Additionally‚ many of Soto’s poems have a reflective tone because his poems are usually autobiographical. Typically Soto writes in free verse about past experiences and life milestones which is the case in his poem “Oranges”. Gary Soto’s poem “Oranges” is about a man recounting the details of his first
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Taylor Fleming Professor Stoner English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass
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Crime Scene In an organized step by step approach “Scene Documentation” is one of the stages in the proper processing of a crime scene. The final results of a properly documented crime scene are the ability of others to take the finished product to use in either reconstructing the scene or the chain of events in an incident and our court room presentation. In documenting the scene there are actually three functions or methods used to properly document the crime scene. Those methods consist
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themes in the play Antigone. Throughout the play‚ Antigone showed loyalty to her family and the Greek gods‚ while additionally staying loyal and true to herself. Her brother‚ Polynices‚ went against Creon’s laws and wishes by fighting against Thebes. Antigone was strong in her devotion to help her brother which concluded with her death at the end. Throughout the hardships and repercussions she faced‚ Antigone showed bravery in the face of Creon’s judgment. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Antigone’s loyalty
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Pride Essay Antigone “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and‚ of course‚ as long as you ’re looking down‚ you can ’t see something that ’s above you.” (C.S. Lewis). Pride can take over the lives of people who have it within them. It is ok to feel proud but if the sense of pride is exaggerated it will lead to arrogance and therefore to problems. In the book Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ pride is displayed as good and bad. Pride can have a big impact on people when it is taken
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Medea and Antigone are two stories of passion drove women. Together the women of these stories break the law of man and go against the laws of gods both characters are controlled by their emotion. Medea and Antigone are both strong‚ sometimes- manipulative‚ Medea more than Antigone. The themes of both stories; in my mind‚ are women‚ passion‚ and spiritual beliefs. They also are drove by the actions of men in their lives. Both are very morally different and their actions are on completely different
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In the play Antigone‚ the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles had the opposite characteristics of each other. Polyneices showed that he was couargeous‚ and determind‚ Eteocles displayed that he is arrogant‚ competitive‚ and stubborn. In the play when Oedipus died (their father and brother) both agreed that they would take turns of being king of Thebes. When it was Polyneices’ turn Eteocles disagreed to let it be his turn and he was unfair to his brother. Eteocles forbid Polyneices to enter Thebes
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Antigone Persuasive Essay “I have killed my son and my wife; my comfort lies here dead”(135). Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice have all died from killing themselves. After Antigone died‚ it started a chain reaction of deaths. Creon thought he had to show qualities of being a strong king‚ but he should have known when he crossed the line. Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice‚ and two characteristics he has is being a greedy king‚ and selfishness to listen to people
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In the story “The Antigone” many characters must decide to go with what the people of Thebes want or they attempt to go with what they believe is right.Of the many characters in this story only two or three will be touched upon and what their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the
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Is suicide the only way to get out of hard times in life? What about your family and friends‚ how do you think they will feel about suicide? Are you feeling trap and don’t want to feel that way? In the book Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice committed suicide because Creon who is the ruler didn’t think before doing things. They felt trap. Suicide is a mental illness‚ so there are three important things about suicide that we need to learn and they are signs and risk factors‚ rates
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