Being with someone who is twice as old as you is a bad idea. Why do I say that? In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ plays “Oedipus Rex” was cursed by the gods‚ was crazy‚ and did sleep with his mom (and also killed his dad.) Throughout the play he shows part of the cycle of acceptance: Anger‚ Depression‚ and Acceptance. Oedipus first became angry before he accepted the truth. He was angry at Teiresias by insulting him. “It has-but not for you; no‚ not for you‚ shameless and
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great god of Olympus‚ was not a great husband. He had a big lack of loyalty in relation to his wife Hera. He always liked other women‚ making his wife very angry. This time this happened again‚ with a young lady named Æphona. One day‚ Zeus had to come to Athens to solve problems with the population. The people of Athens were very angry because Zeus was not attending their prays. But when Zeus got in Athens‚ the first person he saw was a young lady named Æphona. This lady was a peasant‚ from a poor
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him‚ was forced to take the long way around to avoid contact with enemies‚ but when he finally reached his destination was sent away by the king because he did not have the money to pay him. Ships were also an asset to Asian trading‚ carrying luxury items such as gold‚ tin and bronze; as well as glass beads informing us of trade in early Asia; specifically in the Intan shipwreck‚ we learned it was built from lash-lug method that allows the ship to end rather than break. Abraham bin Yuji‚ was a trader
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In the short story How I Met My Husband by author Alice Munro‚ the setting takes place in a small country town around the end of WWII. It is easy to tell that Edie feels a little out of place in the Peebles’ house since they are new to the country and are more wealthy than Edie’s family. When Edie was describing her job she says‚ “Mrs. Peebles had an automatic washer and dryer‚ the first I ever saw‚” (Munro 220). This quote shows how not many people were able to afford luxuries like modern day conveniences
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Returning to my past It wasn’t just a house; it was a capacious‚ pastel‚ lemon colored house overflowing with numerous memories‚ accompanied by two spacious acres of land filled with a smelly horse stable and another small house with a gigantic RV next to it. It was everything that you could ask for‚ but it started to go downhill when her dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was fifth grade and we had just gotten new seats. I sat right
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that I have suffered from is that united states is very dangerous place. First‚ how is that affected me? Before‚ I come to the United States‚ I had the idea that it is a very dangerous place. Which means crimes happen everywhere‚ people carrying guns all the time for different purposes such as ether protecting or murdering. Therefore‚ when I came to the united states I was very scared. I didn’t leave the airport directly as I arrived because I started thinking about these thoughts. Also‚ when I used
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Will County was established in Illinois in 1836. From that year on‚ Will County has only grown in size and in numbers. Larger cities like Joliet‚ Lockport and Plainfield stand place in this County. There are also a number of other townships and villages that are spread out throughout the county. However‚ the area was not left untouched from the beginning of time until the year 1836. The Will County area was an established community of Potawatomi tribes and served as a trading route for the fur trade
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When I Passed My Social Studies Test By:Saige Isaacson One day I left math class ‚when I left math class I went to my locker to get my stuff I need for social studies. I got into social studies and sat down on my chair so I can for my teacher to give me my test. A few minutes later my teacher passed out the social studies test and as soon as I got my test my teacher told us what to do on the test. I started the test and the test was easy for a little bit then
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Greg lee Professor Bed Paudyal English 210 14 January 2015 My career goal is when I graduate from Honolulu Community College in my Major (CENT) is to be a computer technician. The skills I will need to be a successful Computer Technician would be Active listening-Giving full attention to what other people are saying‚ taking time to understand the points being made‚ asking questions as appropriate‚ and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Critical Thinking-using logic and reasoning to identify
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Hammurabi Was Unfair Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He started in 1750 BCE-1792 BCE‚ Babylon is in modern day Iraq. In 1750 BCE there were two rivers that went through Babylon‚ the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon‚ he was a harsh ruler and that’s why I’m writing about Hammurabi’s Code. He was the first person recorded to make laws and he wrote two hundred and eighty-two laws that were written on a stele which is a big stone. Hammurabi was told by Shamash
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