Destiny of Oedipus the King
Sophocles demonstrates in the play Oedipus the King that a human being, not a God, ultimately determines destiny. That is, people get what they deserve. In this play, one poorly-made judgment results in tragic and inescapable density. Oedipus fights and kills Laius without knowing Laius is his fathe....
Manifest Destiny
1.What does the term Manifest Destiny mean?
The phrase Manifest Destiny was coined in the 1840s.
Mainly used by politicians and leaders, the term justified and promoted the expansion of
territory across the North American continent. Manifest Destiny gave the settlers a kind of mis....
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
In the mid-19th century, the West drew increasing numbers of American settlers despite the hardships of the journey and the difficult living conditions that waited them at their journeys end. Thus Americans were immediately sized on the phrase Manifest Destiny- believin....