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    The range of sound frequencies that they can detect decrease. Their ability to hear high-pitched sounds decrease. •Person exposed to constant loud noise experiences a loss of hearing-range of hearing is smaller than normal people. Limitation of Sight A. Blind spot •At certain distance from the eye‚ some object that you can see previously may disappear‚ after certain moment‚ it will reappear. •This phenomenon occurs because the image of the object has fallen onto the blind spot in your eye. •This

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    Love at first sight

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    You may know that after reading a love story‚ you sometimes find yourself thinking of the story’s events happening in reality. As one of the most favorable myths‚ love at first sight is what intrigues us and moves us to the new heights. Yet‚ as much as many would like to dream of love at first sight‚ it is a myth and is just an added twist to a love story. A dictionary defines love as a "warm affection" where affection is defined as love‚ in which case and first of all‚ love is not very definable

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    Empaty in Oedipus the King

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    Empathy in Oedipus the King Summary:  Evaluates how empathy is created‚ used‚ and entwined in Sophocles‚ "Oedipus the King." [pic] Empathy is achieved when one experiences direct identification with‚ understanding of‚ and vicarious experience of another person’s situation‚ feelings‚ and motives. In Sophocles’s Oedipus the King‚ it was the character Sophocle’s’ task to represent the story without deviation‚ but to do it in such a way as to evoke the most horror‚ pity and in particular achieve

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    "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race‚" as quoted by William E. Gladstone‚ supports my thought that selfishness is what causes most of our problems in the modern world. Currently‚ we are living in an era that is filled with much gluttony and selfishness. However‚ selfishness is a trait that all of us possess‚ but the amount of selfishness that we have can determine the type of person we are. For instance‚ parents should always put their children’s needs before their own. Selfish

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    Oedipus the King

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    Wampler World Lit 9-7 April 23 2012 Oedipus the King Blind and hopeless‚ Oedipus the King suffered a lifelong punishment from the gods‚ because of a terrible curse he had cast upon his family. The destiny of Oedipus is formed from a sequence of events and occurrences that happened throughout his lifetime. Sophocles‚ who wrote the story Oedipus the King‚ made it very clear to the audience that poetic justice was portrayed by Oedipus himself in the story. King Oedipus shows this in many ways throughout

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    Oedipus Rex

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    Characters Protagonist: Oedipus Antagonist: Fate‚ the Truth Oedipus (ED ih pihs or EE dih pihs): King of Thebes. Jocasta: Wife of Oedipus. Creon: Jocasta’s brother. Teiresias (ti RE se uhs): Blind prophet. Antigone(an TIG uh ne): Daughter of Oedipus. Ismene (iz ME ne):Daughter of Oedipus. Messenger Shepherd Chorus of Theban Elders Setting Ancient Greece in the city of Thebes‚ northwest of Athens. Theme .......Fate punishes the proud and the insolent with ironic

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    Oedipus Data Sheet

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    Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed in

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    The characters from the plays A Doll House and Oedipus‚ Krogstad and the house messenger‚ have similar dependencies‚ yet are completely different people. Krogstad‚ we all know was a man from Nora’s past. Krogstad was involved in a work scandal many years before. In result of Krogstad making a bad decision‚ his career is in jeopardy. Now if I ever did a favor for someone and it came back on me and the only way I could save myself was to tell on the other person. Its every man for himself in this

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    There are some limitations to the senses of sight and sense of hearing. For example‚ our eyes cannot see very small objects such as germs while our ears could not hear very small or very strong. However‚ with the advent of modern technology‚ obstacles and limitations to the senses as this can also be overcome. To overcome the limitations of sight‚ the telescope‚ microscope and magnifier are used. The telescope let the space scientists to be able to look very distant objects like the moon‚ so that

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    PROLOGUE OEDIPUS My children‚ scions of the ancient Cadmean line‚ what is the meaning of this thronging round my feet‚ this holding out of olive boughs all wreathed in woe? The city droops with elegaic sound and hymns with pails of incense hang. I come to see it with my eyes‚ no messenger’s. Yes‚ I whom men call Oedipus the Great. [He turns to the PRIEST] Speak‚ Elder‚ you are senior here. Say what this pleading means‚ what frightens you‚ what you beseech. Coldblooded would I be‚ to be unmoved

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