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    to be a good woman and a good wife. She has to do household tasks the same way as the Japanese families. As mentioned on page 195 the wife did the same things "his wife went about her household tasks as briskly as ever". Another similarity in these two cultures is that Japanese families do have high level of respect for the elders in their family‚ and Iranians I believe have the same respect that Japanese people have for the elderly. In an Iranian culture when a foreigner comes into the country‚

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    lost the throne to Creon by tearing out his own eyes and killed himself. His two sons Eteocles and Polyneices fought each other for the kingship but ended up killing each other. Creon was hailed king of Thebes. Antigone and Ismene were sisters to Eteocles and polyneices. Creon favored Eteocles and he perceived him as the cities champion and ordered that Eteocles could be buried in a grave with every rite of sanctity given to him as a hero. Polyneices was rejected by Creon because he felt that

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    magical powers and leading trio are found in both movies. The Harry Potter movie series and the Twilight Saga have many similarities and differences. First‚ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is led by the three main characters Harry‚ Ron‚ and Hermione. These three main characters all have magical powers and have to keep their powers a secret from the “muggels”. The wizards in the Harry Potter series are born with their abilities and are trained to use them as they grow older. Something unusual

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    Foil characters are described as two characters who have opposite characteristics‚ they are similar in some way‚ but for the most part their ideas and personalities are different. In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are perfect examples of foil characters because although they were raised by the same parents‚ in the same kingdom‚ their attitudes contradict. Antigone is not afraid to speak up to Creon‚ but Ismene begs Antigone not to break the law because

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    quite a bit on edge when they see him perform. First of all‚ Bon Scott was the man who brought AC/DC into sharp focus. Bon gave AC/DC something that just made the band’s hard rock music seem alright. Bon showed himself to be a man of uncommon character. Angus Young talked of Bon in an interview shortly after the Circus Krone concert‚ He was a man of unique personality‚ a man of such charisma that he could make every single fan in an audience of thousands feel like he was performing just for them

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    “Pride comes before the fall of man.” Pride is the deadly sin of superiority that breeds conceit and arrogance and is the most known characteristic of a poor leader. No literary piece better illustrates this point than Sophocles’ classic story‚ Antigone. In this tragic story‚ King Creon of Thebes is a prideful monarch who rules with an unyielding approach. Due to his arrogance and excessive pride‚ he is unwilling to abide by the laws of the gods‚ disregards the advice of others and is unable to see

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    Efrain Rincon Jr Professor Yuhas English - 6 6 May‚ 2013 ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ and ‘The Red Convertible’ ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce and ‘The Red Convertible’ by Louise Erdrich both recount sorrowful tales of men during times of war. The stories differ in that ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ is a story written in reverse‚ where the readers do not truly know the plot until the end- whereas ‘The Red Convertible’ is just a man recounting the story of his

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    M.H. Abram’s description of the tragic hero outlines the main characteristics of a tragic hero. In the play Macbeth‚ and film Throne of Blood‚ Macbeth and Washizu are the main characters that fulfill the definition of a tragic hero. They implement M.H. Abram’s definition of the tragic hero because they have flaws that lead them to their "reversal of fortune"‚ which cause them to evoke the pity and fear from the audience. Macbeth and Washizu also demonstrate how they are "better than we are‚" which

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    These two symphonies can be really easy to recognize by any person‚ since it is so popular‚ and played in many places. The two symphonies are masterpieces and unique in its own way‚ but still there are some similarities between them. Both symphonies have their ups and down‚ it goes from loud to soft‚ slow to swift. Both of them return to course after different verse and you can tell that both of them have similar inspiration or been inspired by each other; came from the same era and the same culture

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    Compare and contrast two social science views about the ordering of social life. For this assignment I will compare and contrast the two approaches to explaining social ordering of life by social scientist Erving Goffman and philosopher Michel Foucault who view orders in different ways. Goffman focusses on interactions between people‚ observing how people perform their social roles‚ producing social order via their actions and their ceremonial behaviours in everyday life. Foucault examined how social

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