a large quantity of water on and off the field to stay hydrated and feeling healthy. While living in a state as hot as Arizona‚ not only do the football players have to drink a lot of water‚ but everyone else as well. The day I didn’t taught me a lesson: Actions‚ good or bad‚ are followed with consequences. I thought my body would be perfectly fine without some water for the day but boy was I wrong. Just minutes before the incident‚ the only item on my mind was how fun the rap concert would be
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Analysis of Euripides’ Medea and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Greek tragedies are some of the most compelling and interesting works of literature. The plot usually follows a common patten in which a heroic lead meets an unhappy or catastrophic end. This end is usually brought about by some fatal flaw of character‚ circumstances beyond his or her control‚ or by sheer destiny. In Medea‚ a tragedy written by Euripides‚ the focus is on conflict in human spirit between Medea’s love for her children and
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A LESSON LEARNED There are many valuable lessons that I have learned throughout my life. The most important aspect of these lessons is that I have gained valuable knowledge through their experiences. We pay money for lessons taught in college and pay emotionally for our personal lessons‚ whether they are taught in school or through a personal experience that usually stands out from the rest. My lesson learned was a personal lesson. I played on my high school
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The messenger in scene IV arrives unexpectedly. His role is to bring Oedipus the news that his father‚ Polybus‚ has died‚ and now the people of Corinth want Oedipus to rule over them as king. The messenger is seemingly informal yet polite when he addresses Jocasta. He states in so many words that he has some good news and some bad news. First‚ he tells her what he seems to think is the “good” news—the people of Corinth want Oedipus as their king. When asked why Polybus is no longer in power‚ the messenger
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Comparison Essay The following essay will compare the themes of the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ and the short story "Cathedral"‚ by Raymond Carver. Oedipus Rex‚ is the story of a family who received a disturbing prophecy about there newborn son‚ and are forced to give him up. As a result‚ the child‚ Oedipus is to be killed‚ but rather he is given to a king as a gift from one of his shepherds. Oedipus did indeed fulfill the prophecy that stated he would kill his father and sleep with
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A lesson learned in the hard way People learn things in different ways. Some learn from books‚ some learn from the interaction with other people‚ and some learn from past experiences. For me‚ I always feel learning from personal experiences is the most effective way. I still remember one bitter story of myself when I was young and the lessons learned from it has never been forgotten. It happened when I was 8 years old studying at a local elementary school. Like most of the pupils in China‚ I
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Lesson Learned There comes a time in everyone’s life when bad things happen that we wish had never occurred. This experience‚ that result in being punished or even disciplined by our parents‚ guardian‚ police or even by a teachers‚ often leads us to learn an important life lessons. Soon‚ we realize that we did something we know we should not have done. Growing up‚ I was always the kid who had to be punished; not because I was bad‚ but by doing and saying stupid things‚ and by keeping the wrong
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Greek play Oedipus‚ the King‚ written by Sophocles‚ he writes with dramatic irony to create suspense as you read along. By adding parts of the play that prove that the readers know more than the characters themselves do. For instance‚ when Oedipus gathered the townspeople of Thebes around and commanded them to give up the murder of Laius. Oedipus cursed the murderer (himself) saying “Upon the murderer i invoke this curse: may he live out his life in misery to miserable doom!” With Oedipus being the
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Oedipus is the King of Thebes‚ he was cursed and abandoned at birth; he meets with the priests of Thebes because of a plague that has fallen upon the city. Oedipus sends Creon to the oracle Delphi for instructions from the gods to see how to end the plague. Creon tells Oedipus and the priests that in order to end the plague the murder of the form king of Thebes Laius must be avenged. Oedipus then goes on to say that anyone who with holds information about the murder will be banished from Thebes
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Major Works Data Sheet Title: Oedipus Rex and Antigone Author: Sophocles Date of Publication: 430 B.C. and 441 B.C. Genre: drama/tragedy 1. Characterize the author’s style: Sophocles demonstrates great insight into human suffering. He assumes a pontifical role in an attempt to present a moral lesson to the general masses. 2. Cite a sample passage that exemplifies the style (provide page number): Chorus: “People of Thebes‚ my countrymen‚ look on Oedipus. He solved the famous riddle with
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