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    Bad and Cross Fit

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    Cross Fit Louis Huntley III Author Affiliation Abstract My project is about cross fit I did the goods and bads of doing cross fit. Cross fit is mainly for people who want to be good in every sport or a person who wants to be well rounded in every condition for the body. Cops are the main people who use this workout so they are well rounded for their job. Also this could cause damage to your body so you do not want to use the crossfit workout all the time. Title of Paper Have you ever wondered

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    Oedipus and Medea

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    ancient Greek society. Jocasta in Sophocle’s play‚ Oedipus the King and Medea in Euripides’ play Medea are two examples of such characters. Both Jocasta and Medea are represented as tragic female characters as a result of their unfortunate circumstances‚ their loyalty to their husbands and their loss of their children. Jocasta and Medea are both portrayed as victims of unfortunate circumstances brought about by actions beyond their control. In Oedipus the King‚ an oracle reveals a prophecy to Jocasta

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    The Exile of Oedipus

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    The Exile of Oedipus As Oedipus began to walk his long journey into an empty road of solitude‚ he suddenly stopped to think about the aftermath of all the chaos that had just taken place in Thebes. He soon came to realize that he would never again return to the city of Thebes after discovering the truth about himself and Laius’ killer. Absent minded of his inability to see‚ he turned his head as if looking back at the city of Thebes from afar. As he proceeded to walk‚ he sensed the company

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    Oedipus Reader's Log

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    World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and

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    Oedipus and Freud

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    found and several times reproduced in different cultures with different structures. This is a never ending fight between reason and feelings. In order to clarify my point of view I will use some examples from the play Oedipus The King: A) The intelligence and wisdom of Oedipus I think‚ is the representation of our desire to control things according to our own schemes‚ we have to be in control of everything that we are capable of‚ we neglect our subconscious that in this case is the prophecy and

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    One of the main underlying themes in Oedipus Rex is blindness. Not just physical blindness‚ but intellectual blindness as well. The blindness issue is an effective contrasting method for Oedipus at different points in the play. Simply saying "blindness"‚ however‚ is a little ambiguous. It can be broken down into two components: Oedipus’s ability to "see" (ignorance or lack thereof)‚ and his

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    Oedipus: a Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Oedipus Rex‚ or Oedipus the King is Sophocles ’s first play of "The Theban Cycle." It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate‚ but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character. Oedipus is a man of noble blood; his parents‚ who raised him as a child

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    Terry Sin Final Draft Period 7 The Adventures of Oedipus and Fate Is it sin to follow fate or is it sin to go against it? In the play‚ “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is the king of Thebes who tries to lift the curse of Thebes. To lift the curse‚ he must rid of the murderer of Laios‚ the previous king of Thebes. However‚ a prophecy bounded Oedipus to an unfortunate event: he would murder Laios‚ his father. Oedipus followed his fate unknowingly and was blamed for his crime. He isn’t

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    Oedipus Rough Draft

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    absorbed in his own hubris‚ he will lose track of values that are much more important to him‚ including his own prophesized fate. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’s “blindness” towards the decisions he made and his past added to his inevitable downfall. One of the many aspects that Oedipus failed to perceive were the clues of his own past that he refused to analyze. Oedipus learned that Lauis was traveling with four men and was killed by one‚ yet he never connected the fact that he knew he killed a man of

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    Oedipus Complex Analysis

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    The most common theory for the actions of Oedipus in his story is the Oedipus complex‚ theorized by Freud. In the story Oedipus‚ it was his fate to marry his mother and have children with her‚ and kill his father. The Oedipus complex says that this must happen at a young age. However‚ this complex doesn’t apply to Oedipus‚ because of the different circumstances in which these actions occurred. Freud’s theory on the Oedipus complex is that it is the childhood desire to sleep with the mother and kill

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