Creon and his City “A fortune won is often misfortune” (Scene 1 line 118) Objective: Discern the meaning of this quote as it pertains to circumstance with the play. Identify the situation and then analyze and elaborate upon it through your interpretation. Response: Creon‚ although seemingly evil‚ is actually the hero in the Greek Play Antigone by Sophocles. Antigone displays the dramatic change Creon undergoes in his days as ruler. As king of Thebes‚ Creon acts with the intention of
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This book report was done for S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ THE OUTSIDERS. In my essay‚ I explore the quote‚ "stay gold" and it’s meaning. I used a poem that was in the novel to express this topic (the poem is by Robert Frost). What it basically is about is the cycle of life. Title: "Stay Gold" I have just recently completed reading S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. The author raises many topics faced by the teenagers of her time. Issues such as peer pressure‚ violence and family problems faced by the
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One of the highest Military award is the Medal of Honor. The main factor as to why the medal is awarded is due to the beyond call of duty and also the valor acts for an individual. The U.S president is the one held responsible for crowning the recipients in name of the U.S Congress . The medal recipients or rather those engaged in the honor medal can be termed to be afforded in a number of benefits due to the results awards. This inspiring and colorful medal has a history behind it which in the employed
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ And often is his gold complexion dimmed‚ And every fair from fair sometime declines‚ By chance‚ or nature’s changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade‚ Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st‚ Nor shall death brag thou wander’st
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February 2‚ 2011 A day I will never forget is the last football game of my eighth grade year. We the Saint Jo Panthers were undefeated‚ and we were playing the Wild Cats‚ who also were undefeated. The game started out slow with neither team scoring their first three positions. The Wild Cats drew first blood with a long touchdown. They went for the two-point conversion‚ since I knew what play they were running by the way they lined up‚ a quarterback draw‚ fake‚ pass. I was able to stop them.
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“What I Would Do If I Won A Million Dollars?” If I won a million dollars‚ I would take some decisions that will influence my future. In effect‚ a million dollars is the possibility to make better my present life and also my future life. First‚ I will launch in the business world and invest in my education. Second‚ I will help my family and others to get a more beautiful. And third‚ life I will accomplish my goals life. Therefore‚ if I won a million dollars by chance‚ I will change the event of my
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Swimming is a skill that everyone should learn Have you ever turned down an offer to go to a water park‚ or to swim at a beach merely because you couldn’t swim? The twinge of regret of not learning how to swim will always surface from time to time in these situations. Why should you learn how to swim? There are three reasons why you should learn to swim; it can benefit you to be‚ safe‚ healthy and fit. Firstly‚ safety might be a concern for some people‚ but swimming is one of the sports that cause
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monarchy of King Louis XVI. (Perkins‚ 09/09/2015) This uprising consisted of many sides‚ which held many goals. (Perkins‚ 09/09/2015) Many mark the end of the French Revolution as the day that Napoleon Bonaparte‚ a general‚ took control of the government‚ crowning himself emperor. (Perkins‚ 09/25/2015) The commoners of France won the French Revolution because they were provided with religious freedom‚ they were no longer burdened by taxes‚ and they were granted equality under law.
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The Color Gold The true colors personality test has shown by numeric sequence that I by a long shot belong to the color gold. The color gold represents someone who is stable‚ traditional‚ thorough‚ sensible‚ organized‚ loyal‚ faithful‚ concrete‚ and caring. All of these attributes weren’t suprising because I see these within myself on a day to day bases. Although all of these qualities many people search for in someone‚ there are other qualities that I wish to carry. Those qualities aren’t something
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Schedule of Lectures for Theology 151:Christian Commitment Requirements and Grading System 1. Class Standing ( 4-5 Quizzes) 20% 2. Two Term Papers 10% 3. Mid-term (Oral) 30% 4. Final Oral Exam 40% =100% A 93-100 master of the subject‚ insights from the perspective of the whole book B+ 87-92 clear answers‚ correct answer and some insights from the books B 83-86 right answers but mainly taken from the lectures C+ 79-82 low understanding and doubtful of their answer C 75-78 vague
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