1. Comparing Creon and Oedipus: Creon has come to replace Oedipus at the throne Creon compares himself to Oedipus. They were loyal to him so they should be loyal to Creon “You never hesitated in your duty to our late ruler Oedipus[…] and I as in the next in blood have succeeded to the full power of the throne…until he has been tested in office” (196). No aspects of Creon are admirable in Antigone and the audience is void of sympathy for the character as he continues to indulge in his hamartia.
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Fugue (fig. 3)‚ on the other hand‚ is an industrial landscape of a small power plant in New Bedford‚ Massachusetts that used to power electric trolleys‚ painted in 1940 (MFA). Sheeler was commissioned to create a series of paintings that fit under the theme “power‚” and this was one of the results. Sheeler wrote regarding this scene‚ “I was on a motor trip through New England and in passing through New Bedford in the late afternoon‚ I came upon this subject unexpectedly. It was a breath-taking sight
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Between the Romans and the Persians they both have their different outlooks on women but‚ they also share some things whether it be politically‚ cultural or just their beliefs in general. Also‚ having values and power privileges about their sexuality in two different ways such as emphasizing or de-emphasizing. When dealing with the Romans in the time period of (c. 150 or 164-235 CE) Dio Cassius the Roman senator wrote his eighty-volume history of Rome in Greek. “His political position gave him personal
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The twentieth century introduced new styles of art that contrasted greatly with the popular styles of art in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century brought in more modern styles of art that challenged the idea that art had to realistically represent the world. Two major styles of art that were popularized in the twentieth century were cubism and fauvism. Cubism and fauvism are two very different styles of modern art that were used widely throughout the twentieth century. The introduction
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It has been recommended by some that humans have the capability of demonstrating free will and mindful choice to be a part of or engage in criminal behaviour. Others have recommended that our behaviour is ’pre-established’. With reference to “AJCSD Criminal Behaviour – Free Will v. Determinism” the document critically analyses the above argument from a phycological perspective with regard to free will and determinism stating that freedom has never been absolute‚ free will and determinism has been
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John Winthrop and Alexis Tocqueville have one important thing in common‚ the belief that the colonies and America were exceptional. Winthrop is famous for referring to the Massachusetts bay colony as the “City upon a Hill” ‚ aforementioned by Jesus in Mathew 5:14 forever connecting America to being the land of the chosen. Tocqueville as a Frenchman who had seen the French Revolution however wrote of the United States‚ not as better than other countries or people‚ but as an oddity in a world of failed
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For centuries‚ mankind has struggled with the question‚ "Are we good by nature?" Do we do good deeds only out of selfish desires‚ or is there a real shred of decency somewhere in our being? Even today‚ lawyers argue whether a killer’s motives for committing atrocious crimes stem from the fact that he has a naturally incompetent tendency‚ or if outside influences‚ such as a difficult childhood‚ turned a naturally innocent person into a murderer. The Chinese philosophers‚ Mencius and Xunzi‚ explored
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competition with others. Some real-life companies that are competitors are Coke vs. Pepsi‚ Comcast vs. Verizon‚ Red bull vs. Monster‚ the more famous McDonald’s vs. Burger King‚ CVS vs. Walgreens‚ UPS vs. FedEx‚ Duracell vs. Energizer‚ Hasbro vs. Mattel‚ Dunkin’ Donuts vs. Starbucks‚ Canon vs. Nikon ‚ Netflix vs. Amazon and plenty of others. The first real-life company competitors that I will take a look at are Coke vs. Pepsi. They are both large corporations that distribute soda of different flavors
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Google vs. Yahoo Financial Analysis Dee Wassenberg Columbia College FINC 350 Business Finance Instructor: Darryl Sanborn February 11‚ 2011 Liquidity ratios‚ like the current ratio‚ provide information about a firm’s ability to meet its short time financial obligations. Short-term creditors seek a high current ratio from prospective clients since it reduces their risk. For investors in a company‚ such as shareholders‚ a lower ratio
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Hamlet supports a large array of themes‚ but I feel that the most prominent theme‚ by far‚ must be that of Appearance vs Reality. Shakespeare’s work‚ very much open to interpretation of the individual reader‚ makes the question of the central theme one that proves difficult to choose but simple to support no matter the decision. The play‚ filled with problems and questions answered with yeses or noes or anywhere in-between‚ creates a large area for discussion and person identification. Whether the
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