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    Oedipus,Theseus and the Minotaur, Odyssey, Iliad, here are Greek myth well known to be a narrative depicting supernatural beings, imaginary actions, collective fantasies, ....(Larousse).But what about the Native American Myth ? Following the reading of three Native myths , “ The eath on turtle's back” “ When Grizzles walked up right” and “ Fire” , it is possible to notice several similarities such as the myth's goal, the character and the end. On one hand, the first similarity is the goal of the

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    “ Life is a Tragedy for those who feel, and a Comedy for those who think” said Jean De La Bruyere. Like in Oedipus, Oedipus feels all the pain when he learned the truth. In The Wife of Bath, the knight think through his decision making when the aged women ask him to pick a question. A tragedy is about human potentiality, while comedy is about the struggle between the youth and the old. Although comedy and tragedy both have character’s flaw, comedy and tragedy are completely contradictory. One starts

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    of the story are …… In the modern play @Antigone and Oedipus the king “ the author uses some literary elements and techniques to make the play mysterious and obscure. In both plays Socrates uses the technique medias res. It usually distinguishes a narrative that begins,not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle. one of the best examples of the technique in medias res was how in the story Oedipus the king , socrates Oedipus started with the king entering from the central door

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    Anderton from Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report and Oedipus from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King search for wisdom, but John uses it to save himself while Oedipus uses it to damn himself. Both of these characters’ search for wisdom affects their lives and the people around them. The wisdom they pursued gave them both at one point or another the opportunity to change. But was this change for better or for worse? Oedipus was living in ignorant bliss. He

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    The characters Oedipus and Beowulf represent two different types of heroes. Oedipus is a tragic hero and characterized by its standards. He was an influential man of stature who had a tragic flaw. While he contributed to his own downfall, Oedipus was not entirely responsible for it. He also learned a lesson from his mistakes which ultimately creates a catharsis in the reading audience. Beowulf, on the other hand, is characterized by the standards of an epic hero. He strives for excellence

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    At the beginning of the semester I wrote an assignment addressing what I wanted to learn from taking American Civilization 1700. I went through the course syllabus and I chose skills that I thought were important for me to know better as well as important to my future career as a teacher. Two skills that I did not list that I wanted to work on were comparing and contrasting. Comparing and contrasting are two skills that I thought I was quite good at and had no problems with. When it came to do the

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    and Impression Management Consideration of a person’s perspective “self” and the processes used to determine behaviors is one element of social psychology. Some of the processes and theories are: impression management, social tuning, social comparisons, mindsets, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. This work will examine the basic premises of each of these along with personal examples provided by the author. Impression Management Impression management is the use of conscious or subconscious

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    Associate Level Material Comparative Data Resource: Ch. 14 of Health Care Finance Complete the following table by writing responses to the questions. Cite the sources in the text and list them at the bottom of the table. |What criterion must be met |Consistency: Important when comparing data to make sure the data compared was prepared the correct way and done the same each time. | |for true comparability? |

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    Metaphors are complex comparisons used in American writing. They can be used to compare and analyze numerous things like expressions, objects, activities, and how we think. In the book, Tuning, Tying and Training Texts: Metaphors for Revision, Barbara Tomlinson, the author, discusses her viewpoints on metaphors and how they relate to the process of revision. She talks about how we come to adopt our writing process which is through, “…metacognitive expressions and culturally shared information” (Tomlinson

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    Although people don't pay attention to what they're doing even if it's the smallest things, it can lead up to a consequence as shown in literary devices such as; simile, metaphor, and repetition. At first, Bradbury uses simile as a way to illustrate a comparison of unlike things reflecting to the character’s actions. Simile is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words, like, or as. In the short story, Eckels and the company travelled back 60 millions years ago. Travis warned everyone

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