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    different keys to three different gates. The first player to open the last gate wins Haliday’s fortune of over 240 billion US dollars. Haliday gave gunters‚ people who tried to win the contest‚ a hint in the form of a riddle. This riddle led them to one of the keys which then had another riddle‚ this was how pleople were supposed to find all the keys and gates. The Sixers are the yin and the gunters are the yang. The Sixers are a multimillion dollar company with experts who are trying to win the prize.

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    is where she met Robert‚ the blind man and read him one summer. The two leading characters also share the same feeling of responsibility. Oedipus feels that as the King of Thebes‚ and head of his society he should take it upon himself to solve the riddle that has been brought to his attention. Similarly in "Cathedral" the husband as the head of his household feels it is his responsibility to learn the ways of his guest. He needs to make this connection to fully understand how Robert lives with his

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    win a heifer he was suppose to receive from his neighbor. Both peasants claimed the cow as their own‚ so they decided to take the case before the town burgomaster. The burgomaster gave the men three riddles‚ and the man who gave the best answers would win the heifer. ‘“Well‚ them‚ here is my riddle: What is the swiftest thing in the world? What is the sweetest thing? What is the richest? Think out your answers and bring them to me at this same hour tomorrow.”’ Going home angry‚ the rich farmer

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    Cerberus is the famous three-headed hell dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld. They appear in both Greek and Roman mythology. Cerberus was given its birth name from Echidna‚ a hybrid of woman and serpent. Cerberus prevented spirits of the dead from leaving Hades and living mortals from entering. Three humans managed to overcome him. An old woman named the Sibyl of Cumae put Cerberus to sleep by giving him cake soaked in drugged wine to give the Roman hero Aeneas access to the underworld

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    Oedipus Arrogance

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    definition of tragedy applies to Oedipus. Oedipus’s hamartia is arrogance. Fisler states‚ “Hubris is his flaw; his actions are the result of his excessive pride” (Fisler 1006). Oedipus possesses a tremendous amount of pride. When Oedipus solved the riddle‚ 20 years prior to becoming king‚ he gained

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    Oedipus' Downfall

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    horrid downfall of King Oedipus. As Oedipus killed King Lauis‚ whom he did not know was his father‚ over a dispute on who was to cross the intersection first Oedipus felt very prideful and powerful in which led him to solve the riddle of the Sphinx. Because he solved the riddle of Sphinx the city-state of Thebes admired him dearly and crowned Oedipus King of Thebes‚ and allowed him to marry Jocasta. Since he became king he started referring to the people of Thebes as “…[his] poor children” and making

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    Emily Dickinson Pros/Cons

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    Belinda Johnson EN 371-51 Dr. La Guardia‚ David November 15‚ 2011 A. One pro/con response to a recent article or articles of criticism on any of the texts in the course. Pros and Cons of Emily Dickinson As discussed in class‚ the difficulty of poetry could go a far distance. There is no introduction‚ background or prologue to poetry. It is often a story within a few lines. So‚ when reading poetry it is important to recognize and understand the metaphors and the symbolism that it contains

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    birth and passing years are said to be from 150 B.C. to 350 A.D. Although there is not enough information about his life‚ there is a riddle that estimates how long he lived. The mathematic puzzle is known as ‘Diophantus Riddle’. The riddle states he married while he was 33‚ then he had a son who lived for 42 years and the total years Diophantus lived according to the riddle was a total of 84 years. Through his advancements in mathematical notations and having brought symbolism to algebra‚ Diophantus earned

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    Alice in Wonderland

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    have no clear solutions‚ which represents the way that life affects expectations. Through her experience attempting to solve the Mad Hatter’s riddle involving the raven‚ and understanding the Queen’s 2 ridiculous croquet game‚ she had no success. As Locke stated there sometimes will never be an answer‚ which turns out to be true with every riddles and challenges presented to by Carroll. Alice learns that she cannot expect to find logic or meaning in the situations that she encounters

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    but clearly it is Oedipus’ decision to defend himself against the man who attacked him; it’s either life or death and death is not an option for him. The next is the marriage to his mother; marriage is the reward for solving the Sphinx’s riddle. Again‚ Oedipus could have rejected this prize from the town of Thebes but he voluntarily accepts to marry Jocasta. In the story Oedipus comes across a drunken man who accuses him of not having real parents; Oedipus chooses to listen to this

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