Oedipus the King is part of a trilogy by Sophocles that is full of tragedies which are deeply rooted in a battle between fate and free will. The tragedies to the common eye seem to be caused by free will but on further examination and as revealed by the prophecies...
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Life is always unpredictable. You will never know what it will throw at you next. In July last year, I experienced a similar issue as you. Losing a job is not an easy thing. I remember my boss calling me on a Tuesday morning and telling me that I should...
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Sarah Elliot is accusing women of being so apologetic and behaving in a manner that makes them appear less educated and powerful than they are meant. The author explains how she began realizing how the social expectation set by the male-dominated society have affected women’s’ opinions and positions. The idea...
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Introduction Health care is a crucial aspect and a basic need for every human being in the society as it helps improve the health of the people through diagnosis and treatment of diseases and other health complications. Universal health care is a system which offers quality health care services to all...
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Introduction: Over the last decades, cyberbullying has rapidly increased all over the world. Cyberbullying is the use of the internet and other electronic communication devices to spread hateful information about another individual. The most affected groups include the youths, bisexuals, gays, disabled individual and the socially isolated persons. The bullying may...
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The novel Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The novel Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini narrates a story of protagonist Amir, who seeks recognition and approval from his father Baba, by joining a Kite-fighting competition together with his friend Hassan. It is a father-son story, prioritizing themes of love, guilt, violence, and...
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Coelho selects Narcissus's myth as the prologue because it incorporates several elements that are useful later in the narrative. For instance, the reader is able to see the ascription of human traits towards inanimate objects as when he describes the lake that cries. Such a myth sets a magical tone...
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In the past, the society considered the institution of marriage with the same respect accorded to religious practices. Instances, where couples filed for divorce, were sporadic. However, times are now changing. According to the statistics presented by Harris (1), 40% of marriages in the current generation end up in divorce....
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Should the Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald Be Removed from Victoria City Hall? Canadian history ranks John A. Macdonald as the first prime ministers serving for more than a decade and a half. Born on January 11th, 1815. Sir. Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada and rose through...
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A vaccine is termed as a biological preparation which generally provides what can be termed as active acquired immune; thus against a particular harmful disease. Most vaccines are created from weakened as well as killed forms of a disease causing microorganism while others are made from either its surface proteins...
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Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": An Exploration of Modernist Poems Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is termed as a pioneer of the Modernist poems, owing to its awakening of the literary world to an entirely new world. The poem is centered on the...
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Johnny: The Kind, Curious, and Acquisitive Character Johnny is among the several characters in the story, The Man with the Heart in the Highlands, by William Saroyan. Throughout the story, Johnny plays various significant roles in enhancing the plot buildup through assisting in the development of other characters such as his...
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