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To Die for a Cause: Antigone and Che Guevara, 2004.
Draws a comparison between Sophocles' Antigone and Cuban revolutionary, Che Guevara.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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Using comparative techniques, this paper discusses the differences and similarities between Antigone, a fictional character created by ancient Greek writer Sophocles, and Che Guevara, a real life revolutionary of the 20th century who helped form Castro's Cuba.
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"Antigone is furious and stunned at the action of Creon and she vows to bury her beloved brother no matter what. She sees both of her brothers in the same light and believes that "traitor or not, [Eteocles and Polyneices are] equal in blood" (111, sc.2). According to her, they are both human and should be treated equally. She tries to get her sister Ismene to help her, but Ismene says "think of the danger! Think of what Creon will do!" (34, Prologue). Antigone leaves her behind and goes on with her work. Antigone draws attention to the difference between God's law and human law."
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"The Fall of Che Guevara", 2002.
An analysis of Henry B. Ryan's book "The Fall of Che Guevara", which defines Guevara's insurgency efforts in Bolivia.
3,250 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper analyzes Henry Butterfield Ryan's book, "The Fall of Che Guevara," an analysis of Che Guevara?s insurgency. The paper shows that Guevara, while falling short of his goal in Bolivia, was still a remarkable man so that even in his mistakes he had the courage to follow his ideals. The author finds that this point is clarified in: I)Reasoning behind Che Guevara?s placement in Bolivia; II)Che Guevara?s physical location; III)The effects of the Bolivian Communist Party on the guerrilla movement; IV)The U.S. view on the insurgency in Bolivia; V)Spies, Soldiers, and Diplomats in The Fall of Che Guevara; and VII)Guevara in the classroom.
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?? (I)n Order to form a more perfect union?,? the preamble to the Constitution of the United States intimates what its founding fathers knew from the beginning. There is, and wouldn?t ever be, a perfect union. Perfection is something to strive for, even though it cannot be reached. There is no definition of this perfect union. Is perfection to be strived for only within our borders? What about those countries we deal with? Is it easier to find perfection when it is compared to imperfection? We have relations with the South American country of Bolivia, and consequently, with those that govern it or try to change the way it is governed. One of the individuals that tried to change the way Bolivia, to a more perfect union, in his eyes, was Che Guevara. The American view of him, as well as his efforts, is of pure imperfection. After all, how can a fight for communism, a principle which so vehemently violates ours of democracy, be remotely considered as perfect? In his book, The Fall of Che Guevara, Henry Butterfield Ryan, while conceding that his insurgency was anything but perfect, Guevara was a remarkable man. Most would not agree that communism is any form of perfection, but Guevara saw it as more perfect than what was already in Bolivia. He was fighting for a principle that the U.S. was founded on, whether or not his interpretation of the word ?perfect? is something most agree with matters not."
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Che Guevara, 2001.
A detailed account of Che Guevara, a revolutionary leader and his impact on politics.
1,390 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 46.95
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This is the life story of Che Guevara, a legendary guerrilla fighter and revolutionary leader who represented third world countries. He served under Fidel Castro's government in Mexico, and planned to form a major guerilla army to revolutionize Bolivia. This essay marks his impact on the world as a fighter against higher power.
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"Che Guevara was a Latin American Guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist who became a hero to the new left radicals. He was convinced that the violent overthrow of the government was the only remedy for the backwardness of third world countries. He joined the revolutionists under Fidel Castro in Mexico and when Fidel came to power he served as prime minister. He then went to revolt in Bolivia. There he was captured and shot near Vallegrand."
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Che Guevara: The Unsuccessful Revolutionary, 2006.
A critical look at Che Guevara's life as a revolutionary, more specifically, his intentions and the outcome of his actions and their effects.
2,814 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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Che's post-"Motorcycle Diaries" life as a revolutionary is reviewed from his first encounter with resistance in Guatemala to his successful revolt in Cuba to his execution in Bolivia. Topics including Che's beliefs and ideologies, his revolution attempts and the immediate and indirect effects of his actions are explored through Che's own writings and a host of factual and opinionated reviews from Che's time to the present day. After thorough review of the topic, a look is taken at the range of contemporary opinion held about Che and specific viewpoints are highlighted. Finally, a conclusion is drawn in comparison and contrast to contemporary views, finding that Che's intentions were indeed admirable, however the effect of his efforts was sub-par.
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"Che believed that for capitalism to be crushed, a complete social revolution, a worldwide uprising and cooperative movement of the working class would be necessary: "it must be defeated in a world confrontation" ("Che":Wikiquote). As later revealed in a public speech in the Algers, Che also believed that unless the soviets and other major communist powers were prepared to give unconditional support to reforming third-world countries (resulting in a loss for their own countries) they were no better than the profit-seeking imperialists themselves (Che 127). Making this particular speech worsened his relations with Russia (James 131), then allies of Cuba, but stands as testament to Che's unwillingness to curb his beliefs against the powerful, even if it meant scrutinizing allies. Necessary to fighting for a good cause is the unwillingness to compromise that cause."
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Che Guevara, 2002.
Presents the argument that America feared that Che Guevara might bring about another "Vietname" in Latin America.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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The United States feared the creation of "one, two, many Vietnams," as Che had proposed, and thus had to kill Che to set an example for the rest of Latin America.
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"Antigone" and "Another Antigone", 2002.
A literary comparison between Sophocles' "Antigone" and Gurney's "Another Antigone".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This is a compare/contrast essay on Sophocles' "Antigone" and Gurney's "Another Antigone". The paper discusses the main similarities and diferences between the female characters of each book.
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Anouilh's "Antigone", 2006.
Antigone and Creon are poised against each other in a battle of reasoning in Anouilh's "Antigone". This paper explores the degenerative qualities of their innate opposition.
1,106 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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Following brief, brutal conflict, the opposing qualities between Antigone and Creon prove to cause disastrous results on both sides of the opposition, though Antigone pays the greater price. Using a scholarly article entitled "Patterns of Imagery and Anouilh's Antigone" by the widely respected William Calin, this paper explores, in detail, the images associated with Antigone and Creon and what the consequences of their brutal interaction are in Anouilh's work, "Antigone". The first comparison examines Antigone's youthful naivety in comparison to Creon's aged indifference. Next, Antigone's association with nature is set against Creon's ties with civilization. In another comparison, this paper explores Antigone's beauty in comparison to Creon's ugliness. Finally, the paper delves into Creon's qualities of dominion which are thrown into upheaval by Antigone's rebelliousness. The paper closes by questioning whether or not Creon is actually victorious in spite of Antigone's death.
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"Throughout her entire argument with Creon, Antigone remains violently opposed to whatever Creon has to say; even when Creon makes a valid point to diffuse Antigone's argument, she modifies her stance just to stay in opposition with Creon. It is almost as if a law governs Antigone's personality, one that does not allow her to wholly agree on anything Creon says, thus perpetually putting her at odds, inevitably calling for her death."
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Antigone, 2008.
An ethical character analysis of Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper examines the central character, Antigone, from the play "Antigone" by Sophocles. The paper examines the ethical issue of power struggles and corruption that rise within Antigone, as she must strive to seek justice for her family. The paper shows how the feelings of loyalty, justice and the family unit are important aspects of Antigone's ethical values.
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"In the Greek tragedy Antigone, there is the theme of tragedy that reflects local tradition in obeying the laws of the land, but ultimately, Antigone must follow a more noble cause in using moral and ethical justice against Creon for displaying such ignoble against her dead brother, Polynices. Of course, Eteocles had broken the pact with his brother, Polynices, by refusing to share the throne and breaking the societal bond for family loyalty, which ends in their deaths. For Antigone, this is basis for her ethical role in the play, as she becomes the main barrier between family loyalty and Creon's (as well as her brothers') maniacal lust for power."
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The Weight of Tragedy in "Antigone", 2003.
A comparative analysis of the characters of Antigone and Creon in Sophocles's "Antigone"
1,239 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper examines Sophocles's tragic Greek play, "Antigone", where characters who value love, emotions, duty, bravery, and honor, meet the characters that are full of hate, fear, carelessness, and disgrace. It shows how the brightest among them are Antigone and Creon and discusses how Antigone carries the tragic focus throughout the play, but Creon overtakes that ?role? at the very end. It shows how, although Antigone suffers, waiting for her death for the most of the play, she wants to die, and she dies in glory and how, although Creon is the bad character throughout the play, only at the very end do we see that he is the real tragic figure.
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"Antigone has to go over hard times, bringing on her shoulders the shame that her father brought upon her family. Antigone has even stronger feelings about her relatives who are dead because they cannot protect themselves from peoples? gossips. Antigone cannot stand the fact that her brother Polynices lies unburied, his body being torn by the animals. And Gods are unhappy too; the body needs to be given the burial right. As Tiresias tells Creon that he had robbed the Gods below, keeping the dead body up on earth (stanza 1188). Antigone cannot let more disgrace go upon her family. She buries her brother?s body with her own hands."
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Sophocles' "Antigone", 2005.
This paper evaluates if the protagonist Antigone in Sophocles' "Antigone" meets Aristotle's criteria for a tragic hero.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper relates that, while in some ways Antigone does not fit the Aristotelian definition of the tragic hero, in other ways she does. The author points out that, for this reason, some critics believe that Creon is the tragic hero in this play, though the issue remains unresolved and the discussion continues. The paper states that Aristotle's dramatic theory states that a tragic hero must be an important person with a character flaw, which causes him to make a great mistake leading to tremendous suffering and a fall from his high status.
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"Antigone is the central figure in Sophocles' play of that name, making her the tragic heroine of the piece. In some ways, though, Antigone does not fit the Aristotelian definition of the tragic her, while in other ways she does. Raymond Williams indicates that there is something definite that can be considered tragic, differentiating it from other experiences: "Certain events and responses are tragic, and others are not" (Williams 14). In shaping his dramatic theory, Aristotle surveyed the drama of his time and developed certain concepts regarding the nature of the tragic hero. The tragic hero must be an important person with a character flaw that causes him to make a great mistake leading to tremendous suffering and a fall from his high status."
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Sophocles' "Antigone", 2008.
This paper discusses the conflict which arises between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles' "Antigone".
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This paper explains that Sophocles'"Antigone" presents the trials and tribulations of one of Oedipus' daughters, Antigone, as she attempts to fulfill the obligations she feels towards the shattered family. The author points out that the conflict between Antigone and Creon is a conflict of perceptions. The paper relates that Creon believes that one's highest duty is to respect the rules, which govern citizenship, thus complying with all city laws and edicts irrespective of personal opinions and moral codes. The author stress that, Antigone, on the other hand, within the context of her moral code, believes that the laws of a state should be compliant with divine laws. The paper states that, since Antigone thinks that Creon's edict is deemed incongruous with divine law and disrespectful of blood ties, Antigone believes that obedience towards Creon's laws would be immoral and wrong so she disobeys them at the cost of her own life.
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"Creon considers it unconscionable that someone would put their duties as a family member ahead of their duties as a citizen. "And a man who thinks more highly of a friend than of his country, well, he means nothing to me." A person who is capable of valuing his own family members over his fellow citizens has no worth as a citizen, which is the only measure of any significance as far as Creon is concerned. In his eyes, it is precisely our existence as good citizens that give value to our lives. As Howenstein explains, according to Creon, ruling is grounded in the incontestable power of the sovereign and the absolute subservience of his people."
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Moral Decision of Antigone, 2002.
An analysis of the moral dilemma faced by Antigone in Sophocles' play "Antigone" and how it can be applied to modern ethical theories.
2,510 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This study examines the moral decision of Antigone, in Sophocles' play "Antigone", to bury her dead brother against the legal decree of Creon, the King of Thebes. It explains that Antigone grants that her brother Polyneices has indeed broken the law by trying to take over Thebes (the reason that Creon wants to disallow his burial), but Antigone argues that there is a higher law than the legal code, a higher law which is based on the sacred tie of blood relations. She argues that the Gods support her in her effort to bury her brother. It shows that even though the decision may cost her her life, but she is determined to do everything she can to follow and abide by what she sees as a higher moral calling. After an examination of the decision itself, this study applies the ethical theories of Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham to that decision.
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"Creon and Antigone could not stand in more stark contrast to one another in terms of the qualities important to each. Creon may have the civic law on his side, and he may argue from that basis, at least on the surface, but the play shows that his major concerns are pride and revenge, not following the law. Antigone, on the other hand, cares only about doing what is right according to the highest standards of humanity and of the gods. She wants to bury her brother as much as Creon wants to prevent his burial. A powerful clue to the essential stands of each character is that Antigone determinedly maintains her ethical stand to the end, while Creon changes his mind and buries Polyneices--although he acts too late to avert the catastrophe prophesied by Teiresias."
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Tragedy in 'Antigone', 2000.
A research paper analyzing Sophocles' play 'Antigone', with special reference to the characters Antigone and Creon and the themes of the play.
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 1 source, $ 58.95
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This research paper is an examination of the play Antigone by Sophocles. It proves how the author intended for both the characters Antigone and Creon to be tragic figures. Specifically, it expands on the themes of the play that contribute to both characters? downfall: Antigone?s devotion to her family and her own internal character flaws and Creon?s obsession with the state and his personal defects.
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"A careful analysis of the play Antigone will show that Sophocles intended for both Antigone and Creon to be tragic figures. Antigone?s devotion to her family combined with her character flaws lead to her death. Similarly, Creon?s love of the state together with his own innate defects cause his downfall. The themes that permeate the play also illustrate the inclusion of both the main characters as part of the tragedy. "
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Conflict in Antigone, 2005.
This paper interprets the conflict between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles' "Antigone."
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The paper discusses how the fundamental conflict in this play is not between Antigone and Creon, but rather is located in the laws of the gods as opposed to those of human beings. The paper shows how Creon represents the ruler's perspective, while Antigone holds the opposing view and each character is adamant and determined in their position. The paper illustrates how the tragedy primarily is concerned with the conflict as it illustrates the relationship between mortals and the gods, but within the overall context of ancient Greek society.
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"Sophocles' "Antigone" is pertinent for all ages and any individual who has experienced conflict can relate to the play. The essence and theme of this tragedy is personal conflict, with two extremely stubborn individuals locked in opposition. The problem is that neither Antigone nor Creon is willing to compromise. Sophocles complicates the conflict by depicting the two central characters as being remarkably similar. In addition, he invites sympathy for both characters. However, as in all Greek tragedy, the fundamental conflict in this play is not between Antigone and Creon, but rather is located in the laws of the gods as opposed to those of human beings."
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Antigone and Creon, 2002.
A comparison of the two characters Antigone and Creone in Greek philosopher, Sophocles' play, "Antigone" and their understanding of politics.
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses the two main characters in the ancient Greek play "Antigone" written by Sophocles. It shows how each has powerful views on politics, but they disagree on nearly every aspect of political life and law. One main conflict is that Antigone wholeheartedly believes in divine law, whereas Creon believes fully in Civil Law. The paper discusses issues such as personal principles, breadth of law, freedom, character and political and personal ethics.
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"Antigone and Creon both understand certain aspects of political life, but neither comprehends all facets of politics. Antigone is pious but unswerving in her principles. Creon desires to create a stabile community, but he is cruel and unfeeling in order to set a precedent. Sophocles does not want us to emulate Antigone or Creon. Antigone epitomizes behaviors that reinforce or destabilize the Polis. Additionally, Antigone celebrates human power in the political system, whether advantageous or not. Individuals possess the powerful and dangerous tool of persuasion that must be used cautiously. Moreover, through the phenomenon of death in the play Antigone, the distinction between what individuals should attempt to control and what should be governed by a higher power, are illuminated. Creon and Antigone believe opposite forces should wholly preside over individuals, and neither will compromise their ideals. The characters in Antigone do not attain a ?happy medium? between divine law and law of the Polis. Human limitation should be addressed by incorporating both human and divine law into our lives."
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