Why? Why does this have to happen to me? I‚ Oedipus‚ King of Thebes‚ did nothing to deserve this cruelty. I.. I who saved Thebes from the Sphynx’s evil riddles; I… who led the country… and now this? Such a wicked life I have. Now‚ Jocasta‚ my beloved wife; no‚ my MOTHER‚ gave her last breath when faced to this truth. Her body now lies here in her chambers and all I can do is lament. What an incestuous act we have done. My mother… and I… our children… Oh gods. OH GODS! Please forgive me! I never
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opinion‚ when you first handed us The Longman Reader I thought to myself how boring this book looks. They always say you can’t judge a book by it’s cover‚ but I sure did. I’m not a big fan of reading books since I don’t have much free time. The font in this book is very petite compared to other book. As I was reading this first chapter I was asking myself why someone put such simple steps in a checklist in the book. To add some positively to The Longman Reader I can say some important facts that they
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Through the character of Oedipus in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles shows the futility and consequences of defying the divine order. In going to the oracle at Delphi‚ he was informed that he "should lie with [his] own mother" and "breed children from whom all men would turn their eyes" (42). In addition‚ he is told that he "should be [his] father’s murderer" (42). Oedipus‚ in an attempt to escape his destiny‚ he flees from Corinth. Oedipus served Thebes as a great ruler‚ loved by his subjects;
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Inviting Reluctant adolescent readers into the literacy club: Some Comprehension strategies to tutor individuals or small groups of reluctant readers. By: Elizabeth Bifuh Ambe Summary: “Inviting reluctant readers into the literacy club: Some comprehension strategies to tutor individuals or small groups of reluctant readers” by Elizabeth Bifuh Ambe is an interesting look into strategies that may be used to motivate young readers. The author focuses on increasing motivation through building
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parents‚ who had emigrated from India. Enlarge This Image Brian Cronin for The New York Times Related Go to Education Life » Enlarge This Image Peg Skorpinski Sather Gate‚ a literal and symbolic portal on Berkeley’s campus. Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (250) » Why was he not top-ranked by the “world’s premier public university‚” as Berkeley calls itself? Perhaps others had perfect grades and scores? They did indeed. Were they ranked
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BAR CODE READER User Manual 2/18/2010 NADRA Technologies Limited Verion 1.0 A. Overview and Information about Barcode Scanner Bar coding is the most common Automated Data Collection technology providing timely‚ error-free information that can be used to increase productivity‚ accuracy‚ and efficiency during the bill payment. Barcode scanners have been commonly used as input devices for several decades. With USB based Bar code scanner you can pay the bills in more
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Gatsby and Reader Comparative Essay The values of each age are reflected in the texts which are composed in them. Both The Great Gatsby and The Reader are written with the values of each age in mind. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby examines the culture of the 1920s and the context that surrounded Fitzgerald whilst writing the novel. Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader is an investigation into the post World War II generation of Germany and the views from each generation. The Reader is written
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what is expected out of an individual‚ but as readers read into the poem and start analyzing it‚ the central theme becomes a little bit different. As a reader of this poem‚ I started to realize that individuals in today’s society no longer act as they did in the past. To me‚ the central theme of this poem becomes simply realizing that even though society has changed‚ there are still ones out there that care. In the opening stanza of the poem readers of "Manners" are promptly hit with images.
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Expecting to grow properly and learn what one must when put in an unfamiliar generation‚ is as if trying to teach a person to walk through the example of a whale-both are mammals but are impossible to compare. This is evident in Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader‚ where fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is involved in a secretive‚ intense‚ and passionate relationship with thirty-six-year-old Hanna Schmitz. Hanna is leading the relationship so much so that when they fight‚ regardless of who is right or wrong‚ Michael
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Questions on Writing Strategy 1. The author uses the "I would..." repetitively to show that his confused feeling as a child was so vivid in his memory. This vivid memory and the author’s way of expressing it makes the reader feel more part of the time period that it was written in. 2. The last paragraph is effective because White uses very descriptive details‚ such as "buckled the swollen belt" to explain the accounts of his son jumping in the water just like he had once done and as the son jumped
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