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Oedipus Rex
<view this essay>.... also finds out that his parents are not what he believes. And that he really has no idea who or what he is. The play follows recognition because, when the shepherd who saved Oedipus arrives, he finds out the truth behind his life and that he had fullifilled the prophecy. As the text states: "
Shepherd: If you must be told then...they said it was
Laios' child. but it is your wife who could tell
you about that.
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Shepherd: There had been prophecies...
Oedipus: Tell me.
Shepherd: It was said that the boy would kill his own father.
Oedipus: Then why did you give him over to this man?
Shepherd: I pitied t .....
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The Only Truth Existing
<view this essay>.... about our
thoughts is an automatic validation of our self-consciousness. Descartes
claims, "But certainly I should exist, if I were to persuade my self of
something." And so, I should conclude that our existence is a truth, and
may be the only truth, that we should find its certainty.
From the "natural" experiences of our being, we hold beliefs that we find
are our personal truths. From these experiences, we have learned to
understand life with reason and logic; we have established our idea of
reality; and we believe that true perceptions are what we sense and see.
But it is our sense of reason and logic, our idea of reality, and our
perceptions, that may .....
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Indian Camp
<view this essay>.... is very sick and that she needs his help. The woman is screaming in agony and Nick’s father tells him that, " What she is going through is called being in labor. The baby wants to be born and she wants it to be born. All her muscles are trying to get the baby born. That is what is happening when she screams." This is a rather direct way of telling your son what happens when a woman is in labor, but as a doctor maybe he wanted his son to learn biologically what went on. After the baby is born Nick’s father finds out that the Indian womans husband had committed suicide. The quotes, " Take Nick out of the shanty, George" and "I’m .....
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The Joy Luck Club
<view this essay>.... that doesn't exactly take a scientist to see.
From the beginning of the novel, you hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II, where "we feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. And each week, we could hope to be lucky. That hope was our only joy." (p. 12) Really, this was their only joy. The mothers grew up during perilous times in China. They all were taught "to desire nothing, to swallow other people's misery, to eat [their] own bitterness." (p. 241) Though not many of them grew up terribly poor, they all had a certain respect for their elders, and for life itself. .....
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Jonathan Swift Answering The Q
<view this essay>.... care of him. His nurse grew so attached to him that when she left for England to visit a dying family member; she took Jonathan with her. Jonathan's mother was afraid that he wouldn't survive another trip back to Ireland so she left him with his nurse where he remained until he was five.
After his return to Ireland, his Uncle Goodwin took in Jonathan. He was sent to Kilkemy School when he was six and stayed for eight years. He was accepted into the University of Dublin when he was fourteen with his cousin Thomas Swift. While attending the University, Jonathan Swift went against the college's curriculum and its disciplinary fashions. It was because of hi .....
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Analyzing Shakespearean Sonnet
<view this essay>.... time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In quatrain one, Shakespeare has come to the understanding that death is upon him by describing the changes of autumn leaves, bordering on the aging process and his hair turning gray. The boughs which shake are the tremors his body is having reminding himself once more that he is not as young as he use to be and ageing has left him feeling like he has lost the power to write. By focusing on the fact that ageing is a slow and discouraging process he is building on the h .....
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1984 Reading Journal
<view this essay>.... who he dislikes. He feels it is only a matter of time before his though crimes are detected. A knock at the door he thinks is police. Mrs.
Parsons, his neighbor is at the door and asked him to unclog a sink. He does it but smells sweat all over the apartment. Mrs. Parsons is a follower of party doctrine and a fellow employee at the ministry. The children are members of Spies, a youth that encourages spying and telling on traitors, including parents. Winston is revolted. He returns home and writes a couple more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his .....
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Totalitarian Society As Showed
<view this essay>.... socoety to a totalitarian society. Snowball and Napolean are two pigs who are constantly arguing over issues; they compete for power. Snowball is a good speaker and can easily persuade people, whereas Napolean is not a very good speaker. Napolean was jealous of Snowball, and he was power hungry. One day, he had his nine enourmouis dogs chase Snowball off the farm. Now Napolean was in complete control, and he made it seem like he was putting a hardship on himself by doing so. Squealer was sent around and said, ³I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napolean has made in taking this extra labor upon himself. Do not imagine, .....
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