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    than one theme throughout the story. The tragedy‚ Medea‚ by Euripides is very good example of this. Throughout this story‚ the themes of betrayal and love‚ revenge‚ and women’s rights arise. Euripides brings these points up to help the reader to realize that women are powerful also. Betrayal is a very important theme throughout this story. Her husband Jason betrays Medea‚ when he abandons her and her children for another woman. Medea then realizes that Jason used her for her power and

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    Dasia M. Thomas March 12‚ 2011 2nd The Greek tragedies‚ “Medea” and “Antigone” are best understood when studied in terms of the central conflict and the resolution. Both “Antigone’ and “Medea” were written in the beginning of the sixth century B.C. in Greece‚ and are similar tragic Greek plays. “Antigone” takes place in the city of Thebes‚ and the protagonist is Antigone‚ daughter of Oedipus. Antigone faces an external conflict; she struggles with the new King‚ her uncle Creon‚ as she strives

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    Romeo & Juliet and Medea Essay “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams” – Dr. Seuss. This quote explains how love can possess you‚ sometimes in a way that causes powerful devotion. Other times it may cause a malignant insanity. But that is why I think that in the plays of Romeo & Juliet and Medea‚ love and hate are just as powerful because they create each other. In the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ love and hate play a serious role in

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    Natasha Barnes Mr. Neagle English 112 29‚ October‚ 2012 Manipulation of the Advertisement World This paper is about celebrity endorsement and how producer that make commercials use celebrities to boost their product that they are advertising. They did studies selling perfume and tomato sauce using celebrities to sale the product. The studies show that using celebrity endorsement to sale a useless product makes the sales increase. This article is about Calvin Klein ads selling

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    Women’s lives are represented by the roles they either choose or have imposed on them. This is evident in the play Medea by Euripides through the characters of Medea and the nurse. During the time period which Medea is set women have very limited social power and no political power at all‚ although a women’s maternal and domestic power was respected in the privacy of the home‚ "Our lives depend on how his lordship feels". The limited power these women were given is different to modern society yet

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    Is Medea identified as a semi divine sorceress or is she just another woman in Greek society? In Euripides‚ Medea she states‚” Let no one think that I am mean or weak nor peaceful‚ but of the other sort‚ a weight upon my enemies but to my friends most kind. It is to such people the heroic way of life belongs”(34.807-810). Medea sets a tone that she is somehow powerful in society‚ and she is not like the other women in society. In this speech Medea is giving she states‚” a weight upon my enemies

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    far back as ancient times‚ where the witches Medea and Circe make their debut. Both are depicted as dark creatures‚ redeemed only by their assistance of a male hero. Upon further inspection‚ though‚ these two are separate in both how they approach magic‚ and in the very source of their magic. The practical aspects of magic may remain relatively unchanged‚ the way the magic is used can be as different as day and night‚ as Circe and Medea. Circe and Medea both first appear in epic stories and poems

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    Peter Weirs 1998 film The Truman Show is a metaphor for modern society‚ it focuses on the way the media manipulates reality. We are complicit in that manipulation and also victims of it. The film challenges us to critique the media and extricate ourselves from the “reality” it surrounds us with. The Truman Show tells us about life and reality‚ it portrays from what is real and what is a fantasy. Truman’s world is somewhat like our own world because of the way things are perceived and approached

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    the confidence to communicate without games and manipulation. When we are being assertive‚ we work hard to create mutually satisfying solutions. We communicate our desires visibly and frankly. We know our restrictions and reject to be pressed beyond them just because someone else wants something from us. We care about the relationship and do our best for a win/win situation. Unexpectedly‚ assertive is the style most people use least. Manipulation is always involved in aggressive communication.

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    come from using your imagination to go to far off places‚ keeping a dark secret from the one you love‚ or falling in love at first sight and willing to give up everything for that love. Another story that is relevant to today is Medea. Even though Euripides wrote Medea thousands of years ago by‚ any person‚ male or female‚ young or old‚ can take the characters and the plot and relate it to his or her life in today’s society. One part of the story that is universal is Medea’s internal struggle with

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