Works Cited Citation: Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Prentice Hall Literature 10th Grade. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson, 2010. 892-1000.
For Rome Brutus says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” ~Brutus didn’t kill Caesar for selfish reasons ~Rome is more important that just one man Caesar’s pride Caesar says, “Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he.” ~Caesar is full of pride ~Caesar talks in the 3rd person which shows his arrogance People’s reactions The people said, “They are traitors: honorable men! They were villains, murderers.” ~the citizens did not like the actions of the conspirators ~the people of Rome were angry and disgusted The ghost Brutus says, “The ghost of Caesar hath appear’d to me.” ~This was a sign that showed how Brutus should not have gone against Caesar ~Caesar coming to Philippi was a sign that Brutus should not have killed him Caesar was greedy Killed Caesar because of jealousy Cassius says, “Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he has Antony says, “All the conspirators save only he did that they did in grown great.” envy of great Caesar.” ~Caesar must have done something or eaten something to become ~The conspirators killed Caesar because they were jealous of what so great Caesar could do ~Caesar does not deserve his position because it was not earned but taken and/or consumed Caesar would turn on those who gave him power Brutus says, “that lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, whereto the climber, upward turns his face, but when he once attains the upmost round turns his back.” ~Caesar would turn against those who gave him the power ~Caesar is dangerous to those who try to help him Works Cited Citation: Sophocles. Antigone. Prentice Hall Literature 10th Grade. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2010. 814858.
Pride is sin Teirasias says, “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” ~pride is the greatest sin but a good man knows to listen and change his ways ~Pride is the greatest sin but a good man knows when to listen and change his views Some laws aren’t as important as others Antigone says, “That final justice that rules the world below makes no such law.” ~That there are other things with laws that are more important than Creon’s laws Everyone should have the right to decide Haimon says, “It is no city if it takes orders from one voice.” ~Government should be run by the people not the dictator ~Everybody should have a say in what happens in the government Creon was corrupt The sentry says “How dreadful it is when the right judge, judges wrong.” ~Creon is wrong the whole time in his decisions because he is so set on not being disobeyed ~Creon did not want Polyneices buried because Polyneices had been a traitor to Thebes Pride destroys “Fate rises up, and fate casts down the happy and unhappy alike: No man can foretell his fate.” ~Creon, Haimon, Antigone all suffere a fate brought about by pride ~Pride destroys Creon’s family and his life Obeying Authority Ismene says, “The law is strong. We must give in. I must yield to those in authority.” ~Burying Polyneices could lead to Antigone and Ismene’s deaths as well ~Burying Polyneices breaks the laws of Creon and Thebes Works Cited Citation: “Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945.” Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6,
1945. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, 3 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/abomb.htm>.
End causalities The article states “the USA had sustained more than 75,000 casualties.” ~no more soldiers will die ~ends American casualties Japan refused to surrender The article states that the “Japanese leaders flatly rejected the Potsdam Declaration.” ~they didn’t realize that the American’s had something worse than surrender waiting ~the Japanese rejected the compromise Civilian deaths The articles states that “hundred of thousands of civilians were killed in these airstrikes.” ~Before the bombs, many innocent people were getting killed Other alternatives The article says “President Truman had many alternatives at his disposal…[such as] invade the Japanese mainland.” ~they might have surrendered if the allied forces had offered them other alternatives ~there were other more effective and less deadly ways to get the Japanese to surrender World peace Secrecy The press release states that it was about “the maintenance of world The press release states that “many of worked there for two and a peace.” half years. Few knew what they have been producing.” ~to end the war and get along with others ~the workers have blindly been building something that had massive ~to promote peace amongst nations rather than war power ~the government kept the bomb a secret while building it and kept it still secret after dropping the bombs Works Cited Citation: Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. “Harrison Bergeron.” 1961.
Government protects George says, “the minute people start cheating on laws what do you think happens to society?” ~society goes toward anarchy when laws are ignored ~Harrison was trying to change society and government kept people from panicking Consequences George says “two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out.” ~government outlaws change and punishes those who disobey just like Harrison who disobeyed Equality “They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else.” ~everybody is perfect because no one is better ~Government has made laws that require everyone to be the same ~Competition is wrong and unfair Freedom “All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the constitution and to the unceasing vigilance of the US Handicapper General.” ~no one will ever be 100% the same ~being better, smarter, stronger is just a natural part of life Exaggerated Laws George says “two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out.” ~Government outlaws change and punishes those who disobey ~The punishment is harsh for the crime Be Unique “Pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again with everybody competing against everybody else.” ~Competition allows everyone to be different ~Competition allows people to express their strengths and to discover their weaknesses ~Skills are developed through competition