Crossroads

Justice is when someone does something to prevent an event from happening or to make something right. Oedipus thought running away from his non-biological father was justified because he was told he would kill him and marry his mom so, he did not want that to happen so he ran away. He then killed his biological father and married his biological mother. Oedipus defines justice because when he ran away from his non-biological father he was trying not to hurt anyone or marry anyone he did not want to

This is Michelle's plot: Michelle grew up in Hong Kong and came to Canada when she was 14. She has an outstanding academic performance at school by possessing the ability and willingness to learn new subjects. As a dentist, Michelle's dad initiates a career trajectory for his daughter, sometimes trying to steer Michelle in a preferred developmental path based on his preferences. This has always been a trigger of conflicts in the family because Michelle is an assertive adolescent; Her morals and views

Sophocles uses sight and blindness to show the limited view of mortals and the unlimited view of the supernatural. Sophocles also shows the power of fate by showing that not even free will can not have. Sophocles also uses symbols such as a triple crossroad to show the power of fate. Using many techniques, Sophocles shows the power of fate and destiny. Sight and blindness play a big role in Oedipus Rex. King Oedipus is blind to the truth about his life. Even Tiresias, the blind prophet, is able to see

In the story “Day of the Butterfly “by Alice Munro, Myra Sayla is a “lonely” little girl pegged an outcast because of her appearance and being poor and in “Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville” by Carlos Solorzana the woman is “lonely” because she is too old and does not look as beautiful and youthful. These stories are written by two authors from different countries one is a short story and the other is in play format “drama”. “Day of the Butterfly”, On page 33, the author points out “In small towns you

complex work aiming to teach followers of Confucianism how to live a moral life in human society. In Herbert Fingarette’s The Secular as Sacred, Confucius’s philosophy consists of ideas the author calls Human Community as Holy Rite, the Way Without a Crossroads, and the Holy Vessel, metaphors which explain the complex, community-based teachings of the Analects. In order to understand Confucius’s teachings, Fingarette asserts that one must first recognize each human social interaction as a form of sacred

The first similarities I noticed within all four of my lists is that there were multiple words that saw me as someone who achieves, works hard for, and is resourceful about meeting goals. I also noticed that many words related to who I was as a family member and as a student. The differences that were noted within these lists are how some people saw me as an individual, whereas as others placed my characteristics as part of a group. I noticed here how many different words, from different people,

Shekelhound said that nobody could survive Scrooge as he was relentless in the boardroom and ultimately wanted to be president of the entire company. Shekelhound was correct as Scrooge maneuvered his way to the top of the heap laying waste to the corporate lawyer and many who had been with the company for decades. The appointment of Pan-face to be President of the Hotel Division came as no surprise to Japes. Pan-face was the definition of “a suit” from a long line of pure bread Kiva 's. A suit was

Crossroads When presented with an unexpected crossroad, it is typical to pick the path that is seemingly less nocuous. Why take the gloomy way with mountains of thick greenery when the other has sunshine and a clear path? In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man, Nick Carraway, attempts to find out secrets surrounding his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, his neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and the woman he is attracted to, Jordan Baker. As seen in the first passage, Fitzgerald shows a bright and chaotic scene

“Crossroads, and hidden glade, oak and the narrow way at the crossroads, that drank my father’s blood offered you by my hands, do you remember still what I did as you looked on, and what I did when I came here?” (Oedipus Rex, 1575-1580). Precisely placed at the crossroads of fate and autonomy, Oedipus struggles to define what, exactly, is fate and what, exactly, is left to his own discretion; Oedipus Rex challenges the common thought of Greek Society. Transcending more than one thousand years, questions

Themes THE POWER OF UNWRITTEN LAW After defeating Polynices and taking the throne of Thebes, Creoncommands that Polynices be left to rot unburied, his flesh eaten by dogs and birds, creating an “obscenity” for everyone to see (Antigone, 231). Creon thinks that he is justified in his treatment of Polynices because the latter was a traitor, an enemy of the state, and the security of the state makes all of human life—including family life and religion—possible. Therefore, to Creon’s way of thinking