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…thou didst win hath not followed thee through life" (Lines1526-1529) Oedipus was born a prince, raised to be a king. The play teaches us about the nature of leadership and the qualities of a great leader. A person is not a great leader just because…

…. The outcome was quite unexpected. Not only was Prince Metternich thrown out of power, Franz Joseph, the new monarch replacing Ferdinand, granted a constitution and an end to serfdom (the imperial manifesto). This was a disaster for the revolt (which obviously…

…that we can control our own fate. We have tried to control the ecological balance, bacterial infections, weather, and because in some cases we have succeeded, we believe we are in control of our own fate or lives. It takes severe natural disasters or new…

…Candide is in a constant struggle to come to grips with this fact. All people experience the turmoil of life and must overcome obstacles, both natural and man-made, in order to eventually achieve happiness. After a long and difficult struggle in which Candide…

…of factors were almost certainly involved, and the precise causes were different for each city-state in each region of the lowlands. Among the factors that have been suggested are natural disasters, disease, soil exhaustion and other agricultural problems, peasant…

…has overwhelmed him that he contemplated statutory rape with Anna. Another writer, Lawrence Jay Dessner, critiques that, “Francis himself sees his infatuation as a potential disaster as it threatens him with ‘a trial for statutory rape’ and puts…

…a greater loss without knowing the reasons. Another example of victim that was caused by HIH disaster was the case of the Wollongong gym instructor Anthony Gurtner. Five years ago, one of his students bounced sideways so that she missed the trampoline and hit…

…untold disasters at the merciless hands of the Sphinx. After proving his worth as a good man and his concern for the citizens of what was seemingly a foreign city, Oedipus was well liked by the people of Thebes. The people of Thebes liked…

…advancement much faster and better than a communist or socialist form of government. No doubt, the United States was involved with a “space-race” that was much more political in nature than technological. But perhaps President Kennedy saw something else. Perhaps he…

…the natural unruliness and the unusual disaster. In the play, the word “blood” is mentioned numerous times. Shakespeare’s use of this particular word is significant; he uses it to develop the character of Macbeth and the unfolding events of the drama…