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The movie The Terminator was released on theatres in the United States on Friday October 26, 1984. The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action movie. The film was directed and written by James Cameron. Cameron then sold the script to producer Gale Anne Hurd for one dollar, with the condition that he be permitted to direct his dream movie. The motion picture had a great ideal of actors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was captured in Los Angeles,…

This is an essay comparing two myths, one is from Japan and the other is from greece. Despite the myths being from different parts of the world, they still share many similarities through the culture commonalities and shared themes. The differences are highlighted in the contrasting elements of the two myths. The two myths both consist of main characters with god-like beings with supernatural powers. Heracles, the main character of the Greek myth, has super strength as his supernatural power and…

The movie Avatar, all starts when Jake Sully finds out that his brother was killed in a robbery and is determined to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. Although Jake is a cripple, and can’t walk, he can learn about a greedy corporate figurehead, named Parker Selfridge, who intends to drive out the native humanoid Na’vi to mine for precious material scattered all throughout Pandora’s rich woodlands. Once Jake hears about this he decides to gather all the information that…

“O my friend, my kind friend,/ Are you still there for me, then,/ Reaching out from your steady hold/ To touch my disfigured heart?/ Faithful to the end/ Now I am blind,/ Attending me patiently,/ Still the necessary witness./ You’re there, I know. That familiar voice/ Comes through all my darkness./ It’s you, my friend” (Sophocles 1441-1450). The Chorus in Oedipus Rex consists of Theban elders. In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the Chorus effectively fulfills its function as impartial advisors by…

Many readers believe that fate is what causes Oedipus’s downfall; however, it is his free actions that create his tragedy. Many readers believe that fate is what causes Oedipus’s downfall. The supporters of fate claim that no matter how Oedipus fights his fate he has no control of what will happen to him. One expert who presents a strong support for this argument is the author of Sophocles: An Interpretation, R. P. Winnington-Ingram. He stated that, “The fate of Oedipus, then, is ascribed to a…

Oedipus’ Uncontrolled Fate The presence of a characters predetermined fate is a commonly discussed theme across many forms of literature. For the Greek playwright Sophocles, fate is an abstract concept seen throughout his play, Oedipus the King, and is ultimately a big part in the moral within the play. Oedipus the King is the story of the protagonist, Oedipus, his life and his search to make the people of Thebes free from the plague. With the help of foreshadowing, symbolism, and irony,…

Unit 4 embedded assessment #2 Antigone helps to develop Creon. “But where could I gain greater glory than setting my own brother in his grave” lines 570- 5771. Antigone says as she states her point. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon’s interactions show their motivation. But Antigone was shown to bring the stubbornness, anger, and disrespect out of Creon. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by setting the pathway and showing fully Creon as the tragic…

Oedipus, the King (Response to Karlos Bautista) I agree with Karlos Bautista’s ideas that Oedipus’s attempts to escape prophecy are futile and his notion that the gods in Oedipus the King are omnipotent. My response delves further into the topics discussed in Karlos’s commentary: Oedipus believes that he escaped his fate by running away from Corinth, when in reality he was running directly to his fate in Thebes. It is dangerous for Oedipus to want no mystery in who is the source of the…

After Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to man, Zeus wanted to punish man by offering him something that looked irresistible yet was full of deception inside, just as Prometheus offered the gods bones covered in fat. To do this, Zeus brought together the gods to make the first woman who was named Pandora, or "all-gifts" because she would receive a different gift from each god. First, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to shape the form of a goddess out of clay, "to add human speech...and the…

Everybody has characteristics they view positive and traits they see as negative. J.R.R Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit, reflects into his writing, character traits he thinks are positive (like thoughtfulness), and traits that are negative (like stupidity). In Tolkien’s writing, the reader can clearly see the author favors cleverness and intuition over physical strength. Tolkien shows in his writing what traits he believes are positive and negative. The majority of the negative traits…