Antigone: The Feminazi

The difference between a man and a woman is that the woman has been protected and sacred in many cultures since the beginning of time. People have gotten used to women having much more protected roles. This is probably due to the fact that women bear children and in the past it was necessary to protect them for the future of the tribe. If there was a pregnant women then obviously it would be a problem to have them running around hunting things. This has changed to not letting them work because now the way we get our food is to work somewhere to be able to buy it. It carries on the traditional idea of men providing for women into modern terms, but it is no longer mandatory. There is no longer danger to get food. On top of that women these days don't have kids all the time just so that one will survive. This means that a woman can now have a child and not be worried about having another just to carry on the family. So now women are getting there independence since they just have to break the outdated tradition of not working and providing. From a male point of view sometimes we feel like we are doing what we are supposed to and may not be the individual feelings of the man.

Antigone: The Feminazi

The difference between a man and a woman is that the woman has been protected and sacred in many cultures since the beginning of time. People have gotten used to women having much more protected roles. This is probably due to the fact that women bear children and in the past it was necessary to protect them for the future of the tribe. If there was a pregnant women then obviously it would be a problem to have them running around hunting things. This has changed to not letting them work because now the way we get our food is to work somewhere to be able to buy it. It carries on the traditional idea of men providing for women into modern terms, but it is no longer mandatory. There is no longer danger to get food. On top of that women these days don't have kids all the time just so that one will survive. This means that a woman can now have a child and not be worried about having another just to carry on the family. So now women are getting there independence since they just have to break the outdated tradition of not working and providing. From a male point of view sometimes we feel like we are doing what we are supposed to and may not be the individual feelings of the man.

Whats this in the bag? A human head! No just my ideas.

I think as far as fate and free will is concerned that we create a "collective fate." This can be shown as the principle of balls on a pool table. All the balls are destined for a pocket but which one depends on how the balls interact with each other. On a daily basis we are all "bouncing off" each other. This creates a random effect that will ultimately guide our fates as a collective. So a pool ball by itself on the table will go nowhere; in the same way we go nowhere with our own choices. If there was no one there from your birth or ever after would we be who we are now. I think the answer is no. We would have no direction as a true individual. Even in todays society even the loners are not alone since the internet brings loners together. It is impossible to be a true individual. A good example is "I am trying to be a non-conformist." If you hear that you've got a conformist. The "conformist" idea is now a movement as people all over the U.S. try to not "conform" all together.

Free Fallin'

"Ah god! It was true! All the prophecies!" - Oedipus p.990 line 67

The the play Oedipus Rex free will and fate play of each other in an ironic way. Though Oedipus believes he had free will through out the play; he had in fact no control over what was going to happen. He seems to beleive in fate but only up until when he was told that fate destined him to kill his father and marry his mother. He tried to evade fate at that point and try to the extent of his free-will get away from his fate. This story shows that often fate will pull free will into check for a time so as to bend it to what fate feels is best. This odd back and forth between the to is very well exemplified in this play. I feel that this reflects real life in many ways. We have free will where it doesn't matter but when it does fate will take over our life for a time.

Someone in the class!

This person is very loud. No one can possiblly stand to hear this person. I have never met someone more stupid or gulible. I have no idea how you get to be

like that. If there was a scale of stupidity then dog crap is higher up. When this person comes near everyone is like "Oh #@!&!" Its that bad. Ditsy beyond beleif

and more self-absorbed than anyone... ever. How can someone funtion at this level? I sure don't know. If I had to spend more time in a day with this person than I do

now I would have to be put in a mental instittution. Why? I would have tried to kill myself to get away from them. I think I need to take more general classes to get away.

This person thinks other peoples rules apply to them. They fget told to shut up and will keep on going. Why? Maybe "shut up" is a difficult concept. This person sometimes has issues with basic english. I can't stand this. I have the urge to show them this. I might as well read this aloud because they wouldn't even

realize that everyone just wrote about them. And even now they are still disobeying the teacher. They think out loud. I need to drop a class to get a way.

Oedipus Rex: Scene I

1. The chorus is singing about the fact that they know Oedipus did kill his father and sleep with his mother and are reinforcing the irony of it.

2. The external conflict is that we know that Oedipus has some how killed his father and slept with his mother and we feel sorry for him yet hold him in contempt.

3. "What! you know something, and will not tell us? You would betray us all and wreck the state?" "Who would not feel as I do? Who could endure your arrogance toward the city?"

4. "So? I charge you, then, abide by the proclamation you have made: From this day forth never speak to these men or to me; You yourself are the pollution of this country."

5. An example of a paradox is the blind "seer" he can "see" mystical things but when you first hear blind seer it doesn't make sense.

6. The chorus is foretelling of how his country will hunt him down for killing his father. They also speak of how he won't realize its coming.

Why is M.L.K. a great man?

I think that M.L.K. is a great man because he changed the life of millions when he got equal treatment for all people. He was the figurehead for a movement that was perhaps beyond profound. He inspires future people much as Ghandi inspired him. I think M.L.K. has helped tremendously. Without him I couldnt have many of the friends that I do. I probally would know David, Raymond, Chris, or Pamela. Its strange to think of a segregated world. I see it in the lunch room of course but for everything to be like that and it be forced on me would feel really weird. In conclusion M.L.K. is great because without him I would not know many of my good friends today.

Oedipus Rex: The Prologue

1. "Poor children! You may be sure I know all that you longed for in your coming here." P. 962 line 61 "I was not sleeping, you are not waking me. No I have been i tears for a long while and in my restless thought walked many ways." P. 962 line 68

2. We know that he has some how killed his father and married his mother even if he dosen't realize that he has. On top of that he is causing the blight of the land.

3. The imagery makes the audience feel for a king that is truely trying to save his people and a country that backs him up in most ways.

4. Motifs: The Great King, Arrogance of Power

5. The chorus is singing about the fact that they know what is going to happen. They know what Oedipus did and they are creating irony.