I await at the edge of my bed, hoping to come to terms with my faith. Comprehending this future life that I’ve placed upon myself, I can’t seem to grasp the idea of it. How have my calculations forced me into this position? How have I allowed myself to be treated with such disdain? The […]
Exposition – To be honest, life is a mysterious thing. Constantly changing and deepening your intellectual understanding. Pushing you to understand more and more, but it’s hard to truly appreciate life and its meaning. It is so unclear, and it’s practically impossible for the human mind to fully comprehend. But I am now writing about […]
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In literature made before the year 1100, astrology is rarely, if ever mentioned. Histories, if they deal with such knowledge, are more concerned with the discovery of ancient Roman texts than they are with discovering any “new” knowledge of the sky. Yet just over 250 years after the turn of the 11th century, Chaucer writes […]
“Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express not to impress.” (Unknown) This quote is exactly what I work for and try to achieve every day. I think of myself as someone who is organized and disciplined, while also being a warm, kind hearted soul with a passion to bake. Along with […]
Success is often viewed as an unattainable goal by many people. Fortunately, I am not one of those people. Some define success as having a brand new car, a big house, or having all of their student loans paid off. Before studying strategies for success outlined in OnCourse, I never really thought about my personal […]
The community is very critical to understand and has many factors like unification and rapport. Community helps society because it creates results, provides security, and reveals commitment. Communities are part of everyday life and have positive and antagonistic effects on its members. This shows how the community affects the individual. The collective community is more […]
Four values above all are the key to ultimate happiness and contentment and are evident in the first paragraph of The Sound of Laughter . Here it reads: My memory when I m gone will be colorful, rich, full of happiness and light. they will see a bright smiling picture with trickles of laughter in […]
Resentment of Rising Countries The word ‘resentment’ comes from French and Nietzsche introduced it into German as a philosophical term. German Catholic philosopher Max Scheler (1874 ~ 1928) used the method of emotion phenomenology, focused on the spiritual temperament of people in the capitalist era, and discussed the phenomenon of resentment in the moral construction […]
I am at that age where buying that shiny sports car seems like a logical idea. Every day I have been questioning everything I come across. I’m at an impasse on should I go right, or should I go left, and how will this affect others in my life. Should I even care what they […]
Fate is often said to be inevitable, an adverse outcome, condition, or end and free will is the ability to choose at your own discretion. In our everyday life, we make decisions and are often told that life is about making choices. It is because we have free will that we make choices which may […]
The definition of the word hero is quite skewed. People tend to have their own definitions and interpretations of what the word means. However, people can usually agree on who a hero is and what makes a person a hero. In most cases, a hero can be described as one who shows great courage and […]
Backround Information on Euripides Around 485 B.C. a man named Euripides was born in Athens, Greece. Euripides mother’s name was Cleito and his father’s name was Mnesarchus. In Athens Euripides father worked as a retailer. Euripides had two marriages that both failed. Euripides is most known for his influential Greek myths which seem to always […]
Normative ethics is the exploration of the question if religion dictates morality and what the foundation of morality is. Whether it is even possible to combine them and if possible identify a set of basic moral rules that unify all the principles. Plato’s argument in Euthyphro conceptualizes that a benevolent being exists. But also fundamentally […]
The civil rights movement was considered to be one of the greatest key factors that helped African Americans gain their true freedom. Throughout the twentieth century, African Americans faced discrimination and were considered to be less than white Americans. When the civil rights movement got introduced by the government, the African American population saw this […]
1. Antigoné faced a dilemma of picking a side between her family. Should she side with her loyal family members that disowned a son, or should she break forbidden rules and bury her brother that she once loved? I can understand why she felt indecisive to help put her brother to rest, even if […]
In Aristotle’s Poetics he portrays an unfortunate legend as a character who is overwhelming and through destiny and a defect they pulverize themselves. Moreover, Aristotle states over the top pride is the hubris of an awful saint. The legend is extremely self-included; they are ignorant concerning their environment and submit a terrible activity. A disaster […]
Sometimes, in life, we do not know what we are capable of until the moment comes. Hiding emotions could be crucial. We live in a society where males and females could do the same act, and the male always comes to the top because he has more dominance. The society we live nowadays tolerates more […]
Families belong together “Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten” -Lilo and stitch “To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.” -Montesquieu There a is a lot of problems in this world today. The topic I chose to focus on was families belonging together. I will be comparing this […]
Spencer Mullen Raul Torres IB Literature and Language February 1, 2019 Which social groups are marginalized, excluded or silenced within the text? Introduction The Knight’s Tale is centered around sworn Theban brother knights Arcite and Palamon, both of whom are trying to win over the love of Emily, stepsister of noble Duke Theseus of Athens. […]
Critique of the play ‘MEDEA’ Synopsys In this tragedy Euripides demonstrates Medea as an uncivilized and wild medium who was also princess for her father was a King, from where she came from. Euripides exhibits a play that could be relatable to the humanity, a story that proved pain, hostility, rage and broken promises. Moreover, […]
I think I can, relate to the dilemma faced by Antigoné emotionally, at least. She is in a position where she has to choose between her beloved brother or her kingdom, and she chooses her brother because she loves him more than she cares about Creon’s decree. I relate to her emotion-fueled decision because I […]
1.Background Information on Euripides: Euripides was an amazing author/dramatist, creating many great tragedies. He was born in 480 BC and died 406 BC. He had two wives, one daughter, and three sons. He wrote the famous Medea And Other Plays. He wrote all his plays and stories in Salamis Island. He had a different […]
One iconic saying that is known worldwide is “women and children first,” and it is usually used whenever we find ourselves in a life-threatening situation. Some could argue that people are just trying to be mindful of the vulnerable people who are not capable of saving themselves, but some could disagree and say that women […]
Justice is often a set of rules or guidelines, outlining consequences for various actions. Yet, with every situation being individual in some way, there can’t simply just be one set of guidelines which is applicable to all situations. This is why in her book Love’s Knowledge, Martha Nussbaum analyzes phronesis and situationally aware justice. There’s […]
I. When looking through this story with a feminism view point it is clearly shown that two sisters are two sides of the same coin, complete opposites. A. Antigone strong female 1. “If my present actions strike you as foolish, let’s just say I’ve been accused of folly by a fool,” (657). 2. Antigone […]
His power is derived from gods who are not as powerful as compared to the rule of people. He retaliates to those who are defiant by locking them up. Jackson is seen to be pleading with Medea to have a final touch on the bodies of the children, but Medea doesn’t hear any of his […]
Result, when Clytemnestra commits murder by killing her husband and king, even though the chorus and audience are horrified by her action there are some sympathetic reasons for the murder to be found. Not only does Clytemnestra have a strong motive in her desire for vengeance, but Agamemnon was also clearly a flawed character with […]
Power can can cause a leader to neglect his conscience. In Sophocle’s Antigone, Creon unexpectedly becomes king over Thebes. He opens up his inaugural address by stating three qualities that make a king an efficient leader. He additionally makes a law stating that it is forbidden for anyone to bury Polyneices, the former prince, for […]
The beginning of the Golden Age of Greece or Athens started with the Persian war, when the Persian army was defeated by Greeks. One of the main defining features of the Golden Age of Athens are that Law comes from men not the gods as we can see in the book of Antigone, another one […]
There is an anonymous quote that says, “Family is like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.” I’m sure most of us relate to the intense love and caring we have for our families, as well as the insanity they can sometimes evoke. Because of this, stories about families are not only relatable but […]
