Oedipus Carr Chapter Summary Sparknotes

This essay will focus on the Compare/ Contrast of Kevin Kelly and Nicholas Carr essays. Both authors are technology, writers. As both authors talks about the future and technology of the world, Carr suggest that we will become lazy due to use of Google and the web and Kelly believes robots will take over present day jobs, Who is right about what going to happen in the future and will technology actually take over.

It is amazing how compassionate the people of Veracruz can be. They are so poor and can barely afford anything for themselves and yet they give without hesitation to complete strangers. The migrants could not survive the journey without people like this reaching out to help them. Hundreds of migrants riding past Veracruz, and it seems as though everyone of them is given something. Churches which open their doors to house and feed the migrants show the true meaning of charity. I can't imagine what it is like to be one of these migrants, where my basic needs of food, water, and shelter were not fulfilled, nor can any of us. To us, a bit of bread or a bottle of water does not mean much, but to these migrants it is like being given the moon.

Carr not only uses his personal experience with technology, but he also uses vivid imagery and analysis from other authors that also support his main argument to persuade the reader. In the article, he states “ Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do” (Carr 314). Technology has changed the way of peoples thinking and reading. Nowadays, people can't finish reading a good book without yawning on the first page. It has become harder for people to think for

REMARKS TO THE CONVOCATION OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST By William Jefferson Blythe III. Was mainly about him trying to make the gun control and the violence under control because he said It was just outta wack. He wanted to do what King wanted to do by saying, “if he was here today by my side he would say yall did a good job” (line 1-3).

In Nicholas Carr’s essay “All Can Be Lost: The Risk of Putting Our Knowledge in the Hands of Machine’s” he brings up the ethical problem of technology. Technology is all around today, but people are starting to wonder if this surplus of technology is starting to make the world less smart. Carr’s primary argument is as technology becomes more prevalent, people are losing knowledge to do certain tasks. Carr claims this is bad because people are putting their lives at risk and dying due to this lack of knowledge. People are starting to get lazier because of technology. They start to care less and think they are gaining something extra by using the technology, when, in fact it is the exact opposite. Carr states, “most of us want to believe that automation frees us to spend our time on higher pursuits but doesn’t otherwise alter the way we behave or think. That view is a fallacy” (5). This fallacy is affecting how people think and how current children are being taught in schools. Children as young as preschoolers are now starting to use tablets and computers for learning instead of having a teacher doing their job fully and actually teaching them. Instead of adding something to a task or helping to get it accomplished technology, “alters the character of the entire task, including the roles, attitudes, and skills of the people taking part” (5). Throughout his entire essay, Carr argues mostly why he believes too much technology could be harmful in the long run, but also states

At the end of Act 2, Oedipus starts to uncover the truth about where he came from with the help from the messenger. As the suspense grows to know what will happen after Oedipus comes out of the palace. As the scene closes and Act 3 starts, a messenger came from within the palace to tell the chorus what he saw.

People’s actions, feelings and behaviour towards others have a large effect on their fate. Some citizens in society have flaws that cause them to make bad decision in their lives and cause trouble for themselves, even if it may happen unknowingly. Acting without thinking of repercussions and behaving in difficult ways are all examples of how people can self-inflict their fate. One man that demonstrates these issues and causes major problems for himself is Oedipus from the story King Oedipus. Oedipus’ pride, impetuous behaviour and lack of insight ultimately determine his inevitable fate.

We live in the age of constant technological innovation and endless information; in which we are so connected and dependent on the technology we use that we sometimes don’t even realize how much we’re relying on it. In The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, Carr defines automation as, “the use of computers and software to do things we used to do ourselves,” and argues that there are daunting consequences to our reliance on technology (Carr 1). In his book, Nicholas Carr sets up three arguments related to automation, tacit knowledge, and the idea of work. His main arguments throughout the novel are that humans are overestimating the benefits of automation, losing tacit knowledge through our reliance on technology, and

victim of fate and his own psychology. His curiosity brings about his downfall. Ancient Greek plays weren't just portrayals of some obscure tale, but were insights into human nature. Oedipus, although a victim of circumstances, digs his own grave by curiously unravelling his past. Jocasta foresees his doom and begs him to stop, but to no avail. The curiosity of Oedipus forces him, almost like a drug, to explore the mystery regarding his birth. This curiosity is not something extraordinary in Oedipus - it is an intrinsic attribute of human nature.Knowledge is not always desired - whether it is Adam or Oedipus, their curiosity caused their eventual downfall. Oedipus was ill-fated since birth. He did not know that Laius was his biological father and therefore killed him. He arrived at Thebes, solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and married Jocasta without knowing that she in fact was his biological mother.He begot children and was living happily with his family when a sudden calamity struck Thebes. The calamity, though at first seemed public in nature, but later proved to be very personal for Oedipus. It drives home the fundamental truth about uncertainty of human life. That Laius was slayed by his own son, even after much precaution, proves the helplessness of humans in front of the designs of fate.Oedipus's mutilation of his eyes is also fated. It was committed by him in the heat of the moment and was certainly not a rational decision. It is evident to any modern reader that

The tale of Oedipus and his prophecy has intrigued not only the citizens of Greece in the ancient times, but also people all over the world for several generations. Most notable about the play was its peculiar structure, causing the audience to think analytically about the outcomes of Oedipus’ actions and how it compares with Aristotle’s beliefs. Another way that the people have examined the drama is by looking at the paradoxes (such as the confrontation of Tiresias and Oedipus), symbols (such as the Sphinx), and morals that has affected their perceptions by the end of the play. Nonetheless, the most important aspect is how relevant the story is and how it has influenced modern ideas like that of Freud and other people of today.

In his essay, “Introduction to Oedipus the King”, Bernard Knox supports free will by stating that Oedipus’ downfall was not caused by fate. According to Knox there is not a doubt that, “Oedipus is the free agent who, by his own self-willed action, discovers that his own predicted destiny has already been fulfilled” (86). He clearly states that Oedipus is responsible for his free actions during the play. He insists that Oedipus’s made the decisions to discover the truth about himself.

“Man is a slow, sloppy, and brilliant thinker; computers are fast, accurate, and stupid” –John Pfeiffer. The purpose of technology is to make human life easier, performing simple, medial tasks. Our society has reached a problem, however, that technology is taking over human purpose: computers are thinking, instead of humans making discoveries and ideas for themselves. While knowledge continues to progress, the nature of it becomes significantly more mechanical and technological. In Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan argues that people need to open themselves up to new innovations and technological changes in order for society to progress; however, too much advancement in technology can have the opposite effect, as

In this quote, W. H. Auden speaks about the not so distant future or possibly even current life. Auden, a renowned poet who was the chancellor of the Academy of American Poets for 19 years. The revolution of people to machines has changed production and assembly lines and work environments as well as cost many jobs. Advancements of technology in this modern era can be very impressive from what we had 10 or 20 years ago. Do machines deteriorate your skill that is needed for us to perform tasks? Are machines truly beneficial or are they causing more harm to our economy and production? To

In Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses his protagonist, Oedipus, to explore his pursuit of knowledge, which leads to his tragic destruction. Oedipus is a favorable king who is determined to end the curse that has been brought upon the city because the murderer of his predecessor, Laius, still lies in the city. Ironically, Oedipus delivers the curse to the city because he murdered his father, Laius. Oedipus’s desire to gain knowledge and bring the murderer of Laius to justice, results in his downfall, which causes the people around him to be greatly affected as well.

"Oedipus the King" is a tragic play showing a shift from the belief of fate to freedom of choice. Therefore, Oedipus the king is a great example of those who run from fate ends up fulfilling their fate