In Bret Harte’s ‘The Outcasts of Poker Flat,’ the author introduces a man named John Oakhurst. Oakhurst is a man who gambles in the towns he visits, which in this era is common, but abhorred by those townspeople trying to create a traditional society more like the East. Harte explains how Oakhurst is a man of fate. Oakhurst believes that “it is what it is,” however, Oakhurst does tend to assess his options in any situation searching for any way to overcome obstacles. Readers learn about how Oakhurst
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In the Greek play Antigone, main character Antigone decides to go against the king Creon and follow the laws of her Gods. In line 565, Antigone says “Take me and kill me - what more do you want.” She was okay with the consequences given from Creon because she believed that the Gods were okay with her decision to unbury her brother, Polyneices. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting
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In the play Antigone, Creon is one of the main characters that becomes king in the story. Throughout the play, he expresses in several different manners his views on traitors, and how dominance is important in having people follow his rule. He shows these by using rhetorical devices, which play a key role in persuading the audience to his favor. One of the main rhetorical devices that is used by Creon is rhetorical questions. One instance is when he says, “ The gods favor this corpse? Why? How had
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In this essay, we will argue on the important difference of the Iliad and Odyssey against the Aeneid for the citizen readers. Here, we found that the value of empathy is crucial in one’s life because it shapes us to become more rational and mindful citizen. Within our argument, we will justify the significance of both Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad as well as Virgil’s Aeneid for the citizen readers to create a supportive community. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey exemplify the lack of empathy in the protagonists’
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The American Dream, dating back all the way back to the colonial era, is the promise of a new beginning, no strings attached. This dream to many people includes the promise of a living wage, retirement funds, and the opportunity for their children to achieve in life and move up the social ladder.The optimistic dream seems to ignore the misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and overall inequality that exists in America. Because of this, the American Dream has become a something that more than half the country
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Why is it acceptable for Police the people who can legally get away with killing you, the people we trust to keep us safe are doing the opposite. One such example is The Rodney King Riots in Los Angles. In some cases violence is the necessary and final option to go too. There are many headline cases but the reality is many will never get reported or if it is there are very few convictions of it. When police attacked, question or harass you because you are a minority is just one sad reality we have
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The original reputation of Macbeth’s bravery is display by the conversation between the Captain and King Duncan, where they praise Macbeth’s strength, skill, and bravery as a
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Symbols are a big part of a person’s everyday life, like the American flag. The flag symbolizes unity and freedom that all countries recognize. Symbols are used to help overcome hardships that can come with the difficult language that is sometimes used. F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Gatsby’s life in a number of interesting ways, including through the use of symbolism. The most significant symbol in The Great Gatsby is the green light that is at the end of Daisy’s dock, which symbolizes Gatsby’s hope
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willing to disobey King Creon so she could buried her brother. tigone Sophocles Antigone is a tragic hero because she want to buried her brother, Antigone ask Ismene that if she want to help buried her brother polynices, but Ismene refuses to go with her because she did not want to broke King Creon law, she obey King Creon. Antigone is
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Deception The story Macbeth was written by none other than William Shakespeare himself. There was many forms of deception in this story. The son did not care what he was doing to his father or his family. There are many messages throughout this whole story. Throughout the story the boy loses all ten million dollars that his father gave him, he ended up living in the streets for a while with no food or anything. He decided that it would be a good idea to go back to his house with his father and older
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