... how they respond to this treatment. Most women would cower before the power of men, but a choice few speak out. In the stories "Antigone" and "A Doll's House", Antigone and Nora fight against the force of society. They stand up for what they believe and do not let society control them, as many of ... be obedient to her husband. She cannot make any major decisions without his permission, "No, a wife may not borrow without a husband's consent," (Ibsen 12). Unlike Antigone, Nora is afraid to stand up to her society publicly fearing the toll it may take on her family's reputation; however, ...

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... she had lots of confidence, she accused Creon that he was wrong. This led Creon to get even angrier and sentenced Antigone to death. Seeing that her final moment was approaching, Antigone ended up trying to defend herself from her punishment when she realized that she had lost the case. "What law of mighty ... mete out to me- 1 Here, we can observe Freud's theory about the need for self-preservation and it's disruption by social anxiety. At first, Antigone did not care if she was sentenced to death because all she wanted was to bury her brother and she thought that she could overpower Cr...

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... Kreon has just started to hold the role as the King for his society and is faced with many both emotional and mind puzzling issues. In the play Antigone fights for an honorable burial for her brother Polyneices, a man who Kreon greatly disliked. Kreon is hesitant to perform the rituals and give Polyneices his formal burial ... of their beliefs while they were living, then why honor them? Kreon makes the unwise decision to banish the body and refuses the burial, which makes Antigone take matters into her own hands to honor the brother whom she loved. One fact about Kreon that strikes me ...

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The short play, Antigone, was written in 441 B.C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. ... one to convey their thoughts and ideas in a passive, nonviolent way. It can be used when one believes that they are morally right, and that others will agree with them. Antigone conveys this thought when she tells, "No one will ever convict me for a traitor" (Page 61). In a nonviolent from, Civil Disobedience is a basic human right. Often ... society has laws that individuals feel is immoral, or unjust...

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... Creon believes to do is reasonable at this point. He asks for the respect of the law, respect of his throne from his citizens and Antigone. His rule is for the stability and the security for his citizens. He thinks that his rule will be accepted by anyone including gods because he ... It is hard to blame a king on trying to provide security for the citizen. However, using this principle as an absolute guideline when solving the problem with Antigone is not moral in this situation and society. First I need to explain what is a moral action in ancient Greek society that I believe. Gods acc...

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... 's claim to originality is that he invented a theatre of statement in which he revealed each and every mans need to define himself in a positive, challenging relationship with society. (Matric drama notes, Ronnie Burton, 2002) " I wanted to take the principal that it was not just a matter of interpreting the world but changing it, and apply that to theatre." (Brecht, 1964: 136) The ... Fugard and their repeated use of societies outcasts as a means to portray the condition of all people. Fugards The Island ends with Winston's open-ended monologue in the character of Antigone. No physical ...

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... women were given the same opportunities in the work field. It hurt their pride to know that a woman was capable of matching his skills in his field of profession. In Antigone Creon said "better to fall from power, if we must, by a man's hand; then we could not be called weaker than a woman." This whole quote has to do with pride ... doing things. It wasn't considered lady-like to go beyond the set boundaries that come with being a woman and the thought of crossing them was almost never heard of. In Antigone, Antigone stepped over those boundaries, went against the king's word, and broke...

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... , and cease, and then again begin, With tremulous cadence slow, and bring, The eternal note of sadness in." In his next stanza, the cause for his sorrow becomes apparent. He notes that Sophocles once attributed the ebb and flow of the waves with human misery. This misery is something that Arnold relates to, being a human, and also because he receives sorrow ... full; But now I only hear; Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar." He sees that Religion was once full and whole, but now it slowly recedes like a tide that only ebbs. The cliffs surrounding the Sea of Religion are, "vast edges d...

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... The main speaker, Professor Pieixoto, gives some idea of his attitudes toward Gilead and Offred. This influences our interpretation of "A Handmaid's Tale". Firstly at several points in the Historical notes, Pieixoto makes jokes implying that he does not take the character Offred's "plight" seriously. This comes strange to the reader because they have become highly emotionally involved with Offred. He ... another point of view changing our interpretation of "A Handmaids Tale". We also get a strong sense of negativity towards the character Offred from Pieixoto at several points throughout ...

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... . After crossing this point, the hero is ordained to encounter people of significance. These people include a guardian, a mentor, and a protector (Class notes, Sept 5). Hard times follow the hero's choice to cross over to the point of no-returns. Consequently, this crossing leads to an inordinate share ... be more and more complex. Nevertheless, the outcomes of these challenges always result in the hero maturing, and becoming a wiser person (Class notes, Sept 5). The consequence of advancing the level of maturity, and knowledge is that the test the hero is faced with becomes more intens...

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... to make easy money, gambling, drugs, and alcohol which helped millions of Americans wishing to risk it all to live the American Dream. (History Lecture Notes) Gatsby's intentions to build this fortune were entirely pure and passive. Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's lost love, the one that vanished while he was at ... along. Now, the lost generation, being that people were careless with no sense of morals or respect for others as they did for themselves. (History Lecture Notes) Ironically, Gatsby was a soul who wasn't lost like the others, he wasn't a fool lost for money, but lost for love. Jay Ga...

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... to anarchy. In Plato's perfect society, he forged ahead to eliminate the disease (pluralism of friendship) that plagued the human character and society (Class Notes). Essentially, Plato wanted to establish the perfect form of society, linked by one single entity. Aristotle, unlike Plato, was not focused or concerned about ... continued economic viability of the society. Plato whole-heartedly felt that if ever the bronze or iron people rule the state would collapse (Class Notes). He sought to establish the concept of the gold class having wisdom, thus they should be wise and good rulers. ...

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... effect in his essay, all told, he spent only one night in prison. He was released the very next morning when a wealthy relative paid his taxes. Thoreau borrows a line from Antigone that sums up his experience well, "It costs me less in every sense to incur the penalty of disobedience to the State than it would to obey"(11). For those ... ...

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... Austen's novel contains many personalities of that era, as well as emphasizes the importance of marriage, education, and justice in their society. In contrast, Fyodor Dostoevesky's modern novel, Notes from the Underground, portrays the feeling of every man being on his own. Dostoevesky creates his character, the underground man, to be an extreme example of isolationism, therefore, captivating the ... the rise of the feeling of isolationism in the world. This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes ...

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... by the war" (Remarque, All Quiet Preface). Indeed, in All Quiet on the Western Front, the meaning of language itself is, to a great extent, destroyed. Early in the novel, Baumer notes how his elders had been facile with words prior to his enlistment. Specifically, teachers and parents had used words, passionately at times, to persuade him and other young men to ... for me to put these things into words. I am afraid they might then become gigantic and I be no longer able to master them. (Remarque, All Quiet VII. 146) Again, Baumer notes the impossibility of making the experience of war m...

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... , and the constant struggle to be "popular". Television has created and shaped our culture both in and outside of school. T.V is what portrays the image of popular culture. (Jan 5 2004, notes) With the development of the television in the nineteen fifties, comes the access to world issues and trends such as fashion and language. Because of this, television is said to ... question why they wore the clothes they did. This example can be directly related to the fashions viewed on television at the time. "Every new media changes us" (Jan 5 2004, notes), it changes the way we look, and the wa...

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... toward eachother becomes more apparent. Although the women's distaste for eachother is made very clear, they always converse politely and courteously. This is shown in the stage directions where it notes that Gwendolen should speak "with elaborate politeness". Here, Wilde is accentuating the over-polite behaviour of high society. Also, when commenting on Gwendolen's dislike for the country because she "hates ... crowds", Cecily retorts with a sarcastic remark "I suppose that is why you live in the town?" but, Wilde notes that she says this "sweetly". This pokes fun at the way polite soc...

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Published in 1985, Ivan Illich's H2O and the Waters of Forgetfulness is the result of notes he took for a short lecture he gave in Dallas, as well as notes from a lecture given by his colleague Ruth Kriss-Rettenbeck. These lectures pertained to the question of whether the city of Dallas should create a four-block body of water in its ... we realize the benefit of its purity. This type of project would address both the philosophical and practical concerns Ivan Illich lays out in H2O and the Waters of Forgetfulness. NOTES I agree with Illich's premise that some modern architects design spaces ...

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... customs that discourage opposition to the masses, clashes with the wholly different culture of the native people of India, "a world whose richness and subtlety they [the English] have no conception- ("Notes on the English Character- 5). In the Bridge Party that takes place at the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to some of these prejudices and cultural misunderstandings that ... were- (40). Forster suggests that individually the British are intelligent, compassionate people, but society diminishes there individual import. It is not the British people but "the machine that is...

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... her free will. They have fun together and share many close moments. On one of their outings, Robert takes her to rest at Madame Antoine's house in a small village. Edna notes that it felt good to wake up in a bed that had a "sweet country odor of laurel."" But more importantly, it felt good to wake up in a new place, one that ... of her true self. And Mademoiselle Reisz has a great ability to read Edna. She is the only one who really knows how much Edna misses Robert after he leaves. Edna notes that she actually "seemed to echo the thought- which was in her mind (682). And of course, Ma...

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... -artist; this identity has a large impact upon whether or not they ever teach art, and upon the attitudes they pass along to their future students. As I wrote in my lecture 1 notes (Planning for arts teaching and learning responses, sheet) dealing with my views on learning, "It requires an open minded approach to the topic-, (The Arts: Lecture 1). I believe that this view ... (2), pp. 37-44. Sarup, M. (1993). An Introductory Guide to Post-structuralism and Postmodernism. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia. Sited in: Cultures and Transitions, 1999, Brisbane Australia. The Arts: Le...

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... abilities/instincts; that is why Nietzsche believes the modern world is causing the human race to regress instead of making progress. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who satirizes modern society in his novel Notes from the Underground, also believes that human beings are deprived of their natural instincts in society. Dostoyevsky brings to light the notion that man has two parts to his life ... but reason and satisfies only the rational side of man's nature, while will is a manifestation of the whole life, that is, the whole life including reason and all the impulses" (Notes, 19). He believes that ...

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... nation, and if so are there any solutions to this problem? There are many articles written on obesity and gluttony, one article that was very detailed and interesting is the Notes from the overfed, by Woody Allen. In this article he describes what it is like to be fat and overweight, he then talks about how this person did not want ... them or our society we live in? People should be responsible for them selves and worry about their own health, and size. We shouldn't make people unhappy like in the Notes from the overfed article, where he was persuaded to lose his fat and became unhappy...

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... would get up in the morning to read the paper. Also, books are literally cut shorter (54). This applies to us because many students would rather go online and get notes on a certain book than actually read it. Let's not forget Reader's Digest, which is basically a cut down version of popular literature. Definitely, the people themselves in the book are more ... world seems similar to ours in so many ways. It is very true that people these days would rather watch the news than actually read it and use some cheap notes than reading a book for a class. The technology is also similar. I won...

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... thought, maintains that Montesquieu's concept of liberty is compatible with that found in antiquity and the Middle Ages. Allen considers the Enlightenment's impact on America during the Revolutionary period. He notes that the oft-stated idea that Americans' attitudes relied mainly on certain "Whiggish- notions of the "rights of Englishmen- is only partially correct, for one must acknowledge Montesquieu's influence. Montesquieu ... men with the chance to act morally. Opposition to such views was obvious in Rousseau's idea of the "general will."" In accepting an active and intrusive state...

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