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    be comparing and contrasting two poems that were written during the 17th and 18th centuries. The first poem I will talk about‚ “O Captain! My Captain!‚” was written by Walt Whitman. The poem I will be comparing it to is‚ “To Roosevelt‚” written by Rubén Darío. Both of these poems were written about past presidents of the United States. Whitman wrote his poem about Abraham Lincoln‚ and Dario wrote his about Theodore Roosevelt. Although both of these poems had a similar subject they did not share a

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    of Adam and Eve and Anthem’s Prometheus & Gaea are alike yet they aren’t. They are 2 sets of rebels living in their own worlds. They’ve shown great potential in achieving new things. No one is quite like these four. In fact‚ they were the building blocks of their society. Despite their unique distinctions they are somewhat alike. Prometheus and Gaea‚ characters in the book Anthem‚ fought through the struggle to gain singular knowledge and individuality. Prometheus devoted his life for a chance

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    does it explain her philosophy? Prometheus was a Titan from Greek mythology. He sided with the gods and created humans out of clay without Zeus’ approval. After Zeus discovered that Prometheus was creating humans‚ he decided to punish Prometheus by prohibiting him from teaching the ways of civilization to man. This made Athena chose to convince her father Zeus to teach Prometheus so that he would teach man. Zeus became furious with the actions of man and Prometheus. This made Zeus conclude that it

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    Which character exhibits the highest degree of remorse? (Prometheus & Oedipus) Everybody has to be responsible for what they have done‚ and the inescapable fate would give a rise to a tragic ending. Compare to different tragedies‚ some of them would exhibit more remorse from audience about its tragic heroes. Two of the great tragedies are Oedipus Rex‚ by John Bennett and Moira Kerr and Prometheus‚ by Rex Warner. The character Oedipus in the tragedy Oedipus Rex definitely exhibits the highest

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    according to the society they live in. Prometheus does not understand this and uses his sin to an advantage. Prometheus is marked as being “sinful” because he is not physically and mentally equal as his society wants him to be. Because of this sin‚ it helps Prometheus to see his world differently. There for rebelling against his society and doing what he believes would help him achieve true joy. Prometheus comes to realize that because of his sins‚ Prometheus becomes the person that he wants to be;

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    Paragraph 1: What is the purpose of myths? What do they really teach us in todays age? Myths are important because they explain how a certain culture or region came to be. It is the act of verbally passing on knowledge through stories because myths are riddled with facts so the we can learn about the unexplainable. This the reason we need myths‚ it teaches us about certain cultural morals and tries to lead us in our daily encounters with the knowledged that we have learned. Paragraph 2: The Archaic

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    place‚ event‚ or literary work. These allusions are typically used by an author who intends to make a powerful point without the need to explain it. Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein provides many examples of allusion ’s. She connects the story of “Prometheus”‚ Coleridge ’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ and Milton ’s Paradise Lost to her own novel to convey the critical points of the meaning behind the story. Not only does Mary Shelley make use of the mythological symbolism‚ but includes biblical allusions

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    "I am. I think. I will." Prometheus uses these words after he discovers that each man has a mind of their own. After living all his life using the word "we" he finally refers to himself as an individual. A feeling of freedom and joy accompanies it. He wants to succeed not just blindly follow like a sheep follows the shepherd. The main character in Anthem shows real courage in a society that uses punishment to force the will of the people. Prometheus discovers a passion for science and

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    established many rules and ways of thinking towards appearance and lifestyle. In this society‚ being different is considered evil because the council engraved into the citizen’s heads that it is only socially acceptable to be one of the group. Prometheus‚ the main character‚ is individualized in the civilization as one of the smartest‚ tallest and most capable people. These characteristics resulted in rejection and outcast treatment from the council. Society perceives cleverness and height as a

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    gets upset on the referee’s call and by accident spills his cold beer on Ruben‚ Daniel’s 8 years old son. This would be an unintentional tort‚ since it was an accident spilling the cold beer on Ruben. Ruben would be considered as a potential plaintiff‚ while Malik would be the defendant. I don’t believe the case would get too far‚ since it could be proven that it was totally an accident of spilling the cold bear on Ruben. Intentional Tort Daniel gets upset on Malik for ruining his son’s

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