Antigone Response "In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise
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Urinetown Response Coming into this show I knew exactly who I wanted to observe/analyze‚ John Watkins. He played the character of Cladwell and I was really excited to analyze him since last semester I wasn’t allowed to. I believe his work on stage definitely helped the given circumstances of the show. He seemed to understand what it meant to be a powerful business man who was exploiting the resources of the poor during the water shortage. I could feel his presence as an audience member whenever
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Assignment 1.1 Summary and Personal Response to “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits” By chin Uva‚ Professor‚ Dr‚ Atia Yasmeen‚ Course: English Composition 115 Date: Feb 11‚ 2012 Suki Kim who came from Korea‚ tells in this essay that is named “Facing Poverty with a Rich girl’s Habits” about why she and her the richest family moved to Queens‚ New York in the early 1980’s. When she was enrolled the seventh grade‚ her millionaire father bankruptcy overnight. After her father lost all
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A Response to “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Everyday millions of children around the world fight for survival due to starvation‚ lack of shelter‚ and proper healthcare. World poverty increases significantly daily‚ and innocent children lives are being affected and destroyed. The fact that the child cannot address their world poverty issue hands on‚ should encourage people to give back to communities that are less fortunate. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Peter Singers argues
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A Response to “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” Overall‚ I found the argument presented in “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” interesting and informative. Author Greg Graffin presents a clear thesis and supports it well with logical examples and sound reasoning. However‚ I also found parts of the essay confusing which makes me wonder about the intended audience of the piece. “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” examines how people can relate to being alienated from certain groups‚ and how the author found his
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Response Essay 1: Annotation of a Poem Poem: Elegy by Chidiock Tichborne Four Items: 1. The time period which it was written 2. Tichborne died the year it was written 3. The commas that create a pause within each line 4. The title Words for Annotation: 1. “prime” – the peak of quality at a certain time Prime is used as a point in Tichborne’s life that is supposed to be fun and adventurous when it seems to only be a “frost of cares”. 2. “tares” – a poisonous plant used in the Bible that
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Response Paper Jostin Holmes PHIL 201 February 2015 In 1968‚ a article was published by a man named H.J. McCloskey called “On Being an Atheist”‚ in which an attempt to present arguments against the existence of God is made. In his work‚ McCloskey attempts to provide readers with the argument that atheism is more “reasonable and comfortable (McCloskey‚1968)” compared to the alternative theistic view. In his article‚ McCloskey attempts to make arguments against the three typical theistic
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Oleanna Response Paper Drama is a very popular branch of theatre that has roots as deep as the ancestry of theatre itself and has produced many great authors such as Sophocles‚ William Shakespeare‚ and David Mamet who have contributed generously to the growing popularity of drama. Mamet‚ the winner of two Pulitzer Awards and writer of many successful plays wrote Oleanna‚ an extremely controversial play for its exploitation of sexual harassment and abuse. Instead of writing any old romantic turn
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CRITICAL RESPONSE: “MOBILE PHONES AND LITERACY” by Samuel Tsung AND “TEXT MESSAGES AND THE DECLINE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE” by Louise Dite As SMS messages has brought significant changes to our lives by revolutionizing the way people communicate‚ using abbreviations in texting has become more popular than ever as a quick and convenient choice to exchange information. Yet‚ there remains some disagreement as to whether this useful and powerful tool of communication has been positive or negative
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Response #4 Yayati was a peculiar story that I’ve encountered so far in this book‚ it doesn’t talk about war nor does it talk about women wanting to have freedom. Instead Yayati talks about how Yayati‚ Prince of ruling and fighting class‚ gets married‚ but gets punished due to this actions. To give a little background about this story; gods would always lose to demons led by Indra and the Asuras (anti gods). One difference between gods and demons is that once a god gets killed‚ a god will automatically
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