Major Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed
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Crime and Punishment Notebook Book 1 Pg 1-“He had become so completely absorbed in himself‚ and isolated from his fellows that he dreaded meeting‚ not only his landlady‚ but any one at all.” This quote‚ having been said so early on‚ really displays how isolated Raskolnikov is from everyone else in his life. He seems to live in some kind of “dread” of human interaction and appears to only really need himself. Pg 4- “He was positively going now for a “rehearsal” of his project‚ and at every
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Crime at its simplest is an act prohibited by law upon pain of punishment (Hall-Williams 1964). Theorists such as McCabe (1983:49) stated that no word in legal and criminological terms could define the word crime for the varying content in which an act is categorised. Due to the broad spectrum surrounding crime‚ differing understandings about human subjects and premises lead to the development of several theories‚ assumptions and forms of criminal law. Michael and Adler (1933:2) are often cited
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The Misconceptions about Women in Islam While people in the west think that women in Islam are oppressed‚ they do not know that Islam liberated women from oppression. There are many people who have opinions about the religion of Islam‚ but mostly about the women who follow it. Westerners have this idea that women in Islam are disrespected‚ mistreated and oppressed. In actuality‚ these allegations are incorrect. Women in Islam have rights and are not oppressed. The veil is widely misunderstood
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There are many common misconceptions about black holes whether it is that they destroy matter or that there is no way to ever escape a black hole. Black holes have this wrap on them that all matter that enters their event horizon is never coming out but‚ that can not be entirely true. The law of conservation states that no matter can be created or destroyed so‚ matter can not just be destroyed in black holes. In order to truly understand black holes one must first be able to understand event horizons
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to language and culture so that people are able to get their point across to their audience. On the contrary‚ some individuals have argued that bilingualism is detrimental to bilinguals’ functioning but their claims have since been proven to be misconceptions. Not only has bilingualism positively affected history‚ it also affects the United States and the People’s Republic of China‚
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(3) attributes that you believe make this defendant the perfect candidate for this type of probation. 3.Defend or critique the strategy of matching the inmate to the correctional facility as a response to the legal concept of cruel and unusual punishment. Provide a rationale for your position with concrete examples. 4.Defend or critique whether programs and amenities geared to making prison life effective—which run the gamut from hiring extra officers‚ to counseling and therapy‚ to building a garden—are
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Steven Levitt’s article explains the six misconceptions on why crime rate fell and provides the main reason the crime rate dropped which was the legalization of abortions in the United States in 1973. Abortions allowed women to not give birth to unwanted children which had a high chance of becoming criminals due to the lack of love‚ care‚ and attention the child would receive from his/her parents. The economist observed that in areas which legalized abortion before 1973 resulted in experiencing a
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Punishing juveniles and guilty parties is intended to teach them a lesson. Distinctive methods of discipline should be utilized based of the history or the seriousness of the crimes. Not every individual child or adult should be confined for specific violations. With the overcrowding of the prison systems and the absence of correctional officers to place in those prison‚ is it possible for an individual to be punished for their wrongdoing with an alternative strategy? There may be numerous recorded
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The Significance of Lazarus’s Resurrection In the Russian novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ the main character‚ Raskalnikov goes through a vast time period of great psychological turmoil. When comparing and contrasting this death and reincarnation of his consciousness and mind to the biblical tale of Lazarus’s resurrection‚ the author not only highlights the extremeness of the crimes he has committed‚ but also touches on the importance of recognizing one’s guilt. This theme of reconciliation
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