English 126 Prof McGee November 23‚ 2013 Proper Punishment and Justice in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Within Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’ destiny was to marry his biological mother and murder his biological father. Oedipus pointlessly tries to change his fate‚ but was powerless in changing anything. With no control over his destined fate‚ unaware of his family history‚ and unconscious of who his birth parents were‚ Oedipus is guiltless in killing his father and marrying his very own
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The Misconception of Higher Education College will forever convey a certain image in our minds. One of which depicts a large campus with well-manicured grasslands‚ large antiqued buildings‚ and the hustle‚ and bustle of youthful students. As time and technology progresses‚ this is an image that’s rapidly becoming a thing of the past. More students or adults are considering other alternatives for higher education such as online studies. Unfortunately this new found way of learning comes with
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Our company is one of those believers in teamwork but Hackman argues that most company has misconceptions on teamwork. The first misconception that Hackman mentions is on “harmony.” Many companies feels that if a team has smooth interaction it would avoid wasting time and having debates on how to proceed. (Hackman‚ 2011) According to Hackman (2011)‚ “Conflict‚ when
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As a certain English teacher once said‚ "Justice‚ to the ancient Greeks‚ meant reward or punishment based on the consequences of one’s actions or inaction. Good intentions were irrelevant if the result was chaos or disaster." The gods expect justice to follow their own set of rules‚ and those who refuse to comply‚ must suffer the consequences. A fine example of this can be seen in the Greek tragedy King Oedipus by Sophocles‚ translated by E.F. Watling. The tragedy explores three different ways that
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In Oedipus Rex‚ it appears that Oedipus’ tragic downfall was the result of misfortune – his actions of killing his father and marrying his mother were done without knowledge or intent‚ and thus his punishment of scorn and banishment seems excessive for the crime. However‚ though Oedipus was struck by the gods with unfortunate circumstances‚ it was through his own free will that the oracles were permitted to come true. The weaknesses in Oedipus’ personality and his lapses in judgment caused him to
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There is a common misconception that evolution occurs randomly. This misunderstanding incorrectly assumes that natural selections itself is random. However‚ even though randomness plays a part in the process of evolution through genetic mutations‚ it does not necessarily stipulate that species evolve without cause. Genetic variation occurs randomly and is determined by the fitness and success of a species. It is directly related to its inherited traits with the context of its local environment. The
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best to stereotype people. A stereotype and a misconception can be confused as being the same‚ they are not the same‚ just a bit similar. A misconception is a view or an opinion that is incorrect because it is based on poor thinking or understanding. Often wrong facts or truths lead to a misconception. Stereotypes are so common because people want to and need to categorize the world into
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Juliana Grasso ELA 406-01 M.Bakos 26 Feb 20123 Misconceptions of Disney Princesses I think each and every girl including myself has gone through that “princess phase” at one point or another in our lives. How many of us have used Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ or Sleeping Beauty as our role models growing up? The problem is that these princesses are role models of what we shouldn’t be like in real life; they are superficial‚ they rely on fairy godmothers to solve their problems‚ and they wait around
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to lose weight can go on and on‚ and they come with many different beliefs and misconceptions. People who lose weight in this manner have a tendency to gain the weight back‚ and often gain even more weight than when they started. Most of these ideas and plans to lose weight are only glorified advertisements to make losing weight look simple and easy‚ leading to many misconceptions to losing weight. One misconception about
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Some priests come to the royal palace to ask for help from Oedipus‚ the current king of Thebes who once saved them from the tyranny of the terrible Sphinx. By this time‚ Oedipus has sent his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to the oracle of the god Apollo to seek advice from divine sources. But before Oedipus had ever arrived in Thebes‚ the previous king‚ Laius‚ was murdered under mysterious circumstances and the murderer was never found. When Oedipus arrived in Thebes and saved the city‚ he was made king and
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