Imagery of blindness and sight in Oedipus the King contributes to dramatic irony in three ways. The repetitive sight and blindness imagery is used by Sophocles to foreshadow the fate of Oedipus, create tension and expectation in the audience and increase our empathy for Oedipus. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, we cannot help but feel sympathy for Santiago Nassar as his death is already revealed to the reader at
What literary techniques and themes do Sophocles and Marquez use to portray dramatic irony in Oedipus the King and Chronicle of a Death Foretold
December 3, 2020
Political and industrial movements of the 18th century
December 2, 2020
In order to cope with the political and industrial movements of the 18th century, artists, poets, musicians and philosophers developed a new way of thinking called Romanticism. It enabled them to create an imaginative journey in which there was a much larger scope of expression and self-discovery. Prior to Romanticism, ideals were largely based upon intellect and reason with emphasis on personal restraint, decorum and discipline. Within society, there was
What is meant by the word Abortion
November 30, 2020
The word abortion is defined by the Roman Catholic Church as the deliberate killing of an unborn foetus. To terminate the life of a foetus accidentally is called a miscarriage.Before 1967, Abortions in England were illegal. If you wanted to have an abortion you had to have what was known as a back street abortion, these were carried out in very unhygienic conditions and could be preformed by people with
Explain the importance of music in the Sikh community
November 18, 2020
Music is a very important part of Sikh worship. This is because Sikhs find that music is a good way for one to learn and absorb scriptures and Sikh beliefs. Shabads (hymns) are sung in a slow and steady tone so that the message contained is clearly understood by the worshippers. Music is used to magnify the emotional appeal of the lyrics sung.The scriptures even encourage music, Guru Arjan said:”Day
Population Growth And Environment
November 1, 2020
Many people (including national leaders) worry that population growth depletes resources and can trigger social or economic catastrophe if it is not contained. As discussed in the preceding section, most of the projected population growth during this century will take place in developing nations. These countries have faced many challenges in recent decades, including low levels of education, poor health standards, poverty, scarce housing, natural resource depletion, wars, and economic
Noise Pollution on Rise in Rawalpindi, Islamabad
October 26, 2020
Even though the daily minimum noise level at all locations is more than db(A), which clearly reflects the gravity of the problem on the roads of the major cities of Pakistan. The highest maximum noise level db(A) was recorded near the Piranha General Bus Terminal, the hub of inter-city and intra- city heavy traffic. At the said location, the daily equivalent noise level 97. 1 db(A) was calculated from the
Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health
October 17, 2020
A number of natural and human activities results in emission of harmful chemicals which pollute the air. Increase in combustion of fossil fuels, smoke from industries and volcanic eruption are few of the factors which contributes in air pollution.Some pollutants such as Black Carbon, lead, Carbon Dioxide, articulate matters when differ in their original and natural concentration in air reacts negatively with the human health and diseases such as lung
Global Warming: a Problem and Solution Essay
October 10, 2020
A Problem and Solution Essay Over the past years the problem that has most scientist and people in the world concerned is global warming. What leads to global warming is called the green house effect, where the atmosphere builds up by gases, like methane and carbon dioxide, and keeps heat from the sun in the atmosphere, which increases the temperature on Earth. Many people think that global warming and the
Global Warming
October 10, 2020
The Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (EPIC) concludes that anthropogenic greenhouse gases are expansible for most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the twentieth century, and that natural phenomena such as solar variation and volcanoes probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1 950 and a small cooling effect afterward. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies
Evacuation – creative writing
September 12, 2020
Most of the children have never left their hometowns – the giant industrial centres of the North. The great evacuation has begun. My Granddad now aged 66, was one of these children standing nervously at the platform, too young to know why he was being taken away from his Mummy and Daddy. He remembers the despair he felt to this day: “I can remember my mother being very ill with
