Antigone Essay

Woodrow T. Wilson once said, “Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.” In “The Book of Ruth,” loyalty is a main theme as Ruth stays with Naomi, and sacrifices everything. Naomi loses her husband when they arrive in Moab. Ten years later, her sons, Mahlon and Chilion, die and leave their wives, Ruth and Oprah. Oprah leaves her mother-in-law, but Ruth stays loyal to her and sacrifices all she has to stay with Naomi. Throughout the story, Ruth,…

Although Athens was ruled by tyrants for many years, Cleisthenes was able to break that chain through his unique way of thinking. Cleisthenes believed that relief of oppression by the government, prevention of tyranny, and people’s participation and contribution to the community were essential in the process of turning a corrupted Greek government system into a democratic society. Cleisthenes was raised to be an aristocrat, but he did not think like the rest. Athenian people suffered under the…

Adam Potkay argues that “Vathek relies, in part, on the all-too-familiar logic that when someone must take the blame, Cherchez la femme”7. Indeed, Vathek is guided to the path of the forbidden knowledge by a woman, Carathis. Carathis is Vathek’s Greek mother, who follows a different religion than him, and to whom he depends in every decision in his life. Vathek does not only respect her because she is his mother, but he also respects her knowledge and genius and thus, “It was she who had induced…

“ But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me.” said Anne Hutchinson. This means that she stuck up for herself, and didn’t fear what man could do to her. Anne is known for her bravery speaking out against man. She is also known for her bravery with the Tribe of Siwanoy Native Americans. That is why this quote is so important with Anne Hutchinson. Birth, childhood, and early years of Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson was born July, 1591,(Day unknown),…

In Wesley’s article she says, “the “truth” about Vietnam as a constant process of power through a violent landscape” (Wesley 5). The Vietnam war has a way of causing unexpected emotions to exit the soldiers. For example a feeling such as an obligation towards telling the truth to relieve themselves of some of the guilt that they have. In Horner’s article he talks about how O’Brien does not know whether he should go to the war that he does not believe in. “this ‘moral split’, he explains, caused…

Quiet Kill He then went into the big bedroom and noticed three beds in disarray, dirty clothes strewn about on the floor. He checked the two dressers and then the closet with ten long guns in it. Finding nothing incriminating, he went back into the living room. He said to them, “Looks like you guys are off the hook for now. One thing I will say, if I get even a whiff of you guys getting into anything unlawful, you can bet your life, I will be back.” Ed waxed indignant and said to Sherlock,…

The Contradiction of Love and Passion in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities What really is the true meaning of love? How do we know whom, when, or even if we’ll fall in love with someone or feel a tremendous amount of passion towards him or her? Is there a way to tell if it really is “true love”? This feeling of a strong passion towards someone is shown in Charles Dickens popular novel, A Tale of Two Cities. This story takes place during the French Revolution, it deals with a woman named…

What citizen-readers could learn in Metamorphoses by Yueqing Hu As a part of whole society, on the one hand, citizens have to deal with the complicated relationship with family, colleges, lovers and strangers. On the other hand, Citizens have his own right and freedom to lead life but on condition that they have to conform to the social rules. Two short stories, one is about Medea and Jason while the other is about Byblis and Canunus, in metamorphoses really enlighten or warn us in how to be a…

“Around 1118, a French knight named Hugues de Payens founded a military order along with eight relatives and acquaintances, calling it the Poor Knights of the Temple of King Solomon.” The Knights were monks and noblemen that were sent to defend the Holy Land. They branched out and boasted sizable ships and expanded their religion into Western Europe. The Knights were fierce noblemen that defended the Holy Land and all of the Christians in it. “Muslim soldiers retook Jerusalem and turned the…

In the short story, Two Friends, there are these two men who have been fishing together for years but neither of them have spoken much to the other. One day the both of them went to a wine shop and upon leaving they agreed to go to an island to fish. When they reached the vineyard they noticed the Prussians were up there. The Prussians completely ruined Paris. These people massacred and terrorised the city. M. Sauvage and Morissot both hesitated to continue on this journey, but M.S. pulled…