They are not merely now: they were and shall be, operative forever, beyond man utterly (Sophocles).” Antigone defied the laws of man because she believed in the higher law of Gods that she had the right to bury her brother. She believes the laws of the Gods are higher than the laws of the King. The King’s laws are strong, but they are weak against the laws of the Gods. The laws of the Gods are eternal; they will always be higher than the laws of
They were not inventing anything new but reclaiming something ancient. This is why governments tend to fall apart, because people often want to come together freely and be themselves, rather then fit a mold that is presented for them. Hobbes foretold that it was a human condition that war fought by each against each, making it hard for anything good to come out of it, or learn
Be Specific! Henry Kissinger defines history as, “History is the memory of states.” This means that the history was told through the powerful, the ones who won wars in history. Kissinger’s meaning of history is compromised of inconsistent accounts from many different people with different intentions. Howard Zinn’s approach differs from Kissinger’s because Zinn would rather history to be told through more of a peoples view. The memory of the people.
The technological aspect of film changes the way the myth is distributed, but the core idea of the myth is the same. The basis of modern storytelling in both cinema and television lies deeply rooted in the mythological tradition. Many contemporary and technologically advanced movies often rely on ancient myths to construct narratives. The Disney Corporation is notorious among cultural study scholars for “reinventing” traditional childhood myths (Koven, “Folklore Studies and Popular Film and Television: A Necessary Critical Survey”, 176-195). While many films are not as obvious as Disney fairy tales in respect to the employment of myth, the plots of many films are largely based on the rough structure of the myth.
The difference between both of them is that they aspire to two very different aspects of life; She wants respect and he wants power, we see that those two principles do not always agree with each other. We obviously see that both are ready to face the extreme. But Creon could not be considered as a Sophoclean hero because all he does is respect what he has to do, the written laws. He could have made an exception, especially for his niece but he did not. Antigone was overpowered by unwritten laws, which are what makes her a Sophoclean hero.
Paine thinks the distinction between King and Subject is different from other societal distinctions among people because he says originally the world lived in equality. All men are born equal and has no right to establish his family over another. Other distinctions have religious or natural reasons, but the distinction between of men into Kings and Subjects has no specific reason. Paine says that when Kings were made it was a mistake, because man was supposed to only have god ruling them. He says the reason for this distinction, could most likely be due to sin.
Both novels and motion pictures share many parallels when it comes to story-telling, but each contains its own characteristics that are worth noting. The Odyssey, the classic epic by Homer, has been retold for centuries since it was first written. Each of these retellings differs from, one another, seeing as each version has a somewhat alternate take on the tale. This causes characters to be portrayed differently from translation to translation. After reading the retelling by W.H.D.
However, there is collective identity, meaning that all members of the society can share. Collective identity is achieved by forcing everyone in society to conform. This maintains the society by making someone who has any individuality feel different, close to an outcast. However, the people in Brave New World long for their own identity as an example of Bernard, he has feelings and thoughts he is not proud of, “Did you ever feel you had some sort of extra power,” Bernard said to a friend while talking secretly (69). The “extra power” that Bernard is referring to is individuality.
They claimed that disobeying them would be against their religion. Thus, people saw the pharaoh as a figure of authority with powers as great as God himself (Higgs). This left most people helplessly under the impression that they had no other choice but to follow any given order. This gives the ruler a sense of superiority over his people. War as a more modern version of ruler supremacy.
While there are always some exceptions, an award tends to represent one's significance and contributions rather than create new challenges. Some may say that this achievement is double-handed in the sense it creates a need for responsibility, but I believe it is responsibility in the good sense: responsibility of setting a standard for people seeking to be in one's footsteps. In conclusion, there are so many different types of personal achievement that it is almost impossible to describe a true representation of its challenge producing notion. Globally political achievements are more usually the ones that produce an enduring challenge, simply because the world is never consistent. It teems with differing ideas from political