Oedipus assignment

In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Sophocles decided to enhance the tragic irony by using sight as the ultimate destroyer of King Oedipus. Sight in a deeper sense is described as truth, which is a battle that Oedipus was fated to struggle with. Oedipus is the direct result of a string of lies. His birth father, Laius, lied to his wife, Jocasta, by telling her that he killed the baby. The man Laius gave baby Oedipus to, lied to King Laius by saying he would take care of the baby by killing him. Oedipus' adoptive parents lied to him by saying they were his parents. These lies only caused Oedipus to be blinded by the real truth at hand and ultimately leads him to live out his fate by killing his father and sleeping with his mother.

Response to Article

The author makes his point by using both his opinions and facts comparable to modern day life. By comparing his opinions to things like Oprah magazine and quotes from psychologists, Cohen makes his points more relevant to the reader and easier to see his point. The amazing comparisons that Cohen uses makes the article compelling. Cohen's real life examples of Gatsby shows how he is the true American that many can relate to. I very much so agree with the arguement that Cohen makes. "But mainly we are Gatsby, flawed in a flawed world, but unable to resist the pull of the green light." is the one sentence in the article that made me completely agree with Cohen's ideas about Gatsby's American relevancy.

I Am Poem

I am

Heremes

The Wing Walker

Relative of Zues

Resident of Olympia

Who likes hunting, gambling, and nature

Who loves palm trees, tortoises and the number four

Who fears Zues, the Underworld and losing love

Who wishes to be more powerful, more important and more feared

Who admires Aphrodite, Herse and Tanagra

Who needs less stress, less responsibility and less enemies

Who aspires to be remembered and the best

p194 Q 3

In Book 1 of The Iliad the things learned about the characters Agamemnon and Achilles are that Agamemnon is very selfish and stubborn and that Achilles is loyal and intelligent in thoughts. Agamemnon comes of as selfish and stubborn because of decisions he made and comments he stated that was only to his benefit. This is shown when Achilles tried to warn Agamemnon to surrender the girl or else worse things would happen. Agamemnon decided to keep the girl even though he knew it had been killing and hurting his people. He kept her for his own pride. Achilles is portrayed as loyal and intelligent in both addresses he made to Agamemnon. His intelligence was shown when he presented the King with the option to surrender and showed the King the benefits of it. His loyalty is made known when he is firing back at Agamemnon and reminding him all the times he fought and did not receive proper payment but ignored it because it was for the good of the King and his people.

p144 #!

Hey Ms Johnston...I had to make a whole new blog and I am not sure if you ever got my old blog so I am going to put my Ramayana question on here as well

1) Compare the battle between Rama and Ravana with a struggle between good and evil in modern culture.

The battle between Rama and Ravana was a classic case of good versus evil. Ravana clearly represented the evil in this particular battle. Ravana's battle was very difficult for him. Ravana thought he was very powerful and could easily defeat Rama but found it suprising when the battle became difficult. Due to the rage and evil in Ravana he was not able to prevail over Rama. Rama, however, was a different case. Rama , the good in the battle, used the gods, wisdom, and strategies to win the battle. The good in Rama was attributed by help from the gods. From the very beginning of the story the gods saw the unfairness that Rama had in the battle so they equipped him with all that he would need. During the battle while Ravana fought with rage, Rama kept his cool and fought with strategies and the good in him. The good in Rama was also shown in the end after he defeated Ravana when he gave honor to Ravana and felt remorse for his family.

p231 #1&6

1) The poem that I understood was He Is More Than a Hero. I believe it was easiest to read because there weren't any confusing metaphors. It was also very relatable to me because she puts her emotions and feelings out in a simple way of how she the loves the man. Love is also something most people can relate to because everyone experiences it.

6) Sappho's poems would be done justice if Kelly Clarkston sung them. I think Sapphos's poems represent emotion and love and needs to be expressed by an experienced singer who knows how to portray each emotion in a song. Kelly Clarkston's songs, in the past and present, show every type of emotion and can be felt by the listener. I think Sappho's poem would be beautifully represented by Clarkston because Sappho wanted her readers to experience what she felt.