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    The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked…

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    In this week it was very difficult for me to experience the discipline of confession, first, it is difficult to find a trustworthy person who can be trusted, second it is difficult to open the heart and recognize that you are a sinner and that you have many flaws. I believe that I need more time to be able to practice this discipline…

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    books, and looked gothic. One of the boys was even at school the day the crime took place. One of the boys, Jesse Misskelley confessed because he had cracked under the pressure of the interrogation. Just like The central park five, the police got a confession from one so all three boys got charged with the murder of the three eight year old boys. In both stories, there was one boy from each story that was mentally disabled. The police went after these boys harder because it would be easier…

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    Squeaky Boots Analysis

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    “Tell Tale Heart” and “Squeaky Boots:” A Comparison What makes a person insane? Could it be their behavior, mental patterns, or even a chemical imbalance? One could say that guilt could lead a person to become insane. Guilt is an emotion that everybody experiences. Guilt shows us that there can be afflictive consequences for bad decisions. In “Tell Tale Heart the narrator wants to kill an old man because of his vulture eye. When the narrator succeeds in killing him he starts to hear things and…

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    Annotated Bibliography Anderson, David K. "The Theater of the Damned: Religion and the Audience in the Tragedy of Christopher Marlowe." Texas Studies in Literature and Language 54.1 (2012): 80. Web. 31 Oct. 2016. Anderson discusses in “The Theater of the Damned” the concept of religion in Doctor Faustus. Anderson discusses why the audience would pay to see characters of a play brought to such low points throughout the duration of the story. Anderson explains how the viewers of a play in the…

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    that he was not given a chance to save himself, and he gives into the pressure and wrongfully confesses to the accused crime. He states, “What others say and what I say and what I sign is not the same!” (Miller 143). The church will not accept his confession without being able to show it to everyone, and ruining his name. His name means so much to him because their name represents who they are and their status in society. His tragic moment changes his view of the society, and exposing their lack…

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    Michael Crowe Case When watching the Michael Crowe case, I picked up some very interesting information as well as sort of odd and some confusing parts also. I was really surprised at how the investigators had selected out Michael from the family that may have been the one to have murdered Stephanie. As this I thought would have been the most difficult task in picking out the victim and finding a way to get him to talk. Most kids around that age usually will talk because they do not want to get…

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    In Foucault’s text, he states that the suppression of sexuality leads to confession, and that is what makes up sexuality. This is how women control their own physical attractiveness as well. Furthermore, Foucault continues with his claim that the shift in sexualizing women was largely due to the ‘science of sexuality’ point of…

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    Heroism In The Crucible

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    Although Proctor cheated on Elizabeth showing a lack of integrity, Proctor , in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he agrees to sign the confession and refuses to name names, but then rips the confession because he did not want to damage his and others’ reputation. To be a hero means to put yourself in front of others and sacrificing yourself for others and standing up for something you believe is right. So Proctor came home silently so Elizabeth won’t suspect him so that there was no conflict but…

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    His response to the situation and his refusal to break his own pride results in the postponement of his confession. However, Proctor is totally unaware of his fate until he realizes that he is risking the lives of innocent civilians because of his hesitation to confess. Life revolves around constantly making decisions. As simple as this seems, one mistake may…

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