my fictional character

My character, Octavio Edmonson O'duny, goes by the name BRAH. If you ask him what his name is, he will simply say " you can call me BRAH, man," in his Carribean accent. He was born in the island of Barbados and took a ship to the country illegally. He lives the life of a hobo even though he has a lot of money in the bank, which he uses mainly for eating and drinking. He likes to travel through cities doing the craziest things, climbing walls and running through alleys, while his dreadlocks shake all around. His father was born in Senegal and his mother was born in the Philippines. They met about 42 years ago in Barbados, and, without reason, left BRAH on his own when he was 4 years old. Over the last thirty six years he has grown into an independent man who can make the most out of what is given to him. He chooses to live a life of solitude, and no one can really understand him, thinking that he is crazy. He also likes to, every now and then, sit down on benches and sidewalks and tell the most random stories to anyone who wants to listen.

Cultural Revolution

-Bourgeois is a characteristic of the middle class that usually refers to highlighting the materialistic values or conventional attitudes of a given society.

-Mao Zedong was a Chinese Marxist statesman. He was the chairman of the Communist party of the Chinese People's Republic for a decade (1949-1959). He was co founder of the Chinese communist party in 1921. He eventually defeated the occupying Japanese and rival Kuomintang nationalist forces to create the People's Republic of China in 1949.

-Gang of four was a group of four associates including Mao Zedong's wife. They were involved in the implementing of the cultural revolution. They competed for power upon Mao's death in 1976, but were arrested and imprisoned.

-A counter-revolutionary is any person who opposes a revolution, particularly those who act after the beginning of a revolution, in order to partially or fully reverse or overturn it.

Repolished entry

I think feminism, almost as important as racism, is a really important topic in our world; however, today we can see sexicism both ways, now that women have essentially every single right that men do. There is women's suffrage, women have the right to drink alcohol, women have the right to work, the right to, in the United States, roam freely down the streets, to a free education, they have many rights. When I was in elementary school, every single teacher I had from kindergarten to 5th grade was a female. They all seemed to favor girls over boys, which was something I did not understand at the sime. Perhaps, looking back, they were trying to make boys tougher. I have no idea, I really do not know.

Antigone The Feminazi

In the story, Creon would not dare to talk the way he does to Antigone if she was a man. Theoretically, if she were a man, she would actually be Oedipus' heir, and would therefore be able to claim the throne of Thebes as a king. Instead of Creon talking down upon her the way he does, Antigone would be talking down upon Creon. She would also set the rules in the city of Thebes. So if she wanted to bury her dead father she would be able to do so without question. So her being punished would be out the question; she would be setting the punishments on others because she would be in the seat of power.
In general, the differences between a man and a woman are various. Overall, men tend to excel more in anything involving physical athleticism. This is due to a variety of factors, including the differing body structures and the hormones that distinguish the two sexes. There are exceptions to this clause, of course. Women, on the other hand, tend to have more natural intelligence and when given the resources and, when brought up in the right environment, are able to outwit any man. Studies have actually shown that the attentions span of a woman tends to naturally be much greater than that of man. There are exceptions to this, of course.

MLK, The Biggest Deal

What is the big deal on the letter from the Birmingham jail? The big deal on the document created by one of the greatest men of all time is the fact that it is so organized, so well written, so well thought out, and that it was written in a jail. The simple fact that Martin Luther King Jr. was able to stand up for what he believed in shows so much about the mark he left in the United States of America, the revolutionizing mark that he left in our world. He is the reason why the United States has relatively become an ideal place for most everyone in the world to live in, in that he brought people of many differences together: differences in color, thoughts, culture, location, etc. He changed the way so many people look at the world around them, and it is the reason why the United States functions so much better. He brought equal rights to everyone, and put an end to growing hatred and racism, an end so necessary for the growth and well-being of the citizens of the United States and, therefore, the well being of the actual country itself. Martin Luther King Jr. stood against so much hatred, and peacefully and intellectually fought it to the end.

Oedipus Questions

Part II
1. "Children, I would not have you speak through messengers, And therefore I have come myself to hear you-- I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name."(p. 961, line 7)
"Let them all hear it, It is for them I suffer, rather than myself."(p.963, line 95)
2. The external conflict evoking pathos for Oedipus and from the audience is the fact that Oedipus seeks revenge on the person who killed his father, when, in actuality, HE was the one who killed his father.
3. Imagery helps the audience to feel the story, be a part of the poetry, rather than just simply read it.
4. Motifs in the story include dramatic irony, imagery, internal and external conflicts, alliteration, and narrative detail.
5. Strophe and Antistrophe are singing about what will happen in the future, questioning the Gods. " The Golden Child" probably refers to the King.
Part III
1. "This is Teiresias, this is the holy prophet."(p. 968, line 82)
" There is no fairer duty, Than that of helping others in distress."(p. 969, line 99)

" No, I will never tell you what I know, now it is misery and it would be yours."(p. 969, line 113)
" How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be, when there is no help in truth!"(p. 969, line 101)
2. The external conflict is the fact that Teiresias knows more than Oedipus about the murder even though he is blind, and that angers him.
3. "Yes, boy; lead him away.--While you are here We can do nothing. Go; leave us in peace."(p.971, line 229)
"You child of endless night! You cannot hurt me Or any other man who sees the sun."(p.970, line 229)
4. The fact that the audience knows that Oedipus killed his own father, and he does not, is an example of dramatic irony. Also the fact that he had children with his own mother without his awareness.
5. "A blind man, Who had his eyes now; a penniless man, who is rich now."(p.972, line 237)
"To the children with whom he lives now he will be Brother and Father- the very same; to her Who bore him- son and husband, the very same."(p.972, line 239)
6. The chorus is talking about the events that occurred between Oedipus and Teiresias. They are also debating on the truth.