convent. Although women were to only hold these roles‚ Thomas More‚ the author of‚ “From Utopia‚” educated his daughters so they received a “greater access to spiritual life‚ autonomy and equality in a companionate marriage‚ and the ability to learn wisdom‚” (Rabil). This was also said to have taught the girls virtue. This directly relates to the role of a daughter‚ which was to hold honor and
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Plato’s allegory of the cave began with a description of a dark scene which included a group of individuals who lived in that cave since birth and knew nothing of the outside world. These individuals were confined and restricted to the point where they could not turn to their sides or look to see what was behind them‚ but could only look forward. There was no natural light seeping in‚ the walls were damp and dark‚ and all these individuals could picture or see came from shadows that were thrown on
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Philosophy Socrates a sophist? Or just sophisticated? Plato goes a long way in attempting to distinguish Socrates from the likes of Protagoras‚ a self admitted sophist. In Protagoras‚ Socrates is depicted as a street smart‚ wisdom dispensing young man‚ brash with confidence and a bit of arrogance that goes a long way when confronted with the old school rhetoric of Protagoras. Plato begins to separate the two at the hip right from the get go. The dialogue between Socrates and his inquisitive friend
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Rip Van Winkle and Romanticism Rip Van Winkle is the main character of the story‚ described as a "simple and good natured man . . . . a kind neighbor‚ and an obedient‚ henpecked husband. (pg 39)" Rip was a favorite amongst the townsfolk because he helped everyone with their activities‚ but had‚ "an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. (39)" He refused to work on his own house and property because everything would fall apart no matter what he did. He felt like all his wife did
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CLASS PROPHECY It was the 26th of July‚ year 2025. The awaited gathering of successful professionals has come to time. They are top caliber performers and well-known personalities in our industry‚ who have established respected names in their chosen field. They‚ who work and strive hard to achieve their goals‚ are now enjoying the glory of their hard work and perseverance. They are the delegates of Professional Regulation Commission Convention. As the appointed chairwoman for the said affair‚ I
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To the intellect‚ music is a worthless entertainment‚ a selfish art‚ but to the heart‚ it is a celestial rhythm‚ defending against the devil. The young man understood the invaluable worth and emotion of music. He himself‚ expressed more in his cacophony than the ordinary pianist could in their most harmonious piece. For Lorenzo Pierre was neither a prodigy nor a genius—he was much more. He embodied the quintessence of music‚ possessing the ability for perfection with untamed creativity and emotion
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Cedric M. Escobia BSEd-Eng. 2 Oedipus Rex (Script) Characters: Oedipus Jocasta Creon Tiressias Sheperd Messenger Narration: The play begins with the city of Thebes suffering appallingly. After Oedipus freed the people from the plague brought on them by the presence of the dreadful sphinx some years ago‚ another deadly pestilence is raging all over the city. Now‚ a bevy of priests and citizens come to the royal palace to ask their king of what to
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Good peer pressure‚ on the other hand‚ is being pushed into something that you didn’t have the courage to do or just didn’t cross your mind to do. Some people say that good peer pressure is when you get pushed into something that you didn’t want to do and it turned out well. Well‚ this may be nice‚ but ask yourself this question: how do you know "ahead of time" whether what you are doing will turn out good or bad? Can you? Most people can’t‚ but if you can‚ your problems may be solved! Respected
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lost faith and move on from the tragedy. Clinton starts the speech by letting the families know he is also in pain because Oklahoma City was once the place he looked to as his home‚ he had spent part of his life there. He relates to everyone in the crowd by saying‚ “I have to tell you that Hillary and I also come as parents‚ as husband and wife‚ as people who were your neighbors for some of the best years of our lives.” Clinton makes the audience feel comfortable with him because they have something
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ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT 1 POEM ANALYSIS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS POEM I choose this poem ‘if’ by Rudyard Kipling because when I read this poem it reminds me of when I was a little girl how it was difficult to grow up. This poem brings back memories. Back in that time‚ my family wasn’t a well-to-do family. It makes me remember how hard it is to do things on my own and it took me a very long time to be independent and start to mature. It also make me think how much farther
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