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Of all the riches in life, nothing can be used to buy back lost time. I push through life, worrying about past failures, hoping for future success, and yet I insist I waste the time I have now. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, effort and time are misspent on others not worthy of it, an attempt to recapture lost love, or is wasted without a purpose. Gatsby desired the love of Daisy that he had lost five years prior, never accepting the fact that she had moved on. Nick comes to a late realization

manager is demonstrated is Oedipus the King. In Sophocles play Oedipus Rex also known as Oedipus the King, the chorus type is used extensively as it was in Aeschylus’s play. Sophocles wrote Oedipus the King in 429 B.C. for the gods to be performed during a religious festival. However, most Greeks already know the play in some way, because like Sigmound Freud was known to say every boy has a latent desire to kill his father and sleep with his mother. In Oedipus the King, the chorus mentions the gods,

a father figure. In contrast, divine communication in Oedipus the King comes in the form of oracles and prophets, which are seen as an abstract entity. While both God and the Oracles have the same intent of guiding and advising those involved, individuals were more apt to listen to divine communication in the Bible because it derived from a fatherly figure while individuals tended to reject divine intervention in Oedipus the King because it came from an abstract source. The Bible, which is the most

The tragedy of King Lear is a remarkable play by Shakespeare a play that emphasizes the idea of power and madness throughout each character in the play. The concepts of accepting power, disowning it and abusing it are strong elements that are demonstrated through the characters. The play is written in iambic pentameter even though this is the case it does not commence until King Lear makes his first appearance adding a subtle significance to Lear. The play begins with Lear relinquishing his authority

A story of rejection, betrayal, fleeing from responsibility, and a period of growth. A colorful story with personal struggles, full of bibilical parrellels that relate directly back to Christianity. The Lion King opens with a magnificient celebration in honor of the newborn prince Simba. The animals of Pride Rock gather in honor and the baboon Rafiki cracks open an egg and anoints Simba.While Simba's evil uncle Scar wished him death, the animals worship the prince. Soon this cub grows into a bull's-eye

Law, principles, and regulations are established in a community in order to create peace and order for the people. But is every law placed- morally correct? Is there anytime when breaking an unjust law is acceptable? Through Sophocles novel, Antigone, he illustrates to his audience regarding to breaking an unjust law and that no matter how high a ruler might see himself as, the Gods will always be stronger and higher than the mortals. He designs one of the first examples of a conscientious objector

A discussion about the strong interest in thrilling movies is both tantalizing and more academic than one may think. In a story, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” by Stephen King the interest lies in the psychology behind horror movies. However, the article, “The Quiet Screams of the: Horror Blockbuster,” in SCREEN EDUCATION relates to how the filmmakers incorporate specific elements to create an experience. There are many noticeable similarities and differences between a story and a related article

Does money lead to happiness? For some people, their goal is to have nice things in order to be happy but having money doesn’t automatically cancel out your problems. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby uses his wealth to achieve his goals. Gatsby’s main goal in his life is to marry Daisy. In order to do this he does whatever it takes to become rich such as organized crime. He does this to get wealthy and impress the girl of his dreams. Can money buy happiness? In my opinion it depends

In the novel Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a 17 year old junior who is expelled from Pencey Prep because of academic failure. He then decides to travel around New York taking it easy before returning home to face his parents. Holden has experienced a lot, the death of his younger brother, Allie who he idolizes. As the novel progresses the reader can sense that Holden is a strange boy, from his constant lies to his peculiar views on things. A major symbol mentioned throughout

Both topics of Tiresias being accused as blind by Oedipus (when he is in fact the blind one in the scenario placed within the play) and Jocasta being blind to the fact that the prophecy foretold to her came true coalesce in regards to reversal of binary in numerous processes, especially in regards to both having the motif of blindness vs sight, and ignorance vs knowing—not to mention disrespect of the Gods as a whole, something very fundamental to Greek culture at the time. What is happening here