Cambridge TESOL CELTA 08/07/2013 Assignment 2.4: Lessons from the classroom Part One: Evaluation of my teaching practice: I am compiling this self-evaluation report after my third teaching practice in the classroom. My teaching time lasted 40 minutes each time‚ and my class size varied between 15 and 16 students (ss) at a time. Classes comprised a good mixture of foreign ss‚ representing various European and non-European nationalities and cultures. The feedback I received on all
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but people have to be constantly or search of justice. In “Oedipus Rex‚” King Oedipus faces challenges of justice during the novel to overcome his novel. In “Oedipus Rex‚” the King Oedipus kills his father without him being aware that the man he had killed was his real father. He was born with a tragic flaw that at some point of his life he was going to kill of his father. Once his brother-in-law and the prophet find out that Oedipus killed his father; they want justice justice for the city of
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World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and
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Tessa Garibaldi November 15‚ 2012 Mr. Stoner English 10 Lit. (H) Oedipus Rex: Analysis of Story and Criticism Throughout the play Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles I‚ readers notice that identification of characters is crucial. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus is the King of Thebes when a plague is brought upon his community. He sends Creon‚ his brother-in-law‚ to identify the origin of the plague. In doing so‚ he discovers that the reason is because a murder has been committed that has befouled the
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Oedipus as a Tragic Hero Essay D1 In the tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays the character Oedipus as a tragic hero. By using Aristotle’s interpretation of tragedy and a tragic hero‚ Oedipus is rendered as a favorable illustration. Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles exemplifies Oedipus as the quintessential interpretation of a tragic hero. Oedipus is the embodiment of Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero as he depicts character traits such as hubris‚ tragic flaw‚ coming from a high social
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Tiresias’ prophecy for Oedipus on the other hand is ignored because of Oedipus’ ignorance to his situation that has already taken place. In Oedipus’ case Tiresias brings him news of prophecies that have already been fulfilled‚ yet for Creon in Antigone his prophecy is in the works. Tiresias plays a key role in the reversal of Oedipus’ fate in Oedipus Rex‚ but his role in Antigone has less of an impact. Tiresias is the first one to reveal a big piece of the puzzle to Oedipus‚ he speaks first of his
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OEDIPUS REX In the tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus commits several immoral acts. Typically‚ society views these as evil and unjust. However‚ although Oedipus commits several licentious deeds‚ Sophocles makes the reader sympathize because Oedipus is oblivious to the incriminating facts. Throughout the play Oedipus Rex commits numerous crimes the society see as immorally wrong. Oedipus believes that if he leaves Corinth he will be able to avoid his fate. The oracle says the Oedipus will kill
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he was given approximately 3 to 6 months to live. However‚ he made it clear that he was not depressed‚ not in denial and did not want pity. Randy Pausch’s only weakness was talking about his wife and children; therefore‚ that topic was off limits from the beginning. I think by opening the lecture this way‚ he relieved the heaviness in the atmosphere. This allowed the audience to focus on what he would be presenting. During his lecture‚ Randy Pausch spoke of his childhood dreams‚ many of which
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Hovan 5 Oedipus/Tragic Hero 3/12/97 A Tragic Hero or Not? Oedipus is definitely a tragic hero. In Aristotle’s theory he talks about the ways you become a tragic hero. The first thing that happened to Oedipus is the ’the reversal of fortune leading up to a final recognition’. In the story this happens man times‚ When he is a baby he was sent to the mountain to be killed which would be a misfortune. A shepherd comes up to the mountain and saves him by bringing him back to Corinth. Oedipus kills his
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http://www.policymic.com/articles/42731/10-life-lessons-from-calvin-hobbes (as on May 23‚ 2013) 10 Life Lessons from Calvin and Hobbes Katie Kirnan in 5 days ago Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes is a deeply rooted part of our childhood. Richly realized and poignantly written‚ Watterson’s wistful comic strip always had something to offer: It entertained me on long car rides‚ expanded my vocabulary (transmogrify‚ duplicate‚ intrepid — as in the intrepid Spaceman Spiff)‚ and provided me with
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