Therefore, the sympathy within this selected passage indicates a pathetic tone. ... Antigone's ongoing dreams of a marriage that never materialized reveal her shattered aspirations caused by Creon's immoral civil laws. ... The sparagmos imagery of the young couple's death, further exemplifies the tone of pathos within the passage. ... The pathetic tone within the tragedy, Antigone, leads to the universal theme of how one should value intimate relationships over civil laws. ... Toward the end of the play, Creon admits that he, "learned through the blood and tears" of the i...

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Generally it is most teenagers' dream to have a successful future while married to someone they have gotten to know, feel they are compatible with, and most essentially, genuinely love. ... However, in some rural areas in Ghana, the youth have their dreams shattered by their parents because the parents rather feel as though it is their right or obligation to find a partner they deem suitable for their son or daughter. ... Most arranged marriages will obviously not have happiness within it as a result of ...

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Success is not about accumulating wealth or fame, but doing well in relationships, having an actualized dream career, and affecting the society positively. ... Furthermore, accomplishing a dream career can also be considered as a factor for a successful life. ... Success in life is within the reach of everyone, and a broader knowledge of success needs to be in our consciousness, so that we will not miss out on the opportunities in the world, but seize every happy moment that helps us appreciate life. ...

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"The battle over gay marriage has been waged for more than a decade, but within the last six months--since California legalized gay marriage and then, with a ballot initiative in November, amended its Constitution to prohibit it-the debate has grown into a into a full-scale war, with religious-rhetoric slinging to match" (Miller 570). ... It is absurd to think that two people who love each other and publicly express their love towards one another are restricted, by state governments, from making their dreams become a concrete reality. ...

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Although that dream is easy to achieve, more than likely it will be shattered. ... I believe that a major contributor to the moral and social decay within American society is the breakup of the family unit. ... Research evidence has shown that marital distress and conflict within a marriage causes a wide range of negative effects on the children of the feuding spouses (Gottman 4). ... They would range from easy transition to cohabitation, managing budgets, birth control methods and prevention of sexual transmitted diseases, the changes within a woman during and after pregnancy, managing ange...

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Family is a concept that evokes strong emotions within every human being. ... The desire to be part of a family is very strong within us. ... Because of this flexibility, same-sex raising adopted children tend to be older, more educated, and possessing greater financial resources than other adoptive parents (Gates et al. 3) It is every parent's dream that his or her child be the model of perfection. ...

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Not all families can be seen as equal, which impacts the relationships within them. ... She has always struggled with bad luck and was unable to find love, foregoing her family's dream of her marrying a Greek man and making lots of Greek babies. ...

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" Claudia's lack of confidence lies within the dimensions of her sexuality. ... She was also scared that relationships would lead to her loss of identity meaning sacrificing her "dreams and adventurous spirit" as her mother did (Bell, 25). ...

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The argument of same-sex marriage is important, not only for the religious and legal precedent, but because the welfare of families, especially the interest of children now and in the future, may be profoundly affected by the proposals before Hawaii's courts and the state legislature relating to sam...

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What are the key qualities and characteristics that make up a woman? There are many ideas and opinions that people believe women should and should not be, according to 17th-19th century ideas. All of these notions have brought on many debates and arguments for hundreds of years on what exactly is a...

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