World history begins with the emergence of the homo sapiens around 250,000 years ago. Homo sapiens sapiens emerged between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago in Africa. Human beings started out as hunter-gatherers and have become the most complex animal on the planet. The early stages of world history lay the foundation of what the future […]
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Lesson Plan Topic The application of the various tragic literary terms discussed to the tragic play, Oedipus Rex. Lesson Plan Objectives 1. After having discussed to various critics’ definitions of tragic hero and tragic flaw, the students will understand and identify the differences and similarities between the various critics’ definitions on a short answer quiz. […]
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There are many people who don’t know what it means to write well. Some people think that writing is simply putting pen to paper. Others think writing means sitting down at the computer and beginning to type. Others confuse proper search engine optimization or editing with writing. Others confuse good writing with proper spelling and […]
Take a journey into ancient Greece and go even farther than simply seeing their historic ruins. Step into Athens’ Archeon Gefsis (Ancient Tastes) Restaurant to experience the atmosphere and food of ancient times. After researching ancient Greek gastronomy, Archeon’s President, John Adamis has one of the most extensive libraries on that subject. His team studied […]
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Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is the tale of a tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle. This book is the story of a king who learns that he has done a terrible deed through his own folly. He is consequently punished. This classic story teaches the lesson that pride and other sins come before a fall. […]
In Poetics of Aristotle, translated by Preston H. Epps, tragedy is defined as “Imitation, an action, not a narrative, a serious, perfect, and extensive action, in which imitation is also done through pity and fear, the catharsis of similar emotions Aristotle believed that there are six elements of tragedy: plot, character, speech, music. According to […]