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    Array Structure PRG 211 January 11‚ 2012 University of Phoenix Array Structure The purpose of the parallel array structure is to hold 2 different elements of information on budget numbers for each month. I created two parallel arrays one to hold the budget scheduled amount and another array to hold the budgeted amount that was achieved. Each array will hold information for each month. If I created this by using inputs without arrays‚ I would have had to create 24 different input statements

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    Socrates argues that parallel to the city he had created a just person is comprised of three parts. Justice in the individual‚ as in the city‚ involves the correct power relationship among parts‚ with each part occupying its appropriate role. rational part of the soul that lusts after truth‚ a spirited part of the soul that lusts after honor‚ and an appetitive part of the soul that lusts after everything else. In his extended metaphor the appetite is represented by the lower consuming class ‚ the

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    Role Of Pride In Antigone

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    Sophocles’ Antigone‚ Creon seems to be the most sensible tragic fault‚ with his pride and power along with going against all laws of the gods lead up to reasons he is the tragic hero. Creon terrorized anyone who had done anything peaceful for Polynices burial. Creon’s says‚ “Polyneices I say‚ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall on the plain‚ unburied”(I 39-40). After he states this he says anyone who does so will be locked away and punished. Antigone feels

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    up in your face. Ultimate power leads to ultimate corruption‚ it affects not only you‚ but everyone around you. In Antigone by sophocles‚ Creon uses his power poorly. He uses his power for him and only him‚ not caring about the results or how his family feels. For example he says antigone must die for doing the noble thing‚ which was giving her brother a proper burial. Antigone is basically a daughter to him‚ she is marrying Haimon‚ creon’s son. Haimon is not okay with this so he talks to his father

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    To what extent are parallel images the key convention used for comedic effect in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night? In Twelfth Night the fundamental plot line of Viola arriving in Illyria‚ as a result of the shipwreck‚ and is the catalyst of some of the main comic events within the play. This is achieved through the visual‚ parallel image of Viola dressed up as her twin brother Sebastian. Her disguise creates hilarious moments of farce such as patterns of ludicrous suits for marriage and a comedic slapstick

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    recognize the familial bond that ties Antigone to her brother Polyneices coupled with his newfound power as ruler of Thebes contributes to his tyrannical and delusional behavior which ultimately leads to his downfall. Looking back at “Oedipus The King”‚ Creon established himself as a rational individual‚ especially during his confrontation with Oedipus when clearing his name as culprit in a placid manner. However‚ Creon’s attitude shifts dramatically in “Antigone” after assuming the throne. Analysing

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    were Eteocles‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene. Polynieces was a husband to Argea. He shows that he is able to go after he wants and ignore fate. Oedipus left Eteocles and Polynieces with his power over Thebes but the did no handle this well. The brothers killed each other which is how Polynieces died. At King Creon’s request‚ no burial will occur. Anyone who expresses sadness of Polynieces death or tries to bury him will be stoned to death. Any condolences should secretly be sent to Antigone and Ismene. The

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    King Lear Parallel Points

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    The emotional effect is heightened in King Lear with Shakespeare’s use of a subplot that mirrors the father-child relationships‚ the corruption of political power‚ and the death of the protagonist in the main plot. The subplot of Gloucester‚ Edmund‚ and Edgar in King Lear serves three main purposes. The main plot is the betrayal of King Lear by his two elder daughters‚ to whom he abdicates his power‚ during the first part of the play. The subplot is the similar story of the betrayal of the Earl

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    In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Antigone’s brother‚ Polyneices dies a traitor to the theban people and the king‚ Creon‚ decrees that no one is to bury the traitor despite the necessity of a proper burial for passing onto the afterlife. Believing that Creon is unjust‚ Antigone buries her brother. When her death is sentenced‚ Haemon‚ the king’s son‚ goes to talk his father out of killing her and the conversation quickly turns into an argument. In an attempt to effectively persuade each other‚ Haemon

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    Most people believe that the Ancient Greece used the Minoans and their culture to help shape there society. This relates to Antigone because the government scare people that if they try to overcome the government they will not get a proper burial. This book helps with my paper because I want to research how far back does mythology goes and how it is common with antigone. I also want to see how mythology may have had an impact on our society today. “ It could be that a number of gods and goddesses

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