KING BY SOPHOCLES‚ Oedipus is almost dependent on his brother in-law and fellow ruler Creon. “O King Apollo! May Creon bring us good fortune and rescue‚ bright as the expression I see on his face” (SOPHOCLES 8). This quote demonstrates the truth that Oedipus is mostly dependent on Creon. He sends Creon to seek answer from the God Apollo‚ to find answers to the death of the city Thebes. Oedipus’s reliance on Creon for answers emphasizes both his blindness‚ impotence‚ and lack of strength that a king
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The Crown Prosecution Service is in charge of prosecuting anyone who has gone against the law. this could include theft‚ murder or any other crime cases. They ensure that people living in a neighbourhood or any other communities are safe. The CPS is a independent organisation however during a investigation the CPS does tend to work closely with the police service. The CPS decide whether or whether not any brought up cases should be prosecuted. The organisation also prepare the cases so that they
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Prosecution of Pregnant Drug Abusers Drug abuse is an epidemic in our country. While substance abuse is commonly thought to be a plague of the poor‚ the fact is that it is widespread and has no demographic preference. It can affect anyone regardless of age‚ sex‚ race and economic status. A group of illicit drug abusers that may be largely overlooked are pregnant women. This group of people not only harms themselves‚ but also their unborn children. A woman must be held accountable for the health
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them to make mistakes in decisions or overestimating their own abilities. Acts of hubris usually lead to death or punishment. In Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone clearly display their hubristic attitudes. Both are extremely self-confident in their morals and beliefs‚ fighting to be the right one despite close friends and relatives’ persuasions. • Antigone creon persuaded by ismene‚ creon’s son‚ creon’s right hand but they still didn’t change their ways. Antigone
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Agatha Christie knew what she was doing when she wrote the play‚ Witness for the Prosecution in the 1920s. Around the middle of the 1970s‚ the play script was adapted into an ever so successful film that was directed by Billy Wilder‚ which held the same name as the play‚ “Witness for the Prosecution.” Unlike “The Cat and the Canary‚” in my opinion‚ this play to film adaptation was easily seen through the directional telling of the plot. With simple sets‚ for example‚ the courtroom and lawyer’s office
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potential. Power has the potential to affect others in a positive way. As it produces guidance organization for those who don’t really know what they are doing. Leaders can use their power to either lead or scare their followers. In the story Antigone Creon uses his power as king and his rules to scare his people. For example him not allowing Polyneices to be buried ‚because he brought war upon his kingdom‚ which is against God’s rule. This allows Antigone to stand up and do the right thing by burying
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Prosecution versus Defense The role of a defense counsel and a prosecutor are alike and different in a few ways. They both are attorneys; a prosecutor’s goal is to put the defendant in jail or behind bars and prove them guilty the defense counsel is doing the opposite defending the defendant. They both will work hard for their client; the prosecutor works for the state and the defense counsel works independently. One cannot hire a prosecutor but one can hire a defense attorney. They both; the prosecutor
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Prosecution of Cyberbullies Twenty percent of people who are cyberbullied consider suicide‚ and 1 in 10 attempt it. We should prosecute individuals for statements made on social media as it affects the lives of many people. Bullying happens everywhere‚ and unbelievably‚ we see it every day‚ but with the advancements in technology‚ there is bullying that is happening from behind the screens of teenagers everywhere. Individuals anywhere between the ages of 11 and 18 have been victims of cyberbullying
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In the "case of the shipwrecked sailors"‚ three men were marooned after the sinking of an oil tanker. Subject to extreme conditions and starvation‚ the men drew lots after about twenty five days and decided that the loser would be killed and eaten as food. When one of the men lost the draw‚ he pulled out his consent‚ and the other two men killed him anyway‚ eating him. Five days later‚ the remaining two men were rescued and ensuing actions incurred their murder charges. This seems to be a simple
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The story of Antigone is full of issues regarding leadership and the conflict surrounding these issues. Creon decisions and choices were influenced by his inexperience in leadership. His forceful style leads him straight to disaster which results in losing his son and wife. This disaster was a direct result of his decision to kill Antigone for disobeying his edict regarding the forbidden burial of her brother‚ Polyneices. He believed his rules were superior‚ even to those unwritten statues of the
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