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Killing is not always the best choice. However, sometimes it is the only thing that could measure up to what someone deserves. Even though there maybe other options, not one seems as good. In Homer’s Odyssey Odysseus should have killed the suitors because they had overrun the his palace, partied with Telemachus’s inheritance, and demanded that Penelope take one of them as a husband. Odysseus’s palace has been overrun by Penelope's suitors. When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, he has to…

Go on red. Tell me what happens. Intrigue me with the details of lives unhinged and broken because of your inept decision to continue on your course, when all of the world told you, begged you, pleaded with you, to stop. I will listen to your words. I will visualize the pain of the families burdened with the unimaginable task of burying their loved one, gone far sooner than the heavens ever intended. I will witness the formidable force of guilt weigh you down to the lowest level of humanity. And…

Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles’ Antigone is a compelling theatrical piece of drama in which an audience is urged to empathize with the characters as the plot unfolds. With insight of characters in Antigone, the audience can engage, imaginatively and emotionally, in the understanding of a character's emotions and perspectives. Antigone, Creon and Ismene all struggle with decisions regarding the laws of their expansive capital and the grandiose law of religion and moral judgement. Haemon and…

The Mummy: Imhotep’s Quest for Love In the movie, The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers, is based on the quest of Imhotep to gain his golden age, which is to finally be with Anck-Sun-Namum, the girl Imhotep is in love with. In the beginning of the movie Anck-Sun-Namum commits suicide, hoping Imhotep would resurrect her, which is the beginning of Imhotep’s quest. In the beginning of the movie when Imhotep and Anck-Sun-Namum killed the Pharaoh and Imhotep escaped and the narrator said “To…

Gilgamesh and current day society hold many similarities in grieving rituals, showing how humans have something we all share even being apart in history. Gilgamesh finds a way to cope with his feelings for a while, “Six days and seven nights I mourned over him and would not allow him to be buried until a maggot fell out of his nose.”(Gilgamesh Tablet 7 In. ) Gilgamesh experiences one of the stages of grief, denial. Many people go through these stages of griefs, to deal with the loss. This is a…

11. How does Tiresias’ message foreshadow upcoming events? Tiresias predicted to Oedipus that he was going to be the siblings of his children and the mother of his wife. But Oedipus himself is blind even in his sightedness and that’s why he can’t see the truth. Also Tiresias told Oedipus that his perfect bright eyes would become dark just like his (Tiresias). This message foreshadows upcoming events because whatever Tiresias predicted to Oedipus, finally came through. “All unknowing you are the…

First, the appearance of character plays a vital part in defining whether an individual is an outcast. In The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Jim becomes an outsider from the so-called “civilized” society since the day he was born because of his skin color. Throughout the story, Tom treats Jim no different than an object to entertain his imaginary adventures. It don’t make no difference how foolish it is, it’s the right way- and it’s the regular way….They always dig out with a case-knife- and not…

“You cheated”, slipped from my mouth. I was referring to my English Class. Frustration, filled my voice as I was disappointed in myself because I received a B. In my life I have only ever got one B and for reasons beyond my control and to complex to be explained. However, this B feels like my first real B. It resembles the first course that has ever conquered me. The whole time I have been striving to get A’s not for my gpa but for myself because it was something attainable that I was certain I…

I do not feel that both Antigone and Creon’s positions were equally defensible. However, both Creon and Antigone have strong beliefs and opposing conflicts about what is important to them. For example, Creon’s devotion is solely towards protecting the state and enforcing civil disobedience to ensure the laws are not broken. As king, Creon wants to be both feared and respected by the citizens so that he doesn’t appear as a weak King. By enforcing strict laws, Creon feels that he is able to gain…

Though the tragic deaths of the Mirabal sisters is an event that brought tears to the eyes of many, there are still controversies over whether the sacrifices they made actually played an effective role in ending Trujillo’s reign. Many critics argue that the abandonment of their children to tend to the revolution was a selfish and heartless act; others bring to light that their fearless actions- and even deaths- is what spurred on the revolution and led to its success. Without the Mirabal sisters…