Today in History we took the test. I didnt think this tst was too challenging becasue I put a lot of effort into studying. I even learned all of the Articles, but none of them were on the test. A big theme on this test were how the Amendments protect American's rights. The Amendments gave Americans a lot more freedom from the government, making sure the government does not hold too much power. Without the Amendments, Americans would have less rights and the government would have too much control over the people.
Today in English we worked on a paper all about Antigone. On this worksheet, there were lots of question that required you to think particularly hard about the play. A good question from this worksheet was Do Antigone's convictions about burying Polyneices mean that she disliked her other brother, Eteocles? My answer to this question was that Antigone cared greatly for both brothers, but Eteocles was already buried, therefore she did not need to put up a big fuss about burying him. I'm sure that Antigone loved the brothers equally, but in this play she only got a chance to express her love for Polyneices.
Just like how without the Amendments America would be compltetely different, without Creon's laws, the story of Antigone would be completely different. If Creon had never enforced that law, then Antigone would have never had to have been sentenced to death after burying her brother. If she were never locked in the vault, then she would have never died, meaning Haemon would have never died either. If Creon had not passed his law, the story would not exist.
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