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Oedipus Rex
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 407.... tell
you about that.
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Shepherd: There had been prophecies...
Oedipus: Tell me.
Shepherd: It was said that the boy would kill his own father.
Oedipus: Then why did you give him over to this man?
Shepherd: I pitied the baby, my king, And I thought that
this man would take him far away to his own country.
He saved him- but for what a fate! For if you are what
this mane says you are, No man is more wretched than
Oedipus.
Oedipus: Ah God! It is true! All the prophecies!-...
I, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his ma .....
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A Man For All Seasons (A Man C
Number of pages: 1 | Number of words: 215.... to convict More in court, Cromwell offers More his last chance to choose between God and King, and More does choose God above all, "To what purpose? I am a dead man. (To Cromwell.) You have your desire of me. What you have hunted me for is not my actions, but the thoughts of my heart. It is a long road you have opened. For first men will disclaim there hearts and presently they will have no hearts. God help the people whose Statesmen walk your road."(Bolt, 95).
It is evident that in the play A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt the characters in focus, The Commo .....
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The Rift Wars
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 802.... of the Rift, the dwarves lit and burned large tracts of woods. Either to avenge the burning forest or to escape the mounting flames, the elves poured out of the woods
in droves. As they emerged from the flaming trees, half blinded by hot ash and choking smoke, the dwarves mowed them down. The blood of these two peoples ran thick in the Caspian River.
Meanwhile, the truly evil god Morgion with his orcs and goblins capitalized on a chance to wreak havoc on two of their most hated enemies. They began to covertly destroy the villages of both elves and dwarves, knowing that the fe .....
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Zeus’ Authoritative Determination
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 620.... most powerful kings are set in opposition and by using the word claims, Achilles implies that he himself is the greatest Achian, not Agamemnon. To punish Achilles, Agamemnon takes away his prize, Briseis, and makes an example of Achilles so that, “another man may shrink back/ from likening himself to me and contending against me” ( 1. 186-7). At this point Achilles’ heart is filled with menis (divine anger or wrath), and he vows to punish all of the Achains. This total anger is part of Zeus’ plan to balance out the pride and power between these two men, and puts them in t .....
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Animal Farm 7
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 540.... makes uses Boxer, the work horse, to represent the Russian working class. Laborious individuals and those who possess great physical strength are
often said to be “as strong as a horse.” Boxer is both hardworking and extremely powerful. He was able to do as much work as all the other animals combined. He was also dedicated to his tasks. His motto, “I will work harder,” gave the rest of the farm inspiration to carry on. He worked himself to death for the well-being of others. Horses are known for their loyalty and determination. Boxer is a fine r .....
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Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 554.... shades to Arnold just as
Blake and Shelley could see Milton's Satan a positive, attractive symbol of the
poet, the religious embodiment of creative energy, so we should also be
sensitive to Arnold's multifaceted and creative nature”(Tierce and Crafton 608).
Mike Tierce and John Michael Crafton suggest that Arnold Friend is not a
diabolical figure, but instead a religious and cultural savior.
On a more realistic note, Joyce M. Wegs argues the symbolism of Arnold
Friend as a Satan figure when she writes: “Arnold is far more a grotesque
portrait of a psychopathic killer .....
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Nature Vs. Nurture
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1335.... many different causes for criminal behavior. Through the examination of biological factors, in addition to the social and environmental factors which make up a criminal mind, one can conclude that a criminal often is born with traits common to those of criminals, it is the environment that exist around them that brings out the criminal within them to commit indecent acts of crime.
It is a fact that criminals have a smaller brains than law abiding citizens. Often, offenders share particular physical traits such as, being young males, muscular, having lower than average IQ, an .....
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States More Interdependent On Each Other For Economic And Military Security
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 820.... things are being dealt with right now seems to be working for the most part, contrary to neo-realist belief that unipolarity is dangerous. The way society is now headed seems to be following a more liberal path, with .
Liberalism seems to be the theory that will be able to best deal with the twenty-first century. States need to be able to depend on each other for economic needs and for security. People should also have more control over their society and the way that they live. With liberalism, democracies are more likely to be peaceful to other democracies. Since democracie .....
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