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    Antigone Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival

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    to do and how we as individuals can change the world. When one expands their sense of what they can do in this world‚ they open up to new things that have nearly unlimited possibilities to change the world for the better. Antigone‚ the main character in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ defies the predetermined rules of society around her “Will you help these hands take up Polyneices’ corpse and bury it? What? You’re going to bury Polyneices‚ when that’s been made a crime for all in Thebes?” (Sophocles).

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    The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead. However the dead are relentless‚ even pinning her fate in her father’s role as a rebel captain (102). As where the original Antigone hangs herself in her tomb‚ Annie chooses to throw herself into the river‚ to “wed the lord of the dark waters”

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    Antigone Diction

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    intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in

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    necessarily want to‚ are the best for the position. This ensures that the leader is working for the commonwealth‚ not for selfish desires such as power or money. Such characteristics and examples of good and poor leadership can all be seen in the works Antigone‚ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ The Republic and The Republic and Laws. The best leaders have a balance of their individual appetite as well as the welfare of the city allowing the citizens and city itself flourish and succeed. A great and

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    or to not believe. The conscience of one’s soul is one’s belief of the unknown. The decisions one makes in life are influenced and acted upon based on one’s belief in the supernatural. As shown in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. When one is little and innocent

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    Mlk Speech Purpose

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    What was the purpose of the Martin Luther King Jr. Speech? The Martin Luther King Jr. speech was simply about hope and faith. He was portraying the message of hope‚ in attempts to reach out to the folks in America that were arguably making America an unjust land. He simply wanted whites and blacks to be able to live together and be equal. He wanted all of America to know that the land was supposed to be equal because Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and the American people

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    MLK vs The Crucible

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    In American History‚ the power in numbers over one single person is a clear pattern. By teaming up with people higher in social status‚ men and women find gateways to their new ideas and beliefs. In the crucible‚ Abigail Williams falsely accuses many people of witchcraft to cover up her own sins. Because she is high up in the social latter‚ Abigail is taken very seriously. In the civil rights movement‚ spreading the belief that all men and women are created equal no matter what skin color they had

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    MLK I have a dream

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    MLK and his Mighty Speech August 28‚ 1963-In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial‚ Martin Luther King Jr. rallied 200‚000 who peacefully marched on Washington demonstrating for civil rights. Today Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" at the Lincoln Memorial during the Washington D.C. Civil Rights March. Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation‚ which freed millions of slaves in 1863‚ King observes that: "one hundred years later‚ the Negro still is not free". At the

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    On August 28‚ 1963 one of the most influential man of his time lead a march to the Washington Memorial where he delivered one of the most iconic speeches in history. This man was none other than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an educated man that had received his Ph.D. at the age of 26 from Boston University. This speech and march was brought on by all the hardships that African Americans where facing at the time. These hardships ranged from being segregated from the Caucasians to not having the right

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