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[[image:https://fateandfreewillenglish.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/123123.jpg width="478" height="309"]] Do you believe in FATE or FREE WILL ?
Do we human beings have free will or are our lives determined by fate? Oedipus has to solve several riddles: 1. the Sphinx's riddle 2. the riddle of who killed Laius 3. the riddle of Oedipus' birth In the essay, I am going to introduce the similar and difference of the three riddles Oedipus solved. Also, I will talk about the riddle of existence.



[[image:http://theatreprorata.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hamlet-postcard.jpg width="239" height="367"]] To be or not to be -- that is the question[.]
This is a recreate story from Hamlet. (Act 1 Scene 4 & Scene 5) Our story took place in Denmark F4.

Characters: 1. Young Hamlet: Son of Old Hamlet and the rising star of Denmark F4. Was upset by the death of his farther, and the quick marriage of his mother and uncle. 2. Ghost: The ghost of the dead Old Hamlet who return to earth in order to inform Hamlet of his unnatural death and to request revenge. 3. Horatio: Hamlet’s best friend and classmate. Together with Marcellus guide Hamlet to the place where the Ghost had appeared twice before. 4. Marcellus: Horatio’s friend, the first to witness the ghost.

Intro: Members of Hamlet’s family are all car racers. However, because King Hamlet (ghost) was most likely the champion of the race, Claudius pierced the tires of King Hamlet’s car, causing the death of King Hamlet during the competition. Once, King Hamlet returned to Denmark F4 to ask Hamlet for taking revenge. Hamlet agreed and requested Horatio and Marcellus, best friends with Hamlet to promise that they wouldn’t tell the others what they’ve learnt.

This is our script. Hope you like it~



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[[image:http://media.cagle.com/47/2014/04/30/147865_600.jpg width="389" height="315"]] Achievement has no COLOR.__Abraham Lincoln
This is a political cartoon called "//Racism is Over//" by John Darkow. In this short paper, I will analyze the picture by: 1. talking about the satires that the cartoonist had created 2. mentioning all the different elements the artist had used 3. identifying the symbolism and meaning behind the picture.



//Candide// Power Point Prompt
=== My topic is the __Spanish Inquisition and auto-de-fé__. ===

In this power point, I will introduce two big ideas: 1. the origin, purpose, and the ending of the Spanish Inquisition 2. the meaning and example of auto-de-fé Also, I will connect these two topics and discuss what they symbolize in literature. Hope you like my presentation!



What Is Enlightenment?
=== What is //ENLIGHTENMENT//? ===

Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage.__Immanuel Kant
We now live in an age of enlightenment. Then how can we improve to live in an enlightened age? In this essay, I will discuss Immanuel Kant's idea about enlightenment by: 1. analyzing his main ideas 2. discussing public and private use of reasons 3. comparing the difference between citizens and scholars 4. mentioning the ideal century under the control of Frederick the Great Also, I will provide my opinion on his ideas and make a conclusion about this question.



[[image:https://lh4.ggpht.com/pquPrM-iv6kOZrsUAWHdh47YvXtsUdIzFh1fketgGhnV0OgBwbPC3O1Bw_rURxecL02l=h900 width="221" height="362"]] **What does "to cultivate one's garden" mean**?
In this essay, I'm going to discuss: 1. the meaning of "garden" 2. explain how the term "to cultivate one's garden" contradicts the major concepts of Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz “the best of all possible worlds” Hope you enjoy my essay~