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Antigone Antigone essays Creon and Antigone as Tragic Heroes Creon and Antigone, main characters in the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles share some of the same characteristics that make up a tragic hero, but to varying degrees. Antigone, daughter of her mother/grandmother, Jocasta, and father, Oedipus is head strong, proud, and stubborn. She had three…

Since the arrival of Columbus in 1492, American Indians have been in a continuous struggle with diseases. It may not be small pox anymore, but illnesses are still haunting the native population. According to statistics, Native Americans have much higher rates of disease than the overall population. This includes a higher death rate from alcoholism,…

wulfHeroism in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green NightA hero, according to Webster’s New World Dictionary, is someone who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown great courage, strength of character, or another admirable quality. He is looked up to for the brave and noble things he has done. Though Beowulf…

Cambodian Genocide Essay”What is rotten must be removed”When: 1975-1979v1925: Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) is born into a farming family in central Cambodiav1949: Pol Pot moves to Paris and becomes absorbed in Marxism (communism)v1953: Pol Pot returns to Cambodia and joins the underground Communist movementv1962: Pol Pot, now leader of the Cambodian Communist Party, is forced…

The United States had been warned in advance that there would be a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. They had also broken all Japanese codes and were aware of all the details needed to prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt had made a campaign promise to not get involved in a war with Germany…

Why would anyone want to live in a perfect world? Many people may think that it would be quite boring, and others maybe find a sense of security knowing that they dont have to face competition for anything, face any difficulties, or even make any choices for themselves. If you were to live in a…

ReconstructionAfter the Civil War, the country needed to be fixed and rebuilt. A period of Reconstruction followed the war. However, with so many people gaining instant citizenship and for nowhere for them to go, it is easy to see that the rebuilding of the country was a failure. In the mid-1800’s, the major source of…

According to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, this inhumane act, known as Genocide, is briefly defined as follows, “. . . acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. . . ” (Journal of Peace). Unfortunately, throughout…

The Salem witch trials were held during the year 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts BayColony. Beginning in May of that year, the proceedings led to the hanging deaths ofnineteen suspected witches and the imprisonment of many others over the five monthsthat would follow. The courtroom episodes of those being tried for witchery werecomplete, and utter travesties…

Compare and Contrast:To my understanding the letter that Martin Luther King Jr. composed while confined in the Birmingham Jail, is as one with the appeal that was given by David Walker. Both the letter and the appeal were pleas, pleas to the African American race. Not only to African Americans, but to my surprise and…