“[He] did it all [himself]”: Oedipus’ Self-destruction Oedipus is demonstrating a very key component to the play when he says that “the hand that struck [his] eyes was [his] alone.” The metaphor of three fingers pointing back at you when you point a judging finger at someone else is perfect for this situation. In being so quick to judge the situation and assume that he will bring honour to the land‚ uncovering Laius’s murderer‚ Oedipus curses the one responsible and declares that they will be
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Minh Tran Rick Bridwell English 1302.2D2 4/24/13 Waking Up For some people‚ they live there lives asleep‚ they don’t realize what is in front of them. Once they do wake up they realize the truth is right in front of them. It might not be straightforward but there is a deeper meaning to finding out the truth. People go through tragedies‚ which makes them awaken to find out the truth. In Oedipus the King‚ A Doll’s House‚ and Fences‚ Oedipus‚ Nora and Corey experience an awakening from secondary
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The looking glass self aims to show us how interactions with others can greatly influence how we feel and how we view ourselves (Reitzes 1980). We can all recall a time where we were made uncomfortable by the mere presence of other people. How we see ourselves doesn’t really come from who we really are but rather‚ how we believe we are viewed by the world. In this particular kind of situation‚ we can feel uncomfortable by just the presence of other people for a variety of reasons. You can stand there
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latest read “The Castle Behind Thorns” it starts off in the perspective of a young boy named Sand who lives in the times of kings and queens‚ he has awaken in the fireplace inside of a castle he once could only peer at from the outside. After a brutal attempt to escape he figures out that the thorns surrounding have been placed by some type of magic. Once he decides to take a creep into the crypt he realizes that everything in the castle has been broken apart from the spoons to the walls. When he sees
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Even though The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street took place approximately sixty-five years apart‚ both books display similar themes such as greed‚ wealth‚ love‚ adultery‚ and corruption. Jay Gatsby and Jordan Belfort used illegal methods to build their fortunes; ones desire was greed‚ and the others was love. The Great Gatsby and the Wolf of Wall Street both utilize setting‚ conflict‚ and symbolism to prove that wealth and class don’t mean anything without love. One of the literary elements
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Oedipus Rex revolves around the main character Oedipus‚ king of Thebes‚ who represents major ironies and controversies within the story. The previous ruler of Thebes and father of Oedipus is Laius‚ who accidentally was killed by Oedipus. The wife of both Laius and Oedipus is Jocasta‚ who ironically is also Oedipus’ mother. Creon‚ Oedipus’ brother in law‚ stands as the messenger to the gods and Oedipus’ close friend. Teiresias is the blind prophet who reveals the truths of Oedipus’ life to himself
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city Berlin‚ in Germany‚ was affected by the cold war on August 13‚ 1961 when the Berlin wall was built. According to document 3a‚ not only Berlin was divided into four separate
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was the Triceratops. Like the Tyrannasaurus Rex‚ the Triceratops was quite popular in the Jurassic Park films. It was mostly known for its three huge horns and long stretched out neck frill (protecting its neck). Unfortunately‚ the movies and cartoons depicted the Triceratops poorly because it in fact wasn’t capable of charging at larger predators and withstanding the punishment with its skull. Triceratops skulls have been found with Tyrannosaurus Rex toothmarks clearly‚ while no injuries created
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A widely-renowned contemporary movie containing multiple themes of apocalyptic literature is “WALL-E”. In this movie‚ a futuristic dystopian society is presented in which there are no longer any humans present on Earth due to it no longer being sustainable for life. The humans have now been long-removed from Earth and now live on an enlarged spaceship named the “Axiom”‚ which is funded by the monopolistic company “Buy ‘n’ Large”. Over time‚ the passengers of the “Axiom” have become morbidly obese
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married couples where one partner happened to be Jewish and the other was German. My Reich citizenship has been taken away since I am Jewish even though I have lived most of my life in Germany. The Kristallnacht‚ otherwise known as “The Night Of Broken Glass”‚ is when Germans systematically murdered the Jewish occupants of Germany. They tore through towns‚ destroying Jewish property; homes were invaded‚ the windows of stores belonging to Jews were shattered‚ Jews were continuously murdered one after the
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