It was unjustified for Clytaemnestra to murder Agamemnon on the basis of revenge for their daughter Iphigenia because of how long it had been‚ the fact that it was done for the greater good and because of Clytaemnestras’ infidelity to Agamemnon. This is summed up elegantly by the chorus of old men when they say to Clytaemnestra‚ “…And You‚ innocent of his murder? And who could swear to that? and how?...” (A‚ 1534-35). One reads very early on in the book of Agamemnon that “Ten years gone‚ ten to
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The story‚ “Killings” takes place in Northern America in the City of Boston‚ Massachusetts. It’s based on two killings that are over the character’s loved ones. The story mostly fixates on Matt Fowler and Richard Strout because they are the two characters that murder someone in the story. I believe that this story could be considered a tragic love story because it has two sides that don’t one hundred percent want a couple to be together‚ almost like Romeo and Juliet. Although it does not share all
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Why is the killing of Candy’s dog a significant incident in the novel? As Carlson first initiates shooting Candy’s dog‚ Candy is described to be extremely uneasy and tries to avoid the situation‚ “I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup.” Candy has been in the dogs company for so long and this animal has been the only true companion that Candy has ever had. The friendship between the two could be viewed as unusual as most of the ranch workers would not think of an animal as a companion but
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Social Networking is Not Killing Friendship‚ written by Kate Harding‚ is about Harding’s claims that social networking is not responsible for the death of the traditional concept of friendship. In this article‚ Kate describes her personal opinion of connection between Facebook and friendship. Generally‚ she disagrees with all common reasons that social networking has anything to do with real friendship. She uses William Deresiewicz’s essay to approach her viewpoint. The words that people should not
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October 2014 Different Attitude toward Violence In “Killing Women: A Pop-Music Tradition” John Hamerlinck reveals that the seemingly harmless world of pop music has developed its own style of woman-killing songs. Violent misogyny in songs is not new. In the 1920s‚ a song called “Careless Love” sang by Lonnie Johnson‚ “in which he promises to shoot his lover numerous times and then stand over her until she is finished dying”(417). In fact‚ killing women who have been with another man are common plots
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In the book Into the Killing Seas by Michael P. Spradlin‚ two boys and a man survive in the middle of the ocean‚ stranded. They have to face starvation‚ dehydration‚ crazed crew mates‚ and sharks. In the worst naval accident ever‚ the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. His name was Benjamin Franklin Poindexter Private First Class‚ United States Marine Corps otherwise known as Benny. He was kindhearted and encouraging‚ he was always encouraging and helping people. Spradlin states‚ “Benny was lifting
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comes into effect. The social process theory relates to “Killing Them Softly.” During the movie Frankie and Russel were asked by Johnny to rob a card game. Frankie and Russel drive to the card game and before they go inside they both put on black masks‚ and yellow gloves. When they walk into the card game‚ one of the guys point their gun at Markie‚ the head guy of the game‚ to get the money. Markie goes into the back and pulls out two brief cases then gives it to him‚ while
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Matt Fowler‚ from the Killings by Andre Dubus‚ was taught a powerful lesson. That message is one that was given to us from Mahatma Gandhi. He says‚ “an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.” All Matt Fowler wanted to achieve was vengeance for the murder of his youngest son‚ Frank Fowler. He learned that even though he had carried out revenge against his son’s killer‚ but in the end‚ he did not receive satisfaction. In the end‚ all Mr. Fowler had left was a heavy conscious and two less bullets
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difference between killing a fetus and an infant would be; killing a person is wrong. Fetuses and infants are both not persons because they do not fulfill all of the five intrinsic things that renders something as a person. Therefore‚ killing fetuses and infants is not wrong. As stated above‚ almost all people believe that murder is always wrong because it is the act of killing people. If fetuses and infants are not people because they lack the mental capability‚ then killing them is not wrong. Premise
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the mystery of this phenomenon. Researchers and analysts cannot explain it. And most of America is unaware they have cause to care about it. Monica Potts‚ a senior writer at the American Prospect‚ reaches out to readers in her article “What’s Killing Poor White Woman?” Through her writings‚ she brings awareness to the statistical findings of poor‚ white women succumbing to an early death in the rural South. Should we‚ as a prominent society‚ be concerned about the early death of poor white women
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