Aftermath of WWI Leads to WWII Prior to the First World War‚ Europe was the world center of industry and capital. Massive death‚ destruction‚ and resentment after World War I left most countries unable to recover to a normal existence and damaged the world economy. The economic collapse and the political instability caused by World War I eventually led to the rise of fascism in Europe. Forceful dictators in Italy‚ Germany‚ and Japan took advantage of these problems to seize power by territorial
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road. Oedipus believed he had deserved better than to be kicked off the road‚ so he furiously attacked and killed them as a form of revenge. Instead of settling it in a nonviolent way‚ Oedipus let his pride get in the way and committed murder. Additionally‚ Oedipus again fell victim to his excessive pride when he refused to believe that he was the murderer. As soon as Tiresias disclosed that Oedipus was the perpetrator‚ Oedipus immediately denied it and alleged that Tiresias and Creon formed a conspiracy
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mine. I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death” (354). The point the narrator’s trying to get across is that‚ we all have things we are proud of and from that sprouts pride. He’s saying that pride is like a two-way street; you either take the good way or the bad way‚ or in his words‚ life or death. Also‚ the narrator mentions that pride on one hand‚ is wonderful to those who are so prideful‚ but that pride can also be terrible as it can
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Pride has many benefits and many downfalls. Many qualities of pride can be beneficial‚ to be proud of family or friends can be uplifting and can form strong bonds. But pride can also mask genuine human emotions; stop those who feel pride from showing vulnerability‚ or weakness. The qualities of pride itself can be complex and inconceivable‚ like many human qualities. Each particular emotion has diverse and opposite effects‚ pride for example can be a word used to describe utter happiness and fulfillment
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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION Prepared by Laura Reed‚ Security Studies Program‚ MIT‚ Cambridge‚ MA‚ USA The dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction have come to occupy center stage in international politics. The term “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to characterize a variety of weapons that share two key features: their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects‚ notably against civilians. There are three major types of WMD: nuclear
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The Meaning of True Love Marriage defines class‚ love‚ and reputation. Austen portrays her view on marriage through the characters. Throughout the novel‚ the characters’ marry because of love or societal pressure. The author also portrays the class and reputation throughout her characters. In the book‚ there are three main marriages the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ Lydia and Mr. Wickham‚ and Jane and Mr. Bingley. In the 18th century‚ women were very dependent on their spouse
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I am on the crew for the theater department at my high school. One problem that I had was for the play Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. So‚ one of the things that had to be made was an elevator that functioned as well as having to rain inside the elevator as well. The first thing that had to be done was that the crew had to figure out how an elevator worked While being able to build it in the time limit that we had. Another problem that was added to making the elevator was that it had to be able to be taken
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I choose to design for the Underworld scenes because I knew I could use something beside the classic poodle skirt silhouette of the era. I also realized that the majority of the play takes place in the Underworld‚ all while Eurydice would be wearing one outfit. I felt that throughout these scenes Eurydice is in a way mourning all of the things she is forgetting‚ and every time she forgets something water is present. So using all of these observations I came to the conclusion that my main color
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Eurydice has the role of a very minor character in Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ yet she represents major life lessons and themes that Sophocles implies throughout the play. The Queen is seen and heard through the lines of other characters. Her silence can speak louder than words. She only has seven lines‚ yet she does not have to say much in order for us to understand her important role as a queen‚ mother‚ and wife. We can interpret her values and traits through what other characters say and imply
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Abortion: Destruction or Relief‚ you decide In today’s society abortion is getting more notice then ever. After the president banned partial birth abortion controversy arose from all sides of the table and has been since Roe v. Wade. Many women today feel as if they should have the right to chose either to bring life into this world or not. These women feel as if abortion will give them a sense of relief. What many of these pro-choicers don’t realize is that abortion causes more destruction then relief
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