The Blind

Greek literature and this is especially true in Sophocles’ story of Oedipus. The gods speak truly through prophecies, which cause great misfortune and tragedy for heroes and are unavoidable. They also caused the characters in the prophecy to become blind to the truth. The story of Oedipus teaches us that the prophecies of the gods are unavoidable and that there is no way to escape them. After learning about the prophecy that a son born of King Laius and Jocasta would end up killing…

The poems 'next to of course god america i' by E. E. Cummings, and 'Flag' written by John Agard both the notions of blind nationalism and patriotism within the context of war and conflict. Within 'Flag', Agard uses five tercets shaped like flags to accentuate the extended flag metaphor that repeats throughout his poem. These flag shapes are a reference to Agard's own poem, and in turn, the themes Agard portrays within the poem. On the contrary, Cummings utilises a modern and free verse…

Personal Development indicates to accomplishments that develop self-knowledge and nurture talent, form employability and add to the fulfillment of dreams. Personal development is not restricted to self-development but also embraces actions for developing others. As personal development occur in the framework of cultures, it refers to the instruments, techniques, and appraisal methods that support development at the individual level in organizations. Reflective leadership is a way of approaching…

carries himself morphs from arrogant to sympathetic and self-aware. Furthermore, Oedipus causes himself to be physically blind once he finds out the truth. This fulfills Tiresias’s prediction of being literally and metaphorically blind, but Oedipus suffers in pain after learning the truth. While it might be easier to live in ignorance, the play suggests that the impulse to…

novel, Theodore shows how racial prejudice can make you “blind.” Since the novel is set during a time when Phillip’s home, on the island of Curacao, is being attacked by German submarines, when Phillip and his mother try to leave on a ship, the ship is torpedoed by the Germans. Phillip and another man on the boat, Timothy, are lucky enough to stay alive on board a lifeboat with Stew Cat. Timothy hit his head during this chaos, and is struck blind when he looks at the sun for too long. Throughout…

No matter your social status or powerful you feel you are, we are all equal. We all came here by birth and will leave by death. I used this quote due to racism being used throughout this book. This creates a sense of inequality and incorrect thoughts of people. I will explain how Phillip is racist, but turns over a new leaf after he gets stranded on an island with a black. Phillip starts off racist. “I saw a huge negro sitting on the raft near me. He was ugly. His nose was flat and his face was…

consequences, he pursues the secret behind Laius’ murder, only to be confronted with the fact that Laius is his real father and that he himself killed his father on his route to Thebes. Oedipus realizes that he was blind about his…

a total of four flashbacks in the screenplay The Miricle Worker but why do they happen and why are they so important to helping us see into Annie's personality. The first flashback happens when Annie is about to leave Perkins School for The Blind, the blind children at the school are saying goodbye to her. This flashback is when Annie and her little brother Jimmie first arrive at Tewksbury, this is the first of Annie's flashbacks. This flashback happens because Annie is leaving her home at…

change concepts. In Cathedral, the husband was stereotyping Robert and blind people in general before even meeting him. The husband exemplifies this when he states “But he didn’t use a cane and he didn’t wear dark glass. I’d always thought dark glasses were a must for the blind. Fact was, I wished he had a pair” (Carver 459).…

Quick note, I use two words in a specific way. Perspective is a long held belief that someone is actively looked for and confirmed in someone or something. Belief is a passive momentary held assessment on something without any attempt at proving or disproving it. The NPR podcast “Batman” to a critical look at perception and how it changed reality. At first they cited an experiment, which they replicated in their office, where rats where labeled as intelligent or stupid. People interact with…