Ashley Davis Patchell English 201B November 19‚ 2014 Oedipus Was the First Mother F***er Although‚ Oedipus the King‚ by Sophocles was written in Athens‚ Greece in the year 425 B.C.‚ it is still incredibly relevant regarding modern moral issues. Oedipus has become one of the most well known stories‚ even to this day: a man murders his father and then marries his mother. When it comes to a matter of morality‚ this play is a fascinating one to analyse. In the analysis of this tragedy we find that Oedipus is morally guilty of murder
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gunman saw the easy target and opened fire‚ killing seven children and wounding six.”(An Absurd Idea?). Bad guys are always looking for the easiest way to commit a crime. Another situation took place in Pearl‚ Mississippi‚ where a student stole a hunting rifle with many rounds and opened fire in his school. “The vice principal rushed to his car and took his .45 semi auto pistol and made the student surrender.”(An Absurd Idea?). Yet another reason why guns should be in schools. Lastly‚ there was an eighth-grade
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Making sense of ‘‘The Guest’’ in relations of Camus’ own believes‚ I find Daru as a moral man confronting an absurd and indifferent world‚ symbolized especially by the outlook. The arrival of Balducci and his prisoner offers a moral wonder that Daru have to confront the fact that this world is not just absurd but also violent and unjust. His main position is clear from the beginning; while he does not want to turn him in to face the French law would be unjust
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women were expected to marry by a certain age. If women do not marry by a certain age‚ they are considered an “old maid”. Also‚ if women were widowed with no children they are considered “old maid”. Women were expected to marry their social rank. Marrying wealthy was necessary because after coming of age‚ their husbands were supposed to take care of them. Women in that time period had no rights and were not acknowledged. In laws‚ they were called “wives” not by name. Throughout Persuasion‚ there are
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unjustness or anything that contradicts her strong-willed feminist ways. However‚ by marrying Mr. Rochester‚ these two passions of love and her feminism will clash. It raises the question whether Jane will let her desire for earthly love (which Helen Burns earlier in the novel warned her of)‚ or her strong-willed insubordination and feminist ways conquer. But‚ if Jane continues on her path and does end up marrying Mr. Rochester‚ this novel would not be a feminist novel. That would show Jane is weak
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side of this argument is the fact that far too many people are made criminals for things which should not be a crime. I once heard of a woman being jailed for overdue library books --- beyond absurd. And‚ at least in one municipality‚ they wanted to make jaywalking a jailable offence --- again way beyond absurd. REAL criminals belong in the jails --- not jaywalkers‚ people who get into fights‚ marijuana smokers‚
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In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell is conveying the message that imperialism within a society creates an imbalance in power amongst individuals‚ where Orwell came to realize that he was not on the top of the heap but a tool to oppress the Burmese people. Orwell employs the use of metaphors to enforce his message. When Orwell states‚ “conjurer about to perform a trick”. This way of looking at Orwell is contrary to the way that white Europeans would be looked at in ordinarily. In this
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conjures images that lack warmth and happiness. On the other hand‚ Thrushcross Grange is the opposite. Catherine’s marriage to Edgar is a prime example of how class status motivates characters into different actions. Catherine’s primary reason for marrying Edgar is to “be the greatest women in the neighbourhood” (Brontë 78). Catherine comes from a family that is part of the wealthy‚ upper class where it would be unheard of for her to marry into a lower class‚ like Heathcliff. When he was a child he
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Parents always say that they want their children to follow their dreams‚ but that’s considered hypocritical when they don’t let their kids decided for themselves. In many cultures‚ the choice of education‚ job‚ and spouse is the parents’ decision and the children in question are expected to be obedient and learn to accept those decisions without requesting any other alternatives. The question is: how can these children obey their parents when they don’t get to live their own lives? In some rare situations
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During World War II‚ Camus went to Paris and became a leading writer for the anti-German resistance movement. He was also the editor of Combat‚ an important underground newspaper. * Whilst in wartime Paris‚ Camus developed his philosophy of the absurd. * A major component of this philosophy was Camus’s assertion that life has no rational or redeeming meaning. * Camus’s absurdist philosophy implies that moral orders have no rational or natural basis. Yet Camus did not approach the world
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