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the prophet prophesied Oedipus killing his own father. Later, Oedipus again displays his blatant arrogance by ignoring the prophets warning of incest when “he received the throne of Thebes and the hand of the widowed queen, his mother, Jocasta.”( Britannica). Oedipus clearly demonstrates a habit of arrogance in his decision-making and therefore, fulfilling the first prerequisite of Aristotle’s tragic…

History of Marijuana--Medical, Recreational, and Scientific”). Research has also shown that marijuana “ use does not lead to physical dependence, and there are no withdrawal symptoms when the drug is not discontinued” (“drug use” Britannica School. Encyclopaedia Britannica). Marijuana consume can also bring certain “medical benefits to people suffering from certain medical conditions”. If marijuana would be legalized, patients would come in the benefit of a treatment with marijuana and pharmacy…

Snowboarding is a very interesting sport there are many professional athletes out there. There are also many different styles of it like Freeriding, Freestyle, Alpine Snowboarding, Slopestyle, Big air, Half-pipe, Boardercross etc. Snowboarding is like surfing but on snow. It's shaped kinda like a surfboard but made for snow and your feet buckle into it, on a surfboard u just stand on it and balance. However slopestyle includes many varieties of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other…

After the signing of the treaty of versailles, which ended World War 2, this started the first step in global disarmament when the allied forces took all the weapons from the axis powers. Global disarmament is the belief that no man or country should own a gun in the world. People who support global disarmament say that our world is in need for peace. That is one of the main goals the UN is trying to accomplish because they believe that to attain that peace we need to remove the fear of what…

Written word had a huge impact on the new German Empire in the 19th century. With illiteracy rates decreasing, written word continued to gain a large audience. According to Berghahn (2005) it seem like newspapers, books, journals, and pamphlets demonstrated that there was a “functioning public sphere” within Germany society that was not active previously. The authoritarian society that could censor media at will was no longer effective as before. However, the authorities still were eager to…

TITLE What was the cause behind the attack that started this awful war between Japan and the United States in 1941 in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor and the naval fleet there is where Japan decided to strike on December 7, 1941, it did not take long for the information on the both the attack and Japan to reach U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt, and how the United States responded to this attack started the Pacific War. Japan decided to strike Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, even though they…

The military policy “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, was in effect from 1993-2011. (Encyclopeaedia Britannica Inc. 2017). When I join the military, I saw the discrimination towards the gay and lesbians and suffering while hiding their feelings. One of my supervisors after 15 years of service, end up leaving the military in 2009 because he was tired of suppressing…

readers will examine some modern facts and details concerning both the plant and its medicinal extraction, morphine. Morphine is made by drying out latex serum from the unripe seed capsules of the plant that has been previously exuded (Encycolpaedia Britannica Inc), creating a white powdery…

Research Paper Mood Love, life and death, the key fundamentals of humanity. All affiliated to religion, yet detached by it. In “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, William Shakespeare is comparing his lover’s eyes to the natural beauty in a mocking way, yet always making nature’s elegance fascinating. Throughout this sonnet, William Shakespeare subdues his lover’s charm by portraying her as crowded with imperfections showing frankness and simplicity. Furthermore, In “Twas…

Roberta Bondar is a Canadian neurologist, neurobiologist and astronaut. She was the first Canadian woman and neurologist to become an astronaut. This essay was made with the help of the Encyclopædia Britannica and it group of editors and Sault History Online (the Sault Sainte Marie public library) Roberta Lynn Bondar born on Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada, on December 4, 1945. Since she was a child, her parents encouraged her to be “goal oriented”. Moreover, Dr. Bondar was also a science…