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    the audience feel sorry for the unfortunate circumstance of the homeowner, and creates a clear picture of her sorrow. He also, uses the same technique when talking about the despair of getting to the scene a whole 5 seconds after “Lex Luthor”, his nemesis, making the audience feel sorry for him. Lastly, Bezos also used the ethos technique within his presentation, as since he is a firefighter (an authority figure), the audience finds his story easily credible. Overall, I feel his use of the…

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    Creon for her misfortunes, she claims ‘’I have not sinned before god…but if the guilt lies upon Creon then. I pray may his punishment equal my own.’’ According to Aristotle a tragic character must go through a ‘’Nemesis’’ which is a fortune that the protagonist cannot avoid, usually due to retribution of his/her hubris. Throughout the play “Antigone” many people have tried to advise Creon but his hubris was too large for their words to resonate. He was adamant to admit his wrongful verdict…

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    Greek mythology depicts Minoan culture as placid and matriarchal, while Mycenaean culture appears as more aggressive and patriarchal. After the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans, their beliefs of a woman’s authority and power decimated, along with their culture. In the anthology Mythology and You written by Donna Rosenberg and Sorelle Baker, the Greek myths portray women as inferior to men by emphasizing their vengeance and gullibility. As the myths progress, the variety of stories displays the…

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    Many heroes have been very iconic to a colossal amount of people around the world. People across the world love to imitate other heroes for the hero’s tremendous acts. Superheroes influence people everyday, just by the smallest things. Superheroes are very influential in many people lives. Children around the world watch the superhero movies and the episodes. Many iconic superheroes carry similar characteristics such as tremendous superpowers, unique villains, and wears vibrant suits. Something…

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    It was a serene Sunday morning with the sun smiling and the waves crashing. I woke up, refreshed after sleeping like a log. I went to the kitchen waiting, until I heard something. It was a knock, it was as if someone was cracking a skull open. I opened my door, scared what might be on the other side, it was the courier guy. He gave me a package, which he had said a Mogul had sent for me. I then foreboded that it was a threat to pay him back my loan that was over due. Ferociously, I opened the…

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    Frenemy In The Outsiders

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    variety of different characters with many different characteristics. The book The Outsiders is a book that has a focus that is mainly on the characters and who they are. The characters can range anywhere from best friend ever to arch nemesis. In this essay, arch nemesis will not stand for frenemy, but somebody that you would like to exterminate from the world. Having Ponyboy as a friend, Two-Bit as a frenemy, and Dally as an arch enemy would be an interesting life to live. An interesting…

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    Midas Mythology

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    found out the burden of everything being gold and not being able to eat food he wished for it to be taken away. When he was relinquished of it he spent more time in nature and nymphs. Lived in Macedonia Ignorant, greedy, and nature compelled Nemesis- Nemesis Poseidon- He is known as the Greek god of the ocean and sea winds, and also sometimes mentioned as a ruling god of the lands as well. He is one of the main 3 brothers of Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon. His famed weapon is a trident, which…

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    The Nemesis was a British steam-powered gun boat assigned to Captain Hall in October of 1839. This gave the British an upper hand during the war due to the Nemesis being a new kind of transportation because it could sail across oceans and steam up rivers and in shallow waters. Although the Chinese found steamers interesting they did…

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    Cordelia King Lear

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    towards her father, she wanted justice in order for good to reign over evil. Although, when France was starting to lose the war, Cordelia and Lear were taken to prison and were sent to be executed without the knowledge of the country. In this case, Nemesis would play an especially important role to prove her worthiness to the audience by lifting this death sentence from two innocent characters. Even Lear believed that retributive justice would rule and they would be alive as he delightfully…

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    You Can T Pop This Speech

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    You Can't Pop This Bubble! "Hi there! I'm Rebekah Brown A.K.A. Bubbles. So, to start let me tell you that I was born in that big star in the sky that you call "the sun", but I call it "home". Oh, and also, just to let you know, I'm also in high school so on top of crime fighting and normal life stuff, I also have tons of drama and homework. And with the whole superhero-is-just-an-average-teenage-girl-in-high school thing is already plenty of stress. So, as I have said before, I was born in…

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