Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise teachings of Teiresias‚ but after listening intently to the words that he spoke‚ Creon began to believe that Teiresias
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The island of Sri Lanka‚ situated in the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of India‚ is an exquisitely beautiful and spiritual place. Torture‚ rape and random killings have been perpetrated by the military and pro-government paramilitaries. Underpinning this war has been Western military aid and political support. This reflects Sri Lanka’s strategic significance‚ but also that the military‚ political and theocratic elites that rule Sri Lanka maintain Western domination of the economy that still follows
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Comparison of Tang and Song Poems In The Attitudes Towards Others As history moves from Tang to Song‚ the Chinese view about “others” undergoes great changes. This was reflected in the poems describing warfare at that time. The literature of both Tang and Song dynasties has signs of racial chauvinism. However‚ the Tang poets also expressed ambivalence about fighting the other and questioned the righteousness of war‚ while this ambiguity is hardly found in Song literature. The Tang was a
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The Pilgrimage of Grace participants were Catholics who were against the Protestant Reformation. They made armed demonstrations and protests from 1536 to 1537 against Henry VII‚ head of the Anglican Church‚ and Thomas Cromwell his Lord High Chancellor. Cromwell implemented a series of policies that included the confiscation of Catholic Church lands. The goals of these participants were to stop the Protestant Reformation and give more rights back to Catholics. They had concerns with the protestants
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behaved. To begin with‚ Sherman Alexie is a modern day warrior because he never gave up even after enduring torment and numerous difficult situations. When referring to his childhood nicknames Sherman Alexie stated “Sometimes it was Bloody Nose or Steal-His-Lunch . Once it was Cry-Like-a-White-Boy‚ even though none of us had seen a white boy cry.” This statement illustrates how despite the torment he received from his peers as early as the first grade‚ Sherman Alexie never gave up hope and was able to
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MACBETH..Act !‚ Scene 1 and 2. About the Play: In 1606‚ William Shakespeare wrote a play‚ Macbeth‚ which has gone down in history as one of the best tragedies ever written. It is known to be the shortest and bloodiest tragedies of Shakespeare. The simplest way of explaining the plot would be to say that it is a story of a man urged by his wife‚ and foretold by prophesy‚ to commit murder in order to gain power….a plan which fails‚ with tragic consequences. But more specifically‚ it is a classic
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Do you agree with the view that the Easter rising and its immediate aftermath provoked greater hostility towards the British? The Easter Rising of 1916 had profound and far-reaching effects on Ireland’s subsequent history. It has been referred to as ’The Irish War for Independence’ and was the pivotal event in ultimately securing independence for the Republic of Ireland. Many historians describe Easter Rising of 1916 as a disaster‚ there are several reasons why the revolution failed such as bad
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him “honorable Macbeth”. The king was very keen on him and thought very highly of him. Having the king think very highly of someone was a very difficult thing in this time. “After the battle to defeat the traitors of Scotland Macbeth is hailed a brave and honorable man.” After defeating the traitor Macbeth is very well liked and this is what makes his downfall so bad. It was very easy for Macbeth to get away with the
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During the Second Red Scare‚ Senator Joseph McCarthy said‚ “Our job as Americans and as Republicans is to dislodge the traitors from every place where they’ve been sent to do their traitorous work (US History).” Apparently both the Reverend from ‘The Crucible’ and Senator Joseph McCarthy had the same idea of eradicating the evil and or traitors out of their societies‚ unlike the monstrous intentions of the girls in ‘the Crucible’ Reverend Hale and McCarthy both genuinely believed
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proper burial. Polynices‚ on the other hand‚ dies a betrayer to the city‚ and was kept unburied‚ left to be consumed by the elements and animals of the city. Creon did not believe a traitor such as Polynices deserved the same treatment as his honorable brother. He states that‚ “Never at [his] hands [would] the traitor by honored above the patriot.” (Line 231-232). He makes a law forbidding anyone from laying Polynices to rest. He says that the price for anyone who breaks this law is death. When a
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