question in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles’ is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and one of the two brothers (Polyneices) killed shall not be buried according to the Gods‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch the corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by dogs" (Sophocles‚ 1900.). This dilemma is felt by many‚ especially Antigone (sister of the deceased)
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The New Economic Policy (NEP) was a measure implemented in order to counter the arguably disastrous effects War Communism. The New Economic is controversial. Some historians argue it allowed the Soviet economy to solidify and begin to recover‚ and also allowed the Bolsheviks to retain control over Russia. Others‚ like Orlando Figes‚ state it was ultimately a failure‚ arguing that under the NEP the peasants grew away from the Bolshevik regime‚ inviting a future‚ and brutal‚ reassertion of central
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Reflection: Antigone As faith becomes more scarce in society‚ people willing to die loyal to their beliefs are few‚ so to witness communities willing to do so in the immense love and respect they have for their religion truly refreshes the soul. Hence‚ when Sophocles‚ in his work‚ Antigone‚ represented Antigone as a faithful sister willing to die for her brother‚ he wanted people to follow in her footsteps in order to learn how to learn to love unconditionally. This outlook of sacrificing life for
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Before the turn of the century‚ women had virtually no rights and a very minimal role in society. Despite the protests of the suffragettes‚ women did not have the right to vote and were still subject to unhappy marriages and limited types of employment. However‚ the women’s movement took off in the early 1900s. This movement was sparked by women’s participation in WWI‚ by the changing society of the 20’s‚ and by the public movement of the person’s case. The women’s movement initially started
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Antigone Loyal. Unyielding. Powerful. Prideful. These words describe a ruler‚ who faces a tragedy unlike no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes
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of Stalin’s collectivization in Russia during 1928 and 1940.Collectivization was one of the most important economic policies introduced in Russia because it can be described and evaluated from different angles‚ economic growth on the one hand‚and the social cost of the policy‚on the other. The main body of this investigation outlines Stalin’s aims‚ when and how the policy was implemented and whether it was a successful policy or not. To achieve my aim‚ I am going to consult a series of sources and
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The elder branch‚ which was Louis XVIII (brother to guillotined Louis XVII) and the younger branch‚ which was Louis Phillippe‚ duc d’Orleons. It was left to the allies to choose who should rule‚ and they did not want France to be a republic. However Europe could no establish who should be the new ruler of France. They therefore decided to let France choose for herself. This was just a way of covering up the fact that they couldn’t choose a ruler themselves. However there was no intention of consulting
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How successful was the New Deal? To solve the economic problems created by the Great Depression of the 1930s‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a New Deal. The aim was to relieve many economic hardships and give Americans faith in the democratic system. The idea of a New Deal was admired by some people and rejected by others. In this essay I will evaluate the successes and the failures of the New Deal: Firstly‚ Roosevelt?s most important step was to prevent banks from collapsing from all American
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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Sympathy for Others As stated by Sophocles in Antigone‚ "Numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none More wonderful than man" (Ode 1 1-2). Landscapes like the grand canyon‚ the wide expanse of oceans‚ weather‚ tall mountains are all magnificent features‚ but none as great as Man. Man is the only thing in this world‚ that has free will to think about anything or do anything whenever they want to. If one wants to dance‚ he or she is free to do so‚ if one wants to sing he or she can do so. Man
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