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…The most important innovations Sophocles brings to Oedipus the King, is the way he brings religious paradox and dramatic irony together making fate a new concept and relating that to a monotheistic theology as apposed to a polytheistic one. Sophocles…

…We Demand Independence Now! Dear King George III, You have caused us all pain and suffering. Your ignorance and inequality has greatly affected our lives. The horrible acts you put on us gave us reason to be infuriated. We have decided that there is only…

…. In Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore uses persuasion as a type of force; while Do the Right Thing and When we were Kings use violence as a force. Force can have a great impact on a person's opinion. These movies use force to tell their story and incorporate…

…Oedipus the King, the writer Sophecles demonstrates through the Gods and the oracles what little influence the characters in the play such as Oedipus, Creon and Jocasta have over their own lives as well as using the townspeople to show that they too have…

…in competition for territory. The amount of colonies a country had signified the amount of power and influence it had over the world. Belgium, a small country barely gaining its own independence in 1830 was considered weak. King Leopold II knew this and his desire…

…of opportunity, America is the land of freedom. Each individual has the potential to fulfill these dreams, but are we given the ability to do so in this great melting pot of democracy? Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the world's greatest civil right's…

…effective way to get what we want, or what we feel we deserve is to murder. It is only those with no faith in their dreams, or belief in themselves who could make such a statement. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, 'If a man hasn't found something he will die…

…population enjoyed prosperity. Particularly in the kings' crucial jubilee year 30 the "Overseer of the Double Granary of Upper and Lower Egypt" Khaemhet recorded a "bumper" harvest of grain. While Betsy Bryan states that "...it is impossible to compare…

…Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great and King of the Franks, historically was a remarkable influence on the evolution of Europe in the late 700's and early 800's. He was the greatest of medieval emperors; for his dedication and commitment to his…

…of the civil rights movement came in the 1950's starting with the successful bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama. The civil rights movement was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who preached nonviolence and love for your enemy. "Love your enemies, we do not mean…