Firstly‚ it is clear that to some degree‚ Antigone does indeed care about her deceased brother and truly does believe she is doing what is right‚ regardless of whether she thinks the religious traditions to be true or not. “One must do what one can‚” she says‚ and she believes in upholding this moral principle regardless of how little impact it will have. Creon however‚ describes this as a “senseless gesture”‚ not only due to its futility but also because he refutes the idea that Polynices may only
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The role of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell
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The role and value of play All children and young people need to play. Children ’s play is behavior which is freely chosen‚ self-motivated and personally directed‚ and the impulse to play is in all of us. Through play the child explores the world and its creative potential‚ discovering all the while‚ a flexible range of responses to the challenges‚ she or he encounters. By playing‚ the child learns and develops as an individual and as a member of the community – be it at home‚ the street and area
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Weak Presidency: Johnson to McKinley: Chapter 7 To think about: What role did “political time” play in presidential politics after 1874? A few days after the civil War ended‚ President Lincoln was assassinated and never had the chance to implement his Reconstruction plan. The Reconstruction Era occurred in the period of 1865 to 1877 under the reign of President Andrew Johnson who was the predecessor of President Lincoln. Congress was not scheduled to convene until December 1865‚ which gave Johnson
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playing tennis‚ tennis has began to grow rapidly in the U.S. With some playing for recreation and some playing competitively‚ they all require something in common-a great shoe. Although many factors contribute to the game of tennis‚ shoes can play a key role in the game. Without the proper shoes‚ a player can severely injure their feet while playing tennis. Some injuries from improper shoes‚ such as turf toe‚ can result in the blackening or complete loss of toenails. Also‚ a player can fracture their
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Ancient polytheistic religion compared to Judaism Ancient polytheistic and Judaism are two of the most opposite beliefs possible. Polytheistic belief is the belief in more than just one god. Polytheism was brought to this world by the ancient Egyptians and the ancient Greeks. The Greek gods often took on the form of being humans while the Egyptian gods were the main cornerstone to their beliefs and religion. Judaism or the belief of Monotheism is the belief in one main god. Monotheism
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Ques. Explain the Role Play method. As a trainer where would you like to use the method and what terminal objectives would the method achieve? Ans. Role play is a learning activity in which participants play out roles in a simulated situation. Role plays provide a highly motivational climate because participants are actively involved in a realistic situation. The trainer prepares the role – briefs and briefs the role- players about what they would do before the remaining members of the group. Each
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Although there were many incentives pertaining to the colonization of the New World‚ by the Spanish and English‚ religion demonstrated several distinct roles. Religion became a way for empires to justify their actions. These nations believed it was their duty to educate and spread their religion to those they considered "uncivilized". Thus to a larger extent‚ religion was part of a greater scheme of cultural assimilation of the natives but it was not a simple process regarding the destruction of
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Two billion people around the world are Christian. Christianity is an influential world religion. The world follows the Christian calendar‚ Sunday is known as a day off from work‚ and businesses and schools close down for Christian holidays like Good Friday and Christmas. This is all because of Jesus Christ who lived 2000 years ago. Christians are made up of Catholics and Protestants. Although they have different beliefs and different practices‚ they all believe that Jesus died on the cross for
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SATIRE IN ANCIENT ROMAN PERIOD Satire is a Roman rather than a Greek invention‚ and the word according to roman belief derives from ‘satura lanx ’meaning a full dish. Varro a menippean satirist tells us that satura is also used for stuffing made from a mix of ingredients‚ and in legal context the word implied a medley (Raghunathan‚94) There are two types of satires. The verse and Mennipean satire‚ which can be traced to Varro. Mennipean satirist frequently used a parody‚ blending prose and verse
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