Oedipus was born to fulfill the abominable prophecy of Apollo which is, to kill his father and marry his mother when he is grown. Even though he came to know about the prophecy of Apollo about him and could have used it as a tool to control how he wanted his life to turn out and prevent the ill prophecy from coming to pass, instead he made rash decisions in ignorance of the truth that led him to the state he later found himself in.
Oedipus displayed enough intelligence to solve the "sphinx's riddle" but not enough to escape what he was destined for. He allowed himself to be controlled by pride, impatience and hardheadedness, made him determine to find the killer of Laius ignorantly.
most importantly when he found out he killed his father he intentionally turned himself blind and also humbly apologized to Creon for the way he acted towards him.
in relation to my own personal experiences, i haven't really suffered but i try to use my mistakes in the past to forge ahead in tough and similar situations i find myself.
Mar 28, 2012
Mar 21, 2012
blog assignment #7- the prince of persia: the sand of time
Dastan and his two royal brothers Tus, and Gasiv launched an attack on the of city of Alamut. Their uncle Nizam had convinced the eldest of them that the sacred city of Alamut is selling weapon to the enemy of of persia. Dastan who was formerly an orphan, was adopted by the king after seeing him display courage against the city's guards who were after him for stealing an apple created the opportunity for the defeat of Alamut. Dastan came across a special dagger that uses a special sand to reverse the course of time without anyone else remembering the event except for him alone. When they returned home the king wasn't happy with his eldest son's, Tus decision to attack Alamut so he exiled him. Before he embarked on his journey, Tus unknowingly gives Dastan a poisoned robe prepared by their uncle Nizam to present to the king which eventually kills him and Dastan had to flee Persia because he is believed to be the murderer and him being an adopted child made the matter worse. Dastan attempts to convince Nizam that he did not kill his father but Garsiv and the city guards appear and attack him. On his way Dastan explained to the princess of Alamut who initially flee with him because of the dagger that actually belongs to her that Nizam is the killer of his father, he succeeded in using the dagger to reverse the time after a long struggle with his uncle and his mercenaries to when the attack on Alamut was being plotted and finally succeeds in convincing everyone that Nazim is trying to kill their father because fate has not been good to him and that if he could he would go back in time to have left their father to die when he was attacked by a lion so that he could become the king.
Mar 14, 2012
blog assignment #7
There are many questions I'd like to answer
why quarrel when you can make amends?
why fight wars to terminate young lives when many others can be saved?
why do we the let bad side of us take over the good side?
why do allow anger to manifest it worst before come to our senses?
why do we kill for no reason ?
why do we take pride in our flit when can simply humble yourself?
why do we take pleasure in hurting and making others cry, and wallow in their pain?
why are we so greedy, power-thirsty?
why can you just say sorry before it gets out of hand?
I am a young man who sees nothing but humans as very confused and at the
same amusing being, but all i can say his we are just humans no knows not what our
actions and the way we do things we lead us.
why quarrel when you can make amends?
why fight wars to terminate young lives when many others can be saved?
why do we the let bad side of us take over the good side?
why do allow anger to manifest it worst before come to our senses?
why do we kill for no reason ?
why do we take pride in our flit when can simply humble yourself?
why do we take pleasure in hurting and making others cry, and wallow in their pain?
why are we so greedy, power-thirsty?
why can you just say sorry before it gets out of hand?
I am a young man who sees nothing but humans as very confused and at the
same amusing being, but all i can say his we are just humans no knows not what our
actions and the way we do things we lead us.
Mar 7, 2012
Blog assignment #6
"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.
We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity."
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was a great poet. She lived mostly an introverted and reclusive life. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most reoccurring topics in her works are immortality and death. The poem shows that the speaker is dead and she's looking back at when she died. (12-13), it symbolizes the fact that her mobility is now restricted because she is now in the grave, which is part of the landscape, and thus, cannot move. Also (17-24), where it says "we paused before a house that seemed A swelling ground' it is meant to symbolize her grave and the "horses heads were toward eternity" symbolizes the fact that her body is going to be buried, and her soul is going to the afterlife.
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.
We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity."
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was a great poet. She lived mostly an introverted and reclusive life. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most reoccurring topics in her works are immortality and death. The poem shows that the speaker is dead and she's looking back at when she died. (12-13), it symbolizes the fact that her mobility is now restricted because she is now in the grave, which is part of the landscape, and thus, cannot move. Also (17-24), where it says "we paused before a house that seemed A swelling ground' it is meant to symbolize her grave and the "horses heads were toward eternity" symbolizes the fact that her body is going to be buried, and her soul is going to the afterlife.
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