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    Business Combination

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    BUSINESS COMBINATIONS Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is a reason why a company would expand through a combination‚ rather than by building new facilities? a. A combination might provide cost advantages. b. A combination might provide fewer operating delays. c. A combination might provide easier access to intangible assets. d. All of the above are possible reasons that a company might choose a combination. 2. A business combination in which a new corporation

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    Oedipus Rex Hero

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    father Laius. After this it continues to grow when he returns to his birthplace the City of Thebes. When he gets to Thebes there is death throughout the city and they are being terrorized by the Sphinx and the only way to stop this holocaust is to solve the Sphinx’s riddle. Oedipus solves this riddle and the Sphinx is forced to leave the city and take its destruction with it. The city of Thebes then makes Oedipus their king for his act that saves them from their common adversary. As king of Thebes‚ his

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    Cited: Benton J‚ & DiYanni R.‚ Arts and Culture‚ Intro to Humanities‚ (Vol.1‚ 4th Edition) Dunn‚ Jr‚ Jerry Camarillo.  "The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx"  28 May 2007.  www.howstuffworks.com Reid‚ Donald Malcolm. "Sphinx." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004.Encyclopedia.com. 18 Sep. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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    Oedipus The King

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    Study Guide Pgs. 1-28 Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by Bernard Knox Characters: * Oedipus- King of Thebes; saved the Thebans from the sphinx by solving the riddle. Son of Lauis and Jocasta‚ his name means “swollen footed”. * Priest of Zeus- asks for Oedipus’s help on this plague in Thebes. * Creon- brother of Jocasta and he was sent by Oedipus to the oracle of Apollo to figure out a way to stop this plague. * Chorus- the citizens of Thebes * Tiresias- blind prophet

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    only option. Death‚ in my mind‚ is not valid simply because of what it might do to the kingdom’s people. Even though it seems that Oedipus has not been a particularly good monarch‚ in fact his only major accomplishment seems to be killing the Sphinx all those years ago‚ having a king put to death could have serious repercussions on the rest of the kingdom. So in the end‚ the only way to cure the plague and keep the kingdom stable seems to be the banishment of Oedipus. In this case‚ the

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    here at the Mythical Creature Academy‚ are in the process training to be zookeepers there. At the zoo‚ there are SO many cool creatures! There are: hydras‚ Minotaurs‚ Hippogriffs‚ a unicorn petting zoo‚ mermaid aquarium with Kelpies and a Kraken‚ a Sphinx‚ and even a Centaur. Because Miss Taylor is such a good teacher‚ she taught us ALL about the cool creatures. Some things she taught me were: to not pet the Hippogriffs until they trust us‚ and that mermaid tears become aquamarine jewels! I think I’m

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    Oedipus: a Tragic Hero

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    person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character. Oedipus is a man of noble blood; his parents‚ who raised him as a child‚ were King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth. Oedipus also becomes a king himself when he solves the Sphinx ’s riddle‚ thus saving Thebes and taking over the throne of the late King Laius. Oedipus then marries Jocasta‚ Laius ’s widow‚ and they have children together. Though he is a very fair and understanding husband‚ Oedipus ’s main concern is always

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    through the rest of the play in nearly every way except for his determination‚ which ultimately leads to his fall. There was a time before Oedipus became King‚ when Thebes was under the control of the Sphinx. This creature determined whether the people would live or die. Oedipus challenged the Sphinx‚ solved the riddle‚ which then freed the city. Having done this‚ Oedipus became King of Thebes. “This you did in virtue of no knowledge we could give you‚ in virtue of no teaching; it was God that aided

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    Leadership in Athens The story of Oedipus Tyrannus‚ otherwise known as Oedipus the King or Oedipus Rex‚ is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles; it tells the story of Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes who is plagued by a self-fulfilled prophecy in which he kills his father Laius and marries his own mother‚ Jocasta. Not only is it widely recognized as Sophocles’ greatest work‚ the story of Oedipus has lent its name to what is recognized in the psychological realm today as the Oedipus complex‚ in which

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    Oedipus' Downfall

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    downfall of King Oedipus. As Oedipus killed King Lauis‚ whom he did not know was his father‚ over a dispute on who was to cross the intersection first Oedipus felt very prideful and powerful in which led him to solve the riddle of the Sphinx. Because he solved the riddle of Sphinx the city-state of Thebes admired him dearly and crowned Oedipus King of Thebes‚ and allowed him to marry Jocasta. Since he became king he started referring to the people of Thebes as “…[his] poor children” and making it seem as

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