Problem of Rising Prices in India Out of the many problems that are facing India‚ the problem of rising prices is the most intricate. Although it is affecting universally‚ yet it has rendered the life of the poor impossible to pull on and the number of poor in India is far greater than the rich. So it is the problem of the whole country. Prices of all commodities are rising almost daily. For what you buy a commodity today‚ you cannot have it on the same price a few days after. The hardest hit on
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Antigone: A Rhetorical Analysis Ruler of the Thebes‚ the fictional kingdom in the play Antigone‚ Creon in his speech argues that Polyneices‚ son of the late ruler Oedipus ought to have no burial. He supports his clam by first appealing to false authority‚ then using sentimental appeals‚ and lastly by comparing Polyneices to his brother‚ Eteocles. Creon’s purpose is to make sure nobody disobeys him in order to seem powerful in the eyes of his citizens. He adopts a demanding tone to assure he is well
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(834) even the very people he rules believe his judgement is wrong and that Antigone is innocent and was doing well by the gods. Because of this he is always hiding behind someone else The Gods or the people of Thebes. He never once openly defies his father untill near the end where it’s quiet clear that Haemon is done with his father’s games. Although it was surprising when the audience found that Antigone is Haemon’s
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Are people taking marriage less seriously as divorce rates rise? As divorce rates in the United States rise it seems that two groups of people are formed: one group deciding marriage isn’t for them and the other group being even more determined to make marriage work. A lot of factors can influence a person’s view on marriage. If a person has grown up with parents who never divorced and had a good marriage that might make them more determined to make their own marriage work. Those people
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situation. One of the biggest conflicts in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and one of the two brothers (Polyneices) killed shall not be buried. This dilemma is felt by many‚ especially Antigone (sister of Polyneices). The struggle between human law and divine law is a moral dilemma Antigone feels as she decides to go against the laws of the king
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How Does The Poet Display His Concerns? "Rising five" by Norman Nicholson is a poem based on humans and youths in general regarding how they are always looking towards and focusing on the future rather than the present tense perspective. The poets concerns are people not living the present and the poet has been able to convey this through the use of metaphors‚ presenting imageries and symbols‚ using alliteration and emphasize for certain ideas and through the comparison of man and nature. The first
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espy him‚ to feast on at will." He also states that if anyone is to bury him they shall be put to death. When he is told that Antigone has buried her brother Creon is faced with questions of loyalty. He can not go against his law or he will look weak and it will look as though his laws do not apply to his family. He can not kill his niece or he will look evil. Antigone feels what she did and is prepaired to do is just with the Gods‚ but what Creon did was not his choice to make‚ that he played the
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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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of by those same children as he ages. His children might have him put in a nursing home instead. On the other hand knowledge especially of one’s self can eliminate evil. Tragedy on the other hand is morally ambiguous‚ neither right nor wrong The Antigone has remained relevant through the ages because
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“I will not fight with destiny.” (Antigone 873) Many people believe that Classical Literature from the Greco-Roman heritage either glorifies war along with negative things or that it teaches people positive things such as to persevere as well as to be hospitable‚ xenia. Characters in all the Classic Literature’s that one will read‚ still struggled to forge their own destinies as well as not fighting against destiny. In the Iliad‚ it teaches very important lessons like family being the number one
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