Writing 121 12 November 2013 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman This cult classic B-movie‚ Attack of the 50 Foot Woman‚ provides one of the most comprehensive cross-section perspective of popular American society’s fears in the late 1950’s. With the country in turmoil‚ recovering from the recent WWII and gearing up for an impending war with Russia‚ Americans were fearful for their future. Their fears weren’t just of an attack from the silent north‚ but also of the importance of females in the workplace
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Voices from the foot of the cross Here is a series of monologues which can be used on their own or as part of a longer mediation on the cross and the response of several characters involved in the Good Friday story. Please ensure copyright information is kept with the scripts. Monologues 1 - 5 adapted where stated from “Voices from the crowd Holy Week Meditation 3” from "Stages on the way" (Wild Goose Publications 1998) © WGRG‚ Iona Community‚ G2 3DH 1. Jesus is condemned to death Mt 27.1-2
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feet that he might give an instance of his own wonderful humility‚ and show how lowly and condescending he was‚ and let all the world know how low he could stoop in love to his own. Christ washed his disciple’s feet to set before us an example. Foot washing was commonplace in Greco-Roman and the first-century Jewish culture and appears as a ritual of daily cleansing‚ as a religious act‚ or as a token of hospitality when someone first entered a home. This was a world where the roads were dusty
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decide what we do. How we were raised‚ what we were taught‚ and what we have picked up along the way. Family plays a large part in our decisions. Many people think about what someone in their family would do when faced with a difficult decision. In One Foot in Eden‚ Amy weighs the pros and cons of sleeping with Holland to get pregnant. She carefully thinks about what her husband
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Foot-steps as a Physician Assistant “I don’t always explain what a Physician Assistant is but when I do‚ you look at me like I’m stupid” (Pinterest). Regardless of what Doctors believe Doctors don’t do everything by themselves. They have Physician Assistants’‚ Physician Assistance are vital to the medical team. Physician Assistants are crucial to medical doctors because they reinforce the idea that as a medical professional responsibilities are taken seriously‚ therefore‚ it is important
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Jonathan Smith Writing and Literature Oedipus and the twins There are many themes in the book‚ “Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚” which have been used throughout time. Many of the themes were used back in the time period of the Greeks and Romans. A two of the main themes used are Machismo‚ the masculinity and pride of a man‚ and Fate‚ which is when something is going to happen and nothing can be done about it. These two themes mainly apply to Pablo and Pedro Vicario‚ however they also relate to
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Oedipus the King Sophocles Translated by David Grene CHARACTERS OEDIPUS‚ King of Thebes JOCASTA‚ His Wife CREON‚ His Brother-in-Law TEIRESIAS‚ an Old Blind Prophet PRIEST PART I: Scene: In front of the palace of Oedipus at Thebes. To the Right of the stage near the altar stands the PRIEST with a crowd of children. OEDIPUS emerges from the central door. OEDIPUS: Children‚ young sons and daughters of old Cadmus‚1 why do you sit here with your suppliant crowns?2 the town is heavy with a mingled burden
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Liu 1 Jacqueline Liu Professor Grosshans Engl 120-03 Spring 26 April 2012 Oedipus: The King of Guilt It’s amazing how guilt‚ a simple human emotion‚ can be the driving force of all human conflict. But what is even more impressive is how far we will go to protect ourselves from the pain associated with that guilt. The number one defense mechanism in this kind of situation is denial and by denying responsibility for our actions we in turn rid ourselves of guilt. We don’t like to feel as though we
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The Trolley Problem The trolley problem as first constructed by Phillipa Foot presents a moral dilemma in which one has to place value on what is more important and what is morally right. In this situation‚ there is a runaway trolley barreling down the train tracks. Ahead‚ on the tracks‚ there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard‚ next to a leaver. If you pull this lever‚ the trolley will switch to
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Literary Devices in Oedipus Rex Dramatic Irony: For example‚ when Creon tells Oedipus about the god’s curse on Thebes‚ Oedipus puts his own curse on the murderer of Laius‚ not knowing it was he who killed Laius (Sophocles‚ 14). Throughout the book‚ Oedipus learns things that the audience would have already known‚ like when Oedipus discovers who his parents really are. Verbal Irony: “I pray that the man’s life be consumed in evil and wretchedness” – Oedipus (Sophocles 14) Oedipus demands that the evil
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