1. What role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? Write about at least three of the poems‚ describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom‚ the lack of it‚ or the desire for it. Answer: Type your answer here. They left the land of their slave past and moved toward the promise of freedom in the north‚ but the people of the “Great Migration” met with the cruel reality that their struggles were not over‚ that although a war had been fought and won‚ emancipation was only
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Fate is an ever present theme in many tales and plays throughout history‚ and in some scenarios‚ fate plays a much bigger role than it does in others. While fate does play a part in The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ there is another factor that plays a bigger role: choice. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth makes many interesting decisions that ultimately lead to his downfall. While there are a lot of outside influences on his decisions‚ in the end the decisions and moments of intuition that
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uses many prophecies. They begin in the first few lines and last throughout the poem. Many are directed toward Aeneas‚ but some are to his relatives and friends. The prophecies shown allow the reader to better understand the situation and also provide insight about Rome. Prophecies are an important key to The Aeneid. Prophecies are very important to Virgil’s The Aeneid. Early on‚ Virgil does not hide what will happen‚ but instead‚ he allows the reader insight through many prophecies. In the first
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compelling‚ but what stood out the most was the empirical fulfillment of prophecy. I strongly believe that the bible is God’s word‚ but the fulfillment of prophecies validates any ambiguity. Town’s states "Christianity is the only religion that gives fulfilled prophecies as one of its bases for credibility" (p.4 ). That notation alone speaks volumes; other religions are waiting for prophecies to be fulfilled‚ while the Bible has already fulfilled hundreds if not thousands of prophecies. The lineage
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Prophecy no matter how accurate it may be and no matter if it came from the Gods or from another human is always hard to bear by humans. Sophocles tale about Oedipus a king who tried escaping his prophecy is a perfect example of how humans have little to no effect on fate. All the efforts put to cancel the prophecy are actually used to completion of the prophecy. All actions to avoid a prophecy given by a God is futile because human free will is limited to just a choice of road to lead to the prophecy
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There are many characters in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus and they are all important in their own ways. One of the characters is Cassandra‚ a seer who was brought back with Agamemnon after Troy’s defeat. At first Cassandra seems like a minor character since she does not speak much‚ but as the play progresses‚ her character develops and she starts to play a larger role in the play. Cassandra is used by Aeschylus to a great extent. She and her supernatural powers help to make the audience feel more
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The future is a mystery. No one is certain of it. Even the smartest of all cannot depict what lies ahead. The only thing we can do is prepare for what’s to come‚ and embrace everything with open arms. I can feel the warmth of my room. Particles of light‚ gradually appearing. I suddenly opened my eyes and faced the clock. Oh! Its 7 am. I rushly prepared myself and packed things up. It’s been years passed...Almost 15 years‚ since we graduted from high school. I missed my batchmates miserably. Time
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When given a prophecy‚ most accept it and live their lives accordingly. From day one everyone did all possible to prove Oedipus’s prophesy wrong‚ and did all possible to prevent it. Oedipus left his family in route for a new fresh life. Oedipus was naive in disregarding his prophecy‚ proving that the human race is sheltered from what they see and what they chose to believe. Despite knowing of his prophecy since birth‚ Oedipus lives his life naïve of his foreshadowed destiny. Though countless hints
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Macbeth was not a victim of the Witch’s misleading prophecies and he is guilty of committing murder not because of Lady Macbeth’s manipulation but rather his ambitions to be king and have power. The struggle Macbeth underwent was his desires to get to the throne of Scotland and know right from his rights and wrongs. His wife‚ Lady Macbeth however urged him to commit murder and it was in their interest to get power no matter what the consequence also making Macbeth fall in the wrong steps
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was still having a dream when my alarm clock roared to life at exactly six in the morning. I focused my eyes on the cracks of the ceiling then I held my passport on my right hand. “Ava Kyara Pellosis‚ this is your time to shine “‚ I told myself. I’ll be flying to America at ten in the morning. This is a dream come true. After being the Philippine’s top model‚ I’ll be going to a new world today to show more of myself. After an hour‚ I found myself sitting inside the plane. It also happened that
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