all try to fix them—but often all too late. This is no exception for Creon‚ king of Thebes. However‚ while we can usually move on‚ Creon is forced to suffer for the rest of his life. He is more tragic than Antigone or Oedipus‚ as he is a dynamic character‚ trying to change and make amends‚ yet fails miserably‚ and is the only one in the end without a means to escape his enormous suffering. Creon‚ letting his pride in justice hinder his good sense‚ sentenced Antigone the punishment of living the
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Thesis: Road rage is a major problem in the United States‚ it causes accidents‚ anger‚ fear‚ and danger to our roadways everyday. Audience: Anyone who struggles with anger management while driving‚ or the typical aggressive driver. Also teenagers‚ adults‚ and elderly people. Purpose: To inform all drivers of the unsafe and unpredictable behavior present on our roadways. Also to help understand road rage is a problem people have because
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In the book Fangirl‚ I would put a character named David. He would be 19 years old‚ with dark-colored shaggy hair like a stereotypical surfer. David would be everything Cath wasn’t. He would be bold‚ and extroverted‚ while Cath‚ the main character‚ is shy and can be very introverted. David would be interested in Cath’s fanfiction‚ a story with characters that are already created but put into a different plot‚ about her favorite book series Simon Snow. David would be the one person who helped Cath
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world. While looking back on the book I couldn’t think of many characters that displayed admirable qualities. Even though Pangloss stuck to his views that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds‚ which is admirable‚ he is stupid and naive to still believe this after everything he and his family goes through. It was quite hard for me to find admirable characters within Voltaire’s Candide‚ all of the characters seemed to do harm to one another in some way. Although as soon
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has been made. Robert Frost captivates with his poem “The Road Not Taken.” Frost‚ in few words‚ brings to light the decisions that all functioning humans will be faced with. When Frost says‚ “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚” (1) these roads clearly represent two different decisions to be made. Does it have to be two roads? It‚ in fact‚ does not. The roads could be a complicated web of an interstate system; however‚ only one road can be taken. There is no reverse‚ and there are no U-turns.
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The Road By Cormac McCarthy This book is dedicated to JOHN FRANCIS MCCARTHY When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him. Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray each one than what had gone before. Like the onset of some cold glaucoma dimming away the world. His hand rose and fell softly with each precious breath. He pushed away the plastic tarpaulin and raised himself in the stinking robes and blankets and looked
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Character Analysis: the narrator (Raymond Carver‚ “Cathedral”) The narrator in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral‚” is portrayed as someone who lacks insight and awareness of the things around him. He is paralyzed‚ stuck in a destructive way of living. The narrator does not realize the limitations he has placed on himself that prevent him from seeing things greater than life. Carver exposes the narrator’s true personality using a first-person narrative. It isn’t hard to tell that the narrator is jealous
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extremes. The first is a flamboyant‚ overly enthusiastic teacher named Miss Hancock. The second is our protagonist’s mother‚ a cold‚ heartless perfectionist who demonstrates cleanliness and order‚ rather than love and affection. The character that I have chosen to describe is the mother‚ who is unnamed in this story. Her daughter‚ Charlotte‚ portrays her very well in her metaphor‚ in which she depicts her mother as “a flawless‚ modern building” where “computers (and) typewriters… are
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wakes up he is on a raft with a person he has never met before‚ Timothy‚ and he has no idea where they are or where his mom is. Also‚ on this journey he goes blind and Timothy finds an island they can live on till rescued. In The Cay‚ Phillip’s character reveals that through many conflicts‚ he developed independence‚
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The character of Trace is interesting in the novel Thunder Road by Ted Dawe. Trace is interesting because he develops a close relationship with Devon‚ his low self-esteem and he changes from a follower to a leader during the novel. One interesting feature of Trace is his relationship with Devon. At first‚ Trace wasn’t sure about Devon saying‚ “I didn’t know who I was sharing a room with”. As the novel continued Trace started to spend more time with Devon eventually becoming so close that he feels
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