MOTWAAW!
"an entire nation should not be judged by the actions of a few extremists"
What is Persepolis?
A concrete element in storytelling that represents significant thematic ideas.
What is a symbol?
“The meat needs the bone nearby,” she said, “to borrow its richness.”
What is the relationship between Chang Rae Lee and his mother?
Careful consideration of the moral principles that might guide behavior.
What is "ethics?"
We began classes on September 3, 2024. But on Tuesday, June 24th it will be this.
What is "The End" of the school year?"
Dehumanization causes suffering.
What is The Metamorphosis?
That moment on stage when the protagonist has a revelation: "Oh Zeus! I'm the star of a Greek tragedy!"
What is the anagnorisis?
“calculator on steroids.”
What is Artificial Intelligence?
In our class, the "assumed cultural distinction between right and wrong in any given situation."
What is a "moral supposition?"
"Count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last"
What is The End of Oedipus the King?
All life is interconnected.
What is the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
The gods cannot tolerate the overweening pride of a mere man.
What is hubris?
Antigone bemoans it as
"my bridal-bed—my house, my prison /
Cut in the hollow rock, my everlasting watch!”
What is her tomb?"
According to the BBC, what arises when "There are no universal moral rules or rights - each case is unique and deserves a unique solution."
What are "situational ethics?"
In 1967, seminal American psychedelic rock band, The Doors, released this song that features a climactic allusion to the tragedy of Oedipus the King.
What is "The End?"
"The mighty words of the proud are paid in full with mighty blows of fate"
What is Antigone?
Genre marked by the highly subjective first-person point of view, and the fact that the protagonist and author are one in the same.
What is "memoir?"
In Oedipus the King: "Look around you, see with your own eyes—
Our ship pitches wildly, cannot lift her head
From the depths, the red wave of death…” (27-30)
What is Thebes under the plague?
A highly unethical practice in which one steals not only a creator's work, but their acclaim as well.
What is "plagiarism?"
You are watching a French film produced in the 1960s. After the last scene there is a title card that reads, "Fin."
What is "The End" of the film?
Tyrants fall, but art endures.
What is "Ozymandias?"
Santa decided he would be self-employed, distributing subjects and predicates to all the good little children.
What is an independent clause?
A vaunted and cherished temple of learning!
What is Portable 5?
The Cambridge dictionary defines this paradoxical expression as, "the point where something starts to get gradually worse, until it fails or ends completely."
What is the "beginning of the end?"