Antigone vs. Ismene In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ the playwright Sophocles developed his characters with strongly contrasting personalities. The sisters Antigone and Ismene are foils to each other‚ in that they are characters with completely opposite personalities. Antigone is strong‚ stubborn‚ and stands up for what she believes in‚ while Ismene is weak‚ obedient to the law‚ and very passive. Throughout the play‚ Antigone and Ismene display their opposing beliefs and personalities. When introduced
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Pre-romanticism paintings like Volaire’s‚ The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius‚ displays images of sublimity through light‚ colors and movement. These Sublime images directly display the wildness and the magnitude of nature. While other artists of the pre-romanticism movement use sublimity none use sublimity quite like Volaire does. Volaire’s paintings are unique because they feature dynamic paintings of volcanoes‚ movement‚ and feature brilliant colors which are aesthetically different from his peers of
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Case Three 1. Earnings per share: Sales…………………………………45‚500‚000 Less:Fixed Costs…………………….12‚900‚000 Less: Variable Costs (58% of sales)…26‚390‚000 (45‚500‚000 x .58) Operating Income……………………6‚210‚000 Less: Interest…………………………1‚275‚000 Earnings before taxes………………...4‚935‚000 Less: Taxes (34%)……………………1‚677‚900 (4‚935‚000 x .34) Earnings after taxes…………………..3‚257‚100 Shares…………………………………2‚000‚000 Earnings per share…………………….$1.63 2. 1.63 = 104.48 % ‚ Earnings per share increased
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Hamlet: Tragedy of Failure William Shakespeare’s‚ Hamlet is a tragedy of failure‚ the failure of a man placed in circumstances and faced to deal with them successfully. In some ways‚ Hamlet reminds us of Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Hamlet and Brutus are both good men who live in trying times; both are intellectual‚ even philosophical; both men want to do the right thing; both men intellectualize over what the right thing is; neither
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Overview The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant.Estimates vary on the death toll. The official
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What is more important to you in life‚ having materialistic things or believing in something? The Bible verses that I am referring to give us an explanation of how God wants us to live a faith filled life. Psalm 23 and The Sermon on the Mount‚ though different in their immediate focus‚ they both offer persuasive advice about maintaining faith in God above all else. Psalm 23: 1-6 (King James version) says “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house
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The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra Introduction Octavius Caesar (later renamed to Augustus Caesar‚ son of the murdered Julius Caesar)‚ Antony‚ and Lepidus form the Roman triumvirate that rules the Western world. Lepidus leaves the triumvirate‚ and Caesar and Antony are left to rule the world. Antony‚ though married to Fluvia‚ lives in Alexandria‚ Egypt with his mistress Cleopatra‚ the Queen of Egypt. Fueled by a disgust at his lifestyle in Egypt and anger over the wars caused by Antony ’s relatives
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Do you know Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount? Do you know any of Jesus’s parables? For his followers‚ those are the most common knowledge. These teachings have been existed for 2000 years and the reason for why they can last for this long is these teachings do affect people a lot. Either 8 Beatitudes or parables have their own special meanings to every individual person‚ but one thing can be sure is they are helping people grow into better humans.Here are some things talking about Jesus’s teachings‚
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In an Aristotelian Tragedy‚ most characters error that causes his or her own downfall. Like in Antigone by Sophocles whose character‚ Antigone‚ is trying to bury her deceased brother. Her uncle‚ Creon‚ who is now the new ruler of Thebes has made a new law stating that traitors shall not be buried and he considers Polyneices‚ Antigone’s brother a traitor. Antigone then decides to bury him anyway but is caught and sent away to die‚ despite warnings from people. Antigone‚ Haimon who is Creon’s son
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Product - Brand name Sevin (Union Carbide) - Third most used insecticide in US - Not fatal to people Carbaryl - Does not cause cancer Chemistry TLV = 0.02 ppm Methyl isocyanate Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) Clear‚ colourless‚ b.p. 39oC‚ odour threshold 2.1 ppm Effects of 0.4 ppm - Coughing - Chest pain - Breathing pain (dyspnea) - Asthma - Eye irritation - Nose‚ throat‚ skin damage Effects of 21 ppm - Lung oedema - Emphysema (damage of lung tissue) - hemorrhaging - bronchial
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