In the play‚ Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ the tragic hero presented is Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon’s obstinate personality led him to avoid listening to anyone else’s reasoning. Creon has used bad judgment while he was ruling over Thebes. However‚ Creon went to great lengths to correct his mistakes. Creon’s personality‚ wrong conduct‚ and effort to reverse his mistakes make him a tragic hero. Creon’s stubborn‚ stern‚ and tyrannizing personality is a reason why he is a tragic hero. Creon
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Sophocles‚ an ancient Greek playwright‚ is the author of the prominent play named Antigone; the third of the trilogy. Even though one would usually think that ancient Greek theater is dull‚ one can learn a lot about themselves while reading them. While reading this story myself‚ I found that I correlate to the main character herself‚ Antigone. The character intrigued me; for we think and speak similarly. After finding this‚ I kept discovering more and more connections between the two of us. Separating
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Women in Classical Ancient Greece (5th Century BC) held an inferior social position to men. Although they were prominent in the Greek Mythology (Goddess of Wisdom Athena‚ Goddess of the Hunt Artemis) and writing such as Sophocles’ Antigone (441 BC)‚ the average woman stayed at home‚ spinning and weaving and doing household chores. They never acted as hostesses when their husbands had parties and were seen in public only at the theater (tragic but not comic) and certain religious festivals. Women
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Reaction Paper 1 Reaction Paper 1 The movie is about the responsive brain and the behaving brain. The brain is one of the most dynamic systems on the planet‚ for as much work the brain does and its complexity. It’s amazing how a simple thing like touch can be communicated through emotions. The movie talks about how the touch of a mother affects how a both a healthy baby develops and premature babies. The touch of the mother helps the baby develop with regards to their weight‚ how active they
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Reaction paper: Due Wed 14 Nov. 20% Students will be required to submit a 2-3 page (double-spaced) reaction paper to a secondary source criminological article taken from an academic journal. Steps to the paper: 1. Find an academic peer-reviewed journal article that pertains to a subject within criminology that interests you. This could be: developments in policing‚ courts‚ corrections‚ young offenders‚ Aboriginals‚ minorities etc. Note that you must find article with an empirical topic
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Writing a Reaction Paper v A reaction paper is an analysis and an evaluation of the material presented. v In a reaction paper‚ make sure to give a detailed overview of the experience and tell what exactly was taken out of the experience. v A reaction paper should be more than a simple summary of the material that you are reacting upon. v It should include your opinion or reaction to the material. v This may take on a variety of forms: § You may compare the work to other related material;
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Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do
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Running head: MEDIA REACTION PAPER Media Reaction Paper Rebecca J. Diaz University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity SOC 315 Dr. Ellen Longo July 27‚ 2010 Media Reaction Paper Grey’s Anatomy is a television series that began in 2005. The show is in its sixth season and has a loyal following. Competition among television networks became increasingly competitive with the introduction of cable television. Cable television also allowed shows to use curse and cross the lines of what may
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FORMAT FOR REACTION PAPERS General Information: The reaction papers must be typed (double-spaced) and should be no longer than a page to a page and a half long. Place your name and date in the header (top left page). These papers DO NOT require the use of a cover page. I. Bibliographic information (APA Style) II. Major points in the article (Must be in narrative format) a. Make sure you include an introductory paragraph. b. Each paragraph must have a minimum of 3 sentences
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Making a Reaction Paper A Guide for Writing a Reaction Paper for October Sky Carlo Joseph M. Moskito Year and Section This paper discusses the format and technique in writing a reaction paper for films discussed under the Science courses designed for our school. When you submit your reaction papers‚ it should be printed on a short bond paper (not A4 or long) with an inch (1 inch) margin on all sides. The paper only uses the Tahoma font style. The body of your paper (what comes after the
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