already dead. | 5. By denying burial to Polynices‚ what message does Creon intend to convey? To whom is the message directed? | He wanted to get the point across that he was now king. | 6. According to the Guard‚ what was a “distressing marvel” about the burial and odd about the condition of Polynices’ body? | The body had not been mangled. | 7. Recall Creon’s opening speech in which he pledges to protect the city and keep its citizens safe? What is ironic about the Guard’s parting
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Nick Sousanis’s comic Unflattening is a philosophical look at the importance of expanding perspectives beyond a fixed viewpoint. He made the unusual decision to present his dissertation in the form of a comic not only because the dual perspective of images and words coincides with his message‚ but also to show the potential for the application of comics beyond society’s preconceived ideas of the form. Comics offers a unique combination of the verbal and the visual that can be applied to both narrative
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Alex Pardee Born and raised in Antioch‚ California‚ Alex Pardee is an up and coming artist who is breaking down many figurative aesthetic barriers. With a style molded from years of horror movies‚ comic books‚ old school gangster rap‚ and severe depression and anxiety‚ Alex’s style is simultaneously horrific and fascinating. Alex’s struggle within himself had a positive outcome that he intends to share with anyone with an open mind‚ eyes‚ and ears. At the age of 14‚ Alex was diagnosed with anxiety
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what disaster will occur next. Are we the cause of this destruction and turmoil? When I reflect on the quote "We have met the enemy and he is us"‚ I look back at these events and realize that we are connected to them. Walt Kelly‚ the creator of the comic Pogo‚ is persuasively summing up his attitude towards mankind and the human condition. In saying that‚ because of the garbage and pollution surrounding Pogo’s habitat he states that "We have met the enemy and he is us". I agree with what this quote
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Describing my favourite comic character ‘Ling…ling…’ Doraemon‚ my favourite comic character‚ is coming! Whenever he appears surprisingly in TV programmes and comics‚ I am delighted and excited as I know that this little robot cat is going to give me great happiness and enjoyment‚ leading me into his mysterious adventures‚ taking me into amazing and sweet dreams. Since I was a little girl‚ I have loved Doraemon‚ the most popular character in the well-known comic book series‚ Doraemon
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Literary Terms Allegory: Allegory is a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters‚ figures and events. It can be employed in prose and poetry to tell a story with a purpose of teaching an idea and a principle or explaining an idea or a principle. The objective of its use is to preach some kind of a moral lesson. Example: “Animal Farm”‚ written by George Orwell‚ is an allegory that uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the
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Satrapi is a graphic novel that depicts the life of a female coming to age during a time of war and violence in Iranian. The editor of The Ithacan‚ an online college newspaper‚ criticized this work of literature as being nothing more than an “advanced comic book” and “not too challenging.” He argues that Persepolis and similar literary works do not encourage intellectual advancement and does not benefit college freshmen. Despite the more basic vocabulary‚ the side narratives‚ unique dialogues‚ and use
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In the reboot of the comic “Ms.Marvel”‚ we are introduced to the main character Kamala. She is a sixteen year old teenage girl that has problems at home with her parents‚ is not accepted by her peers because she is different‚ and overall does not like who she is. Because of all of this adversity‚ she assumes the role of Ms. Marvel. Having a female character play the role of the superhero is something that is not new to Marvel‚ but is most certainly uncommon. This helps to promote gender equality
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In the article “watching TV Makes you smarter “by Steve Johnson‚ he claims that watching TV can actually make you smarter. Johnson claims that television these days seems to be more complex than in earlier years‚ so by watching it were putting our thinking caps on. Even for example the show 24‚ it’s based on Muslim terrorists and torture scenes but he believes it to be more educational then anything. TV doesn’t need to dumb you down or waste your time we can be learning things throughout the episodes
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Critical response on “Justice League? Depictions of Justice in Children’s Superhero Cartoons” Thomas Hakman In the article‚ ”Justice League? Depictions of Justice in Children’s Superhero Cartoons‚” Kort-Butler addresses the way criminal justice is depicted in children’s superhero cartoons. Kort-Butler’s research distinguishes itself from other research by focusing on the messages about crime‚ law and justice present in children’s shows. The reason for Kort-Butler to focus on children’s shows
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