… futility and consequences of defying the divine order. Oedipus served Thebes as a great ruler, loved by his subjects; but it is his one tragic flaw, hubris, which dooms his existence, regardless of the character attributes that make him such a beloved…

… means "the good death." Advocates of euthanasia, offer it as a solution for the emotional, psychological and physiologic suffering of terminally ill patients. The type of euthanasia, which is presently under debate, is called "active euthanasia"…

… are questionable to the sins they’ve committed. Like Dante, one feels great pity for many of the sinners that exist in all of the levels of Hell. Many of their retributions seem much too severe for some of the sins that just don’t seem that…

… for Christmas was not a wide spread practice as there was not much gift giving in the novel. If I were to give a gift to Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit they would have to be something they would need and use, but they would also have…

… is about a world of magic filled with wizards, dragons and evil. The story is about the protagonist’s journey through magic and life, while trying to defeat the evil shadow that wants to consume him. Throughout the novel, A Wizard of Earthsea,…

… "Soldier's Home," by Ernest Hemingway, Kreb's rejection of his community's values can be related to Sammy's relationship to his supermarket job in John Updike's "A & P." Even though the two stories are different in style, one story being more serious…

… fewer rights. A military trial of someone charged of terrorism would involved lawyers , juiors and a judge , but same to a average courtroom would stop it. Even people of the idea say it would mean “fewer rights for the charged a government and…

… many things that she has lost and the way she coped with them. At first she tries to convince the reader that the art of losing is not too har to master and that their loss is no disaster, but in the end she admits that although it is not that difficult…

… I found no part in the story to be interesting. The novel was completely centered on one event, and one house. To be very honest about it, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. The main characters seemed very dull and only a select few…

… from belonging to another person to belonging to Marya; that moment interested her greatly.” It was interesting how Marya could lose the difference between reality and theft. She seemed to believe that an object that she touched became hers and had…