of measuring student performance. Standardized tests are not only used to measure student achievement. They are frequently used to gage how well teachers are teaching. These tests measure
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The word character means moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Character flaws in the Crucible by author Arthur Miller seem very apparent as a common trait. The characters John Proctor and Reverend John Hale convey the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. John Proctor conveys the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. In Act I‚ John and Abigail meet several months after a brief affair‚ and Abigail hopes to rekindle their relationship. John flirts
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MEDEA Y CASA DE MUÑECAS. En el presente ensayo se analizará la relación entre pareja comparando la novela Medea por Eurípides y Casa de muñecas escrita por Henryk Ibsen. La relación que se presenta entre un hombre y una mujer‚ se desarrolla de una manera muy peculiar‚ bajo engaños‚ traición tanto en la novela Medea y Casa de Muñecas a través de la experiencia de los personajes principales que participan en nuestra obra y en donde el final de las novelas terminan con un final terrible. Casa de
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Is Medea doing her children a kindness as they are going to be banished and kicked ot anyway Medea’s revenge ultimately makes her far guiltier than Jason Traditional audience vs modern audience Emotion love obligation < life Justification does not equal right Responsibility – guilt 1. MEDEA: 2. JASON: 3. COMPARISON: In Euripidies play‚ Medea‚ Although both Medea and Jason committed wrongs‚ Medea’s acts of revenge ultimately make her more guilty than Jason. Medea‚ in
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Ethan Frome Essay In many books‚ a hero has a major flaw‚ which contributes to his downfall in the story. In the book Ethan Frome‚ the main character‚ Ethan‚ encounters a tragedy and is brought to ruin and suffers extreme sorrow‚ especially as a consequence of tragic flaw. Tragic flaw is a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy. Ethan lacks the qualities that would help him take control of his life because he lets others boss him around and he gives in
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‘Jason is punished more than Medea in Euripides’ play’. DiscussJason is the real criminal in Medea‚ do you agree? In the play Medea written by Euripides‚ the patriarchal society of ancient Greece is examined and the role of women in a male centred society is explored. In this world where “the middle way‚” or moderation in all things is valued and reason and logic are seen to be the ideal‚ there is no room for passion or emotion which further limits the value of women. In response to Jason’s
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Tragic Flaws in Othello William Shakespeare creates dynamic and complex characters in his tragic play‚ Othello. Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ and Emilia each display a tragic flaw. Shakespeare’s subtle descriptions of the characters allow for varying interpretations of each character. The tragic flaws can truly alter perspectives as the story transitions. A tragic flaw can begin as a positive character trait‚ yet spiral into the downfall of the respective character. Shakespeare thoroughly expresses
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therefore‚ everyone has a flaw. However‚ our flaws are not what define us; it is what we can transform our flaws into that defines us. In two very similar stories this exact idea is conveyed. The Odyssey by Homer illustrates Odysseus’s difficult journey of his return from the Trojan war. Similar to this‚ Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand describes Louie’s everlasting quest of survival. Although some may consider these two characters heroes‚ they both have fatal flaws. Louie possesses qualities
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The Government’s Flaws and Normative Solutions America’s government can be defined as a federal republic. Federal meaning that individual states have a certain degree of power‚ but centrally there is a national government that has authority over them. In a republic‚ the people have the power to elect leaders who will govern according to the set of laws in the U.S Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Even though we have a set of
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