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    Lastly‚ Aristotle argues that tragic heroes come to the point where they realize their mis-takes or their fate. In the case of Oedipus and Antigone‚ both recognize their tragic destiny and that it is impossible to escape it. Lastly‚ Oedipus and Antigone represent tragic heroes by reach-ing the moment of self-recognition and facing the catastrophe of their actions. For example‚ after the disclosure of Oedipus’ real identity by Shepherd‚ Oedipus falls into despair: “Children‚ the god was Apollo.

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    “Your destiny is in your hands brother” To what extent do the characters in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ have control over their own fate? Throughout the course of the film‚ each character displays differing amounts of control over their lives. Latika has limited influence over her destiny unlike Salim who has the most. Jamal however‚ experiences a mix of influences as well as his own decisions which influence his fate. Latika lives her life making minimal decisions about her destiny. As a young

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    of fate. In the Era of Enlightenment the idea of God-controlled fate was finally challenged with the notion of self-fulfilled destiny; until then‚ men turned to prophets and oracles. In the play Oedipus‚ by Sophocles‚ there was a ongoing synergy between fate and knowledge that was constantly rejected. Oedipus‚ the main character‚ struggled to dominate his own destiny‚ but ironically fell back into his bizarre misfortune that was in the end‚ inevitable. Misfortune‚ false realities‚ deception:

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    actions of murder and incest. Ultimately‚ Oedipus’ character flaws are responsible for the disaster that takes place in the story‚ including his lack of self-control and anger‚ impulsive decision to marry Jocasta‚ and self admittance of fulfilling his destiny. As Oedipus was making his way to Thebes‚ he came upon another cart in the intersection of the road‚ manned by another gentleman. When Oedipus came upon the other carriage in the crossroad‚ he could have easily ignored the confrontation with this

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    faces are what creates her main quest of using her legacy to take control of her destiny. Esperanza sets herself many goals throughout her journey‚ and meets people who both help and hurt her‚ and eventually lead her to change her goals and overall outlook on life. In the book‚ Esperanza’s legacy is troublesome for shaping a successful

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    ahead  of  time  you  just  run  into  them.  When  you are done dealing with one problem the  next one appears. As we try to shape our  destinies  by  ourselves  we wake blindly not knowing what  we do assuming we we are doing  whats  best  for  us.  “Your  inner  minotaur”  is  a psychological  term which can mean your fear  of  the  unknown  or  your  destiny. In  psychology  it  is  said  that  you walk on hands and knees  blindly   until  you  are  able  to  confront  your  inner   minotaur. 

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    A DESTINY TO CHOOSEBy Martin Egger02..02.2013Storytelling | 1 Summary 3 2 The World of Yîara 3 3 Story Synopsis 3 4 Primary Plot Points 4 5 Characters 5 6 Opening Cutscene 5 7 Sample Diary Entries 7 8 Sample Quests 7 9 Storyboards 8 Summary A DESTINY TO CHOOSE is a Role Playing Game for the PC and serves as an introduction or origin presentation of the character Netjeri in the World of Yîara. This game is used as a demo how to implement class selection into the story. The central

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    display a huge role in the story. If it wasn’t for destiny and glory‚ monsters‚ Beowulf’s superhuman ways‚ and the evilness it wouldn’t be a belief in supernatural elements by the Anglo – Saxons. Faith is something that you belief or known as fate and destiny is an irresistible power. Beowolf was only king by fate and what the people saw in him. Beowolf basically got to make his own decisions whether or not if he wanted to do something. An example of destiny is when Beowolf was in his battles to fight

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    from Corinth. From then on I thought of it just as a place beneath the stars. I went to other lands‚ so I would never see that prophecy fulfilled‚ the abomination of my evil fate.” (Oedipus‚ ll. 951-958). Here it shows how he tries to avoid his destiny by running away from Corinth not knowing that it was his fate that he was actually fulfilling. In contrast‚ Hippolytus‚ earns the displeasure of a goddess (Aphrodite) by only worshiping

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    Everyone has this supernatural power in their life that can not be controlled. It changes its course with every action we make‚ but even then it’s outcome can never be escaped. Destiny or fate is what determines our futures‚ or decides what will happen. Although fate can not make decisions for people‚ it still has a hand in everything they do. Using supernatural powers unknown to the world‚ fate is able to twist life around like a block of molding clay. Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous

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