“Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone”- Andy Biersack Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in this play I found that my attitude and morals are quite similar to the protagonist Antigone. In the story Antigone has been told that if she buries her brother‚ who died fighting against the city Antigone lives‚ she would be put to death."Polynices‚ I say is to have no burial; no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him" 1.55-58. However‚ she defies the
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perspective. One example of this is shown through the play Antigone by Sophocles. Within the play there are two characters who foil each other for what they believe is right. Therefore‚ they believe that they are self justified‚ while the opposite party views there actions negatively. This is similar to how our current culture views the actions on past leaders and figureheads. The main theme of the perspective of what is right in the play Antigone is similar to how our culture reacts to the choices of
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The connections with Karl Marx‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Henry David Thoreau can be summarized as similar and contradicting. Each individual are similar‚ because they all have their personal view in regards to human society. However‚ with their new and unique views entering the human society‚ not everyone will accept and follow it. Therefore‚ it causes conflicts and contradiction among the people. To demonstrate these connections‚ I’ll use specific examples from their works. They considered
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Daniela Hughes Mr. Ostyn English Malcolm x and Martin Luther King‚ notorious civil rights leader‚ became idols to African- American culture and have an immense impact of African-Americans. During this era the movement was established to secure African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. African American men and women‚ along with whites‚ organized and led the movement at national and local levels. They pursued their goals through legal
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the essays had been chosen for us‚ and there were three installments to be turned in‚ one for each six week grading period. Along with that assignment‚ we were also given three separate book reports to write along with an in-class performance of Antigone by Sophicles. It was around this point that I began to lose my motivation to do any class work whatsoever‚ and my grade suffered for it. One day‚ Mr. Brown held me after class and told me that I had the lowest grade out of any of his students that
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for what was right than sitting around Antigone. Lady and thinking about things while life passes you by‚ whereas Shakespeare believes that being too passionate is foolish and often ends in catastrophe. In both Romeo and Juliet and Antigone‚ familial love is a theme that overshadows and interferes with all themes. The preponderant nature of the parents is used to show Shakespeare and Sophocles’ opinions on the actions of the youths‚ Juliet‚ Romeo‚ and Antigone. Lady Capulet is a mouthpiece to show
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MLK Jr. Apostle of Militant Nonviolence Everyone that has been through the American school system within the past 20 years knows exactly who Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is‚ and exactly what he did to help shape the United States to what it is today. In the beginning of the book‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Apostle of Militant Nonviolence‚ by James A. Colaiaco‚ he states that “this book is not a biography of King‚ [but] a study of King’s contribution to the black freedom struggle through an analysis
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Mulk Raj Anand is a productive essayist. He is a point of reference of Indian writing in English. He is the main writer writing in English to pick as his crude materials the low class life of the discouraged Indian masses. He doesn’t falter to turn the surge light on the darkest spots in India life. In his books‚ he depicts the bound existences of the less wealthy and underestimated. His heroes are sweeper‚ a coolie‚ a worker‚ delicate and quiet young lady are all casualties of abuse‚ class-scorn
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Martin Luther King’s speech "I Have a Dream" delivered on August 28‚ 1963 is said to be the greatest demonstration of America’s history. Dr. King intended to appeal to both black and white audiences through his inspirational speech. Written in a persuasive‚ stylistic manner‚ he used strong diction to call for a change in the nation‚ doing so without violence. He successfully combined the use of repetition‚ word choice and figurative language in his speech to connect to his audience and set the
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