Tuesday, 9/20: Thesis

* Peer edit your work

* Comment to this post with your thesis

* Introduction (2a, pp. 30-37; also, the 58b Example Essay has a few reminders on pg. 659)

HW: Write your introduction

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

although both Creon and David were men of great power and destroyed many life, David realized the mistake he had made where as Creon did not.

Anonymous said...

The story of these two kings are very similar. Foolishness, depicted by the ignoring of their prophets, and selfishness, by making decisions best for them.

Anonymous said...

Inproved thesis
The children of kings David and creon were both similar in revenge and different in style than each other, but both deaths were were a result of the kings disobeying God.

Anonymous said...

The stories of Creon and David have many parallels and differences, such as the death of their sons and the way they were convicted.

Anonymous said...

In the stories of Creon and David, these two men make decisions that work only towards their betterment at other's expense, but show themselves in the end to be costly mistakes.

Anonymous said...

Thesis - Although there are lots of similarity between Creon and David, but slightly essential differences will lead to two different fundamental truth results for each of them by the ignorance towards the prophetic accusation and different siins and hubris which the god reattributed to them by evulation and judgenment.

Anonymous said...

Thesis: The stories of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and the story of Antigone by Sophocles have striking similarities as well as prominent contrasts including the morals we get from story and the characters personalities.

TP1: These stories are very similar because of the lessons that we get from there and the events that occur throughout the story

TP2: While theses stories are very similar they are also very different for the same reasons as well as the time they were written in

Conclusion: To conclude this essay the stories of Romeo and Juliet and Antigone are very similar and very different at the same time. It could be due to the fact that Shakespeare looked back to the story of Antigone for inspiration but this is something that I'm not aware of. Whether or not that is the case these both these stories can teach us valuable lessons about life, love and death.

Anonymous said...

Even though the bible and Greek mythology are VERY different they still have some similar stories like when king David (bible) and king Creon (Greek myth) are confronted by profits, but even thought these stories are similar they still have there differences.

Anonymous said...

Although Creon and David are similar, their reactions to their situations lead them to different endings.

Anonymous said...

Both Antigone and second Samuel have Gods, death, and characters who do wrong. In this story you find the differences and similarities of the drama and historical truth.

Anonymous said...

Although the story of Antigone is ancient and dated, the lessons taught still apply today, and we see evidence for that application in the song "Below My Feet" by Mumford & Sons. 

Anonymous said...

In the story of Antigone and the story od David, the kings, Creon and David make mistakes and have similar and different punishments

Anonymous said...

In the stories of David and Creon, murder is a cover-up for their sin but the stories differ in that David wanted to sleep with Bathsheba and felt remorse for his actions, while Creon killed his niece and son but only felt guilty when the gods punished him.

Anonymous said...

King David from the bible times, and king Creon from greek mythology have a lot of things alike but also differ in there own ways.

Anonymous said...

Both Creon and David did something wrong, and they all were punished by God. however, David realized the mistake he made as Creon never realized. So David got second chance, he had second child.

Anonymous said...

Creon and David both did wrong things, but because of their faith are punished in different ways.

Anonymous said...

The Greek story of Creon and the Bible story of David and Bathsura have many similarities, but also many differences. 
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Anonymous said...

Creon and David were both men of pride and mistakes to which they had to live with for the rest of their lives.

Anonymous said...

Thesis
- According to the two stories creon and David are different but they are also similar in certain ways.

Anonymous said...

Just lie Antigone Uriah's wife wanted to morn the loss of someone. They both differ from each other.

Anonymous said...

The stories of David and Creon are similar in the actions performed, but each character's morals and beliefs differ drastically.

Anonymous said...

David made mistake because he became arrogantly,and Creon was too, that's why they were punished by God.

Anonymous said...

Though Creon and David have many similarites, they have very different outcomes of their realization.

Anonymous said...

The God of David was a much better god than the gods of the ancient Greeks.

Anonymous said...

Although Antigone and her sister Ismene disagree about certain things. They will still stand by each others side.

Anonymous said...

David and Creon are both kings whose pride leads to innocent death and prophetic curses; however, their responses lead to different outcomes.

Anonymous said...

The drama of Antigone and the book of Samuel are related in numerous ways. The Kings Creon and David were both blinded by their pride; however, their beliefs completely changed their life's.

Anonymous said...

The Bible has been an inspiration for many great stories throughout time. An example of a story that is similar to the biblical story of David is Antigone in Edith Hamilton's mythology. The stories themselves have their own similarities but the characters have more. If you read the stories of both Antigone and David you will see many similarities between the characters of each story, as well as many differences. The kings, Creon and David, both sin and both deny the fact they did. However Creon and David are both punished differently because of the actions each of them took.

Anonymous said...

During the reigns of both Creon and David, they displayed effective leadership. However, granted with their authorities they performed various deeds that led to the murder of individuals.

Anonymous said...

King David and King both make terrible mistakes, yet because of there different beliefs they have very different consequences

Anonymous said...

Thesis: The character of David of Israel and Creon of Athens demonstrate comparison and contradiction in their monarchies, transgression(s), prophetic exchange and response, the fundamental truth concerning the nature of their deities, and the consequences of their decisions.

Anonymous said...

The characters of David and Creon are agnate and discrepant in many ways, like of how they both respond to the prophets, how they deal with the punishment of their sin, and how they treat their families.

Anonymous said...

The creation of right and wrong in life's of king and Gods to humanity. They been gave power by the their own Gods and they make poor choice that make their own power turn back on them. No one saw this coming for kings that were high power rulers in their story. 

The decision of Creon and David in their story destroy their family even their self. Prophet told them what's going to happen before and after when they made the poor choice.

The Gods powers turn to the kings in ways they reacted in their poor choice of not just destroy them, but destroy everything they love or they destroyed back. 

Right or wrong will be right front of your face and only things is if yours eyes are open to see that. Prophets showed them the pad way they should had took   and showed how to fix it. The kings made their choices, however whats everything their fault when Antigone made a mistake too and husband of lady in David didn't listen to David

Anonymous said...

The kings that we consider the best is known for its wisdom, justice and its righteousness. They use their power and status to contribute to his kingdom and for his people. However, the tow kings named Creon and David don’t seem to fit in to these aspects. They are known for abusing their power just to satisfy their own needs. After, they meet the same destiny which was being punished by God. The tow kings share much of the similarity and the difference at the same time.

Anonymous said...

Thesis statement:
Creon's and David's stories end with a bad ending/ tragedy but their intentions were good. They were more focused on their power than anything else

Anonymous said...

Thesis
King david and king creon have a lot of things in common, but the main one is how their conflict starts.

Anonymous said...

1. Thesis
• Although Creon and King David abused their power as kings the actions taken by David proved him to be a man of integrity which ultimately led him to have a life of understanding the power of God.
2. Topic sentence 1
• David and Creon were both arrogant rulers; David believed he was beyond reproached and Creon believed he was unflinching in his beliefs that his laws were better than those of the gods.
3. Topic sentence 2
• Both Creon and David were approached by prophetic influences in both stories but they both take it action in different ways.
4. Conclusion
• David’s repentance and surrender to God resulted in him carrying on to be a great king however Creon’s wrong doing and stubbornness resulted in him being alone in the end.

Anonymous said...

King Creon and King David were both men of great power, but they abused that power and were both punished for it. They both also had a prophet confront them about their sin and the kings reacted to being told wrong in different ways.

Anonymous said...

Even though David knew the real God, Creon's actions were more christian like.