Riddle

In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles shows that fate is destined to happen and nothing can prevent it. Excessive pride causes Oedipus to defy fate unsuccessfully. His over confidence makes him pursue a truth that will lead him right to his downfall. Excessive pride is also the cause of a dark fate in the play Antigone. Creon makes laws to create a peaceful kingdom. Unfortunately, he becomes very stubborn and excessive pride begins infecting him. Creon’s decision to leave Polynices corpse unburied…

Have you ever wondered how festive Chinese culture truly is? China’s culture has always been very festive, and a place where tradition is valued greatly. China celebrates many festivals as the year passes; festivals such as: Spring Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Lantern Festival, and many more. These festivals are celebrations for things such as the seasons changing or other events. These celebrations call to wear traditional clothing most of the time, and are usually full of color, music,…

Even though it may not seem a tragedy when he gets there but in the end it really is. Upon arriving at Thebes he comes across a monster like creature called a Sphinx who is asking everyone riddles. If the riddle was answered incorrectly then that person would be immediately eaten. Oedipus answered his riddle correctly causing the sphinx to die. When the sphinx died he was declared the new King because he just killed Laius. Once he was declared King he them married Jocasta who was King Laius…

1941 short story “The Garden of Forking Paths.” While Poe uses a suspiciously playful tone, Borges goes for a more anxious tone. While Poe targets the people who enjoy a good riddle, Borges piques the interest of philosophical thinkers. Using “The Purloined Letter”, Poe speaks to his audience to explain how the simplest riddles are the most complex. Borges uses “The Garden of Forking Paths” to explain to his audience…

travels, he killed the occupiers of a chariot in anger, not knowing it was King Laius, his father. Arriving in Thebes, he encountered the Sphinx, defeating her by solving her riddle. As a reward, he was crowned…

school”(Careers in Aerospace Technology, Page 1). I personally would like to do all seven years of college in a good college such as M.I.T or Embry-Riddle. Both schools are beneficial to aerospace and astronautical engineering fields. With those kinds of colleges on my back it would help with finding good jobs and even hopefully get me into NASA. In Embry Riddle students are introduced to hands on problem thinking to show them real time engineering. “ students are challenged to design solutions…

introduced to the Australian education system, bringing with it debate as to its necessity and value. The testing is designed to ensure that teachers are in the top 30% of the population in Numeracy and Literacy, or at approximately a year 10 standard (Riddle, 2015). A teacher will be unable to teach without having passed. Arguments surrounding its benefits upon students, upon teachers, and upon the education community as a whole have arisen, potentially leaving many unsure as to their stance on…

a special meaning to others, but it seems to have a deeper connection with me than any of the other passages. I had choosen this passage because it had sparked a type of memory in myself. Not a memory of an action but more a recurrence thing. The riddle the Hatter had given, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?", It had no answer, for there is no way a raven is like a writing desk. Though I had been reminded of two occurences with this phrase. One of which had reminded me that not everything in…

No this is the end! My boat is submerging and I’m going to be stuck in this lonely desert island. I could only save one book The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson or the Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman? What a hard choice to pick especially since both books are so amazing and exceptional. Well my choices are limited, but sadly I would save the Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. I choose Whitman’s book because his writing is blunt, also Whitman’s topics are more intriguing, and…

the way back to 325 b.c. alchemy is something that has captured the imagination of people for thousands of years, and It’s a very mysterious thing, alchemists believed not everyone deserved the knowledge of alchemy so they left crypted paintings or riddles that only other alchemists would be able to understand thoroughly. An example of this would be “The key to life and death is everywhere to be found, but if you do not find it in your own house, you will find it nowhere. Yet, it is before…