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    Oedipus and His Pride

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    Oedipus likes himself and Oedipus lets his audience know this from the very beginning of the play and quite often. Even within the first words of the play "My children" (page 43‚ line 1) we see him asserts all the citizens of Thebes as his subordinates. Even before another character talks he states "I‚ Oedipus‚ who bears the famous name‚" (43‚ 8) shows his boastful self love. This pride in himself acts as an inhibiting factor for his as well which prevents him from seeing his own mistakes. These

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    Patch 1: The Culture in Complex Organisation I am currently working with the eating disorder inpatient unit. The unit have got six inpatients and four day patients who come every morning and leave the unit after supper. The unit utilises a shift pattern which I had to follow. My morning shift starts at 0700 hours to 1500 hours and my afternoon one starts at 1300 hours to 2130 hours. The night shift starts at 2100 hours to 0730 hours in the morning. There are rituals and routines that bind the

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    Complex Power Play

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    “Relationships at all levels involve complex power play.” The term ‘power play’ refers to the political‚ social‚ militaristic‚ sexual and personal struggles between opposing forces. All relationships‚ regardless of how intimate or distant they may be‚ involve different concepts of complex power plays. These concepts are exemplified in William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra which demonstrates military power‚ the physical application of political power‚ between opposing forces as a means of gaining

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    Common Era‚ and focuses on the actions of characters. These actions emphasize the harsh reality in which the innocent mankind lives in. In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is defined as one with great potential‚ but has a hamartia leading to the ultimate demise of himself. Oedipus’ actions are tragic‚ as he tries to make the right choice but fails. He was dealt a hand that would only lead him to lose. Furthermore‚ Sophocles develops Oedipus as a relatable character which allows for catharsis to occur. Aristotle’s

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    Oedipus Rex Essay

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    Oedipus Rex Essay In the play Oedipus Rex‚ there many things that the author‚ Sophocles‚ used to make it such an interesting and great play. Three of the things I am going to discuss about the play are what made Oedipus a tragic hero‚ how it is paradoxical that Tiresias is a blind seer‚ and two incidences of dramatic irony. The first thing that is going to be covered is how Oedipus Rex was a tragic hero. We can conclude this because on multiple occasions he made the audience feel pity and

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    Oedipus Rex Analysis

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    a wrongdoing. The people asked for Oedipus’ help. He was the current King after King Laius died. The people thought‚ since Oedipus answered the Sphinx’s question‚ and freed them from its oppression‚ he can do the same thing and find a solution for their distress. Creon (Oedipus’ brother-in-law) gave him a message from the Oracle saying that the former king was murdered and they‚ by all means should find his murderer. He was killed by a band of highwaymen. Oedipus swore to find the murderer and called

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    Oedipus Flaws Essay

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    Inner blindness and various flaws that Oedipus possesses‚ has caused his downfall and led to his status as a static character. A static character is a character who does not experience a major change throughout a literary piece. Oedipus had numerous opportunities to change his ways but unfortunately‚ never yielded himself to the needed change. Oedipus could have made one different choice and he would have had many different chances to change his ways. Oedipus’s downfall was caused by his inability

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    to experience such feelings‚ likewise in the Greek tragedies Oedipus Rex‚ rewritten by John Bennett and Moira Kerr‚ as well as Antigone written by Sophocles‚ two characters Oedipus and Creon both display signs of remorse. Yet ultimately‚ it is evident through the emotions displayed‚ admittance of their sins‚ and further self imposed retribution‚ that Oedipus suggests a higher degree of remorse. To begin‚ it is shown through the

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    Summary of Complex Sentences (1) Subject Clauses That he has helped me is a fact. Whether she will arrive in time is not certain. How the thief stole in last night remains a mystery. What we are doing today is something new and special. It is not certain whether she will arrive in time. (2) Complement Clauses (Predicative Clauses) The fact is that he is really working hard every day. This is what I am looking for. This is who I met at the airport. That is where we change from

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    Coordination Complex Lab

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    Benning Introduction The purpose of the coordination complex lab is to determine the absorbance spectra of complexes based on their color. Every complex has its own color which results from the wavelengths of white light it reflects. The complexes will be compared by the color each reflects and by the energy of the waves each absorbs. The purity of the synthesized complex will also be found. Procedure Part I: Preparation of the Complex A sample of copper sulfate pentahydrate (6.285g) was

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