Women’s life in Ancient Greece through Euripides Electra Electra is one of the most prominent female figures in Ancient Greek literature as all three of the renowned tragedians‚ Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides have written their own respective plays centered around this one woman. I read the play of Electra written by Euripides. If the play was written by a woman it would be totally different. I even checked out some info about the other versions of Electra and they portray the
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voice of Zeus presents this version of vengeance‚ as the model by which to understand why humans suffer and the gods are just. In fact‚ he uses it to condemn Aigisthus‚ who perpetrated the crimes of adultery and murder; at the same time‚ he lauds Orestes‚ who successfully avenged Agamemnon (1.32-43). Therefore‚ vengeance has a far greater significance than almost all other sets of actions and moves the epic forward. The tale of vengeance itself does not begin until half of the poem is over‚ and
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The Reformation According to the Roman Catholic Church‚ salvation was only possible to Christians who followed the pope and that those who did not accept the Church nor accept the pope as the representative on earth of God‚ would be damned for all eternity (Arnold). This would be the churches philosophy for a long period of time‚ as the church grew and grew‚ gaining political and economic power over every aspect of the community. This was changed by a movement called The Reformation .This movement
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Satirical existence in John Skelton’s Poem “Phillip Sparrow” John Skelton an early tudor poet and laureate is a well known poet for his poem “Phillip Sparrow” also known as “The Book of Phyllyp Sparowe”. Many have argued that this piece was a satirical poem and others argued that it was just a story of a girl who lost her pet sparrow. Given a short background glimpse from what is known of John Skelton this piece isn’t that innocent to the eye as many may have thought. The center focus of this
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Essay Topic Topic 15 Introduction * The 19th century heralded the arrival of the Industrial Revolution‚ which wrought unprecedented socioeconomic and technological changes in England‚ transforming it into a modern industrial society. This essay examines the impact that these changes have had on the design and construction of two new building types‚ namely the railway station and prison. * This essay argues that the design and construction of railway stations in England had to be adapted
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The Reformation was a triumph of literacy and the new printing press. Luther’s translation of the Bible into German was a decisive moment in the spread of literacy‚ and stimulated as well the printing and distribution of religious books and pamphlets. From 1517 onward‚ religious pamphlets flooded Germany and much of Europe. By 1530‚ over 10‚000 publications are known‚ with a total of ten million copies. The Reformation was thus a media revolution. Luther strengthened his attacks on Rome by depicting
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Reformers in the antebellum era were concerned about the lack of religion‚ women’s rights‚ slavery and numerous other social reforms. These important issues were tackled by eloquent speakers like Charles Finney who jump started the Second Great Awakening‚ and people who noticed that they way the people in power were handing things was wrong‚ like Dorothea Dix who created reforms for the mentally ill. The people in the antebellum era made a difference by realizing The Second Great Awakening was a
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Reformers such as Luther and Calvin gave women the ability to divorce husbands‚ a right not previously given in the Renaissance. Women were also free to worship religions as they chose. These reformers still did not give full credit to the women and clergy positions were only held by men. The teaching that all people should read the Bible caused an acceptance
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of the Almighty! The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha‚ Leader of Opposition‚ etc. The current President of India is a
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The Jews – Alan Unterman Torah is bound together with the experiences of Jewish people‚ linked with their self identity. It contains a message from God to man mediated through Jewish prophets. Also central in the covenant between God and his special people of Israel – the Jews. Halakhah = the jewish law‚ rules and practices that Jews are bound to follow i.e the commandments. The Halakah still plays a major role today i.e rules of the mother being Jewish in order to have a Jewish child. Jewishness
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