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Against the Gods: Exploring hubris and its consequences in Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound and Euripides’ Hippolytus In the following Greek tragedies hubris is not merely overweening pride but behaviour or an action against – or in defiance of – the gods. With this definition of hubris in mind, an examination of Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound and Euripides’ Hippolytus will show that central characters within the plays – wittingly or unwittingly - commit acts of hubris which lead to their…

This essay will look over the reasoning behind gun control laws and why there are a good thing to have, and it will also include a very interesting disagreement point as well. The current focus on the debate is whether or not the laws would be fair, and whether or not the laws are infringing on our second amendment rights. According to some research 83% of adults are in favor of required background checks for private and gun show sales, and 56% of adults were in favor of banning all…

kid. The other apparent use of ethos targets the opposite emotion, sadness. Harvey wanted the audience to understand the sadness and sense of loss farmers go through regularly. “God said, ‘I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt. And watch it die. Then dry his eyes and say “Maybe next year”’...So God made a farmer” (Harvey). Farmers are constantly battling with life and death, which is an emotional aspect of farming that will never change. Regardless of the audience…

Is animal suffering worth having medical treatments for humans? It is easy to separate yourself from animal suffering if you don't see it, animal abuse can be an out of sight out of mind idea. Plus it's hard to imagine how an animal can suffer so much for one small little pill. People think that it is better an animal suffers instead of a human, but what if the medical discovery didn't save lives? If it only treated some annoying symptoms of an illness and thousands of animals, horses in this…

expectancies. Jed Hughes, the vice chairman of the executive search firm, Korn/Ferry International, begins to explain that head injuries are traumatic and should be taken seriously. Diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia, the unrivaled tight end for the Colts, John Mackey, who was also the first president of the NFL Players Association, lived out the remainder of his life in an assisted living facility. Suffering from short term memory loss, the former Chicago Bears quarterback, Jim McMahon,…

the middle of the decade television began broadcasting a number of regular season games. Arguably one game late in the decade truly placed the NFL into the country’s collective consciousness. That was the 1958 Championship Game won by the Baltimore Colts in overtime. The game is known as “The Greatest Game Ever…

Everyone has heard of the triple crown, it is one of the highest and most prestigious awards in horse racing, it was typically understood that the receiving horse was the best horse. Seabiscuit was the horse to change that belief. Many years after his victory over the Triple Crown recipient, the movie, Seabiscuit, was made to depict the life and racing career of a special horse. It also renders a surreal image of the team that raced along with the undersized contender. It is an inspirational…

Meihsin Chiang UCWR 110 12/12/16 Beyond the Bullet A CNN news headline on September 29, 2015 reads: “Another Chicago Family Gunned Down.” These sobering headlines seem to be appearing more frequently, and when gun violence hits close to home it can leave a more jarring impact. Whether it be examples of the toxic race relations in lower-income neighborhoods, increased incidences of school shootings, excessive use of police force, or terroristic threats – violence has pervaded the American…

Throughout history, sports have faced many challenges on the intentions that they serve. Some people may define themselves as a person who is apathetic to sports and do not understand the purpose of them. People challenge the idea of how sports are safe and why athletes are admired as much as they are; however, there are many ideas on how they protect their players and engage the audience into what is going on. Although David Ewalt states that football is similar to “blood sports,” his statement…

The Constitution: Suppression of the 2nd Amendment “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not infringed.” This is the 2nd amendment, and it is under attack. Many people believe that guns are evil and need to banned from the general public. They look at countries such as Australia, Japan, and France to get there reasoning for strict gun control. Advocates for this type of thinking conclude that if America…