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Throughout the play “Oedipus Rex”, the result of emotional reactions and tone was clearly seen. One can see the difference between a rational mind and an emotional mind throughout the play. Oedipus’s emotional actions actually lead him to completing his prophecy. Oedipus’s emotional reactions and tone caused him to think wrong about Creon and make Tiresias angry. Oedipus’s overruled mind from emotions caused the gouging of the eyes. Oedipus was overruled by emotions which changed Oedipus’s…

Authors tend to share an overall similarity throughout stories even if they do not mean to. This is especially true when it comes to the case of Sophocles. Sophocles wrote three Theban plays, all of them being very comparable; this is especially true with Antigone and Oedipus the King. Sophocles’s Antigone and Oedipus the King while different, share numerous similarities. Oedipus the King is the story of a boy who accidentally kills his father, who was the king of Thebes, and marries his…

some individuals a fair trial, and he also executed individuals who had opinions that differed from his. One example of this is the execution of Georges Jacques Danton, a man who desired to end the Terror and the violence that came from it. Olympe de Gouges, a woman who published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Citizen, was also killed because she had a different opinion than Robespierre--she supported the king. Her death shows how even a citizen who fights for equality will be…

The Commodification of Black Women’s Hair The politics of Black women’s hair can be traced back centuries, but the commodification has become especially dangerous within the last thirty years. The fear and shame associated with Black women wearing their hair in natural, unaltered hairstyles has been ingrained from childhood. The issue could also be considered an extremely gendered topic, as Black men do not have nearly as harsh of guidelines and criticism for their hairstyle choices. It has…

for example, marched in demonstrations and “threw rocks at Austrian armies” while those in Spain “[demanded] recognition as patriotic citizens”. The ideas of Wollstonecraft, Condorcet, and few others also inspired women writers such as Olympe de Gouges, who published Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen. Their ideas on redefining gender roles and universal rights for women were “omnipresent during de Gouge’s adult life in Paris”. Through her works, she was able to present…

The story of Oedipus the King incorporates a variety of characters such as kings, servants, messengers, gods and supernatural creatures yet it lacks female characters. The only predominant woman in the story of Oedipus the king is Jokasta. What makes Jokasta special is that she is known to be Oedipus’ wife and mother. Jokasta‘s role in the story has a huge impact on Oedipus life because the destiny of Oedipus is biased on Jokasta’s position in the story. Many see Jokasta as a faithful marital…

Therefore, I went rushing into the castle to talk to Jocasta the queen, and finds her hang from the ceiling. Jocasta killed herself and it is all my fault. I am in so much agony, crazed, apprehensive I just took Jocasta's brooch from her gown and gouge my eyes out so I can no longer see all the suffering and misfortune that I have caused. I must beg for Creon's forgiveness for I am a disgrace to all. In addition to begging Creon for forgiveness, I will beg him to kill me as well. Creon did not…

For a great deal of foreign and civil and economic disputes, there are a great number of Americans who believe that we should keep to our own business. However, what happens when the dirty dealings and disparagement of other countries becomes an increasingly taxing problem for the United States? At what point should we really commit to intervening and solving these conflicts which spill over into the rest of the civilized world? Most importantly, what is the most effective and economically sound…

Safety in Welding One day in a welding class at Isothermal Community College, an student was grinding metal on an angle grinder and was using the clear helmet, which is the safe way to grind. Then he took the piece of metal and started welding with the clear grinder helmet on. This caused his eyes to burn and he saw black spots for a few minutes. When changing jobs people also have to change safety equipment. In all jobs, there are dangerous situations that’s why there are safety rules and…

Although blindness is defined as not having sight, Shakespeare, through King Lear, allows us to see that being blind is just a mental flaw as it physically. Shakespeare through King Lear, Gloucester and Albany shows us the portray ignorance and willful denial that each character petrays. The people that surround King Lear, Gloucester and Albany aren’t exactly as what they appear, but instead of choosing to see the truth they decide to see the image on the outside instead of the inside. The…