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    1. Which creature is native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada/ Manitoba? a. Sirens b. Banshee c. Wendigo d. Trolls 2. This creature can manipulate the weather and it is considered a supernatural being of power and strength? a. Mermaid b. Wendigo c. Troll d. Thunderbird 3. Which creature can lure a sailor to their doom with their voice? a. Banshee b. Mermaid c. Sphinx d. None of these 4. This creature became popular from…

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    Oedipus the King is a well-known ancient Greek play that is to this day still studied and analyzed by the best of actors, directors, and readers. It is written by Sophocles, a poet and playwright in the 400s B.C. Using many themes like love, determination, freedom, free will, fate, and more, Sophocles’s writings touch the readers and listeners, and always leave them with something to think about. This play was probably an interesting one to watch, to say the least, as it was both thoughtful and…

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    Learning how to relate to others more positively, understanding what the cause is for his own distrust in others and understand his obsession with creating puzzles and riddles to ensnare people would be part of a long psychotherapy (Mayo Clinic, 2016). Psychotherapy involves a lot of talking and honesty within the individual and because personality traits are difficult to change, it is possible that therapy may take years…

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    me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. Nowadays, all the educational organizations are trying to use a variety of learning support system to ensure that the students get the best education. In this day and age, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is one of the best universities in the education industry. In addition, ERAU has provided a collection of learning supports such as computer labs, tutoring, and a variety of studying places. Indeed, the level ERAU…

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    The original copy, was added with other riddle things, end up being just fiction. What she discovered the previous evening there were simply clothing bills. An air of puzzle and tension creates when she finds out about the wife of Tilney and her demise and she again estimates. She connects General…

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    tear the lion apart with his bare hands. Then on a second occasion, Samson is so sure no one can solve his riddle he wagers thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments, but after his wife reveals the riddle Samson has to pay his debts. Again, the spirit of the lord rushes on to him and he goes to Ashkelon and kills thirty men and takes their spoil to pay back those who explained his riddle. Additionally, when the men of Judah turn him over to the Philistines in Lehi the spirit of the lord…

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    Oedipus: Fate vs. Freewill Oedipus the King is a drama about fate, and the cost one man must pay for his unyielding quest for the truth. Oedipus is an ideal king to the people of Thebes. He is compassionate, sensitive, has a special ability to solve riddles, and is bold, but his hubris is his downfall. During the time in which the story takes place, oracles speak for the gods: the gods are omniscient, and their words are the law. Oedipus’ hamartia is that he does not heed to the principle…

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    As she reaches a branch of the river she is following, the riddle reads to, “take the side you despise” (161). Before long, Tally remembers telling Shay that she hates the right side of her face during a conversation where Shay also reveals that she wants to stay ugly. Tally realizes how important the conversation…

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    fate with all his free will but the fate will be there when he need it least. He moves on after he killed is father unconsciously and come across with the undefeatable Sphinx which is a monster that asks a riddle and if that person cant solve the riddle Sphinx eats them. Oedipus solves riddle and Sphinx jumps off the hill and kills itself. I can not interpret this with free will because he had no idea of coming across with such a thing, yet it happened to be he succeeded at there and again fate…

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    In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the stage is set for what a tragic hero should embody. Greek tragedy serves the purpose to evict emotions of pity and fear out of the audience. This is done through the usage of dramatic irony and by means of having a relatable character. Oedipus, the protagonist of the play, is a man who unseemingly believes he can outrun his fate. At the start of the play he is plagued with arrogance and pride that builds him up to his belief of invincibility. As the story…

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