The Plight

The Plight of Oedipus’s Reign In the famous playwright, Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”, a Greek tragedy which explores the idea of destiny, Oedipus is a tragic hero, who, in the exploration of his troubled past, discovers the truth of actions that render him guilty of the heinous crimes of murder, and incest. Although Oedipus was not privy to the truth behind his actions, it does not make these crimes any less unlawful, or unethical, proving that Oedipus is guilty of the murder of his father, Laius

opportunity to attack; many wildebeest will die during this journey to their new home. That day I learned what a dangerous and exhausting voyage the wildebeest have to endure just for fresh grass to graze on. That rainy Sunday I learned about the plight of the wildebeest, and learning is the basis of any life worth living. Learning is what gives human beings the ability to expand their minds, and to cope with new situations. This essay discusses what I have learned

The war against males In the essay "The Plight of Young Males" written by Saul Kaplan, the author has discussed that while the male gender’s evolution has come to a near standstill, there has been significant development on the female side of education in recent years. I agree with the author in every point that he has discussed in his article. Kaplan has mentioned in his article that the male’s future is not very bright, as with the contemporary type of schooling system, it has been made for admission

a. Many Ohio residents believe that the groundwater is safe to drink, but our experiments suggest that there are high levels of chemical X in the Ohio groundwater. b. It is often said that material forces drive history. c. When it come to the topic of standard notions of “rationality”, most of us will readily agree upon the topic, though, proponents of Freudian psychology question the topic. d. Although none of them have ever said so directly, my male teachers have often given me the impression

From Field to Table: The Farmworker’s Plight Every year, Geraldo and Celia take their family on a vacation. Their annual trip takes them from Fresno, California to Wilsonville, Oregon. They have a large family, but only bring their five youngest children. It’s 2016 and the children are excited to visit their vacation home that they happily describe as “bonito.” The vacation home is an agricultural community where other families stay throughout the year; some of them, like the family of Geraldo and

GMO’s and the Plight of the Honey Bees Most people do not worry about where their food comes from but they do worry about what goes into it. More than one third of the population believe that GMO’s are safe to eat while 52% believe they are unsafe and 13% are unsure. To start what is GMO. Why is it so important to some people? What do honeybees have to do with GMO’s? These two are more closely related then people think. A GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) is a laboratory process where

Spain’s Plights with Authority After the change from the Hapsburg to the Bourbon regime, an effort was made to re-invent the way Spain controlled its colonies. The Bourbons sought to strengthen authority and increase revenue from its South American Colonies, yet this would only create colonial unrest and eventual revolution. Spain’s economic, political, and social decisions are factors that eventually lead the colonists to seek other means of governance. Spain’s economic decisions

14 year old Ponyboy Curtis, 16 year old Johnny Cade, and 19 year old Dallas Winston saved a group of children going on a field trip for a picnic at a small church. Suddenly at 1:00 p.m, all the kids were going on with their day and flames started bursting out. That’s when Ponyboy, Dally (Dallas), and Johnny started to make their move. Ponyboy broke a glass window and jumped right through it, with Johnny following after and went on in. “There were about four or five little kids, about eight years

Introduction Slavery was one of the darkest periods in African American history. Africans were taken from their homes in West Africa and brought to America to work on plantations. However, slavery was not something new as it existed in Africa before Europeans partook in it, but slavery in Africa was very different from slavery in America. During their voyage through the Middle Passage many slaves perished. Those who survived were sold and subjected to the harsh life on the plantations. When

The story takes place in Mississippi, August 1962, where the main characters, Aibileen, Skeeter, and Minny all live and struggle with their own problems. Skeeter is an up and coming author/journalist who thanks the black people in the service industry and wants their stories to be told to others so that things may start getting better. Aibileen is a black maid who is trying to get over her son’s death while taking care of little Mae Mobley, her employer’s child; she always reminds that child how