Lysistrata: Feminist Leader of Power or Failure? I want you to think about a very important female figure in your life. She can be any person you want‚ fictional or nonfictional. Now‚ take this person and think about why and how she influences the way you live today. It could be because you admire her‚ you relate with her‚ or you see her as a leader. Not everyone can be a leader but those that are made to be one have specific attributes that make them who they are. Although there are many sides
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and what they reveal. It also involves a number of different disciplines that are political‚ social‚ cultural‚ economic and historical geography. The historical writings are interpretations and each person comes to a different conclusion about the meanings. The reading of the history is to not come up with the best interpretation but to discover the intended meaning‚ the way the original audience understood it. It is also helpful to read the different translations to get the big picture and a feel
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g. Analogy and Interpretation Know what technical writing is and learn about its definition to use in technical communication. Know the description of technical writing especially the mechanism and process to enhance the skills in writing. Discover the classification of technical writing. Relate and interpret the techniques in technical writing and be able to compare and contrast also to know the cause and effect of using technical writing. Learn the analogy and interpretation of writing techniques
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LYSISTRATA‚ a comedy of stereotypes The playwright Aristophanes wrote about an ancient Greece‚ Athens in particular‚ during a time of constant warfare. His play "Lysistrata" is an attempt to amuse while putting across an anti-war message. In fact even the naming of the play is an anti-war message of sorts. The word "lysistrata" means‚ "disband the army" (Jacobus 162). Aristophanes was a crafty writer; he creates a work of art that causes his audience to think about the current state of affairs
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The Dramatic Appeal of Human Props in Greek Drama In both The Medea and Lysistrata‚ powerful women wage wars against the male-dominated status quo‚ harnessing minor characters as pawns to achieve their desired ends. Like all dramatic props‚ these manipulated characters do not have motivations or character arcs‚ nor do they single-handedly propel the action of either play. They serve as symbols rather than people‚ vehicles which Euripides’ and Aristophanes’ female protagonists
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The main discrepancies between interpretations of this poem usually include the tone of the poem. Most interpretations are based on whether or not the poem is optimistic or pessimistic. The poem is made up of four stanzas with five lines each. The short length of the poem does not take away from the powerful meaning. Although people may never know Robert Frost’s true meaning behind this poem‚ people will continue to have their own beliefs and interpretations. The speaker is immediately confronted
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Monica Wojciechowski Dr. Luttrell Lysistrata Discussion Paper Feminism in Ancient Greece did not exist. Women were simply seen as dumb and inferior human beings who live to serve the hardworking intelligent men. In Lysistrata‚ in trying to satirize women fighting for the end of the Peloponnesian War‚ Aristophanes actually underscores the prevalence of sexism in his society. To the casual reader‚ Lysistrata is seen as an Ancient Greek feminist manifesto‚ however in reality it
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southern Greece’s Peloponnesian Peninsula. Religion‚ politics and popular culture all play a part in understanding Lysistrata‚ a play that was written to explain the ending of this war. In the play‚ gods and goddesses are referenced constantly and the people did what they had to do to make the gods happy. In Athens;
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Antigone through the lens of Judith Butler’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect” Introduction Antigone is tied by two key sentances to the message in Judith Bulter’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect”‚ “It has been since at least the time of Antigone‚ when she chose openly to mourn the death of one of her brothers even though it went against the sovereign law to do so. Why is it that governments so often seek to regulate and control who will be publicly grieved and two will not
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Assignment #4: Case Problem "Stateline Shipping and Transport Company" Read the ’Stateline Shipping and Transport Company" Case Problem on pages 273-274 of the text. Analyze this case‚ as follows: In Excel‚ or other suitable program‚ develop a model for shipping the waste directly from the 6 plants to the 3 waste disposal sites. Solve the model you developed in #1 (above) and clearly describe the results. In Excel‚ or other suitable program‚ Develop a transshipment model in which each of the
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